Football Manager Games in Order

Sports Interactive has released 21 Football Manager games in order from Football Manager 2005 (Nov 2004) to Football Manager 26 (Nov 4, 2025), and FM27 is the 22nd, out Nov 10, 2026. Football Manager 25 was canceled in Feb 2025, so no game came out that season.

The Football Manager series runs from Football Manager 2005, released across Europe on Nov 5, 2004, to Football Manager 27, out Nov 10, 2026: one game a year for 20 years, then a gap when Football Manager 25 was canceled on Feb 7, 2025, then Football Manager 26 in Nov 2025. Every game is made by Sports Interactive and published by SEGA. Before 2004 the same studio made Championship Manager, whose name stayed with Eidos when the two parted.

Quick facts

First game	Football Manager 2005, Nov 5, 2004 (Europe)
Latest released	Football Manager 26, Nov 4, 2025
Next	Football Manager 27, Nov 10, 2026
Games released	21, with FM27 the 22nd (as of Nov 1, 2026; SEGA counted Football Manager 2024 as the 20th)
Canceled	Football Manager 25 (Feb 7, 2025)
Developer	Sports Interactive, London
Publisher	SEGA
Highest Metascore	89, Football Manager 2005 (as Worldwide Soccer Manager 2005)
Lowest Metascore	68, Football Manager 26

Sources: VideoGamer, Sep 23, 2004; Football Manager, Nov 4, 2025; Football Manager, Sep 29, 2026; Metacritic and Metacritic, Nov 1, 2026.

Every Football Manager game in order

Game	Released	Platforms	What it added	Metascore
Football Manager 2005	Nov 5, 2004 (Europe)	PC	The first game under the new name, built on Championship Manager 4's format	89
Football Manager 2006	2005 (PC); Xbox 360 and PSP in 2006	PC, Xbox 360, PSP (Football Manager Handheld)	Comments on other clubs; Xbox Live multiplayer on Xbox 360	Not listed
Football Manager 2007	2006	PC, Xbox 360, PSP	Pre-match team talks, feeder clubs	87
Football Manager 2008	Oct 23, 2007 (US)	PC, Xbox 360, PSP	Fuller international management; French top two leagues licensed	86
Football Manager 2009	Nov 18, 2008 (US)	PC, PSP	The first 3D match engine	83
Football Manager 2010	Nov 3, 2009	PC, PSP, iOS	Tabbed menus, player roles, touchline instructions without pausing	87
Football Manager 2011	Nov 4, 2010	PC, PSP, iOS	Live contract talks, agents with personalities	85
Football Manager 2012	Oct 20, 2011	PC	A full tutorial and a resizable interface	84
Football Manager 2013	Nov 1, 2012	PC	FM Classic, a quicker mode, and preset challenges	86
Football Manager 2014	Oct 30, 2013	PC	Steam Workshop support, loan-back transfers	85
Football Manager 2015	Nov 7, 2014	PC	A managerial style chosen at the start	80
Football Manager 2016	Nov 13, 2015	PC, iOS	Fantasy Draft and Create-a-Club	81
Football Manager 2017	Nov 3, 2016	Windows, Mac, Linux	A social media feed	80
Football Manager 2018	Nov 9, 2017	PC	Dynamics (squad morale and hierarchy)	82
Football Manager 2019	Nov 2, 2018	PC	A new tactics module and training overhaul; the Bundesliga licensed	86
Football Manager 2020	Nov 19, 2019	PC, iOS	The "Development Centre" and Club Vision	84
Football Manager 2021	Nov 24, 2020	PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, iOS	Gestures, recruitment meetings, expected goals (SIxG)	85
Football Manager 2022	Nov 9, 2021	PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, iOS, Nintendo Switch	The Data Hub and a new Deadline Day	85
Football Manager 2023	Nov 8, 2022	Adds PlayStation 5	UEFA club competitions licensed; Supporter Confidence	80
Football Manager 2024	Nov 6, 2023	PC/Mac, Xbox, PS5, Touch (Apple Arcade, Switch), Mobile (Netflix)	Inverted Full-Back role, Set Piece Creator, the J. League	84
Football Manager 25	Canceled Feb 7, 2025	Was planned for PC, Mac, Xbox, PS5, Switch	Never released	None
Football Manager 26	Nov 4, 2025	PC/Mac, Console (Xbox, PS5), Mobile (Netflix), Touch (Apple Arcade; Switch Dec 4)	Unity engine, the Premier League license, women's football	68
Football Manager 27	Nov 10, 2026	PC/Mac, Console (Xbox Series X and S, PS5), Mobile (Netflix), Touch (Apple Arcade)	Tactical Effectiveness, Shuffle Draft, the Arkema Première Ligue	Not yet (as of Nov 1, 2026)

