W4NKERs Pentagon & Champions League Challenge

[W4NKER]

The famous Pentagon Challenge (winning the 5 continental cups) is seen as one of the ultimate FM challenges. I've always wanted to try it but resisted because of the sheer size of it.

• Pre-FM12 I never wanted to load the various leagues that were needed to complete it
  
• In FM12 I planned to do it because of the 'Add/Remove Leagues' features. However, as it turned out, that feature was bugged throughout FM12. Adding/removing leagues loaded up loads of random and completely irrelevant players. The database became so big that processing through the game look longer and longer.
  
• HOWEVER, with this bug fixed (supposedly) and the development of Football Manager Classic I feel I can finally give it a go on FM13.

*I'll update this opening post with my progress as I travel throughout the world seeking to create history

Wish me luck!
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Starting Unemployed

No wins, no cups, no leagues. This will change. Ideally when I complete this I will compare this screenshot with the completed one.



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First Job

Like buses three came at once! The United FC offer was best. Higher wage budget and better players. The journey begins!



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Season One

We performed as the media expected in the league but below my expectations




We did however manage to make it all the way to the SA Cup Final where we unfortunately lost



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Season Two

Mixed season. Our league form dropped and I was almost sacked at one point!



Winning the First Division Cup saved me (just!



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Season Three

A massive improvement in the league, just missing out on a play-off spot



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A New Job



The Golden Arrows. They'd just been relegated and therefore had a better squad and bigger wage budget than United FC

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Season Four - Champions!



I also won the First Division Cup again but forgot to take screenshot

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Season Five

Despite being favourites for relegation we actually fought for the title right until the last couple of games of the season. Sadly we finished just outside the Champions League places but we did claim another cup!



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Season Six - Champions!

We were close last year but faded. I strengthened in the summer and we blew the league away. Also won the SA KO Cup. Most importantly though we qualified for the Champions League. Can I win the first of the five?



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Season Seven - Another Double and progress in CL

We won the league and Super8 cup and progressed through 3 rounds in the Champions League to reach the group stage.



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Season Eight - CHAMPIONS OF AFRICA!!



One of the craziest matches I've ever had on FM, winning on away goals eventually.

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OFF TO ASIA



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Season Nine - Close but no cigar!



We led the K-League by 6 points at one stage then practically our entire first team got injured and we fell apart

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Season 10 - Part OneJOB OFFER!



Too good to turn down a transfer budget of £6m when my current one is £2,600!!Also Suwon are in the 2nd round of the Asian Champions League so maybe I can win it this season. Time will tell

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Season 10 - Part TwoChampions League Heartbreak!



We did win the FA Cup which guarenteed Champions League football next year.



And we rose up the league to finish 2nd.



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Season 11Champions Of Asia



Two down, three to go!

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Season 12

Santos



Sitting in 17th and the relegation places when I took over around a third of the season in I know qualifying for the Copa Libertadoras was impossible so rising up the league was the priority. And we done fairly well in that respect

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Season 13

Sao Paulo

SOUTH AMERICA CONQUERED!!



ANOTHER CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WON. 3 OF THE 5 IN THE TROPHY CABINET

Sao Paulo's manager retired at the end of the season and I was offered the job. With £35m to spend and a guaranteed crack at the Copa Libertadoras I couldn't turn it down.

As I want to finish in Europe its off to North America next and given that I know absolutely nothing about how the USA/MLS transfer/draft system works it leaves me with only Mexico. So off we go chicos!

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SEASON 14

TIGRES

Taking over a relegation-threatened team is never easy especially midseason but we managed to push up the table a bit (from 17th to 12th). Some wheeling and dealing in the summer and we can maybe push for the League playoffs.



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SEASON 15

TIGRES

OPENING STAGE WINNERS!



Mexican Cup Winners!



