Football Manager 2022 Maps & Locations Guide: Every Area Covered

Q: What is new in FM22 compared with FM21?

The Data Hub, the Wide Centre-Back role, a weekly Staff Meeting covering Coaching, Development, Staffing and Squad Planning, a rebuilt transfer deadline day, a new animation engine that removed foot sliding, and rewritten pressing logic that weighs stamina and sprint capacity. The manager creator and Fantasy Draft were also revised.

Q: Why is Manchester United called Manchester UFC in FM22?

Manchester United sued SEGA and Sports Interactive in 2020 over use of the club name. The parties settled in late 2021 on a no admissions basis, and from FM22 onward the club appears in the database as Manchester UFC rather than Manchester United.

Q: Is the Data Hub actually useful or is it decoration?

It is the most useful screen added in years. Match momentum, pass maps, zone maps, shot maps and xG timelines all live there, and the Ask For system has your analysts generate a specific graph. Managers who read the xG timeline weekly catch a failing tactic roughly a month earlier than managers who read the table.

Q: Can I still play FM22 Touch on PC?

No. FM22 Touch was made a Nintendo Switch exclusive and was discontinued on Steam, the Epic Games Store, the App Store and Google Play. The full FM22 remains the only PC version of this edition.

Q: Does the gegenpress still work in FM22?

It works, but not as a copy-paste answer. FM22 rewrote how players decide to close down so that stamina and sprint capacity feed into it. A high press with a squad short on Stamina, Work Rate and Natural Fitness collapses in the last half hour of matches.

Complete Football Manager 2022 maps and locations guide. Every area with difficulty, rewards, progression order, and what to do in each zone.

EarlyGuides Editorial Team

Researched and editorially reviewed. Updated August 12, 2026.

Football Manager 2022 shipped on 9 November 2021, and its headline addition was the Data Hub, a dedicated analysis section holding match momentum, pass maps, zone maps, shot maps and xG timelines. Sports Interactive also added the Wide Centre-Back role for three-at-the-back shapes, rebuilt transfer deadline day, and introduced a weekly Staff Meeting covering Coaching, Development, Staffing and Squad Planning. This is also the edition where Manchester United became Manchester UFC in the database, after SEGA settled a long-running trademark dispute with the club.

Football Manager 2022 features distinct areas with increasing difficulty. This guide covers every major location in progression order: what to do, what to get, and when to move on. For the step-by-step path, see our walkthrough.

Area Progression Order

Order	Location	Difficulty	Key Rewards	Recommended Role
1	UEFA Europa Conference League	Mid-table top-flight and strong second-tier league clubs	European prize money and reputation for clubs too small for the Europa League	Complete Wing-Back
2	Serie A	Top tier Italy	Deep tactical opposition, strong bargain market in over-30 free agents	Complete Wing-Back
3	Ligue 1 Uber Eats	Top tier France	Cheap high-potential youth, resale profit as the core save mechanic	Wide Centre-Back
4	Sky Bet Championship	Second tier England	Promotion play-off money, a wage budget that punishes bad contracts	Wide Centre-Back
5	Vanarama National League	Fifth tier England and below	Full pyramid climb, free agents and trialists as your only transfer market	Wide Centre-Back

UEFA Europa Conference League: Starting Area

The third UEFA club competition began in real life in the 2021/22 season, which is FM22's first season, so this is the earliest Football Manager where you can win it. Branding is generic in this edition; official UEFA presentation arrived in FM23.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Mid-table top-flight and strong second-tier league clubs
Key Rewards	European prize money and reputation for clubs too small for the Europa League
Recommended Role	Complete Wing-Back
Key Equipment	Overlap Left

What to Do Here

Learn the basics of Data Hub. This is where you practice without heavy punishment.
Collect starting resources and your first equipment upgrade.
Clear all main content before moving to Serie A.
If you're struggling, read our beginner's guide.

Serie A: Early Game

Italy's top flight, modelled with the country's foreign player registration rules, so a squad assembled the way you would assemble one in England runs into paperwork limits. Wage structures are tighter than the Premier League and free transfers carry more weight.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Top tier Italy
Key Rewards	Deep tactical opposition, strong bargain market in over-30 free agents
Recommended Role	Complete Wing-Back
Key Equipment	Overlap Left

What to Do Here

Focus on mastering Scout Assignments. It's critical from this point on.
Farm for Overlap Left if you don't have it yet.
Complete all objectives for maximum rewards.
Prepare for the difficulty spike in Ligue 1 Uber Eats.

Ligue 1 Uber Eats: Mid Game

Carried its sponsor name through the FM22 period. The league's real strength is the volume of teenage talent in its academies, so the Data Hub and your scout assignments earn their keep faster here than almost anywhere else.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Top tier France
Key Rewards	Cheap high-potential youth, resale profit as the core save mechanic
Recommended Role	Wide Centre-Back
Key Equipment	Overlap Left

What to Do Here

This is the main skill check. Bring an optimized build.
Work Ball Into Box becomes accessible here. Prioritize getting it.
Master Weekly Staff Meeting for the boss encounters.
Check our boss guide if you get stuck.

Sky Bet Championship: Late Game

England's second tier and the most brutal fixture calendar in the game, with 46 league matches plus cups. Squad depth and rotation matter more than any tactic you pick.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Second tier England
Key Rewards	Promotion play-off money, a wage budget that punishes bad contracts
Recommended Role	Wide Centre-Back
Key Equipment	Work Ball Into Box

What to Do Here

Full build optimization is expected by this point.
Work Ball Into Box should be your primary, fully upgraded.
Stamina-aware pressing mastery starts mattering here.
Farm resources for the push into Vanarama National League.

Vanarama National League: Endgame

The fifth tier, carrying its real sponsor name in the FM22 period, with the regional divisions below it forming the lowest playable English level. Part-time contracts, tiny scouting range and no youth budget make this the hardest honest start in the game.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Fifth tier England and below
Key Rewards	Full pyramid climb, free agents and trialists as your only transfer market
Recommended Role	Wide Centre-Back
Key Equipment	Work Ball Into Box

What to Do Here

This is endgame. Best-in-slot gear and a perfected build are mandatory.
See our boss guide for endgame fight strategies.
The reward loop: clear content → upgrade → push harder content.
Experiment with Advanced Forward for variety once you've mastered the meta.

Exploration Tips

Clear areas in order: UEFA Europa Conference League → Serie A → Ligue 1 Uber Eats → Sky Bet Championship → Vanarama National League. Skipping areas means missing resources you'll need later.
Check every corner: Hidden caches and secrets are often in non-obvious locations.
Match your equipment: Some areas favor different equipment types.
Read the walkthrough: Our walkthrough provides exact progression milestones for each area.
Don't rush: Clearing an area fully gives more resources than speedrunning two areas.

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