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
Cut-Out Player Faces Megapack

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 👍
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
kamfai
18 years ago
7 months ago
9
i got problems with 8.0, maybe the config.xml not for fm2015???
my photo for those players all blur

any one can help?
Addison Leung
13 years ago
16 hours ago
7
Premium
i got problems with 8.0, maybe the config.xml not for fm2015???
my photo for those players all blur

any one can help?


i try to remove the mini icons pack, everything back to normal
kamfai
18 years ago
7 months ago
9
i try to remove the mini icons pack, everything back to normal


YES! its working!
now i hope this problem wil fixed, if can i wan to keep the mini icons too!

THANKS!
Mário Pinheiro
12 years ago
1 week ago
6
Where do I put the icons megapack? I downloaded it and unzipped it. Then, I extracted the iconfaces folder to the graphics folder but it doesn't work. In fact, they seem to appear a bit fuzzy in some players large faces spots... Can you help me? Cheers!
luka1612
15 years ago
9 years ago
25
Dear Mario,

Same problem I had, just go up a bit, and read last couple of correspondence between me and Mons, and you will find the answer. The problem is in config file.

BR,
luka1612
15 years ago
9 years ago
25
Dear Mario,

Same problem I had, just go up a bit, and read last couple of correspondence between me and Mons, and you will find the answer. The problem is in config file.

BR,
jimjam26
14 years ago
2 years ago
14
Hi don't know if I'm posting in right place as don't normally post......just wondering if and when, all facepack images will be updated as missing almost all u18 at Arsenal and I've found several young Prospects that have no image, namely Andre dozzell of Ipswich who I've just signed for Arsenal on my save
mons
20 years ago
59 minutes ago
101,346
FAO ANYBODY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ICONS PACK: READ THIS POST

i got problems with 8.0, maybe the config.xml not for fm2015???
my photo for those players all blur

any one can help?

As per the above.

Where do I put the icons megapack? I downloaded it and unzipped it. Then, I extracted the iconfaces folder to the graphics folder but it doesn't work. In fact, they seem to appear a bit fuzzy in some players large faces spots... Can you help me? Cheers!

You too



Hi don't know if I'm posting in right place as don't normally post......just wondering if and when, all facepack images will be updated as missing almost all u18 at Arsenal and I've found several young Prospects that have no image, namely Andre dozzell of Ipswich who I've just signed for Arsenal on my save

You are aware that FM16 hasn't even been officially released yet? And that this pack was released on the day that the beta was made public? Give us some time

If there's any images which you think need adding, then please use the new request button in the missing images thread to provide sources and make sure that they are cut as soon as possible and included in any upcoming update pack
thagaffer
11 years ago
2 days ago
22


hey mons I cant download the torrent, how come?
james muir
12 years ago
8 months ago
4
Hi

Can you please help me (Someone).

i am trying to download the 7.32MB Mega Pack on Mac Book Pro for FM2016.

It keeps stopping after a few minutes at the beginning of the download and wont fully download. It ask me to search for an application to open the file. Im confused because how can it be opened if it isn't fully downloaded.

Can you please help me

Thanks
mons
20 years ago
59 minutes ago
101,346
Hi

Can you please help me (Someone).

i am trying to download the 7.32MB Mega Pack on Mac Book Pro for FM2016.

It keeps stopping after a few minutes at the beginning of the download and wont fully download. It ask me to search for an application to open the file. Im confused because how can it be opened if it isn't fully downloaded.

Can you please help me

Thanks

Read this thread for further details. Hope this helps
kamfai
18 years ago
7 months ago
9
why i can't see the icons in my fm2015?
i put the folder "Megapack 8.0" and "Icons 8.0" in C:\Users\Alfred\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2015\graphics\faces

i can only see the megapack but not the icons.

