- #1 Football Owner 2025
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harmonia Games
Windows
Take charge of your football club in Football Owner 2025! Build your dream team, manage finances, make key transfers, and lead your club to glory. Can you handle the pressure and become the ultimate football owner?
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 32.5% ★, Sports 29.6%, eSports 11.4% ★, Management 9.8%, Strategy 6.2%
- #2 PIX Football Manager
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PeytonParrishGames
Windows
In this retro football management sim, you’ll watch players from over 350 clubs in fully simulated matches, trust your eye to uncover hidden gems, and outbid rival managers to sign them. Shape your tactics and lead your club season after season to build your dynasty.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.6% ★, Sports 23.9%, Management 8.8%, 1990's 7.3%, Strategy 7%
- #3 Eleven Legends
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HillRock Studio
Windows
Eleven Legends blends football management, character growth, and strategic matches. You are not just a manager on the sidelines, nor just one player on the pitch. Plan each week, build bonds, find mentors, and lead your team to victory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.5% ★, Sports 24.7%, Management 13.3%, Strategy 6.7%, Simulation 6.3%
- #4 Foosball Manager
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: machnikl
Windows · Mac
Foosball Manager is a table football management sim. Scout, sign, and train your squad. Set your tactics, then call the shots from the sideline as your players act on their own across a physics-driven table. Climb the divisions and become a foosball legend.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.8% ★, Sports 32.7%, Management 9.8%, Strategy 8.8%, Simulation 8.2%
- #5 Football Manager 26
93% matchMostly Negative35% of 35,447 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 56.5 hrsMean: 154.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.8% ★, Sports 29.4%, Management 9.8%, Strategy 8.8%, Simulation 6.8%
- #6 Football Referee Simulator
92% matchVery Positive90% of 526 reviews2024
Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Football Referee Simulator—the groundbreaking game that puts you in the referee's shoes! Are you ready to kickstart your career in the lower divisions and ascend to legendary status by overseeing thrilling finals?
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.3% ★, Sports 32.4%, eSports 14.7% ★, Text-Based 5.4%, Simulation 5.4%
- #7 Underdog Futsal
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Havenarc
Windows
Become the manager of a small neighborhood futsal club, recruit players on a tight budget, and build your tactics. Manage morale through team activities, shift the momentum with substitutions and tactical changes in tense text-based matches, and grow your team step by step.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.2% ★, Sports 26.3%, Management 13.8%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 4.9%
- #8 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
91% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Halfspace Games
Windows
Multiplayer football management built on fair competition. Outsmart rivals with skill and strategy - no random packs, no pay-to-win gameplay. Take charge of your club, build your squad, and prove yourself on the world stage.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.3% ★, Sports 27.7%, Strategy 8.4%, Management 8.3%, Simulation 5.3%
- #9 Football Academy Director
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Merla Interactive
Windows
Take charge of a football academy, from U11 prospects to the U19 academy team. Scout and recruit young talent, choose youth camps and training camps, shape squads and tactics, climb the Youth League pyramid, and chase league title and World Youth Cup glory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.6% ★, Sports 31.1%, Management 10.2%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 6%
- #10 Master Manager
89% match6 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Hasbeen Games
Windows
You are the manager of a football club, determine its future by making the best decisions regarding tactics, training, player contracts, sponsorship deals and infrastructure. Watch your players performing on our amazing 2d match engine.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 32.8% ★, Sports 27.4%, eSports 15.2% ★, Simulation 7%, Management 6.8%
- #11 99Managers Futsal Edition
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Simon Dalvai
Windows · Mac · Linux
A futsal management game with a 2D match engine and integrated editor. Can you find the next wonderkid and become the best manager? Proudly open source.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.1% ★, Sports 25.3%, Management 12.7%, Strategy 7.1%, Simulation 4.2%
- #12 Fifth Tier
88% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: HS GAMES
Windows
You're not just the manager — you own the club. Start in the fifth tier with a broke squad and a crumbling ground: set tactics, sign players, build the stadium, keep the board happy. Then sell up, buy a bigger club, and climb again. Five leagues. One long road to the top.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.8% ★, Sports 22%, Management 11.4%, Strategy 6.4%, Simulation 4.9%
- #13 Retro Football Boss
87% matchMixed55% of 40 reviews2016
Dev: 1888 GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Retro Football Boss is a historical football management simulation featuring the English professional leagues from 1888 to 1998 (with German leagues coming soon). This is your chance to take a trip down memory lane or right the wrongs of the past.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.8% ★, Sports 24%, Simulation 8.2%, Management 8.1%, Strategy 8%
- #14 UltFoot: Football Manager
86% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Scarlett GameStudio
Windows
