and finally....... the Spanish team changes

Let me know of any thoughts

Alavés	Deportivo Alavés
Albacete Balompié	Albacete Balompié
Almería	Almería
Athletic Club de Bilbao	Athletic Bilbao
Atlético de Madrid	Atlético Madrid
Badajoz	Granada C.F.
Barcelona	F.C. Barcelona
Club Atlético Osasuna	Club Atlético Osasuna
Compostela	F.C. Cartagena
Córdoba	Córdoba
Deportivo de La Coruña	Deportivo de La Coruña
Éibar	AD Alcorcón
Elche	Elche
Espanyol	Espanyol de Barcelona
Extremadura	Gimnàstic Tarragona
Getafe	Getafe
Hércules	Hércules
Leganés	S.D. Ponferradina
Levante	Levante Unión Deportiva
Lleida	U.E. Lleida
Logroñés	C.D. Logroñés
Málaga	Málaga
Mallorca	Mallorca
Mérida	Cádiz
Numancia	Numancia
Ourense	Club Deportivo Castellón
Racing Club de Santander	Real Racing Club de Santander
Racing de Ferrol	Real Unión Club
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
Real Betis Balompié	Real Betis Balompié
Real Club Celta de Vigo	Real Club Celta de Vigo
Real Jaén	Sociedad Deportiva Huesca
Real Madrid	Real Madrid
Real Murcia	Real Murcia
Real Oviedo	Real Oviedo
Real Sociedad	Real Sociedad
Real Sporting de Gijón	Real Sporting de Gijón
Real Valladolid	Real Valladolid
Real Zaragoza	Real Zaragoza
Recreativo de Huelva	Recreativo de Huelva
Salamanca	Salamanca
Sevilla	Sevilla
Tenerife	Tenerife
Toledo	Girona Fútbol Club
Universidad de Las Palmas	Universidad de Las Palmas
Valencia	Valencia
Villarreal	Villarreal
Xerez	Xerez

Portuguese team names

The same applies for the Portuguese team names as per the German ones in the previous post.....

Associação Académica de Coimbra	Associação Académica de Coimbra
Associação Naval 1º de Maio	Associação Naval 1º de Maio
Boavista Futebol Clube	Sport Clube Freamunde
Clube Desportivo das Aves	Clube Desportivo das Aves
Clube Desportivo Santa Clara	Clube Desportivo Santa Clara
Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora	Sporting Clube da Covilhã
Clube Futebol Os Belenenses	Clube Futebol Os Belenenses
Clube Futebol União de Lamas	Leixões Sport Clube
Clube Sport Marítimo	Clube Sport Marítimo
Futebol Clube da Maia	Clube Desportivo Nacional
Futebol Clube de Alverca	Sporting Clube Olhanense
Futebol Clube de Penafiel	Futebol Clube de Penafiel
Futebol Clube do Porto	Futebol Clube do Porto
Futebol Clube Felgueiras	União Desportiva Oliveirense
Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira	Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira
Gil Vicente Futebol Clube	Gil Vicente Futebol Clube
Grupo Desportivo de Chaves	Grupo Desportivo de Chaves
Leça Futebol Clube	Associação Desportiva do Carregado
Moreirense Futebol Clube	Clube Desportivo Feirense
Rio Ave Futebol Clube	Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Sport Clube Beira-Mar	Sport Clube Beira-Mar
Sport Comércio e Salgueiros	Portimonense Sporting Clube
Sport Lisboa e Benfica	Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sporting Clube Campomaiorense	Estoril Praia Futebol
Sporting Clube de Braga	Sporting Clube de Braga
Sporting Clube de Espinho	Clube Desportivo Trofense
Sporting Clube De Portugal	Sporting Clube de Portugal
Sporting Clube Farense	Centro Desportivo de Fátima
União Desportiva de Leiria	União Desportiva de Leiria
Varzim Sport Clube	Varzim Sport Clube
Vitória Futebol Clube	Vitória Futebol Clube
Vitória Sport Club	Vitória Sport Club

German team names

German team names are due to be changed in the next few days. As usual, any comments or thoughts, please let me know.