Closing Stage



WE WON THE OPENING STAGE AND MEXICAN CUP AND THEREFORE QUALIFIED FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

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SEASON 17

TIGRES

Opening Stage



Closing Stage



NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Quarter Final

Monterrey 2 v 2 TIGRES

2nd Leg

TIGRES 5 v 2 Monterrey (Agg 7-4)

Semi Final

TIGRES 1 v 0 Houston Dynamo

2nd Leg

Houston Dynamo 0 v 2 TIGRES (Agg 3-0)

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NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL

1ST LEG

TIGRES 3 V 2 Cruz Azul

2ND LEG

Cruz Azul 0 v 0 TIGRES



We done it! Given our poor form in the Mexican League playoffs I feared the worst going into the second league but we were never really threatened and probably should have won the game outright.

OFF TO THE FINAL FRONTIER NOW.... EUROPE!!

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Season 18

Hired as Stoke City manager!

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Hired as Arsenal manager!

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Season 18 (continued)

Having surprisingly ended up at Arsenal so suddenly we went on a truly unbelievable run winning 23 of our remaining 25 matches in all competitions. As a result we dramatically snatched 4th place and a ticket into the Champions League qualifying draw!

Furthermore, we managed to claim some silverware with a dramatic win over the mighty Barcelona in the Europa League!!



A busy summer awaits us as I look to build a team capable of winning the UEFA Champions League and thus completing the mighty PENTAGON CHALLENGE!

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Season 19

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HEARTACHE!!



Ironically the Champions League was the ONLY trophy we didn't win!



Another crack at it next season, the 2029/2030 season !

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SEASON 2029/30

CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE!!



After last seasons final heartbreak we managed to go one further and bring the trophy home!

By doing so I claimed my 5th continental trophy and thus COMPLETED THE PENTAGON CHALLENGE!!

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THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHALLENGE

After finishing the Pentagon Challenge I didn't want to end this save so I've decided to join many others and attempt the Champions League Challenge - where you have to win the Champions League with all 22 previous real-life winners. First up...

INTER MILAN (2032-2034)

2032/33 - Champions League - Quarters; Serie A - 4th; Coppa Italia - Winners

2033/34 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS; Serie A winners; Coppa Italia winners; Super Cup winners

AC MILAN(2034-2037)

2034/35 - Champions League runners up; Serie A winners; Coppa Italia winners; Super Cup runners up

2035/36 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS; Serie A winners; Coppa Italia winners; Super Cup winners

2036/37 - Champions League runners up; Serie A winners; Coppa Italia winners; Super Cup winners; UEFA Super Cup winners; Club World Cup winners

CHELSEA(2037-present)

2037/38 - Champions League DNQ; Premier League runners up; FA Cup winners; League Cup runners up

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Despite giving up on the Champions League Challenge I continued on with the save for fun just and here is how my career has evolved:

2038/39 - Chelsea (England) - Prem: 2nd; Champions League: Semis ; FA Cup: Semis ; League Cup: WINNERS ;Community Shield: 2nd

- Italy - 2038 World Cup WINNERS

2039/40 - Arsenal (England) - Prem: WINNERS; Europa League: WINNERS; FA Cup: WINNERS; League Cup: WINNERS

- Italy - Euro 2040 WINNERS

2040/41 - Arsenal (England) - Prem: WINNERS; Champions League: WINNERS; FA Cup: WINNERS; League Cup: WINNERS ;Community Shield: WINNERS; Super Cup: 2nd

- Italy - 2041 Confederations Cup WINNERS

2041/42 - UC Kerala (India)

- Holland - 2042 World Cup WINNERS

2042/43 - Mumbai FC (India) - Indian Durand Cup WINNERS

2043/44 - ONGC (India) - Indian Federation Cup WINNERS

2044/45 - Dempo (India) - Indian Football League: 2nd; Indian Durand Cup WINNERS; Indian Federation Cup WINNERS

- Holland - 2045 Confederations Cup WINNERS

2045/46 - Dempo (India) - Indian Football League: 2nd; Asian Confederations Cup: 2nd; Indian Durand Cup WINNERS; Indian Super Cup WINNERS

