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Games Like Premier Manager 09

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

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Highlighting playability and ease of use, Premier Manager® 09 is the ideal game for younger gamers or players looking for a casual introduction to the high pressure, high stakes world of football management. PLEASE NOTE: You will start from the 2008/09 season.

Reviews: Mixed — 50% — of 10 reviews
Released: 2020-06-19
Developer: ZOO Digital Publishing
Publisher: Funbox Media Ltd
Genres: Simulation, Sports
Platforms: Windows

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    97% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2020
    Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    Indulge in pan-European fantasy football by taking control of any club from the four English divisions, or simultaneously from the top two divisions of the continent’s premier leagues (Spain, Italy, France and Germany).

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.5%, Sports 16.8%, Time Management 11.2%, Life Sim 11%, Management 8.6%

  2. #2 Premier Manager 04/05
    96% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
    Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    You’ll experience all the emotions of football management in Premier Manager 2004-2005. Find out if you’ve got what it takes…

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.9%, Sports 17%, Time Management 11.5%, Life Sim 11.3%, Management 8.3%

  3. #3 Premier Manager 02/03
    96% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2020
    Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    Indulge in pan-European fantasy football by taking control of any club from the four English divisions, or simultaneously from the top two divisions of the continent’s premier leagues (Spain, Italy, France and Germany).

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 35.1%, Sports 16.1%, Time Management 11.4%, Life Sim 11%, Resource Management 8%

  4. #4 Premier Manager 05/06
    95% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
    Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    Premier Manager returns for another season, with overhauled presentation and an enhanced interface that makes the world of football management even more accessible.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.4%, Sports 17.7%, Life Sim 11.6%, Time Management 11.6%, Management 5.7%

  5. #5 Premier Manager 06/07
    94% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
    Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    Playability is central to the ethos of Premier Manager and 06/07 offers all football fans, young and old, the most accessible entry point to the management genre.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.9%, Sports 17.7%, Life Sim 11.6%, Time Management 11.5%, Management 7.4%

  6. #6 Premier Manager 08
    94% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
    Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    Premier Manager 08 is the definitive pick up and play football management experience. Whether you want to start at the top with one of the big boys and go for instant glory, or whether you want to guide a minnow to the top flight, Premier Manager will put you in the management hotseat.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.9%, Sports 16.9%, Time Management 11.8%, Life Sim 11.4%, Management 5.2%

  7. #7 Player's Eleven
    93% matchVery Positive83% of 52 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) 50.5%, Sports 20.8%, Management 16.5%, Simulation 7.9%, 2D 2.9%

  8. #8 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    92% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,447 reviews2021
    Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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) 50.8%, Sports 22.1%, Time Management 13.4%, Management 8.5%, Simulation 4.6%

  9. #9 Pro Football Agent
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Harmoni Technology
    Windows · Mac

    Welcome to our thrilling football agent game, where you have the opportunity to build a successful agency and manage the talented players on their journey to stardom. You'll have the power to attract players to your agency, negotiate contracts, and guide them to the top of the football world.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.9%, Sports 27.5%, Management 10.9%, Life Sim 10.1%, Resource Management 5.6%

  10. #10 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    90% matchNo user 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) 43.6%, Sports 32.2%, Management 11.9%, Simulation 11.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  11. #11 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    89% matchPositive93% of 29 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 25.6%, Management 11.6%, Simulation 7.3%, Resource Management 5.8%

  12. #12 New Star™ Manager
    89% matchVery Positive87% of 514 reviews2018
    Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 99.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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) 47.3%, Sports 30%, Management 12%, Simulation 10.7%

  13. #13 Pocket League Story
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 181 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 52%, Sports 20.9%, Life Sim 9.7%, Simulation 6.3%, Management 5.9%

  14. #14 Football Manager 26
    87% matchMostly Negative32% of 30,190 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 56.1 hrsMean: 110.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.1%, Sports 28.6%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 8.9%, Singleplayer 1%

  15. #15 Boss Of FCs
    86% 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) 43.9%, Sports 20.9%, Life Sim 14%, Management 13.7%, Simulation 4.2%

  16. #16 Goalkeeper Journey
    86% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2024
    Dev: Christian Schwenger
    Windows

    Step into the gloves of a rising goalkeeper, starting your journey at local clubs and working your way to the world’s biggest football stages.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 33.4%, Sports 28.1%, Life Sim 17.8%, Simulation 9%, Arcade 7.3%

  17. #17 Penalty Shooters 2
    85% 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) 59.7%, Sports 30.5%, Arcade 4.7%, 2D 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  18. #18 Torchance 6
    84% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2020
    Dev: Big Blaze Games
    Windows

    In Torchance 6, up to 4 players can take on the task of managing all aspects of a football club. Unlike other football management games, you can easily complete a season in less than 60 minutes if you wish. This makes this game ideal for a quick round or two when you only have a few spare minutes.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.8%, Sports 18.4%, Time Management 12.3%, Management 11.4%, Resource Management 10.1%

  19. #19 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
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    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) 54.3%, Sports 27.1%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 6.9%, 2D 1.7%

  20. #20 Premier Manager 10
    84% matchMixed57% of 28 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 39.3%, Football (Soccer) 37.7%, Simulation 11.6%, Management 11.3%

  21. #21 Foosball Manager
    83% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: machnikl
    Windows

    Build your table football club from nothing. Scout, train, and manage players, set your lineup and tactics, and watch matches unfold on a physics-driven table. Climb the divisions and become a foosball legend.

