Cut-Out Player Faces Megapack
Our Cut-Out Faces Megapack is the biggest collection of Football Manager Player Faces available. All players are available in the default cut-out style. When you download our Cut-Out Faces Megapack, you'll receive just under 550,000 player faces to spice up your copy of Football Manager.
- 548,701
- 2026.06 - Released on 10 May 2026
Installation Instructions
1. How do I install the cut-out megapack if I’m using Steam on Windows?
Watch this YouTube tutorial video, which should you guide you on the steps you need to follow to install it. You need to use Winrar (or a similar program) to extract the downloaded file.
Contrary to previous versions of the game, there is no need to change any settings in the preferences in FM26.
2. How do I install the cut-out megapack if I’m using a Mac OS?
*awaiting feedback from Mac users on this
Frequently Asked Questions
If you've never downloaded the pack before, you should just download the larger "complete pack".
If you're not a premium member, it is recommended that you download the base megapack via torrent by going to our cut-out megapack download page. After which, you should then download all the update packs released to date and apply them chronologically.
If you're a premium member, just download the most recent complete pack.
If you already have a version of our Cut-Out Faces Megapack installed, then click "Download Latest Changes" and you'll be presented with a list of all the updates we've released since you've last downloaded a file. Simply download any you might have missed, applying the oldest first and continuing to apply update packs in the chronological order in which they were released.
If you're not a premium member, it is recommended that you download the base megapack via torrent by going to our cut-out megapack download page. After which, you should then download all the update packs released to date and apply them chronologically.
If you're a premium member, just download the most recent complete pack.
If you already have a version of our Cut-Out Faces Megapack installed, then click "Download Latest Changes" and you'll be presented with a list of all the updates we've released since you've last downloaded a file. Simply download any you might have missed, applying the oldest first and continuing to apply update packs in the chronological order in which they were released.
Watch this YouTube tutorial video, which should you guide you on the steps you need to follow to install it. You need to use Winrar (or a similar program) to extract the downloaded file.
Contrary to previous versions of the game, there is no need to change any settings in the preferences in FM26.
Contrary to previous versions of the game, there is no need to change any settings in the preferences in FM26.
*awaiting feedback from Mac users on this
You need to copy and overwrite the faces and the new config file from the update pack into the faces folder.
If done correctly, you should be asked if you want to overwrite files – accept. You should have one folder for faces and another folder for iconfaces, and no sub-folder whatsoever in them.
These steps are to be repeated for every update pack downloaded, and they are to be installed chronologically.
Watch this YouTube tutorial video, which should you guide you on the steps you need to follow to install it. It might be for FM24, but the steps are exactly the same.
If done correctly, you should be asked if you want to overwrite files – accept. You should have one folder for faces and another folder for iconfaces, and no sub-folder whatsoever in them.
These steps are to be repeated for every update pack downloaded, and they are to be installed chronologically.
Watch this YouTube tutorial video, which should you guide you on the steps you need to follow to install it. It might be for FM24, but the steps are exactly the same.
It's a known issue with FM26 - read this. We're assuming this issue will get resolved in upcoming official patches/updates.
The new players were added before FM26 was released and didn't have the right UID yet. We've started the process of mapping them to the correct person's UID.
When you have a blank space instead of a cut-out, it means there is a config file pointing to a folder in which an image with that UID is not present. This generally happens when an update pack is installed in a separate folder and not part of the overall faces folder, or there is a rogue config file somewhere. It could also be that you have somehow not downloaded the full megapack but only part of it. Search within the graphics folder for the UID of this person, and you will probably find the secondary image. Delete that folder, and it should be fine.
Otherwise, follow the steps in this comment and post the results so that we can assist you.
Otherwise, follow the steps in this comment and post the results so that we can assist you.
In line with guidance on the official SI forums, At present, FM26 cannot handle multiple files with the same name. For example, if you have two files with the name "kit.png", it will not load both. and Player Faces: These work fine. You do not need the icon files anymore, and they can cause issues with the note above. Delete them.
As a result, the iconfaces are no longer available for download because they're not needed. You should also delete the iconfaces folder manually from your system too 👍
As a result, the iconfaces are no longer available for download because they're not needed. You should also delete the iconfaces folder manually from your system too 👍
You need to change your user data location. Simple steps on how to do so can be found here.
It is recommended that the user data location is not placed within the Steam installation folder as this may cause issues.
It is recommended that the user data location is not placed within the Steam installation folder as this may cause issues.
The torrent file includes the base megapack uploaded just before that year’s FM version is released. Any and all subsequent update packs are to be downloaded separately.
For those who have never used torrents, in the vast majority of cases, it's just a question of downloading the client program (a small file, less than 1MB) and then downloading the megapack torrent file (a tiny file, around 20k) and then letting the program do the job.
Torrent files need a torrent client to be downloaded. I personally use µTorrent but other common clients are BitTorrent, Vuze and Deluge. For those using torrents for the first time, here is a general walk-through on how to download torrents and a specific guide for µTorrent.