Manage your football team and take on challenging, realistic tournaments. Develop your squad, trade players, play real-time multiplayer matches, and customize every detail of your club to make it truly unique.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.7% ★, Sports 29.5%, Management 9.9%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 7.6%
- #15 Retro Club Manager
85% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TECH NIN9
Windows
Manage your club through fast-paced football seasons in a retro-inspired management simulation. Build your squad, scout the transfer market, manage finances, shape your tactics and experience procedurally generated stories in every career.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.9% ★, Sports 25.1%, Management 11.3%, Strategy 8.8%, Simulation 6.6%
- #16 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
86% matchMixed67% of 27 reviews2018
Dev: Forever Young Games
Windows
In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018 there are no restrictions, the whole world becomes playable! The 210 playable nations and the 4000+ playable clubs guarantees truly infinite hours to play.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.9% ★, Sports 22.7%, Management 11.7%, Strategy 7.2%, Text-Based 3.8%
- #17 Soccer Boss
84% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows · Mac
Be the Boss of your own soccer club, choosing from clubs from the biggest leagues across Europe. Make decisions based on tactics, training, staff recruitment and player selection. Spend your transfer budget wisely during the transfer window whilst keeping the board satisfied with your performance.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 26.6% ★, Sports 25.5%, eSports 20% ★, Management 11.3%, Strategy 8.1%
- #18 FC Tycoon 2027
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Darkwave Studios
Windows
A data-driven football management simulation where you control every aspect of your club’s journey — from tactics, scouting, and player development to finances, facilities, and legacy. Build your philosophy, shape your destiny, and lead your team to greatness.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.2% ★, Sports 29%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 7.9%, Strategy 7.7%
- #19 The Chairman
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mateo Jaramillo
Windows
The Chairman is a football management sim built that lives in the bottom corner of your screen. Matches simulate automatically while you work, study, or do anything else. Check in when you have a moment. Make your decisions. Let the season run. You choose the time lap.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.8% ★, Sports 33.9%, Management 9.8%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 7.2%
- #20 FD 27: Direct Your Football Club
81% matchMixed58% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Syra Games
Windows
A football management game where you're not the coach, you're the club owner. Hire and fire the coaching staff, sign players, negotiate with sponsors, control the finances and build a winning organisation from the boardroom.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.3% ★, Sports 22.9%, Strategy 10.3%, eSports 8.5% ★, Simulation 6.9%
- #21 Player's Eleven
82% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
Windows
You're the manager and it's your team. Play Player's Eleven now! Run the club of your choice or work your way up from the bottom to the top. Extensive editing options available.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.3% ★, Sports 23.8%, Management 15.4%, Simulation 6.7%, 2D 2.1%
- #22 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
Windows
No unnecessary complexity, no endless menus: Startelf is a football management game focused on transfers, squad building, and the decisions that truly matter.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.7% ★, Sports 33.8%, Management 11.9%, Simulation 6.5%, Text-Based 4.5%
- #23 Empire Eleven 2026
79% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: NextStation Games
Windows · Mac
Build your football empire. Scout talent, manage finances, develop tactics and lead your club from obscurity to glory in a deep football management simulation.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.2% ★, Sports 30.8%, Strategy 9.6%, Management 9.5%, Simulation 7.8%
- #24 BFM 26
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Believr Games Pub: Believr Interactive
Windows
A deep football management simulation where you control tactics, transfers, training, and club development. Build your squad, outsmart rivals, and lead your team to glory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 33.5% ★, Sports 33.5%, Management 10.9%, Strategy 9.2%, Simulation 7.1%
- #25 Simple Football League Manager
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ChaoStar
Windows · Mac · Linux
A football management game for people who love football but don't want to spend hours on every detail. Build your team and guide it through leagues, cups and continental competitions. Featuring 5,909 clubs from 218 countries, 2 difficulty modes, local multiplayer and an easily customizable database.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48% ★, Sports 21.1%, Management 14.5%, Strategy 6.7%, Simulation 5.2%
- #26 Retro Manager
78% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Mark StablesPub: Metaguard Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced retro football management game inspired by the 90s. Build your squad, tweak tactics, and watch matches unfold minute-by-minute.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.6% ★, Sports 20.7%, 1990's 10.4%, Management 10.3%, Simulation 6.7%
- #27 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 363 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games ApS
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!
Why similar: Sports 39.5%, Football (Soccer) 36.6% ★, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 7.5%, Management 5.5%
- #28 F11 Football Manager
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Factotum
Windows · Mac
Manage your own club in F11 Football Manager. Sign players, upgrade the stadium, negotiate sponsorships and devise tactics to lead your team to glory. Do you have what it takes to be the best football manager?
