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Games Like Football Academy Director

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Sports, Management, Football (Soccer).

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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: Merla 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 31.8%, Football (Soccer) 28.6%, Simulation 10.2%, Management 9.8%, 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 37.7%, Football (Soccer) 31%, Simulation 9.5%, Management 8.3%, Strategy 7.9%

  3. #3 Club Chairman
    96% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Ashina Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You're not the manager, you're the CHAIRMAN. Hire and fire managers, survive transfer windows, and keep the ultras out of the boardroom. Bankroll Barcalana, dodge bankruptcy, and try not to get voted out. It's football without all that annoying running.

    Why similar: Sports 35.3%, Football (Soccer) 21.2%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 9.2%, Text-Based 7.7%

  4. #4 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    95% 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 36.9%, Football (Soccer) 30.8%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 9.6%, Management 6.5%

  5. #5 Fifth Tier
    94% 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) 40%, Sports 25%, Management 9.9%, Economy 7.1%, Simulation 6.7%

  6. #6 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: Sports 38.2%, Football (Soccer) 32.7%, Simulation 11.3%, Management 8.7%, Strategy 8.5%

  7. #7 Football Academy Manager
    92% 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) 36.2%, Sports 25.7%, Management 12.1%, Economy 8.3%, Tactical 5.2%

  8. #8 Total Futsal Manager
    91% 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) 36.7%, Sports 30.4%, Management 9.4%, Simulation 8%, Economy 4.3%

  9. #9 Empire Eleven 2026
    91% 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: Sports 34.8%, Football (Soccer) 30.3%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 8.9%, Management 8.2%

  10. #10 Football Manager 26
    89% 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) 38%, Sports 34.6%, Simulation 9.4%, Management 8.8%, Strategy 8.6%

  11. #11 Retro Club Manager
    90% 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) 38.7%, Sports 28.8%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 8.3%

  12. #12 BFM 26
    89% 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 38.1%, Football (Soccer) 27.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Management 9.5%, Strategy 8.6%

  13. #13 99Managers Futsal Edition
    88% 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) 40.1%, Sports 29.2%, Management 11.3%, Strategy 6.8%, Simulation 5.8%

  14. #14 Simple Football League Manager
    87% 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) 39.2%, Sports 23.9%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 7%, Strategy 6.2%

  15. #15 Marvelous Soccer Management
    86% 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 37.1%, Football (Soccer) 22.3%, Simulation 12.6%, Text-Based 10.3%, Management 5.9%

  16. #16 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    85% 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) 37.8%, Sports 32.6%, Management 8.8%, Simulation 7.8%, Economy 3.8%

  17. #17 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
    86% 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: Sports 36.3%, Football (Soccer) 32.9%, Simulation 11.1%, Management 8.9%, Economy 5.3%

  18. #18 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    84% 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 44.9%, Football (Soccer) 30%, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 10.1%, Management 4.8%

  19. #19 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
    84% 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) 42.6%, Sports 26.3%, Management 10.3%, Strategy 6.9%, Text-Based 4.7%

  20. #20 Matchday Manager
    83% 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) 34.5%, Sports 26.9%, Simulation 11.8%, Management 9.3%, Strategy 6.9%

  21. #21 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    82% 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 40.8%, Football (Soccer) 35.3%, Simulation 12.5%, Management 9.4%, Indie 1.1%

  22. #22 UltFoot: Football Manager
    82% 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 34.4%, Football (Soccer) 32.5%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 9%, Management 8.8%

  23. #23 Underdog Futsal
    81% 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) 40.3%, Sports 31.1%, Management 12.5%, Strategy 7.1%, Simulation 6.8%

  24. #24 Retro Football Boss
    81% 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) 43.7%, Sports 28.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 7.7%, Management 7.2%

  25. #25 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    79% 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 39.3%, Football (Soccer) 32.4%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 8.9%, Text-Based 5.5%

  26. #26 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    80% 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 37.4%, Football (Soccer) 33.9%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 8.9%, Management 7.1%

  27. #27 New Star™ Manager
    78% 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: Sports 38.2%, Football (Soccer) 37.9%, Simulation 11.9%, Management 9.3%, Indie 2.7%