Be aware that it will take a substantial amount of time to download the file due to its sheer size and that other people depend on you hosting the file to get it so please leave your torrent client on after you have fully downloaded it. The etiquette is generally accepted to be to upload as much as you download, although this might not always be possible. The older the torrent file, the less likely it is that there will still be users seeding it.
Torrent files need a torrent client to be downloaded. I personally use µTorrent but other common clients are BitTorrent, Vuze and Deluge. For those using torrents for the first time, here is a general walk-through on how to download torrents and a specific guide for µTorrent.
Be aware that it will take a substantial amount of time to download the file due to its sheer size and that other people depend on you hosting the file to get it so please leave your torrent client on after you have fully downloaded it. The etiquette is generally accepted to be to upload as much as you download, although this might not always be possible. The older the torrent file, the less likely it is that there will still be users seeding it.
Please report this so that they can be reuploaded. Since the files are hosted outside our pages, there isn't much we can do about this unfortunately. You could try downloading the pack via torrent and get it this way.
Extracting the file will take a while, but it shouldn't take the hours and hours that the program extracting will sometimes say it will. To speed it up, it is recommended that you have as few programs running as possible so that the system can dedicate as many resources to the extraction as it possibly can.
Secondly, for files as large as this, the calculation of the extraction time will be wildly incorrect at the start. After a while, it'll show a more realistic timeframe, which shouldn't be more than an hour or two if you have a good setup and few programs running at the same time.
Secondly, for files as large as this, the calculation of the extraction time will be wildly incorrect at the start. After a while, it'll show a more realistic timeframe, which shouldn't be more than an hour or two if you have a good setup and few programs running at the same time.
You might have a poor internet connection or your browser might have some extensions which interrupt this download. Having loads of downloads ongoing and/or streaming may also de-prioritise this download.
Try using Google Chrome in incognito mode (or the equivalent mode for other browsers) and you should be able to resume the download from the point it was interrupted, if that happens.
Try using Google Chrome in incognito mode (or the equivalent mode for other browsers) and you should be able to resume the download from the point it was interrupted, if that happens.
The most recent update pack will include the most recent config file, so you can choose to download it and use it from there.
Alternatively, you can download fmXML and generate a config yourself. There's a video on YouTube on how to use it but it's really easy and the instructions are quite straight-forward.
Alternatively, you can download fmXML and generate a config yourself. There's a video on YouTube on how to use it but it's really easy and the instructions are quite straight-forward.
Down the years, after an update pack was released, it was noted that some images included therein where of the wrong person, with a wrong extension or duplicated. Due to the way the download system is structured, these cannot be removed from the download, so there may well be a couple of hundred images’ worth of difference, depending on the version you download.
Our megapack covers 25,000 teams and it's impossible to cater for these kind of requests since players and staff get transferred or sacked or retire etc and recreating and reuploading 25,000 different smaller packs would be an impossible task. That's why we have all the images in a megapack so that everything is captured therein.
These persons do not appear in the default database for licensing reasons. This means that they only appear in your save-game because they were added via a custom file, generally the real name fix file. However, this means that their UID (which is what is used to map a person's image to the right individual) is different, and so the game cannot assign the image to them from your existing facepack.
To get them to show, you should individually download any previously available cut-out faces from here (or use the UID to find them in your existing facepack if you don't use the cut-out megapack), put them in a separate folder to your existing facepack and create a config file just for them using the method outlined in here (which works for all facepack styles, not just the cut-out megapack).
To get them to show, you should individually download any previously available cut-out faces from here (or use the UID to find them in your existing facepack if you don't use the cut-out megapack), put them in a separate folder to your existing facepack and create a config file just for them using the method outlined in here (which works for all facepack styles, not just the cut-out megapack).
It's a licensing issue. Download this file (or the equivalent for your version of FM) to resolve it.
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Lennart Kettenis
The pictures are pretty small by default and i know its possible to make them larger.
I tried downloading a panel but it was pretty old and it didn't work.
For DF11 facepack it was easy to find to right panel... but i like the cut out photos better.
Who can help me?
mons
I'll have another look at them, but a quick look seems to indicate that most of them are not really improvements, I'm afraid. In many cases, the existing MP image was HQ and, although the cuts themselves within that pack are perfectly good, the sources from which they were taken are not the best. I'll have another look at them, nevertheless...
Something like this perhaps?
Lennart Kettenis
looks great.. but i can not get it installed.. i follow the steps for a game without skins but it just is not working :-/
gazcarter1
thanks
Jogo Bonito
To mons, and the cutters/collectors, thanks again for the work and effort put in to the latest update
mons
Send me a private message and I'll see how I can help
mons
Rest assured it's not a scam. I've just tried downloading it and everything seems to work as it should. Can you try again now? If the same error message come up, please post it so I can see what it is and assist you accordingly...
Angel Eyes
Thanks
mons
Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder? What version of the megapack are you running?
Womaz
Transferred all the files over to new lap top and the logos and kits worked, faces did not.