1.FC Köln	1.FC Köln
1.FC Nürnberg	1.FC Nürnberg
1.FC Saarbrücken	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Arminia Bielefeld	DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bayern München	FC Bayern München
Borussia Dortmund	Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Mönchengladbach	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Chemnitzer FC	FSV Frankfurt
Dynamo Dresden	SG Dynamo Dresden
Eintracht Braunschweig	Braunschweiger TSV Eintracht
Eintracht Frankfurt	Eintracht Frankfurt
FC Carl Zeiss Jena	FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Energie Cottbus	FC Energie Cottbus
FC Hansa Rostock	FC Hansa Rostock
FC Schalke 04	FC Schalke 04
FC St. Pauli	FC St. Pauli
Fortuna Düsseldorf	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Köln	TuS Koblenz
FSV Mainz 05	1.FSV Mainz 05
Hamburger SV	Hamburger SV
Hannover 96	Hannover 96
Hertha BSC Berlin	Hertha BSC Berlin
Karlsruher SC	Karlsruher SC
KFC Uerdingen 05	FC Augsburg
Kickers Offenbach	Offenbacher FC Kickers
MSV Duisburg	MSV Duisburg
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
SC Freiburg	SC Freiburg
SC Preußen Münster	1.FC Union Berlin
SG Wattenscheid 09	Rot Weiss Ahlen
SpVgg Greuther Fürth	SpVgg Greuther Fürth
SpVgg Unterhaching	SpVgg Unterhaching
SSV Reutlingen 05	SC Paderborn 07
SSV Ulm 1846	FC Ingolstadt 04
Stuttgarter Kickers	SV Stuttgarter Kickers
SV Darmstadt 98	FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt
SV Waldhof Mannheim	Wuppertaler SV Borussia
Tennis Borussia Berlin	KSV Holstein Kiel
TSV Alemannia Aachen	TSV Alemannia Aachen
TSV München 1860	TSV 1860 München
VfB Leipzig	FC Erzgebirge Aue
VfB Stuttgart	VfB Stuttgart
VfL Bochum	VfL Bochum
VfL Osnabrück	VfL Osnabrück
VfL Wolfsburg	VfL Wolfsburg
Werder Bremen	Werder Bremen

Italian team changes

Here we go with the Italian teams - Same story as with the French ones, take a look and feel free to make any suggestions this week. Current names on the left and new names on the right.

AC Milan	A.C. Milan
Albino Leffe	Albino Leffe
Alzano 1909 Virescit	Ancona
AS Roma	AS Roma
Ascoli	Ascoli
Atalanta	Atalanta
Avellino	Frosinone
Bari	Bari
Benevento	Benevento
Bologna	Bologna
Borgosesia	Triestina
Brescia	Brescia
Cagliari	Cagliari
Carrarese	Pergocrema
Casarano	Mantova
Cesena	Cesena
Chievo Verona	Chievo Verona
Cittadella	Cittadella
Como	Como
Cosenza	Cosenza 1914
Cremonese	Cremonese
Empoli	Empoli
Fermana	Crotone
Fidelis Andria	AS Andria BAT
Fiorentina	Fiorentina
Foggia	Foggia
Genoa	Genoa
Giulianova	Giulianova
Gualdo	Gallipoli
Hellas Verona	Hellas Verona
Internazionale	F.C. Internazionale
Juventus	Juventus
Lazio	S.S. Lazio
Lecce	Lecce
Livorno	Livorno
Lodigiani	Grosseto
Lucchese-Libertas	Siena
Modena	Modena
Monza	Monza
Napoli	Napoli
Padova	Padova
Palermo	Città di Palermo
Parma	Parma
Perugia	Perugia
Pescara	Pescara
Piacenza	Piacenza
Pisa	Sassuolo
Pistoiese	Catania
Pro Vercelli	Pro Vercelli
Ravenna	Ravenna
Reggiana	Reggiana
Reggina	Reggina
Salernitana	Salernitana
Sampdoria	Sampdoria
Sandonà	Aurora Pro Patria
Savoia 1908	Arezzo
Tempio	Novara
Ternana	Ternana
Torino	Torino
Treviso 1993	Taranto
Udinese	Udinese
Venezia	Rimini
Vicenza	Vicenza
Viterbese	Varese

French team names

I've modernised the Belgian & Romanian team names. The English ones don't require changing so that leaves me with 7 countries left. The first I am changing is The French teams.

My proposal is here...... if you have any comments then please reply within the next few days. I'll probably change them next weekend. The current team name is on the left and the new team name on the right.

