- #1 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
97% 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) 32% ★, Sports 30%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, Management 10.4%, Simulation 10.2%
- #2 BFM 26
95% 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 30.9%, Football (Soccer) 28.9% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Management 10%, Grand Strategy 6.6%
- #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) 41.2% ★, Sports 24.5%, Management 13%, Simulation 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.3%
- #4 Footy Manager
94% 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) 40.3% ★, Sports 27.4%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 4.2%
- #5 Football Owner 2025
92% 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) 30.7% ★, Sports 30%, Management 9.8%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%, Simulation 9.7%
- #6 Fifth Tier
91% 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) 44% ★, Sports 21.2%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 8.5%, Economy 4.7%
- #7 Ultimate Club Manager 26
91% 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) 38.5% ★, Sports 34.4%, Simulation 15.9%, Management 10.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #8 Football Academy Director
90% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Merla Interactive
Windows
Build and lead a football academy from U11 to U19. Scout and recruit young talent, develop your squads, set tactics, compete for promotion and trophies, improve your academy, and follow your graduates throughout their senior careers.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.7% ★, Sports 30.8%, Simulation 10.6%, Management 10%, Strategy 4.3%
- #9 Foosball Manager
89% 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) 36.8% ★, Sports 33.1%, Simulation 14.8%, Management 9.8%, Strategy 4.8%
- #10 Retro Club Manager
89% 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) 42.9% ★, Sports 24.7%, Simulation 11.5%, Management 11%, Strategy 4.7%
- #11 Football Manager 26
87% matchMostly Negative36% of 36,287 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 59.1 hrsMean: 163.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.4% ★, Sports 29.9%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 9.8%, Strategy 4.8%
- #12 New Star™ Manager
86% matchVery Positive87% of 527 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) 41.4% ★, Sports 32.3%, Simulation 15.1%, Management 10.2%, RPG 1%
- #13 Empire Eleven 2026
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 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) 34% ★, Sports 30.2%, Simulation 13.6%, Management 9.2%, Strategy 5.1%
- #14 Noyan: Club Chairman
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skeb StudiosPub: Red Card Sport
Windows
In Noyan: Club Chairman, you’re the president, not the manager. Leave tactics to the coach; your job is to manage finances, lock down sponsors, and win over the fans. Remember: matches are played on the pitch, but the club’s future is won in the presidential office!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 33.6% ★, Sports 19%, Grand Strategy 13.4%, Management 9.5%, Immersive Sim 6.8%
- #15 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
84% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
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) 36.8% ★, Sports 31.3%, Simulation 14.4%, Management 9.9%, Economy 3.6%
- #16 The Chairman
84% 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) 35.8% ★, Sports 33.6%, Simulation 12.7%, Management 9.6%, Strategy 4.6%
- #17 GOAL! The Club Manager
83% matchMostly Negative31% of 523 reviews2022
Dev: 2tainment
Windows
You are more than a coach. You are the undisputed club boss. Are you ready to dominate the league with your team in this re-imagining of the classic sports management franchise? Could you be the next manager sensation? Prove it!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 33.9% ★, Sports 19.2%, Grand Strategy 11.5%, Management 9.5%, Simulation 7.3%
- #18 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) 47.8% ★, Sports 23.8%, Management 15.2%, Simulation 12%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #19 International Football Manager 27
81% 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 35.1%, Football (Soccer) 24.6% ★, Grand Strategy 14.9%, Simulation 12.4%, Management 6.6%
- #20 Retro Football Boss
82% 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) 48.7% ★, Sports 24.2%, Simulation 14.7%, Management 8.1%, Strategy 4.3%
- #21 Retro Manager
79% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Mark StablesPub: Metaguard Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
A football management game you can finish in a sitting. Fictional clubs and players you can rename/fully edit. Tactics, transfers, and live matches — or skip to Flash Results.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.2% ★, Sports 20.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.9%, Management 10.1%
- #22 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) 45.1% ★, Sports 26.9%, Management 14%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 4%
- #23 Football Scout Simulator
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JK NOVA
Windows
You don’t coach. You don’t sign the cheques. You find the players nobody else has seen. Football Scout Simulator puts you in the scout’s seat: an office, a phone, a notebook, and a passport. You have ten seasons to turn an unknown reputation into a legend of global scouting, or get yourself fired.
