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Games Like Football Academy Director

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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.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Q3 2026
Developer: MAP Interactive
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Sports, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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  1. #1 FC Tycoon 2027
    97% 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: Sports 31.5%, Football (Soccer) 28.7%, Simulation 10.2%, Management 9.9%, Text-Based 7.2%

  2. #2 The Chairman
    96% 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: Sports 37.3%, Football (Soccer) 31.2%, Simulation 9.5%, Management 8.4%, Strategy 8%

  3. #3 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    96% 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: Sports 36.5%, Football (Soccer) 31%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 9.6%, Management 6.6%

  4. #4 Foosball Manager
    95% 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: Sports 37.8%, Football (Soccer) 32.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Management 8.9%, Strategy 8.5%

  5. #5 Football Academy Manager
    94% matchNo user reviews92% of 233 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) 36.3%, Sports 25.3%, Management 12.2%, Economy 8.4%, Tactical 5.2%

  6. #6 Football Manager 26
    92% matchMostly Negative34% of 33,950 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 60.7 hrsMean: 140.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.2%, Sports 34.3%, Simulation 9.4%, Management 8.9%, Strategy 8.6%

  7. #7 BFM 26
    93% 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: Sports 37.7%, Football (Soccer) 27.7%, Simulation 9.6%, Management 9.6%, Strategy 8.6%

  8. #8 99Managers Futsal Edition
    91% 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) 40.3%, Sports 28.9%, Management 11.4%, Strategy 6.8%, Simulation 5.8%

  9. #9 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    90% matchPositive91% of 35 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) 38%, Sports 32.2%, Management 8.9%, Simulation 7.9%, Economy 3.9%

  10. #10 Empire Eleven 2026
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NextStation Games
    Windows

    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: Sports 34.2%, Football (Soccer) 30.4%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 9%, Management 8.2%

  11. #11 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    89% matchMostly Positive76% of 361 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 44.2%, Football (Soccer) 30.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 10%, Management 4.9%

  12. #12 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
    89% matchMixed64% of 25 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) 42.7%, Sports 26%, Management 10.5%, Strategy 6.9%, Simulation 4.7%

  13. #13 Matchday Manager
    88% 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) 34.7%, Sports 26.6%, Simulation 11.9%, Management 9.4%, Strategy 6.9%

  14. #14 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    86% 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: Sports 40.4%, Football (Soccer) 35.6%, Simulation 12.6%, Management 9.5%, Indie 1.1%

  15. #15 UltFoot: Football Manager
    87% 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: Sports 34%, Football (Soccer) 32.7%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 9%, Management 8.9%

  16. #16 Underdog Futsal
    86% 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) 40.5%, Sports 30.8%, Management 12.6%, Strategy 7.1%, Simulation 6.8%

  17. #17 Retro Football Boss
    85% 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) 43.9%, Sports 27.8%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 7.7%, Management 7.3%

  18. #18 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    84% 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: Sports 38.9%, Football (Soccer) 32.6%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 8.9%, Text-Based 5.5%

  19. #19 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    84% 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: Sports 37%, Football (Soccer) 34.1%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 8.9%, Management 7.2%

  20. #20 New Star™ Manager
    82% matchVery Positive87% of 521 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) 38.1%, Sports 37.8%, Simulation 11.9%, Management 9.5%, Indie 2.7%

  21. #21 Lords of Football
    83% matchMixed52% of 352 reviews2013
    Dev: Geniaware SrlPub: Fish Eagle
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.5 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 48.6%, Football (Soccer) 26%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 8.7%, Management 3.3%

  22. #22 Football Owner 2025
    82% 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: Sports 36.6%, Football (Soccer) 29.4%, Management 9.5%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 6.4%

  23. #23 Flipping Football Clubs
    81% 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) 36.3%, Sports 30.9%, Management 9%, Simulation 7.7%, Strategy 7.3%

  24. #24 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
    79% 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) 43.2%, Sports 33.2%, Strategy 8.4%, Management 7.7%, Simulation 7.6%

  25. #25 Premier Manager 10
    80% 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 48.3%, Football (Soccer) 30.1%, Simulation 12.8%, Management 8.9%

  26. #26 Player's Eleven
    79% 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) 44.9%, Sports 28.4%, Management 14.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Indie 1.7%

  27. #27 Sim: World Cup Manager
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jfsimgames
    Windows

    Take charge of your nation from a world of 202 teams and chase international glory. Build your squad, master deep tactics and live sideline shouts, unearth wonderkids in your national youth academy, and battle through the World Cup and Continental Championships in a deep football management sim.