AJ Auxerre	AJ Auxerre
Ajaccio AC	AC Ajaccio
Amiens SC	Amiens SC
AS Angoulême Charente	US Boulogne Côte d'Opale
AS Beauvais-Oise	AS Beauvais Oise
AS Cannes	AS Cannes
AS Monaco	AS Monaco
AS Nancy-Lorraine	AS Nancy Lorraine
AS Saint-Etienne	AS Saint-Etienne
AS Saint-Priest	Évian Thonon Gaillard FC
AS Troyes Aube Champagne	ES Troyes Aube Champagne
ASO Arménienne Valence	Stade Plabennécois
Berrichonne de Châteauroux	La Berrichonne de Châteauroux
Calais Racing UFC	Calais Racing UFC
Chamois Niortais	Chamois Niortais
Clermont Foot Auvergne	Clermont Foot Auvergne 63
CS Sedan-Ardennes	CS Sedan Ardennes
Dijon Football Côte d'Or	Dijon Football Côte d'Or
En Avant Guingamp	En Avant de Guingamp
ES Wasquehal	Gap Hautes Alpes Football Club
Etoile Sportive Fréjussienne	US Luzenac
FC Gueugnon	FC Gueugnon
FC Istres	FC Istres Ouest Provence
FC Lorient	FC Lorient
FC Martigues	FC Martigues
FC Metz	FC Metz
FC Mulhouse	SR Colmar
FC Nantes Atlantique	FC Nantes
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Gazélec FCO Ajaccio	SO Cassis-Carnoux
Girondins de Bordeaux	FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Grenoble Foot 38	Grenoble Foot 38
Le Havre Athletic Club	Le Havre Athletic Club
Le Mans Union Club 72	Le Mans Union Club 72
Lille Olympique SC	LOSC Lille Métropole
Lusitanos de Saint-Maur	FC Rouen
Montpellier Hérault SC	Montpellier Hérault SC
Nîmes Olympique	Nîmes Olympique
OGC Nice	OGC Nice
Olympique Alès Cévennes	Vannes Olympique Club
Olympique Lyonnais	Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Marseille	Olympique de Marseille
Olympique Noisy-le-Sec Banlieue	US Orléans Loiret
Pacy-Vallée d'Eure Football	Pacy-Vallée d'Eure Football
Paris FC	Paris FC
Paris-St.Germain	Paris Saint-Germain
Pau FC	Rodez AF
Racing Club de France 92	EFC Fréjus Saint-Raphaël
Racing Club Lens	Racing Club Lens
Racing Club Strasbourg	Racing Club Strasbourg
Red Star 93	Aviron Bayonnais
SAEMS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71	CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71
SCO Angers	Angers SCO
Sporting Club Bastia	Sporting Club Bastia
Stade Brestois 29	Stade Brestois 29
Stade de Reims Champagne	Stade de Reims
Stade Lavallois	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC
Stade Malherbe de Caen	Stade Malherbe Caen
Stade Rennais	Stade Rennais FC
Thouars Foot 79	Tours FC
Toulouse FC	Toulouse FC
US Créteil	US Créteil-Lusitanos
US Raon-l'Etape	AC Arles Avignon
Valenciennes FC	Valenciennes FC

Belgian team names (again)

I know I have altered the Belgian team names quite recently but when I recently updated the Romanian teams, I gave them short names as well as their full names.

When I did the Belgian team names, I never did.

When I have done all the teams I aim to change certain pages of the site to list the shorter name but I need to have been through all the countries first and this means re-doing the Belgian list.

this may mean further tweaks to team names in Belgium occur over the next few weeks (when I get chance to do it). I'm hoping it won't be as severe but I shall be populating an as yet hidden field with a short name at the same time.

Then I have to pick the next country to work on. I'll try let you know by this blog my thoughts before I go ahead and change future countries.

Romanian team names

Very soon I shall be updating the Romanian team names within Mystify. Below is what they will be changing from and to. If you feel you can improve this list or have any issues then please comment below ASAP.

