- #1 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: Football (Soccer) 37.7% ★, Sports 30.5%, Simulation 10.5%, Management 9.7%, Economy 7.2%
- #2 Player's Eleven
95% 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) 50.6% ★, Sports 21.7%, Management 15.4%, Simulation 9.9%, 2D 1.7%
- #3 Football Manager 26
94% matchMostly Negative34% of 33,950 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 60.7 hrsMean: 140.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.7% ★, Sports 27.8%, Simulation 10.3%, Management 10.1%, Strategy 3.4%
- #4 Football Academy Manager
94% matchNo user reviews92% of 233 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) 43.9% ★, Sports 20.8%, Economy 14.3%, Management 14%, Simulation 5.1%
- #5 Football Academy Director
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAP 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) 40.2% ★, Sports 29.2%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 9.1%, Economy 7.6%
- #6 Ultimate Club Manager 26
92% 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) 42.4% ★, Sports 32.7%, Simulation 13.7%, Management 10.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #7 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
91% matchPositive91% of 35 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) 45.8% ★, Sports 26.3%, Management 10.2%, Simulation 8.6%, Economy 6.5%
- #8 Foosball Manager
91% 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) 40.5% ★, Sports 31.5%, Simulation 12.7%, Management 10.3%, Strategy 3.4%
- #9 Matchday Manager
90% 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) 41.6% ★, Sports 21.6%, Simulation 13%, Management 10.7%, Moddable 9.8%
- #10 New Star™ Manager
89% matchVery Positive87% of 521 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) 45.6% ★, Sports 30.7%, Simulation 13%, Management 10.7%
- #11 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
89% 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% ★, Sports 26.5%, Management 8.7%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 3.2%
- #12 Retro Football Boss
88% 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) 53.2% ★, Sports 22.8%, Simulation 12.5%, Management 8.4%, Strategy 3%
- #13 Underdog Futsal
87% 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) 49.1% ★, Sports 25.3%, Management 14.6%, Simulation 7.6%, Strategy 2.8%
- #14 Flipping Football Clubs
86% 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) 43.3% ★, Sports 25%, Management 10.2%, Economy 9.3%, Simulation 8.4%
- #15 BFM 26
86% 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) 34.4% ★, Sports 31.8%, Management 11.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Moddable 6.7%
- #16 99Managers Futsal Edition
85% 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) 50.3% ★, Sports 24.5%, Management 13.5%, Simulation 6.6%, Strategy 2.8%
- #17 Football Owner 2025
84% 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) 36% ★, Sports 30.3%, Management 11%, Economy 9.4%, Simulation 8.9%
- #18 Premier Manager 10
83% 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 39.5%, Football (Soccer) 36.3% ★, Simulation 14%, Management 10.2%
- #19 PIX Football Manager
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PeytonParrishGames
Windows
PIX Football Manager is a casual retro football management sim where scouting is everything. Find hidden gems, outbid rival managers, and build a dynasty from the ground up.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43% ★, Sports 24%, Management 9.7%, Economy 9.3%, Simulation 9.2%
- #20 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: Football (Soccer) 41.1% ★, Sports 29.1%, Simulation 12%, Management 10.6%, Strategy 3.7%
- #21 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 361 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: Football (Soccer) 38.7% ★, Sports 38.1%, Simulation 11.6%, Management 5.9%, Strategy 4.3%
- #22 Pocket League Story
81% matchVery Positive90% of 184 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 52.5% ★, Sports 22%, Simulation 8%, Economy 6.2%, Management 5.6%
- #23 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
80% 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) 41% ★, Sports 33.2%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 1.2%
- #24 Pro Soccer Manager 27
79% 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) 40.8% ★, Sports 32.6%, Simulation 13.8%, Management 8.2%, Strategy 4.1%
- #25 WE ARE FOOTBALL
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,454 reviews2021
Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.7 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) 55.3% ★, Sports 25.1%, Management 8.6%, Simulation 6.3%, Strategy 2.4%
- #26 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
78% matchMixed64% of 25 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) 55.5% ★, Sports 22.9%, Management 12.9%, Simulation 5.5%, Strategy 2.9%
- #27 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019