Why similar: Sports 35.3%, Football (Soccer) 25.7% ★, eSports 15.6% ★, Simulation 7.8%, Management 7.7%
- #29 Ultimate Club Manager 26
76% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Alpex Studio
Windows
Become the president of your club and make decisions that change its destiny. Manage transfers, staff, finances, media, facilities, and the president's personal life in a deep and dynamic football management experience.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.3% ★, Sports 36%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #30 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
76% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Kevin TomsPub: Curveball Games
Windows
The original retro-styled football management game remade and re-released in 2025. It's a faithful recreation of the original groundbreaking 1982 Football Manager, the title that launched the football-management genre!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.9% ★, Sports 29.1%, Management 10.3%, Simulation 5.9%, Text-Based 3%
- #31 Pro Soccer Manager 27
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Catoo Games
Windows
Become the manager of a football team and take full control of your club. Manage scouting, training, facilities, and squad development. Choose your philosophy: focus on coaching and tactics, or invest in developing the next generation of stars. Success depends on your decisions.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.9% ★, Sports 33.6%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 8.8%, Management 7.7%
- #32 Matchday Manager
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky Conker Games
Windows
Pure football management stripped to its essence. Build your squad, develop talent, and dominate the league. No press conferences, no social media just tactical decisions that matter. Inspired by the golden age of text-based management sims.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.9% ★, Sports 24%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 7.4%
- #33 New Star™ Manager
75% matchVery Positive87% of 526 reviews2018
Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 96.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
This is soccer management like you’ve never experienced it - Be more than just a player, be the head, the heart, and backbone of New Star FC. Be the Manager.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.5% ★, Sports 33.8%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 8.9%
- #34 LeManager
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LudoCar
Windows · Mac
LeManager is a fast football management simulation where you build squads, scout and negotiate transfers, train players, set tactics, handle player egos and incidents, and play endless seasons without losing the speed of classic management games.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 61.1% ★, Management 14.5%, Sports 14.1%, Simulation 7.8%, 2D 2.1%
- #35 Football Club Management 2023
73% matchMixed51% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Go Play Games Ltd
Windows
Take control of a Real Football Club or create your own club, in Football Club Manager 2023 a fast-paced Football Club Management Game. Download Football Club Manager 2023 now for FREE & start your Football management journey.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.1% ★, Sports 23.9%, Management 11.5%, eSports 6.5% ★, Simulation 4.5%
- #36 WE ARE FOOTBALL
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,455 reviews2021
Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Lead your football club through national championships and to international stardom. Take over an established men’s or women’s team of your choice as its manager or bring a small team into the big league.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.9% ★, Sports 26.1%, Management 8.4%, Strategy 6.1%, Simulation 4.1%
- #37 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
74% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Heroic Games Studio
Windows
The auto-run football tournament soccer game. Be the player, be the manager.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.9% ★, Sports 33.4%, Strategy 9.6%, Management 8.3%, Simulation 6.8%
- #38 Offside Deal: Football At Any Cost
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vibekontroll Gaming
Windows
Give your team its own identity, watch your tactics come alive on matchday and manage the victories, setbacks and ego clashes that follow.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.6% ★, Sports 29.4%, Management 10%, Strategy 6.3%, Text-Based 3.9%
- #39 Footy Manager
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Marajo Games
Windows
Take charge of a football club and answer for everything: sign players in a market where clubs haggle for days, balance the wage bill against the board's demands, and steer matches live from the touchline. 27 leagues, 690 clubs, one season at a time.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.2% ★, Sports 30.6%, Strategy 8.6%, Simulation 6.8%, Text-Based 4.4%
- #40 Premier Manager 10
71% matchMixed59% of 29 reviews2020
Dev: Zushi GamesPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
With improved playability from previous versions, and ease of use, Premier Manager ‘10 is the ideal game for those who love the high-pressure world of topflight football management. PLEASE NOTE: You will start from the 2009/10 season.