So I downloaded the new faces pack.................still does not work. The logos and kits do ....anyone offer any guidance?
mons
I suspect it's probably something minor you're doing wrong your end. Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder contents pls? Do you have a config file in there? I imagine you've already set up your preferences as per the OP...
Womaz
I am not that good with PCs and I have a feeling that I did not extract the file correctly...I have attached the screen shots.
Regards
mons
I'm afraid you've made a right royal mess of everything there, no wonder it doesn't work. Quite easily rectifiable, however, so never worry
First of all, and totally unrelated to the megapack, the editor data, games, skins and sounds folders should NOT be within the graphics folder. I've no idea how and why you placed them there, but the correct place for them is in the folder before, i.e. Documents > Sports Interactive > Football Manager 2015. Having them here may cause issues with your FM not picking up your save game, skins and any editor data files. By way of reference, here's what my folder structure looks like (some of the folders may not exist in your folder structure - don't worry about that
Secondly, you need to extract the megapack file you've downloaded. Delete the items in the red squares in the below screenshot - you don't need them they'll just slow your game down as well as taking up HD space uselessly:
I don't know what's contained within the faces folder, but I suspect it also needs to be deleted since it may possibly conflict with the megapack - can you upload a screenshot of that folder? Next, you need to download a program to extract the compressed file. I recommend WinRar. Once you download and install this program, double-clicking on the remaining sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_7.05 file should see it open with WinRar. Click the extract button in the menu bar near the top of the program, take note of the folder it will be extracted to (I believe it'll be your Downloads or Documents folder by default, but it may be slightly different) and press ok. Since the file is rather large, this may take a very long time. Be patient; it's worth it.
Once this process is over, move the resulting large folder to Documents > Sports Interactive > Football Manager 2015 > graphics. Again, in view of the folder's large size, this may take a while. This is the final step, so be patient. This should result in a folder containing circa 158,000 images plus a config.xml.
To make sure you are up-to-date with these cut-out faces in the future, update packs are released every 5 weeks or so which add new images as well as improvements to the existing images. These are generally around 150mb in size and should be transferred directly into the megapack folder and not into a sub-folder
Hope this helps, but do feel free to post again if you want further assistance
Womaz
the faces folder contains thousands of player faces......should I delete this?
Womaz
Is this correct/
Womaz
mons
I would think best to do so, yes - but would prefer to have a screenshot to be sure.
Right-click on the file and choose properties.
Once you do, you should have a menu which look similar to this:
However, within the red square, yours will have Adobe PDF instead of WinRar Archiver. To change this, click the change button and click on WinRar. Press OK twice and try to open the file again. Should work this time.
If it still doesn't work, drop me a PM and I can get into a bit more depth
Womaz
I deleted the faces folder.
I have also deleted the other folder you told me to extract, and I am now in the process of downloading it again from your site.
I am downlosading this to my desktop and I will then try and follow your guidelines again.
In my other folders within the graphics folders for eg the Belgian der klasse folder - when i double click on them it takes me to other folders and all of the kits are then displayed. I would assume thats where I need to be with this file.
I will follow the guidelines above again although it is taking over an hour each time
premiumplayer
premiumplayer
peterpansnr
Since the 15.3 update, the game crashes. If I remove the Facepack it's fine. If I put it back it crashes. So the Facepack is now making the game crash. Anyway I can have the Facepack AND play the game?
mons
That's very strange and the first time I think I heard anything of the sort. Can I have a look at your megapack folder please? Have you added any other graphics?
peterpansnr
I'm on a Mac if that helps. No other graphics in that folder. I downloaded the whole folder again with updates and it still crashes. Before this, I ended up selecting specific faces from the older facepack so the amount was limited. It worked ok then, so it must be the amount of face s that is causing the game to crash. But this only started after the Jan window update.
How can I show you my megapack folder?
coombsey2557
mons
Due to licensing issues, neither the Dutch nor the French national team faces appear in the game.
Download this file to fix the issue
St.loony
Anyway; the problem is simply it's not working. This is for Football Manager 2015 and I have version 7 with all 5 updates. I'm 100% right I'm doing this correctly (I've done it enough times!) so if you could give me a hand it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
mons
Do you have any other facepacks installed? It's not a problem per se, but you may have a config conflict somewhere causing the problem.
Do you have a config.xml file included within the megapack folder? If not, the images can't be mapped to the right person in-game?
How many images in total do you have in your megapack folder? You should have over 158,000 with all the update packs.
And finally a screenshot of your megapack folder could maybe help me locate anything amiss. Hope this helps
St.loony
No other facepacks; only a logo pack which I can't imagine would conflict.
Config.xml is present.
I have 18,026 files ( Oh, maybe there's an issue).
Attachment not working so here are the screenshots .
I'll have another go at installing it making sure it's all there and get back to you.
mons
Should be fine once you download everything...
St.loony
I'm downloading the torrent for the mega pack 7.0, then obviously the updates from 7.0, 7.1 etc then unzipping them in that order. That is the correct way, right?
EDIT:
Right, I don't know where I was going wrong but I got it to work. Thank you for helping me find the problme
Keep up the good work, man