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Sending players to a Football Manager shortlist
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Need to find players first? Check out Find Young Players for an example.
Create a player shortlist from search results
- Run a search and select the players you want.
- Right-click and choose Shortlists → Add to new shortlist.
- Name the file, such as
U19-targets.fmf, and save it somewhere easy to find. - Check that the file exists.
- Import the saved shortlist into Football Manager from its shortlist screen.
- Check that the selected players appear.
The usual folder is:
Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2026/shortlists
Use your custom game-data location if you have one.
Add to an existing shortlist file
Select more people of the same type, right-click Shortlists → Add to Shortlist File, and choose the .fmf. Reload it in Football Manager.
Recent files may appear directly under Shortlists → Add to.
Open or clean up a shortlist in FMRTE
| Menu item | Use it to… |
|---|---|
| New Shortlist | Create an empty player or staff list |
| Load Shortlist | Open a saved .fmf |
| Ingame | Open lists in the loaded savegame |
| Recently used shortlists | Return to a recent file |
In a file-based list, use Remove From Shortlist for selected entries or Save Shortlist as for another file. Clear this list clears the recent-file menu, not the files themselves.