Football Manager Data Science (FMDS)

FMDS is a Python script designed for Football Manager data analysis and reporting. This script processes exported data from Football Manager, calculates player attributes based on predefined weights, and generates interactive HTML reports using DataTables integration.

First thing first, Thanks to squirrel_plays for the Inspiration and their hard work on the football manager views, Their code is under ./original.py.

Prerequisites

• Windows 11 (May work on 10 & 7)

Install

• Download the latest zip from Github
• Extract the zip to a new folder, I do Documents/FMDS
• Run the exe
• Or python main.py if doing it via the source code.

Usage

1. Export Data from Football Manager

• Export squad data from Football Manager and save it to a folder.
  • I use the all_attribute_squad for my squad view.
    • The views can be found in the fm_files folder
  • Select all players with shift click
  • CTRL + P > Web Page
  • Save this file where-ever you want, I have a folder on my Desktop called Documents/FMDS-Data so its easy to do in the FM UI.
    • Don't forget to give it a name you understand.

3. Define Position Weights (Optional)

• Customize player attribute weights for different positions by editing the positions.json file. Follow the specified format to define scoring categories such as "essential," "core," and "secondary."
  • You can add as many or as little categories as you want.
  • The position short code and what they mean can be found here

We also create a few custom metrics:

"Spd" = "Pac" + "Acc" / 2
"Work" ="Wor" + "Sta" / 2
"SetP" ="Jum" + "Bra" / 2

4. Run the Script

• Execute the fm_data_science.py script.
• Run the fmds.exe
  • or python main.py

The program will ask you for the following:

• FM Export Path - This is where you saved the exported views (IE player / Team stats) via the views under fm_files
• Output Dir - This is where the generated reports go.
• Save / Load Config - Lets you save or load the above settings so you do need to set them each time (NOTE: you need to press load to load the settings.)

5. Generated HTML Report

• The script generates an HTML report (output.html) with DataTables integration. Open this file in a web browser to view the interactive report. The file gets saved to the generated_data folder

Customization

Modifying Position Weights

Customize player attribute weights for different positions by editing the positions.json file. Update the attributes and weights based on your game preferences.

The position short code and what they mean can be found here

Custom Generated Views

Supported names are:

[
    "Reg", "Inf", "Name", "Age", "Wage", "Transfer Value", "Nat", "2nd Nat",
    "Position", "Personality", "Media Handling", "Av Rat", "Left Foot", "Right Foot",
    "Height", "1v1", "Acc", "Aer", "Agg", "Agi", "Ant", "Bal", "Bra", "Cmd", "Cnt",
    "Cmp", "Cro", "Dec", "Det", "Dri", "Fin", "Fir", "Fla", "Han", "Hea", "Jum", "Kic",
    "Ldr", "Lon", "Mar", "OtB", "Pac", "Pas", "Pos", "Ref", "Sta", "Str", "Tck", "Tea",
    "Tec", "Thr", "TRO", "Vis", "Wor", "UID", "Cor", "Club"
]

Notes

The script only works on the latest file in the fm_export_path.