Why similar: Sports 34.1%, Football (Soccer) 24.5% ★, Simulation 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%, Immersive Sim 5.9%
- #24 Soccer Manager 2027
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,129 reviews2024
Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.1% ★, Sports 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 8%
- #25 PIX Football Manager
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PeytonParrishGames
Windows
Build your club by scouting talent from 350+ clubs, trust your eye to find the right players, and outbid rival managers in live auctions. Build squad chemistry, shape your tactics, and watch it all play out in fully simulated matches.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39% ★, Sports 25.2%, Simulation 10.7%, Management 9.2%, Real Time Tactics 6.5%
- #26 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
77% 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) 43.4% ★, Sports 28.9%, Simulation 10.5%, Management 10.1%, Economy 2.7%
- #27 Premier Manager 10
78% 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 41.4%, Football (Soccer) 32.8% ★, Simulation 16.2%, Management 9.6%
- #28 UltFoot: Football Manager
77% 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) 37% ★, Sports 30.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Management 10%, Strategy 5.2%
- #29 HALFTIME Manager
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Lazybraindev
Windows · Linux
Take charge of a club, pick your lineup, and experience every matchday as a TV broadcast: 2D pitch, live ticker, halftime locker room. Six game worlds from Europe to Oceania, up to 3,054 clubs, 29 languages. Your decisions matter, not luck.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.9% ★, Sports 23.7%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 10.3%, Real Time Tactics 5.1%
- #30 FC Tycoon 2027
76% 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) 34.4% ★, Sports 29.6%, Simulation 14.3%, Management 11.8%, Text-Based 5.2%
- #31 Crazy Fußball-Manager
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crazy Coffee and Cookie Creations
Windows
Crazy! After an accident involving a coffee-obsessed superhero, you end up in a parallel football world. Lead your club from the third division to the top, discover absurd super talents, and experience crazy live matches – developed by a solo developer with extensive AI support.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.1% ★, Sports 28.6%, Management 13.8%, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 3%
- #32 Club Soccer Director 2022
75% matchMixed66% of 116 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) 30.2% ★, Simulation 15.3%, Management 7%, Immersive Sim 6.4%
- #33 Calcio Totale
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eleòra
Windows · Linux
A football management game with an old-school spirit but a fresh perspective: choose from 100 Italian clubs and build your career as a chief executive. Oversee finances, transfers, staff, facilities and marketing; delegate the sporting side or take Full Control.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.1% ★, Sports 24.6%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 4.2%
- #34 Master Manager
73% 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) 31.7% ★, Sports 28.4%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Simulation 13%, Management 7%
- #35 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
73% 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) 48% ★, Sports 28.9%, Simulation 9.8%, Management 8.5%, Strategy 4.7%
- #36 Pitch Girls
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows
《Pitch Girls》 is a football FMV. You lead a women’s football team to compete against diverse top women’s teams worldwide. It features retro command-based battles with dribbling, breaks, passes, feints, charged shots and aerial duels. Every offensive and defensive call shapes match results.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39% ★, Sports 25.6%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%, Simulation 5.4%
- #37 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 363 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games ApS
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!
Why similar: Sports 40.2%, Football (Soccer) 34.7% ★, Simulation 13.6%, Strategy 5.9%, Management 5.6%
- #38 F11 Football Manager
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 35 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 35.7%, Football (Soccer) 24.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.2%, Simulation 14%, Management 7.7%
- #39 Non-League Manager
70% matchPositive91% of 46 reviews2026
Dev: Black Cannon Studios
Windows · Mac
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) 40.6% ★, Sports 30.1%, Simulation 14.5%, Immersive Sim 5.6%, Strategy 5.1%
- #40 Matchday Manager
72% 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) 39.9% ★, Sports 24%, Simulation 15.9%, Management 10.8%, Text-Based 4.4%
- #41 Flipping Football Clubs
71% 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) 40.9% ★, Sports 27.3%, Simulation 10.1%, Management 10.1%, Strategy 4.1%
- #42 LeManager
71% 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) 56.9% ★, Management 14.3%, Sports 14.1%, Simulation 13.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #43 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) 47.2% ★, Sports 26.6%, Management 13.3%, Simulation 7.9%, Strategy 4%
- #44 Football Academy Manager
68% matchNo user reviews92% of 296 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) 43.2% ★, Sports 23.7%, Management 14.4%, Simulation 6.4%, Economy 6%
- #45 Simple Football League Manager
70% 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. Choose from 5,909 clubs, build your team, play in leagues and cups, and get insights from your assistant Rob. Includes 2 difficulty modes, local multiplayer and a customizable database.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46% ★, Sports 21.7%, Management 14.8%, Simulation 9.5%, Strategy 3.7%
- #46 Calcio 98
69% 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) 43.9% ★, Sports 26.1%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 7.6%, Strategy 4.4%
- #47 Gofoot
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Catsoup Game Studio
Windows
Gofoot is a fast, lightweight, and nostalgic football management game. Create your manager, build squads, compete in championships, and customize leagues, clubs, and players in a simple, addictive sandbox experience built for the community.
Why similar: Sports 22.8%, Football (Soccer) 22.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Immersive Sim 7%
- #48 Forever World Cup Simulator
67% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Simcups
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready for the World Cup 2030? Lead hundreds of club and 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) 41.2% ★, Sports 25.1%, Simulation 11.4%, Management 10.8%, Text-Based 7.3%
- #49 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
69% 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) 49.8% ★, Sports 23.8%, Management 12.1%, Simulation 6.4%, Strategy 4.1%
- #50 Total Futsal Manager
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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) 44.1% ★, Sports 28.1%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Economy 3.1%
- #51 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 34%, Football (Soccer) 26.4% ★, Simulation 17.4%, Text-Based 7.3%, Management 7%
- #52 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
66% matchVery Positive82% of 180 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) 43.8% ★, Sports 25%, Simulation 11.5%, Management 11.3%, Economy 5%
- #53 Slammer Soccer: Football Management
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Big Gun Blazing
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) 39.3% ★, Sports 29.3%, Simulation 14.9%, Management 12.4%, Strategy 1.9%
- #54 Retro Club Dynasty Season 92/93
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mezko Games
Windows
1992.... The top flight has a new name, the money is coming, and the old rules are about to change. Build a dynasty across the seasons as fees, wages, tactics, deals and grounds all grow with the decade. Poach kids. Tap up targets. Fill the stands. Survive the boom. Build your dynasty !
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.7% ★, Sports 34.5%, Management 11.1%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 3.3%