2046/47 - Nigeria - 2047 African Cup of Nations: 3rd

2047/48 - Fulham (England) - npower Championship: WINNERS

- Sweden - EURO 2048: Semis

2048/49 - Chelsea (England) - Prem: 4th; FA Cup: Semis

2049/50 - Chelsea (England) - Prem: WINNERS; Champions League: WINNERS; FA Cup: WINNERS; League Cup: 2nd

- Holland - 2050 World Cup: Quarters

2050/51 - Chelsea (England) - Prem: WINNERS; Champions League: WINNERS; FA Cup: 2nd; Club World Cup: WINNERS; Super Cup: WINNERS; Community Shield: 2nd

2051 - Man Utd (England)

-2051/52 - Altrincham (England)- Blue Square North: 4th (PROMOTED); English FA Trophy: WINNERS

2052/53 - Altrincham (England) - Blue Square Prem: WINNERS; English FA Trophy; WINNERS; FA Cup; 5th Rnd

2053/54 - Altrincham (England) - npower League Two: WINNERS; FA Cup: 5th Rnd; League Cup: Quarters

2054/55 - Altrincham (England) - npower League One: WINNERS; FA Cup: 5th Rnd; League Cup: 3rd Rnd; Johnstone's Paint Trophy: WINNERS

2055/56 - Altrincham (England) - npower Championsip: 2nd (PROMOTED); FA Cup: 5th Rnd; League CUp; Quarters

2056/57 - Altrincham (England) - Prem: 5th; FA Cup: 6th Rnd; League Cup: 2nd

2057/58 - Altrincham (England) - Prem: 3rd; Europa League: WINNERS; FA Cup: WINNERS; League Cup: Quarters

2058-59 - Altrincham (England) - Prem: WINNERS; Community Shield: WINNERS; Champions League: Semis; FA Cup: 4th Rnd; League Cup: runners up; Super Cup: runners up

2059-2060 - Altrincham- CURRENT SEASON...

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THE PENTAGON JOURNEY
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United FC (2012-15)
- SA FA Cup runners-up 2013
- First Division Cup winners 2014)

Golden Arrows (2015-2019)
- First Division champions 2016
- First Division Cup winners 2016
- SA FA Cup winners 2017
- Premier League champions 2018, 2019
- SA KO Cup winners 2018
- Super8 winners 2018; runners-up 2019
- AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS 2019**********

Daejeon (2020-2021)

Suwon (2021-2023)
- K-League runners-up 2021
- FA Cup winners 2021, 2022
- Asian Champions League runners-up 2021
- K-League winners 2022
- ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS 2022**************

Santos (2023-2024)
- Club World Cup runners-up 2023

Sao Paulo (2024-2025)
- COPA LIBERTADORAS WINNERS 2024********************

Tigres (2025-27)
- Mexican Opening Stage winners 2025
- Mexican Cup winners 2025
- NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS 2027********

Stoke (2027-28)
- League Cup finalists

Arsenal (2028-2031)
- Europa League winners 2028
- UEFA Super Cup winners 2028, 2031
- Capital One Cup winners 2029, 2030
- FA Cup Winners 2029, 2031
- Premier League winners 2029, 2031
- UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RUNNERS-UP 2029, 2031
- Community Shield winners 2029
- Premier League runners-up 2030
- UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS 2030************************
- Club World Cup winners 2031
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*****************PENTAGON CHALLENGE COMPLETED*****************
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Brazil (2030-present)
- Copa America winners 2031
- Olympic Games winners 2032

Inter Milan (2032-2034)
- Coppa Italia winners 2033, 2034
- Serie A winners 2034
- Super Cup winner 2034
- CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS 2034*****

AC Milan (2034-2037)
- Super Cup runners up 2034
- Coppa Italia winners 2035, 2036, 2037
- Serie A winners 2035, 2036, 2037
- CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RUNNERS UP 2035, 2037
- Super Cup winners 2035, 2036
- CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS 2036*****
- UEFA Super Cup winners 2036
- Club World Championship winners 2036

