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Games Like Non-League Football Manager

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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.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2026
Developer: Black Cannon Studios
Genres: Simulation, Sports, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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  1. #1 Club Soccer Director 2022
    97% 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 34.6%, Football (Soccer) 27.6%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 10.3%, Immersive Sim 8.5%

  2. #2 Empire Eleven 2026
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    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 32.3%, Football (Soccer) 31.7%, Simulation 13.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Immersive Sim 6.3%

  3. #3 Sim: World Cup Manager
    96% 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 34.5%, Football (Soccer) 23%, Simulation 14.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Immersive Sim 8.1%

  4. #4 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    95% 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 42.2%, Football (Soccer) 32.7%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 11.8%

  5. #5 BFM 26
    94% 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 36.6%, Football (Soccer) 30.1%, Simulation 13%, Strategy 10%, Immersive Sim 5.1%

  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 37.3%, Football (Soccer) 36.5%, Simulation 15.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  7. #7 Lords of Football
    93% matchMixed52% of 353 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 46.9%, Football (Soccer) 28.2%, Simulation 14.9%, Strategy 10.1%

  8. #8 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    92% 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 36.8%, Football (Soccer) 35.1%, Simulation 16.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  9. #9 Football Manager 26
    91% matchMostly Negative35% of 35,190 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 57.8 hrsMean: 153.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.5%, Sports 33.9%, Simulation 13%, Strategy 10.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  10. #10 Retro Football Boss
    91% 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) 48.3%, Sports 27.2%, Simulation 15.4%, Strategy 9.1%

  11. #11 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) 37.5%, Sports 35.8%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 9.3%, Text-Based 5.4%

  12. #12 Matchday Manager
    89% 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) 38.8%, Sports 26.5%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 8.2%, Text-Based 5.8%

  13. #13 UltFoot: Football Manager
    89% 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) 36.5%, Sports 33.8%, Simulation 14.5%, Strategy 10.7%, Text-Based 3.9%

  14. #14 New Star™ Soccer 5
    87% 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 43%, Football (Soccer) 41%, Simulation 16%

  15. #15 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
    84% 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) 47.4%, Sports 32.4%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 9.8%

  16. #16 The Chairman
    85% 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 39%, Football (Soccer) 36.7%, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 10%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  17. #17 Club Chairman
    84% matchNo user 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 36.6%, Football (Soccer) 25.1%, Simulation 15.7%, Strategy 11.6%, Text-Based 7.4%

  18. #18 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 41%, Football (Soccer) 40.5%, Simulation 17.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  19. #19 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) 34.6%, Sports 33.8%, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 8.9%, Text-Based 7.1%

  20. #20 FD 27: Direct Your Football Club
    81% matchMixed57% of 90 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) 47.2%, Sports 26.6%, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 12%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  21. #21 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    82% 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) 38.8%, Sports 37.6%, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 10.9%

  22. #22 Offside Deal: Football At Any Cost
    81% 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) 43.6%, Sports 32.7%, Immersive Sim 8.1%, Strategy 7%, Text-Based 4.2%

  23. #23 The Referee Committee
    80% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: New Page Interactive
    Windows

    Football isn't only played on the pitch. Manage the dark side of football! Control the referee committee, give secret instructions, use the VAR room to dictate scores, deal with the betting mafia, and shape the season's fate. Keeping this powerful seat is harder than getting it.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.1%, Sports 28.6%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 9%, Text-Based 8.4%

  24. #24 Premier Manager 10
    79% 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 48.4%, Football (Soccer) 33.8%, Simulation 17.8%

  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 40.1%, Football (Soccer) 37.8%, Simulation 12.8%, Text-Based 5.2%, Strategy 3.7%

  26. #26 New Star™ Manager
    78% matchVery Positive87% of 525 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) 44%, Sports 38.9%, Simulation 17.1%

  27. #27 Super Arcade Soccer
    78% 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 47.9%, Football (Soccer) 34.5%, Simulation 17.6%

  28. #28 WFO World Football Online
    77% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: Cagatay GuvenPub: Eren Aydin
    Windows

    WFO World Football Online is an online football management game with a non-scripted match engine on a virtual football world continuously developed by AI.

