- #1 Fifth Tier
97% 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) 46.3% ★, Sports 19.6%, Economy 11.4%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 7%
- #2 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) 37.5% ★, Sports 30.9%, Simulation 10.4%, Management 9.6%, Economy 7%
- #3 Retro Club Manager
95% 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) 45.5% ★, Sports 23%, Management 11.1%, Simulation 9.5%, Economy 6.6%
- #4 Player's Eleven
94% 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) 50.4% ★, Sports 22%, Management 15.3%, Simulation 9.9%, 2D 1.7%
- #5 Football Manager 26
93% 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) 45.5% ★, Sports 28.1%, Simulation 10.3%, Management 10%, Strategy 3.3%
- #6 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) 43.8% ★, Sports 21.1%, Economy 14%, Management 13.9%, Simulation 5.1%
- #7 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
92% 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) 39.3% ★, Sports 29.4%, Simulation 12.1%, Management 10%, Economy 8.9%
- #8 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) 42.1% ★, Sports 33%, Simulation 13.6%, Management 10.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #9 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) 40.1% ★, Sports 29.6%, Management 10.4%, Simulation 9.1%, Economy 7.4%
- #10 Simple Football League Manager
89% 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) 47.5% ★, Sports 19.7%, Management 14.5%, Moddable 7.9% ★, Simulation 7.7%
- #11 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) 40.3% ★, Sports 31.9%, Simulation 12.7%, Management 10.2%, Strategy 3.4%
- #12 Matchday Manager
88% 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) 41.5% ★, Sports 21.9%, Simulation 13%, Management 10.6%, Moddable 9.9% ★
- #13 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
87% 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) 45.6% ★, Sports 26.7%, Management 10.1%, Simulation 8.6%, Economy 6.4%
- #14 New Star™ Manager
86% 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) 45.4% ★, Sports 31%, Simulation 13%, Management 10.6%
- #15 LeManager
86% 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) 59.4% ★, Management 14.2%, Sports 12.9%, Simulation 11.3%, 2D 1.7%
- #16 Eleven Legends
85% 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) 47.1% ★, Sports 24.6%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 2.7%
- #17 Total Futsal Manager
84% 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) 45.3% ★, Sports 25.4%, Management 11%, Simulation 9%, Economy 7.3%
- #18 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) 50.8% ★, Sports 26.9%, Management 8.6%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 3.2%
- #19 Underdog Futsal
82% 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) 48.9% ★, Sports 25.7%, Management 14.4%, Simulation 7.6%, Strategy 2.8%
- #20 Retro Football Boss
83% 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% ★, Sports 23.1%, Simulation 12.5%, Management 8.3%, Strategy 3%
- #21 Mini Soccer Manager
81% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Pedro Verpha
Windows
Take charge of the league’s weakest club and lead it to glory. Build your squad, develop players, set formations, adjust tactics, and fight your way from last place to champions.
Why similar: Sports 33.4%, Football (Soccer) 30.6% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Economy 13%, Management 7.8%
- #22 Flipping Football Clubs
82% 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) 43.2% ★, Sports 25.3%, Management 10.1%, Economy 9.1%, Simulation 8.4%
- #23 BFM 26
81% 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) 34.2% ★, Sports 32.2%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 10.9%, Moddable 6.7% ★
- #24 99Managers Futsal Edition
80% 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) 50.2% ★, Sports 24.8%, Management 13.4%, Simulation 6.6%, Strategy 2.8%
- #25 Football Owner 2025
79% 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) 35.9% ★, Sports 30.7%, Management 10.9%, Economy 9.2%, Simulation 8.9%
- #26 PIX Football Manager
78% 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) 42.9% ★, Sports 24.4%, Management 9.6%, Simulation 9.2%, Economy 9.2%
- #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 39.9%, Football (Soccer) 36% ★, Simulation 14%, Management 10%
- #28 Slammer Soccer: Football Management
77% 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) 42% ★, Sports 27.5%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 12.4%, Relaxing 2.9%
- #29 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) 40.9% ★, Sports 29.4%, Simulation 12%, Management 10.5%, Strategy 3.7%
- #30 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
76% 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 38.7%, Football (Soccer) 38.2% ★, Simulation 11.7%, Management 5.8%, Strategy 4.2%
- #31 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
76% 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) 40.8% ★, Sports 33.6%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 1.2%
- #32 Pocket League Story
75% matchVery Positive90% of 188 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 52.4% ★, Sports 22.3%, Simulation 8%, Economy 6.1%, Management 5.5%
- #33 HALFTIME Manager
74% 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) 44.8% ★, Sports 23.3%, Management 11.2%, Economy 11.2%, Simulation 9.1%
- #34 Pro Soccer Manager 27
75% 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) 40.6% ★, Sports 33%, Simulation 13.8%, Management 8.1%, Strategy 4.1%
- #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) 55.3% ★, Sports 25.2%, Management 8.7%, Simulation 6.2%, Strategy 2.3%
- #36 Football Agent
71% 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) 49.3% ★, Sports 20.6%, Economy 10.7%, Management 9.5%, Simulation 7.3%
- #37 Marvelous Soccer Management
73% 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 32.9%, Football (Soccer) 29.2% ★, Simulation 15.1%, Economy 10.8%, Management 7.3%
- #38 Empire Eleven 2026
71% 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) 40.3% ★, Sports 31.4%, Simulation 12.6%, Management 10.3%, Strategy 3.9%
- #39 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
73% 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) 55.3% ★, Sports 23.2%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 5.5%, Strategy 2.9%
- #40 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019
72% 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 21.5%, Economy 14.8%, Management 12.7%, Simulation 5.9%
- #41 FC Tycoon 2027
70% 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) 39.7% ★, Sports 30%, Management 13%, Simulation 12.9%, Strategy 3.1%
- #42 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
72% 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) 43.9% ★, Sports 32.9%, Simulation 10.7%, Management 8.7%, Strategy 3.8%
- #43 New Star™ Soccer 5
71% 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: Football (Soccer) 47.6% ★, Sports 38.7%, Simulation 13.7%
- #44 Calcio 98
70% 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) 49.3% ★, Sports 26.2%, Management 12%, Simulation 6.8%, Strategy 3.3%
- #45 Retro Football
70% 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) 48.2% ★, Sports 20.8%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Economy 8.1%
- #46 Football Life
68% 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) 49.7% ★, Sports 16.8%, Management 13.3%, Simulation 9.1%, Moddable 6.6% ★
- #47 Club Chairman
67% match2 user reviews0% of 2 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 33.6%, Football (Soccer) 29.7% ★, Simulation 13.7%, Economy 10.8%, Management 7.6%
- #48 Penalty Shooters 2
67% 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) 62.9% ★, Sports 34.1%, 2D 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #49 Football Club Management 2023
67% 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) 54.2% ★, Sports 24.3%, Management 12.5%, Simulation 7.3%, Strategy 1.3%
- #50 Lords of Football
69% matchMixed52% of 353 reviews2013
Dev: Geniaware SrlPub: Fish Eagle
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.6 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 44.3%, Football (Soccer) 34.4% ★, Simulation 13.4%, Management 4.2%, Strategy 3.8%
- #51 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024
66% 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) 35.7% ★, Sports 16%, Moddable 12.8% ★, Economy 10.5%, Management 8.9%