Dates are the European PC date where one is published, else Metacritic's date; "(US)" marks a North American date. Metascores are Metacritic's PC scores; Metacritic lists the 2005 to 2009 games under their North American name, Worldwide Soccer Manager. Sources: the Metacritic page of each game, Nov 1, 2026 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 26); features from PCGamesN, Feb 12, 2017, GameWatcher, PC Gamer, bit-tech and the Steam pages of 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 26; platforms of 2006 from Worthplaying, of 2024 from SEGA, of 25 from SEGA, of 26 from Football Manager.

Why the names changed from years to numbers

Each game was named for the season after its release (Football Manager 2024 came out in Nov 2023) until the planned Football Manager 25, announced on Sep 30, 2024, dropped the "20". The numbered style stayed: Football Manager 26 and then FM27, which SI calls "Football Manager 27", never "Football Manager 2027". Older games keep their own names on store pages, so "Football Manager 2024" and "Football Manager 26" are both correct.

The gap: Football Manager 25

0:00 Football Manager 25 was meant to be the first game on the Unity engine and to bring women's football and the Premier League. It was delayed to March 2025 on Oct 10, 2024, then canceled on Feb 7, 2025 with every pre-order refunded. PC Gamer noted the games had come out every year "like clockwork since 2004", so the 2024/25 season was the first without a new one. Football Manager 2024 stayed on sale until Football Manager 26 replaced it. The full story is on Football Manager 25.

The engine changes

0:00 Three changes split the series into eras. Football Manager 2009 brought the first 3D match engine, after Championship Manager 4 (2003) had brought the first 2D one. Football Manager 2024 was the last game on SI's old engine. Football Manager 26 was "the first of our games made with Unity", and FM27 is the second. That is why saves from FM26 and FM24 matter: FM27 offers to carry over progress from the previous two titles, covered on Save Carry Over.

The best-reviewed and the worst-reviewed

0:59 On Metacritic's PC scores, read on Nov 1, 2026, the best-reviewed game is still the first: Worldwide Soccer Manager 2005 (Football Manager 2005) at 89 from 18 reviews. The annual games stayed between 80 and 87 from 2007 to 2024. Football Manager 26 sits at 68 from 44 reviews, the lowest of any PC game in the series, which is why SI let anyone play FM27 for free before release (Free Trial and Launch Preview). FM27 has no score yet; see Previews and Reception.

Consoles, phones and tablets

Football Manager left PC only early: Football Manager 2006 reached Xbox 360 and the PSP as the first games of the SEGA era. iOS versions appear on Metacritic from Football Manager 2010, Switch from 2022 and PlayStation 5 from 2023. Since Football Manager 2024 each year comes in four forms: the full PC/Mac game, a Console edition, Touch on Apple Arcade and Mobile on Netflix. FM27 keeps all four but has no Switch version; the platforms are on Platforms.

Frequently asked questions

What is the first Football Manager game? Football Manager 2005, released across Europe on Nov 5, 2004. Before it, the same studio made Championship Manager, and FM27 is the 22nd game counting from 2005.

Was there a Football Manager 25? No. It was announced on Sep 30, 2024, delayed, and canceled on Feb 7, 2025, so the series went from Football Manager 2024 straight to Football Manager 26, and then to FM27.

What is the latest Football Manager? As of Nov 1, 2026 the latest released game is Football Manager 26 (Nov 4, 2025). FM27 comes out on Nov 10, 2026 and has been playable as a Launch Preview since Oct 29, 2026.

Which Football Manager has the best reviews? On Metacritic's PC scores, Football Manager 2005 leads with 89, and Football Manager 26 is the lowest with 68, as of Nov 1, 2026. FM27 has not been scored yet.

Is it called Football Manager 2027? No. Sports Interactive names the new game Football Manager 27, or FM27. Games up to Football Manager 2024 used the full year.

Which Football Manager games use Unity? Football Manager 26 was the first, and FM27 is the second. Football Manager 2024 was the last on Sports Interactive's old engine.