Why similar: Sports 43.4%, Football (Soccer) 36.9% ★, Management 10.2%, Simulation 9.6%
- #41 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lemoncookie Studios
Windows
A football manager like they used to make: negotiate with clubs, players and sponsors, keep your dressing room, your board and your private life from falling apart — and follow every match in a live ticker with drama and a wink. Deep simulation with humour and heart. German language only.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.3% ★, Sports 33.6%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 8.7%, Text-Based 4.4%
- #42 Flipping Football Clubs
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michael Maiden
Windows · Mac · Linux
Buy, build, and flip football clubs in a fast-paced roguelite management sim. Sign players, hire staff, survive FFP, unlock Club DNA modifiers, and grow club value across 1-2 hour seasonal runs.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.8% ★, Sports 28.5%, Management 10.6%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 5.9%
- #43 Slammer Soccer: Football Management
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rich Smalley
Windows
Manage a prison football team, trade inmates, develop your squad, survive prison politics, and lead your team from the yard to glory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.3% ★, Sports 30.1%, Management 12.9%, Simulation 8.6%, Strategy 3.6%
- #44 Total Football Online
67% matchMixed69% of 1,078 reviews2026
Dev: GALA SPORTS
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Build your All-Star lineup in Total Football Online! Easy to pick up, it lets you dive into pure football fun at your fingertips. With events and player updates syncing with real-world tournaments, get ready for a truly immersive football experience.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.5% ★, Sports 26.1%, eSports 14.1% ★, Management 6.9%, Strategy 6%
- #45 Boss Of FCs
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Altair Games
Windows
Boss Of FCs is a text-based game that includes strategy, simulation and football/soccer. You will start on this path with a certain budget and move towards success and wealth by making the right moves. Make the best deals and the best transfers, buy and sell clubs and move towards the top...
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.5% ★, Sports 23.8%, Management 12.7%, Strategy 6.7%, Text-Based 6.6%
- #46 Football Academy Manager
67% matchNo user reviews92% of 271 reviews2026
Dev: Hubi
Windows
Run your own football academy. Scout and discover young talents, evaluate their potential, manage their development through training, and negotiate transfers with clubs to grow your prestige and influence.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.7% ★, Sports 24.9%, Management 15.3%, Simulation 3.8%, Text-Based 3.4%
- #47 Non-League Football Manager
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Cannon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage one of over 1,000 real non-league clubs through the English football pyramid. Day jobs, ground grading, gate receipts, cup runs, and a world where clubs can fold around you. Football management at its most real.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.5% ★, Sports 31.4%, Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 8.5%, Text-Based 4.5%
- #48 Soccer Fan - Online Multiplayer Football
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: UnikhGames
Windows
Fast-paced, action-packed soccer fun with Soccer Fan - Online Multiplayer! Enjoy dynamic gameplay and intense competition. Perfect for both football fans and casual gamers!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.8% ★, Sports 26.9%, eSports 19.7% ★, 3D 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #49 Forever World Cup Simulator
67% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Simcups
Windows · Mac · Linux
The World Cup finals are here—are you ready to win it all? Lead 220+ dynamically evolving national teams to glory in this deep soccer simulation. Simulate 40+ global events, from continental cups to the grand stage. Perfect for fans of international football management and endless replayability!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.1% ★, Sports 26.2%, Management 11.4%, Text-Based 9.3%, Simulation 6.7%
- #50 Lords of Football
70% matchMixed52% of 353 reviews2013
Dev: Geniaware SrlPub: Fish Eagle
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lords of Football is a whole new sports lifestyle simulator, played in God Mode.The everyday routine of football is brought to life, simulating footballers' training to improve their skills and all the drama and real-life distractions that unfold during a normal season.
Why similar: Sports 45%, Football (Soccer) 32.8% ★, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 8.6%, Management 3.9%
- #51 Club Soccer Director 2022
68% matchMixed66% of 115 reviews2022
Dev: Go Play Games LtdPub: Go Play Games Ltd
Windows
Take control of a Real Football Club or create your own club, in Club Soccer Director 2022 a fast-paced Football Club Management Game. Download Club Soccer Director 2022 now for FREE & start your Football management journey.
Why similar: Sports 36.7%, Football (Soccer) 35.5% ★, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 9.1%, Management 7.5%
- #52 Total Futsal Manager
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: IAA Games
Windows
Take control of a futsal club and build your career season after season. Manage your squad, transfers, contracts, training, tactics, finances, and dressing room as you compete to take your team all the way to the top.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.6% ★, Sports 28.9%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 6.4%, Strategy 3.3%
- #53 Marvelous Soccer Management
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JV Interactive
Windows
Climb from the lower divisions to glory. Marvelous Soccer Simulation is a single-player football management sim — fast seasons, leagues and cups, tactics, transfers, and match nights built for drama. Early Access.
Why similar: Sports 35.5%, Football (Soccer) 29.6% ★, Simulation 10.2%, Text-Based 9.3%, Management 7.4%
- #54 Penalty Shooters 2
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: NUSPEKO
Windows
A fast-paced football penalty shootout game where you pick from 360 teams across 12 leagues, aim with the mouse, and click to dive as the keeper. Outsmart smart AI goalkeepers and climb from group stage to knockout glory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 61.4% ★, Sports 35.4%, 2D 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%