Dinamo Bucharest to FC Dinamo 1948 Bucharest
Gloria 1922 Bistrita to ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa
Unirea 2002 Focsani to FC Unirea 2006 Alba Iulia
International Pitesti to Internaţional Curtea de Argeş
Dacia Unirea Brãila to CS Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu
National Bucharest to Sporting Club Vaslui
Altay Dobrogea to Astra Ploieşti (2009)
Politehnica Timisoara to FC Timişoara
Farul Constanta to FC Farul Constanţa
FCM Bacau to FC Municipal Bacău
Armãtura Zalãu to FC Botoşani
FCM Resita to FC Delta Tulcea
FCM Tîrgoviste to Tricolorul Breaza
Poli AEK Timisoara to FC Snagov
Laminorul Roman to FC Silvania Şimleu Silvaniei
Minerul Motru to Minerul Lupeni
Brasov to FC Braşov
Otelul Galati to FC Oţelul Galaţi
Politehnica Iasi to FC Politehnica Iaşi
CFR Ecomax Cluj to FC CFR 1907 Cluj
Sportul Studentesc Bucharest to FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucharest
Petrolul Moinesti to SC FC Petrolul Ploieşti
Juventus Bucharest to FC Gloria Buzău
Olimpia 1921 Satu-Mare to CSM Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat
Callatis Mangalia to FC Cetatea Suceava
Precizia Sãcele to Săgeata Stejaru
Midia Nãvodari to AS FC Municipal Târgu Mureş
Caracal to ACS Fortuna Covaci
CS Deva to CS Mureşul Deva (2006)
Dacia Mioveni to CS Dacia Mioveni
CFR Ecomax Cluj to CFM Universitatea Cluj-Napoca
UTA Arad to FCM UTA Arad
Arges Pitesti to FC Argeş Piteşti
Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt to FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ
Rapid Bucharest to AFC Rapid Bucharest
Steaua Bucharest to FC Steaua Bucharest
Universitatea Craiova to FC Universitatea Craiova
Gaz Metan Medias to CS Gaz Metan Mediaş
Unirea Valahorum Urziceni to FC Unirea Urziceni
Tricotaje Ineu to FCM Dunărea Galaţi
Corvinul Hunedoara to Concordia Chiajna
Rulmentul Alexandria to FC Victoria Brăneşti
Inter Gaz Bucharest to Gaz Metan CFR Craiova
Petrolul Ploiesti to CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea
Apulum Alba Iulia to FC Arieşul Turda
Oasul Negresti to CS Otopeni
Oradea to FC Bihor Oradea
Sibiu to FC Baia Mare
Jiul Petrosani to CS Jiul Petroşani

Belgian team names

Somebody mailed me this week to state the team names in Belgium now contain teams that have expired or slipped into the lower reaches of the country's league system. I suspect this is probably the same for most of the countries. Previously changing team names was a big job due to the way I badly built the database originally. However after the recent changes it is a lot less of a job - once I've upgraded the sponsorship part of the site it will be the easiest yet too!

Therefore, whilst I am making changes to the game I don't see the harm in updating team names. I'll start with Belgium as this was what I was mailed about AND it's the first country in the game alphabetically so hopefully I can go through in order.

Below is my proposed list of changes for Belgium. I know there are a lot but I haven't done it for years! Let me know your thoughts of the below so I can finalise the list before I implement it. If you manage any of the teams below and want to discuss your team name change then feel free. There is scope for some to be changed. Especially if you prefer another team that is real and not too far down the Belgian league system.

Current name	New name
Royal Francs Borains	Boussu Dour Borinage
RAA La Louvieroise	Union Royale Namur
FC Eendracht Hekelgem	FC Verbroedering Dender Eendracht Hekelgem
KSV Ingelmunster	KSKL Ternat
KFC Schoten SK	Rupel Boom FC
Royal Wallonia Walhain CG	KV Woluwe Zaventem
KFC Lommelse SK	KVSK United Overpelt-Lommel
KAS Eupen	Koninklijke AS Eupen
SK Lierse	Lierse SK
KVV Overpelt Fabriek	Racing Waregem
Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen	KFC Germinal Beerschot
FC VW Hamme	KFC Vigor Wuitens Hamme
Royal Olympic Club Charleroi - Marchienne	Royal Olympic Club de Charleroi-Marchienne
KSK Heusden-Zolder	KVC Willebroek Meerhof
KSV Cercle Brugge	Cercle Brugge KSV
KRC Harelbeke	KSV Sottegem
KSK Kermt	KSK Hasselt
Patro Maasmechelen	RCS Verviétoise
FC Denderleeuw	KV Red Star Waasland
SK Maldegem	Bocholter VV
Lyra TSV	KFC Racing Mol-Wezel
KTH Diest	KSK Heist
Racing Mechelen	KRC Mechelen
RFC Liegeois	RFC de Liège
KSC Eendracht Aalst	VC Eendracht Aalst 2002
ZD Oud-Heverlee Leuven	FC Oud-Heverlee Leuven
KFC Verbroedering Geel	Excelsior Veldwezelt
Royal Kapellen FC	Royal Cappellen
Zultse VV	SV Zulte-Waregem
Royal Standard de Liège	Standard de Liège
Royal Racing Club Tournaisien	RFC Tournai
RRC Gent - Zeehaven	KVK Ieper
RWD Molenbeek	FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek
KV Mechelen	YR KV Mechelen
Sporting Lokeren St. Niklaas Waasland	KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen
Verbroedering Denderhoutem	Standaard Wetteren
KFC Strombeek	FC Nieuwkerken Sint-Niklaas
RCS Visetois	CS Visé
Stade Leuven	KM Torhout 1992
AC Olen	White Star Woluwe FC