- #1 Total Futsal Manager
97% 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) 37.8% ★, Sports 20.3%, Management 9.7%, Team-Based 8.2%, Tactical 7.5%
- #2 Football Life
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dupee Studio
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) 39.7% ★, Sports 12.9%, Management 11.1%, Tactical 10.5%, Simulation 6.4%
- #3 WE ARE FOOTBALL
95% 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) 47.2% ★, Sports 20.6%, Time Management 13.6%, Management 7.8%, Simulation 4.7%
- #4 Football Club Management 2023
94% 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) 44.8% ★, Sports 19.2%, Management 10.9%, Team-Based 10%, Tactical 9%
- #5 Football Academy Manager
91% 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) 41.9% ★, Sports 19.3%, Management 13.9%, Tactical 10.9%, Economy 8.3%
- #6 Football Academy Director
91% 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) 38.6% ★, Sports 27.3%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 7.7%, Resource Management 5.1%
- #7 99Managers Futsal Edition
90% 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) 46.9% ★, Sports 22.2%, Management 13.1%, Tactical 10.1%, Simulation 5.4%
- #8 Premier Manager 09
89% matchMixed42% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
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.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.7% ★, Sports 19.2%, Time Management 12.2%, Management 11.1%, Resource Management 9.6%
- #9 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
89% 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) 37.3% ★, Sports 29.4%, Management 12.1%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Simulation 8.2%
- #10 Simple Football League Manager
88% 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) 46.1% ★, Sports 18.3%, Management 14.7%, Simulation 6.6%, Resource Management 6.2%
- #11 Retro Football
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Laevum Games
Windows
Retro Fútbol is a football management game inspired by the classics of the 1990s. Manage your squad, transfers, tactics, stadium, and finances, and lead your club to the top season after season.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.9% ★, Sports 17.4%, Management 9.1%, Team-Based 7.5%, Simulation 7.1%
- #12 Eleven Legends
86% 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) 45.3% ★, Sports 22.6%, Management 14.3%, Simulation 8.4%, Time Management 7.4%
- #13 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024
86% matchVery Positive80% of 1,046 reviews2024
Dev: Winning Streak Games GmbHPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 48.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024! Dive into the world of football like never before. Choose an existing club or start your own. Manage either men or women, lead your club to new heights, and become the next manager legend!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 30.5% ★, Sports 13.1%, Time Management 9.1%, Management 8%, Tactical 7.2%
- #14 Footy Manager
85% 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) 44.5% ★, Sports 25.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Simulation 8.3%, Team-Based 7.6%
- #15 Flipping Football Clubs
84% 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) 41.7% ★, Sports 23.4%, Management 10.2%, Trading 7.7%, Simulation 7.1%
- #16 Football Manager 26
82% 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) 46.4% ★, Sports 27.5%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 9.2%, Multiplayer 4.6%
- #17 Soccer Manager 2026
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,898 reviews2024
Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.3% ★, Sports 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%, Management 11.1%, Tactical 7.8%
- #18 Player's Eleven
83% 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) 51.4% ★, Sports 21.5%, Management 16.3%, Simulation 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #19 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
81% 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) 46.1% ★, Sports 25.8%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 7.6%, Resource Management 4.6%
- #20 Pro Soccer Manager 27
81% 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: Football (Soccer) 38.7% ★, Sports 30.1%, Simulation 11.5%, Tactical 9.8%, Management 8.1%
- #21 Ultimate Club Manager 26
79% 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) 43% ★, Sports 32.3%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 11.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #22 Football City
80% 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) 44.8% ★, Sports 19.1%, Management 11.9%, Simulation 8.7%, Tactical 7.6%
- #23 Retro Manager
79% match9 user reviews100% of 9 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) 45.7% ★, Sports 18.7%, Management 10.9%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%, Simulation 8.8%
- #24 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: Football (Soccer) 35.3% ★, Sports 29%, Management 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 9.3%, Simulation 7.7%
- #25 FC Tycoon 2027
78% 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) 37.1% ★, Sports 26.9%, Management 12.7%, Simulation 10.6%, Tactical 6.1%
- #26 Fifth Tier
77% 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) 50.6% ★, Sports 20.5%, Management 12.5%, Economy 7.8%, Simulation 6.7%
- #27 Football Pitch and Arcade Simulator
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aysimus Games
Windows
Manage a football pitch and arcade! Upgrade machines, attract players and build your ultimate fun center.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 34% ★, Time Management 18.1%, Sports 17.8%, Management 9.6%, Economy 7.9%
- #28 Football Agent
75% 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) 46.5% ★, Sports 18.6%, Management 9.4%, Tactical 8%, Economy 6.3%
- #29 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
