Football Manager 2015: 10 Challenging Teams You Must Consider Managing

10. SD Eibar

Back-to-back promotions have put this small Basque side into La Liga for the first time in their history. The town has a population of under 30,000, with last season's average attendance of 2,901 lower than 84 Football League clubs. And yet their on-pitch promotion was their easiest challenge, as they had to raise millions of euros by August 6th or face demotion to the third tier. Luckily, a 'Defend Eibar' campaign successfully raised the cash and the club's spot in La Liga was finally confirmed two months after achieving it. So basically, Eibar are a tiny club with no money. They've just smashed their transfer record to sign Dani Nieto from Barcelona B for 75,000 euros. On FM, your aim is simply to avoid relegation or, realistically, get relegated with dignity. Even exploiting the loan market will be tough, with low wage budgets meaning you're unlikely to get ex-Eibar loanees like David Silva or Xabi Alonso. It's appealing to grace the same league as Barcelona and Real Madrid, on a tiny budget, with your star players being Derek Boateng, Borja Ekiza, Didac Vila and Federico Piovaccari. Can you beat the drop? Similar challenge Paderborn (Germany)