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    80% matchMixed51% of 158 reviews2022
    Dev: Go Play Games Ltd
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    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.

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  25. #25 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
    Windows

    A football manager like there has never been before. Play Player's Eleven the way you want, as a youth coach, sports director, head coach or club director. Choose your role and lead your club to titles and glory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.2%, Sports 32.7%, Management 14.1%, Simulation 8.4%, 2D 1.9%

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    Windows

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    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.

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  28. #28 The Chairman
    77% 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) 42.8%, Sports 33.2%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 9.4%, 2D 2%

  29. #29 Backyard Soccer '98
    75% matchVery Positive96% of 209 reviews2024
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    Windows

    Return to the soccer field with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Soccer 1998 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids. Kick, pass, and score in this classic game that made soccer fun for everyone!

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  30. #30 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.

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  31. #31 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    76% 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) 45.6%, Sports 32.2%, Management 9.8%, Simulation 8.8%, Action 3.7%

  32. #32 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
    76% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2018
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    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.

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  33. #33 UltFoot: Football Manager
    74% matchNo user reviews2025
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    Windows

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    74% matchNo user reviews
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  35. #35 Regista: Reign Your Football Club
    72% matchMostly Positive74% of 82 reviews2025
    Dev: dicehit
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  36. #36 Football Life
    73% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

    Beyond tactics and transfers, build and run your club as the manager—facility expansion and upgrades, staff, budgets, board relations, and youth recruitment and academy intake.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51%, Sports 16.3%, Management 14.7%, Resource Management 7.6%, Simulation 7.4%

  37. #37 New Star™ Soccer 5
    73% matchMostly Positive70% of 852 reviews2012
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    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.8%, Sports 37.9%, Simulation 11.3%

  38. #38 Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 128 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Legendary Eleven is an ​epic arcade football game inspired by the golden age of football spanning the 70's to the 90's. Choose from 36 teams full of glorious haircuts, moustaches and legends in short shorts. Lead them to glory and win the World Cup!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 68.9%, Sports 28%, Arcade 3.1%

  39. #39 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    72% matchNo user reviews
    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.

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  40. #40 Football Academy Manager
    69% matchNo user reviews93% of 168 reviews2026
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    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) 51.6%, Sports 23.4%, Management 17.6%, Simulation 4.8%, 2D 1.4%

  41. #41 FLS
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: trld
    Windows

    Live the life of a professional footballer both on and off the field. Train, play matches, manage your social life, climb the career ladder, and spend your earned money. Decorate your life with luxury while managing your relationships and finances.

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  42. #42 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 359 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games ApS
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!

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  43. #43 BFM 26
    71% 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) 39.1%, Sports 34.6%, Management 13.9%, Simulation 9.9%, 2D 1.6%

  44. #44 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 41.9%, Football (Soccer) 41.4%, Simulation 12.3%, Arcade 4.3%

  45. #45 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
    69% matchNo user reviews
    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) 51.5%, Sports 24.3%, Management 13.7%, Simulation 8.4%, 2D 1.5%

  46. #46 PIX Football Manager
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PeytonParrishGames
    Windows

    PIX Football Manager is a nostalgic, casual football management simulator focused on scouting. Set your tactics, find hidden gems, and improve your facilities as you build a dynasty. With no visible player stats, you must spot talent yourself. Grab your clipboard, the game starts now.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.5%, Sports 25.7%, Management 12%, Simulation 8.4%, Arcade 2.7%

  47. #47 Balance of Soccer
    69% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2018
    Dev: Stepiral Studio
    Windows

    This is a 3D soccer simulation game. Including the 2022 World Cup and the 2021 European Cup. You can freely set the team's formation and tactics, and you can also control the players in real time.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.1%, Sports 34.7%, Simulation 10.9%, Action 4.3%

  48. #48 Football City
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Another Game
    Windows

    Manage your team in this voxel based football (soccer) management simulator. Make active decisions directly influencing the events in the match. Can you win the league?

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.1%, Sports 22.3%, Management 14.5%, Simulation 9.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  49. #49 Football Owner 2025
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Harmonia Games
    Windows

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  50. #50 Forever World Cup Simulator
    65% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
    Dev: Simcups
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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