Italy (2036-41)
- Confederations Cup runners up 2037
- World Cup winners 2038
- European Championship winners 2040
- Confederations Cup winners 2041

Chelsea (2037-39)
- Premier League runners up 2038. 2039
- FA Cup winners 2038
- League Cup runners up 2038. 2039
- Community Shield runners up 2038

Arsenal (2039-41) -
- Premier League winners 2040, 2041
- Europa League winners 2040
- FA Cup winners 2040, 2041
- League Cup winners 2040, 2041
- Champions League winners 2041
- Community Shield winner 2040

Holland (2041-46)
- World Cup winners 2042
- Confederations Cup winners 2045

UC Kerala (2041-42)

Mumbai FC (2042-43)
- Indian Durand Cup WINNERS 2043

ONGC (2043-44)
- Indian Federation Cup WINNERS 2044

Dempo (2044-46)
- Indian Football League runners up 2045, 2046
- Indian Durand Cup WINNERS 2045, 2046
- Indian Federation Cup WINNERS 2045
- Indian Super Cup WINNERS 2046
- Asian Confederations Cup runners up 2046

Nigeria (2046-47)
- 2047 African Cup of Nations: 3rd

Fulham (2047-48)
- npower Championship WINNERS 2048

Sweden (2047-48)
- EURO 2048: Semis

Chelsea (2048-51)
- Premier League WINNERS 2050. 2051
- Champions League WINNERS 2050, 2051
- FA Cup WINNERS 2050; runners up 2051
- League Cup runners up 2050
- Club World Cup WINNERS 2051
- Super Cup WINNERS 2051
- Community Shield runners up 2051

Man Utd (2051)

Altrincham (2051-present)
-Blue Square North: 4th (PROMOTED) 2052
- FA Trophy WINNERS 2052, 2053
- Blue Square Prem WINNERS 2053
- npower League Two WINNERS 2054
- npower League One WINNERS 2055
- Johnstone's Paint Trophy WINNERS 2055
- npower Championsip: 2nd (PROMOTED) 2056
- Europa League WINNERS 2058
- FA Cup WINNERS 2058
- Community Shield WINNERS 2058
- Super Cup runners up 2058
- Premier League WINNERS 2059
- League Cup runners up 2059

Man Utd (2059-60)
- Premier League WINNERS 2060
- Champions League WINNERS 2060
- FA Cup WINNERS 2060
- League Cup WINNERS 2060
- UEFA Super Cup WINNERS 2059
Australia (2060)

Romania (2061)

Ireland (2061-63)

Derry City (2062-64)
- Premier Division WINNERS 2062, 2063
- FAI Cup WINNERS 2062
- FAI Cup runners-up 2063
- League Cup WINNERS 2062, 2063
- Setanta Cup WINNERS 2063

Belgium (2064-present)

Chelsea (2064-present)
- Champions League WINNERS 2065
- FA Cup WINNERS 2065
- League Cup WINNERS 2065

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Season 1 and 2 included in first post

[Tush]

You know, this should have been in the "Stories" section, not in Challenges section, as the threads here should be about NEW challenges, and not about people attempting to pass a challenge. Nevertheless, good luck, I'm also attempting to pass Pentagon.

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Season Three and a new job

[W4NKER]

You know, this should have been in the "Stories" section, not in Challenges section, as the threads here should be about NEW challenges, and not about people attempting to pass a challenge. Nevertheless, good luck, I'm also attempting to pass Pentagon.

I'll sure a mod will change it if necessary

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Season Four and a first league title!

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Season Five added. Just missed out on a Champions League spot but won the SA Cup

[Tush]

I'll sure a mod will change it if necessary

Sure, I didn't mean to be rude Nice speed you have there.

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Sure, I didn't mean to be rude Nice speed you have there.

Started the save about a week ago. The updates above are now up to date. Currently half way through Season 6