    Why similar: Sports 40.9%, Football (Soccer) 39.5%, Simulation 12.5%, Strategy 7.1%

  29. #29 Foot Simulator
    76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Tunderhead
    Windows

    A physics-based football simulation where you directly control a character’s leg articulation to move, balance, and kick, emphasizing skill, precision, and mastery over unconventional controls.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.3%, Sports 33.6%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Simulation 9%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  30. #30 Flipping Football Clubs
    76% 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) 42%, Sports 31.8%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 9%, Immersive Sim 4.5%

  31. #31 Football Referee Simulator
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 525 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) 41.4%, Sports 40.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Text-Based 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  32. #32 Underdog Futsal
    75% 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) 47.9%, Sports 32.4%, Simulation 10%, Strategy 9%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  33. #33 Eleven Legends
    75% 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) 46.3%, Sports 31.2%, Simulation 13.2%, Strategy 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  34. #34 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    73% 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%, Sports 34.8%, Simulation 11.8%, Strategy 3.6%, Text-Based 3.5%

  35. #35 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) 51.6%, Sports 30.4%, Simulation 7.9%, Strategy 7.1%, Choices Matter 2.7%

  36. #36 Forever World Cup Simulator
    73% 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) 42.3%, Sports 29.3%, Simulation 12.5%, Text-Based 10.2%, Immersive Sim 5.3%

  37. #37 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
    74% 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) 51.4%, Sports 27.9%, Strategy 8.8%, Simulation 7%, Text-Based 4.6%

  38. #38 Fifth Tier
    71% 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) 50.1%, Sports 27.4%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 8%, Text-Based 3.6%

  39. #39 99Managers Futsal Edition
    70% 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) 49.7%, Sports 31.8%, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  40. #40 Balance of Soccer
    72% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2018
    Dev: Stepiral Studio
    Windows

    This is a 3D soccer simulation game. Includes the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 48, wildcard matches, and a pure penalty shootout mode. You can freely set the team's formation and tactics, and you can also control the players in real time.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.1%, Sports 41%, Simulation 16%

  41. #41 Street Soccer Simulator
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Hard Shark Games
    Windows

    Street Soccer Simulator throws you into chaotic, messy matches where the rules don’t matter. Just you, the ball, and the streets—slide, smash, and score in the most fun and unpredictable soccer brawls you’ve ever played!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.1%, Sports 32.3%, Simulation 11.9%, Immersive Sim 9%, Realistic 2%

  42. #42 Soccer Manager 2026
    68% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,856 reviews2024
    Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.1%, Sports 22.2%, Simulation 9.1%, Immersive Sim 8.5%, Text-Based 5.7%

  43. #43 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%, Football (Soccer) 32.2%, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Text-Based 4.4%

  44. #44 Futuball - Future Football Manager Game
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games
    Windows

    Clone the best football stars and manage your dream team.

    Why similar: Sports 52.5%, Simulation 20.7%, Strategy 17.5%, Football (Soccer) 9.2%

  45. #45 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) 42.4%, Sports 31.1%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 9.2%, Immersive Sim 2.9%

  46. #46 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) 41.1%, Sports 34.8%, Simulation 16.5%, Strategy 4.1%, Choices Matter 3.1%

  47. #47 Soccer Penalty Kick
    68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Hard Shark Games
    Windows

    In Soccer Penalty Kick, feel the pressure, the roar of the crowd, and the thrill of the shot! Smash in impossible goals, outsmart the keeper, and rise as your team’s hero. Every kick counts—become a legend on the field!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.8%, Sports 30.8%, Simulation 12.6%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Realistic 3.3%

  48. #48 Football Star Life 23/24
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Seb Quilici
    Windows

    Become a football player and lead the career of your dreams. Be precise, score as many goals as possible, make the right choices during the transfer window, win numerous prestigious trophies, and become a legend!

    Why similar: Sports 44.1%, Football (Soccer) 37.4%, Simulation 17.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  49. #49 THE REF - Football Referee Simulator
    66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: HustleGrow AB
    Windows

    The football game where you're not the star - you're the law. Officiate full matches: whistle fouls, wave off divers, run VAR, survive the press. In 1-4 player online co-op your friends run the lines - and every blown call has a name on it.

    Why similar: Sports 42.2%, Football (Soccer) 25.1%, Simulation 18.1%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Choices Matter 3.2%

  50. #50 Football Career Mode 26
    67% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: 44games
    Windows

    Football Career Mode 26 is a straightforward football manager game. Choose a club, choose a sponsor and start your football manager career! Lead your club to the top through transfers, scouting, infrastructure updates and much more and win as many titles as possible!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.4%, Sports 36.5%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 7.7%, Realistic 3.5%

  51. #51 Football Owner 2025
    67% 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 39.5%, Football (Soccer) 35.7%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 8.3%, Text-Based 4.1%

  52. #52 Eye of the Match: The VAR Game
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mix and Jam
    Windows · Mac

    Yellow Card? Red Card? That's up to you. As a Virtual Referee it is your responsibility to inspect football replays, identify infringements and punish those who are not following the regulations.

    Why similar: Sports 44.5%, Football (Soccer) 43.9%, Simulation 6.1%, Choices Matter 5%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  53. #53 International Football Manager 27
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: UPLAY Online
    Windows · Mac

    Football doesn't follow a script… and neither does International Football Manager 27. Make decisions, face the consequences, and experience a more exciting, authentic, and unpredictable simulation as you lead your soccer team to the top.

    Why similar: Sports 44.2%, Football (Soccer) 27.3%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 13.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%

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