pls help
ale87hg
14 years ago
6 months ago
7
Hi guys!
I have a problem in Fm2015 with both 7.0 and 8.0 pack.
I can see the players images if I go on their profile in their club, but if I - after "Reload skin when confirming changes in Preference" - first go in national team (in some national team, like France), then the image is not show (and "disappear" also if I chek the player's profile in the club). This issue occurred after the unistall/reinstall of Steam and Fm2015.
mons
20 years ago
59 minutes ago
101,346
This is a licensing issue with the French and Dutch national teams, which for some reason will not display the player image when accessed through the national team pages. You need to download the real names fix file, and apply it according to the instructions provided
mons
20 years ago
59 minutes ago
101,346
This is a licensing issue with the French and Dutch national teams, which for some reason will not display the player image when accessed through the national team pages. You need to download the real names fix file, and apply it according to the instructions provided
Dolfin152
15 years ago
4 years ago
81
I have been downloading this mega pack and it's updates for years now. I have just been to get the update from late October and am told that: "According to our files you have never downloaded this megapack before. Please download the latest version of the complete pack to start with"
Well, I have news for you, your records suck. There is no way I am downloading the whole pack just to get the update I need. There has never been a problem before so, why now?
mons
20 years ago
59 minutes ago
101,346
I have been downloading this mega pack and it's updates for years now. I have just been to get the update from late October and am told that: "According to our files you have never downloaded this megapack before. Please download the latest version of the complete pack to start with"
Well, I have news for you, your records suck. There is no way I am downloading the whole pack just to get the update I need. There has never been a problem before so, why now?

Can you not just download the latest update pack? Or does it not let you do so?
Huzaifa Pandor
13 years ago
7 years ago
17
My icon faces aren't showing up. Any fix for this?

Never mind. I've found the fix. Thanks mons!
kamfai
18 years ago
7 months ago
9
My icon faces aren't showing up. Any fix for this?

Never mind. I've found the fix. Thanks mons!


me too!
pls teach me!
I really appreciate any help you can provide.
yasarumit
15 years ago
2 days ago
36
YES! its working!
now i hope this problem wil fixed, if can i wan to keep the mini icons too!

THANKS!

I had the same problem and I deleted the icons pack but now there is no image at all at the game? Can someone make a suggestion for that?
mons
20 years ago
59 minutes ago
101,346
me too!
pls teach me!
I really appreciate any help you can provide.

Does this help?
rsb93
12 years ago
8 years ago
4
I can't seem to get the megapack 8.0 cut out players faces to appear on football manager 2016 by using the mac operating system. All the club logos and competitions logos appear but not the cut out players faces they don't appear on the game?
mons
20 years ago
59 minutes ago
101,346
I can't seem to get the megapack 8.0 cut out players faces to appear on football manager 2016 by using the mac operating system. All the club logos and competitions logos appear but not the cut out players faces they don't appear on the game?

Hmmm, that's strange. As far as I know, there aren't any difference in how the game reads the images between Macs and PCs.

How many images do you have in your faces megapack folder?
rsb93
12 years ago
8 years ago
4
Hmmm, that's strange. As far as I know, there aren't any difference in how the game reads the images between Macs and PCs.

How many images do you have in your faces megapack folder?


65,425 Images in the faces megapack folder.
mons
20 years ago
59 minutes ago
101,346
You seem to have only partially download the full megapack as there should be around 163,000 images in your megapack folder. I suggest you re-download it...
BenRHJ
11 years ago
3 months ago
36
I have the file and it is working fine, but is there a way I can use Football Manager's original photos for the Cardiff City team (they've used photos from the Cardiff City website) whilst still using the cut out megapack file for every other photo in the game. I tried just deleting the specific photos from the megapack file, expecting the original FM ones to appear, but instead, there was no image at all.

Hope that makes sense.
mons
20 years ago
59 minutes ago
101,346
I have the file and it is working fine, but is there a way I can use Football Manager's original photos for the Cardiff City team (they've used photos from the Cardiff City website) whilst still using the cut out megapack file for every other photo in the game. I tried just deleting the specific photos from the megapack file, expecting the original FM ones to appear, but instead, there was no image at all.

Hope that makes sense.

It does.

You're almost there. Download fmxml and generate a new config for your megapack folder. Currently the config is pointing to an image which isn't there, but if you regenerate the config, the respective entries will be deleted.

You will have to do this step with every megapack update pack. I'll have a look at the SI Cardiff images as well to see if they can be improvements to the megapack, as well.
BenRHJ
11 years ago
3 months ago
36
It does.

You're almost there. Download fmxml and generate a new config for your megapack folder. Currently the config is pointing to an image which isn't there, but if you regenerate the config, the respective entries will be deleted.

You will have to do this step with every megapack update pack. I'll have a look at the SI Cardiff images as well to see if they can be improvements to the megapack, as well.


Just to confirm, I delete the Cardiff images on the megapack and then generate a new config?
mons
20 years ago
59 minutes ago
101,346
Just to confirm, I delete the Cardiff images on the megapack and then generate a new config?

Yes
BenRHJ
11 years ago
3 months ago
36

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