  28. #28 Lords of Football
    79% 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 49%, Football (Soccer) 25.8%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 8.7%, Management 3.3%

  29. #29 Football Owner 2025
    78% 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 37%, Football (Soccer) 29.3%, Management 9.4%, Simulation 7.9%, Strategy 6.4%

  30. #30 Flipping Football Clubs
    77% 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) 36.1%, Sports 31.3%, Management 8.9%, Simulation 7.7%, Strategy 7.2%

  31. #31 Eleven Legends
    77% 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) 39.8%, Sports 30.6%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 9.2%, Strategy 6.9%

  32. #32 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
    75% 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) 42.9%, Sports 33.5%, Strategy 8.3%, Management 7.6%, Simulation 7.6%

  33. #33 Sim: World Cup Manager
    74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    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 38.5%, Football (Soccer) 22.5%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 10%, Text-Based 6.8%

  34. #34 Premier Manager 10
    76% 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 48.7%, Football (Soccer) 29.8%, Simulation 12.7%, Management 8.7%

  35. #35 Player's Eleven
    75% 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) 44.7%, Sports 28.7%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 9.6%, Indie 1.7%

  36. #36 Club Soccer Director 2022
    73% 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 41.1%, Football (Soccer) 28.7%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 10%, Management 6.4%

  37. #37 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019
    74% 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) 34.1%, Sports 25.6%, Management 10.8%, Economy 8.6%, Text-Based 8.2%

  38. #38 New Star™ Soccer 5
    73% matchMostly Positive70% of 876 reviews2012
    Dev: New Star Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    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 46.3%, Football (Soccer) 38.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Indie 2.9%

  39. #39 Non-League Football Manager
    72% 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) 37.4%, Sports 35.9%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 9.3%, Text-Based 5.4%

  40. #40 Football Agent
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 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 24.9%, Management 8.2%, Simulation 6.5%, Economy 6.3%

  41. #41 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) 40.5%, Sports 35.7%, Simulation 9.4%, Strategy 8.3%, Text-Based 5.5%

  42. #42 Mini Soccer Manager
    69% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
    Dev: Pedro Verpha
    Windows

    Take charge of the league’s weakest club and lead it to glory. Build your squad, develop players, set formations, adjust tactics, and fight your way from last place to champions.

    Why similar: Sports 43%, Football (Soccer) 26.8%, Simulation 12.6%, Economy 8.2%, Management 7.2%

  43. #43 Calcio 98
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Vertigo srl
    Windows

    Calcio 98 is a single-player football management game set in the 1998/99 season and created by longtime fans of the classics like Premier Manager 98 or PC Fútbol 7. Lead your club across 18 leagues and 14 cups through tactics, transfers, squad development and finances.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.6%, Sports 31.1%, Management 10.2%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 6%

  44. #44 Offside Deal: Football At Any Cost
    71% 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) 40.3%, Sports 34.5%, Management 9%, Strategy 6.1%, Text-Based 4.8%

  45. #45 Boss Of FCs
    70% 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%, Sports 27.5%, Management 11.2%, Text-Based 8.1%, Strategy 6.3%

  46. #46 Pocket League Story
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 188 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.2%, Sports 28.4%, Simulation 7.6%, Strategy 6.4%, Management 5%

  47. #47 PIX Football Manager
    69% 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) 37.3%, Sports 31.2%, Management 8.8%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 7.6%

  48. #48 Football Club Builder
    68% 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 48.6%, Football (Soccer) 24.1%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 8.9%, Management 7.1%

  49. #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) 38.4%, Sports 30.4%, Text-Based 11.4%, Management 10.1%, Simulation 9.2%

  50. #50 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
    68% 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) 40.1%, Sports 29.6%, Management 10.4%, Simulation 9.1%, Economy 7.4%

  51. #51 Football Club Management 2023
    67% 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) 44.1%, Sports 29.1%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 6.5%, Tactical 4.9%

  52. #52 Slammer Soccer: Football Management
    66% 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) 36.9%, Sports 35.6%, Simulation 12%, Management 11.6%, Strategy 3.5%

  53. #53 Super Arcade Soccer
    67% 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 51%, Football (Soccer) 32.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Indie 3.5%

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