76% 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) 51.6% ★, Sports 26.2%, Management 9.2%, Simulation 7.3%, Multiplayer 3%
- #30 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
76% 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) 45.1% ★, Sports 21.6%, Management 11.6%, Simulation 8.2%, Economy 7.3%
- #31 LeManager
75% 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) 60.6% ★, Management 15.2%, Sports 12.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #32 Retro Club Manager
74% 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) 48.7% ★, Sports 23.6%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 9%, Economy 4.4%
- #33 HALFTIME Manager
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Lazybraindev
Windows
A classic football manager in a modern guise: take charge of a club, fine-tune your tactics and experience every matchday as a compact TV broadcast with a 2D pitch, live ticker and half-time dressing room. Six nations, three leagues per country, one shared European cup.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.7% ★, Sports 21.8%, Management 11.4%, Simulation 7.8%, Economy 6.8%
- #34 New Star™ Manager
74% 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: Football (Soccer) 46.4% ★, Sports 30.4%, Simulation 11.7%, Management 11.4%
- #35 Slammer Soccer: Football Management
73% 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) 41.7% ★, Sports 26.2%, Management 13.1%, Simulation 10.8%, Trading 7%
- #36 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
73% 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: Football (Soccer) 41.5% ★, Sports 29.7%, Simulation 11.2%, Management 11.1%, Economy 5.8%
- #37 The Chairman
72% 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) 40.5% ★, Sports 32%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 9.9%, Economy 4.7%
- #38 Underdog Futsal
72% 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) 50.4% ★, Sports 25.3%, Management 15.6%, Simulation 6.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #39 Heroic Sports Football : Enhanced Edition
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Whiskeybarrel StudiosPub: eGames.com
Windows
With very few rules, on field fatalities and quick, hectic matches, Heroic Sports Football : Enhanced Edition is the remedy against stat-heavy, lumbering football simulations. It’s football the way it should be played. Pure brutal adrenaline charged fun.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.9% ★, Sports 26%, Management 10.5%, Team-Based 8.7%, Tactical 7.5%
- #40 Foosball Manager
71% 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) 42.5% ★, Sports 32.3%, Simulation 11.8%, Management 11.3%, Strategy 1%
- #41 Master Manager
70% 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) 35.2% ★, Sports 26.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, Simulation 9.9%, Management 7.7%
- #42 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
71% 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) 53.7% ★, Sports 21.6%, Management 13%, Tactical 5.6%, Simulation 4.7%
- #43 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) 44% ★, Sports 23.9%, Management 10.4%, Simulation 8.3%, Real Time Tactics 6.1%
- #44 Sunday League Manager: Horse and Spoon
68% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: christianosway
Windows · Mac
A Sunday League football management sim about a down-and-out pub team in Bannockshire. Guide veteran plumbers and aging shop attendants from car park pitches to regional glory. Sunday League football management at its most beautifully chaotic.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.8% ★, Sports 19.7%, Team-Based 12.2%, Management 12.1%, Tactical 6.6%
- #45 UltFoot: Football Manager
69% 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) 41.5% ★, Sports 28.5%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 10.7%, Multiplayer 4%
- #46 Retro Football Boss
70% 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) 55.4% ★, Sports 23.1%, Simulation 11.5%, Management 9.2%, Strategy 0.8%
- #47 World Football 2030
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PuzaGames
Windows
A football strategy game where every match is fully simulated. Choose a national team, set the formation and tactics, then watch your decisions play out on the pitch. You don’t control the players directly, your job is to prepare, adapt, and lead your nation to the world title.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.6% ★, Sports 20%, Management 10.1%, Tactical 8.4%, Real Time Tactics 7.1%
- #48 Premier Manager 04/05
69% 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) 45% ★, Sports 21.2%, Time Management 15.6%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 6.5%
- #49 Premier Manager 10
68% 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 39.4%, Football (Soccer) 37.1% ★, Simulation 12.6%, Management 10.9%
- #50 Matchday Manager
67% 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) 45% ★, Sports 22.8%, Simulation 12.4%, Management 12.1%, Resource Management 6%
- #51 Empire Eleven 2026
65% 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: Football (Soccer) 40.5% ★, Sports 30.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Management 10.9%, Resource Management 5.1%
- #52 Evofoot
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adams Kong
Windows
Evofoot is a football manager game focused on the strategy and excitement of running a club. Build your team, compete in tournaments, negotiate players and challenge other managers. All with light, straightforward and addictive gameplay — just the way manager fans like it!
Why similar: Sports 33.2%, Football (Soccer) 28.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Simulation 10.3%, Management 7.7%
- #53 Premier Manager 03/04
68% 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) 45% ★, Sports 21.1%, Time Management 15.4%, Management 10.3%, Simulation 6.4%
- #54 GOAL! The Club Manager
67% matchMostly Negative31% of 520 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) 39.4% ★, Sports 18.8%, Trading 11.1%, Management 11.1%, Economy 7.3%