77% 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) 42.3% ★, Sports 21.2%, Economy 15.1%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 5.9%
- #28 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) 39.9% ★, Sports 29.7%, Management 13.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Strategy 3.1%
- #29 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
77% 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) 44.2% ★, Sports 32.5%, Simulation 10.7%, Management 8.8%, Strategy 3.8%
- #30 New Star™ Soccer 5
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 867 reviews2012
Dev: New Star Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Football (Soccer) 47.9% ★, Sports 38.3%, Simulation 13.8%
- #31 Empire Eleven 2026
75% matchNo user reviews
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: Football (Soccer) 40.5% ★, Sports 30.9%, Simulation 12.8%, Management 10.4%, Strategy 3.9%
- #32 Football Agent
75% matchNo user 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) 49.5% ★, Sports 20.5%, Economy 10.7%, Management 9.4%, Simulation 7.3%
- #33 Retro Football
74% 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) 48.3% ★, Sports 20.5%, Management 10%, Simulation 9.3%, Economy 8.3%
- #34 Football Life
73% 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) 49.8% ★, Sports 16.6%, Management 13.4%, Simulation 9.1%, Moddable 6.6%
- #35 Lords of Football
73% matchMixed52% of 352 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 43.9%, Football (Soccer) 34.6% ★, Simulation 13.5%, Management 4.2%, Strategy 3.8%
- #36 Penalty Shooters 2
71% 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) 63.2% ★, Sports 33.8%, 2D 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #37 Football Club Management 2023
71% matchMixed51% of 162 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) 54.4% ★, Sports 24%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 7.3%, Strategy 1.3%
- #38 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024
70% matchVery Positive80% of 1,028 reviews2024
Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 47.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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) 35.8% ★, Sports 15.7%, Moddable 12.7%, Economy 10.7%, Management 9%
- #39 Club Soccer Director 2022
70% matchMixed67% of 114 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: Football (Soccer) 37.3% ★, Sports 35.7%, Simulation 14.3%, Management 8%, Strategy 4.2%
- #40 Soccer Boss
68% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows · Mac
Be the Boss of your own soccer club, choosing from clubs from the biggest leagues across Europe. Make decisions based on tactics, training, staff recruitment and player selection. Spend your transfer budget wisely during the transfer window whilst keeping the board satisfied with your performance.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 31% ★, Sports 27.5%, Management 13.4%, Moddable 11.3%, Simulation 10.9%
- #41 SEGA FOOTBALL CLUB CHAMPIONS
68% matchMostly Negative34% of 694 reviews2026
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Powered by Football Manager ™, featuring more than 5,000 real player data from FIFPRO™. Allowing you to compete in J League, K League, and more! Become the manager of your club and bring your team to global superstars.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.4% ★, Sports 32.2%, Simulation 13%, Character Customization 4.3%, Multiplayer 2.1%
- #42 Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 130 reviews2019
Dev: Eclipse GamesPub: Eclipse Gamse
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) 69.1% ★, Sports 29.4%, Multiplayer 1.5%
- #43 Footballogy
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: BRANEPub: BRANE Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Focused football management: play a full season in one evening. Scout players whose traits reinforce each other, build real chemistry, and outsmart richer clubs with a squad that clicks.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.1% ★, Sports 22.1%, Management 14.5%, Moddable 9.9%, Strategy 3.8%
- #44 Football City
68% 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) 51.4% ★, Sports 22.6%, Management 13.1%, Simulation 11.3%, 3D 1.3%
- #45 Eleven Legends
67% 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) 54.1% ★, Sports 32.2%, Simulation 8.5%, Strategy 4.1%, 2D 1.1%
- #46 Retro Manager
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 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) 52.7% ★, Sports 22.2%, Management 12.1%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 1.3%
- #47 FD 27: Direct Your Football Club
67% matchNo user 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) 57.3% ★, Sports 24%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 4.5%, 2D 1.5%
- #48 Pro Football Agent
66% 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) 46.5% ★, Sports 33.4%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 8%, Singleplayer 0.3%