    Why similar: Sports 38.2%, Football (Soccer) 22.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Strategy 10.1%, Text-Based 6.8%

  28. #28 Club Soccer Director 2022
    77% matchMixed67% of 114 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 40.7%, Football (Soccer) 28.9%, Simulation 12.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Management 6.5%

  29. #29 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019
    78% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2019
    Dev: Forever Young Games
    Windows

    In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019 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) 34.2%, Sports 25.3%, Management 10.9%, Economy 8.8%, Text-Based 8.2%

  30. #30 New Star™ Soccer 5
    76% matchMostly Positive70% of 867 reviews2012
    Dev: New Star Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Live the life of an up-and-coming superstar in this unique football career game. Start out as a 16 year old lad and work your way to the top to become a footballing legend!

    Why similar: Sports 45.9%, Football (Soccer) 38.9%, Simulation 12.3%, Indie 2.9%

  31. #31 PIX Football Manager
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PeytonParrishGames
    Windows

    PIX Football Manager is a casual retro football management sim where scouting is everything. Find hidden gems, outbid rival managers, and build a dynasty from the ground up.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.9%, Sports 30.4%, Management 8.8%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 7.5%

  32. #32 Non-League Football Manager
    75% 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) 37.7%, Sports 35.5%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 9.3%, Text-Based 5.5%

  33. #33 Offside Deal: Football At Any Cost
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Vibekontroll.Gaming
    Windows

    A football management game about building a squad, shaping tactics and surviving dramatic dressing room events where chemistry, results and narrative events decide your fate.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.5%, Sports 34.2%, Management 9.1%, Strategy 6.1%, Text-Based 4.8%

  34. #34 Boss Of FCs
    73% 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) 37.1%, Sports 27.2%, Management 11.3%, Text-Based 8.1%, Strategy 6.3%

  35. #35 Football Agent
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ATERO GAMES
    Windows

    You're not the manager, you're the agent. Scout hidden gems across 26,000 players, win them over face to face, build their careers, and sell them for millions. A deep football agency career sim where every contract has your name on it.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.5%, Sports 24.8%, Management 8.1%, Simulation 6.6%, Economy 6.3%

  36. #36 Pocket League Story
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 184 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.4%, Sports 28.1%, Simulation 7.6%, Strategy 6.4%, Management 5.1%

  37. #37 Football Club Builder
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: TheLaughingThird
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Build, manage, and grow your own football club from Division 4 to European glory. Expand your stadium and facilities in 3D, compete in league and cup competitions, and create a football dynasty by making the right decisions in this fast-paced football manager game.

    Why similar: Sports 48.2%, Football (Soccer) 24.3%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 8.9%, Management 7.2%

  38. #38 Proper Football Boss
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Boot Room Games
    Windows

    Remember when football was proper? Let us take you back 40 years — to when naming two subs was still a luxury and the only seven-figure salaries were in Italian lira.

    Why similar: Sports 37.8%, Football (Soccer) 34.9%, Management 8.8%, Strategy 6.9%, Simulation 6%

  39. #39 Forever World Cup Simulator
    70% matchPositive93% of 28 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) 38.6%, Sports 30%, Text-Based 11.4%, Management 10.2%, Simulation 9.2%

  40. #40 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Winning Streak Games GmbH
    Windows

    WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027 is the ultimate challenge for manager fans and anyone who wants to become one! Accessible, with great depth of play, a focus on tactics and more than 200 simulated countries. Now with a new creative mode that lets you tailor the game perfectly to your preferences!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.2%, Sports 29.2%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 9.1%, Economy 7.6%

  41. #41 Football Club Management 2023
    71% matchMixed51% of 162 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) 44.3%, Sports 28.8%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 6.6%, Tactical 4.9%

  42. #42 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,454 reviews2021
    Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.7 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) 47.6%, Sports 32%, Management 7.8%, Strategy 6.2%, Simulation 5.9%

  43. #43 Super Arcade Soccer
    70% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2019
    Dev: Ruben Alcañiz
    Windows · Mac

    Classic Football is back with Super Arcade Soccer. Super Arcade Soccer is a fun soccer game with arcade playability; direct, accessible control; and a wide range of actions, such as passing, centering, skill shots…

    Why similar: Sports 50.6%, Football (Soccer) 32.5%, Simulation 13.4%, Indie 3.5%

  44. #44 Sports Betting Simulator
    70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
    Dev: Ashina Games
    Windows

    This is a sports betting simulation game. You have to make bets and earn money in order to achieve set goals and advance in your adventure.

    Why similar: Sports 41.7%, Football (Soccer) 29.2%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 7.3%, Management 6.7%

  45. #45 Football Referee Simulator
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 514 reviews2024
    Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    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: Sports 43%, Football (Soccer) 39.2%, Simulation 8.5%, Text-Based 7.7%, Indie 1%

  46. #46 Master Manager
    68% 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: Sports 35.6%, Football (Soccer) 31.3%, Simulation 11%, Management 6.9%, Strategy 6.9%

  47. #47 Retro Manager
    66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 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) 42.6%, Sports 26.4%, Management 10.2%, Simulation 10.2%, Text-Based 4.3%

  48. #48 Eleven Legends
    67% 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) 43.9%, Sports 38.5%, Strategy 10.1%, Simulation 7.6%

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