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.

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  • 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).
mons
20 years ago
2 hours ago
101,346
hi, i have recently encountered a problem with this face pack, i have downloaded it a few times just fine, but this time it is taking sooo long, it is giving me an estimated wait time of 20 hours for the download and is barely downloading even if i wait, for some reason it appears to just be the face packs, i have no problem with anything else. Please help cant play FM without the face pack any more

It might be a problem with your internet provider. It's only taking an hour or so at my end

I suggest you either reboot your modem, or try downloading the file via torrent...
starby
15 years ago
3 weeks ago
5
Premium
Thanks for your quick reply. I actually decided to download the whole pack again (not using a torrent) and got an error message saying cannot open .rar file as archive. Does this mean a botched installation?

Hi there, sorry to hear you're having trouble. As you're a previous user, I'm going to assume that you've not made a mess of the installation.

It's very easy to see if you are missing the config file. Open your megapack folder and sort the files alphabetically. Go to the bottom of the list, and there should be a file named config.xml. If there isn't, wait a few days until I release 8.02 and you can add the new images and use that config file. The torrent is safe, I created it myself and haven't had a problem in the past years with it - but if it's just the config you're missing, then it's not worth re-downloading the whole thing all over again.
mons
20 years ago
2 hours ago
101,346
Thanks for your quick reply. I actually decided to download the whole pack again (not using a torrent) and got an error message saying cannot open .rar file as archive. Does this mean a botched installation?

It probably just means you do not have winrar installed. Is that the case?
starby
15 years ago
3 weeks ago
5
Premium
I've been using 7-zip. Will that not do the job as well?

It probably just means you do not have winrar installed. Is that the case?
starby
15 years ago
3 weeks ago
5
Premium
Also can you recommend a safe torrent to try to download the full pack again? I've never used one before.. thanks

I've been using 7-zip. Will that not do the job as well?
starby
15 years ago
3 weeks ago
5
Premium
sorry for so many posts on the same topic; all fixed now. Redownloaded the entire pack and extracted using winrar and it worked. Thanks for your patience.

Also can you recommend a safe torrent to try to download the full pack again? I've never used one before.. thanks
Johannes45
13 years ago
1 month ago
148
Premium
Hi
I've done everything right, but I can't get the graphics into the game. Any solutions?
mons
20 years ago
2 hours ago
101,346
Hi
I've done everything right, but I can't get the graphics into the game. Any solutions?

That looks fine.

Can I have a screenshot of your megapack folder? You should have just under 164,000 images plus a config.xml file.
JohnnieJames
10 years ago
9 years ago
128
Some of them are better than the megapack and I was wondering if I could see them so my megapack does not overright them? Basically I want to add them into my megapack overrighting the other player
mons
20 years ago
2 hours ago
101,346
Some of them are better than the megapack and I was wondering if I could see them so my megapack does not overright them? Basically I want to add them into my megapack overrighting the other player

Yes. Read this thread and follow the steps outlined inside. Although they refer to FM13, the steps are broadly similar.
kolarov84
14 years ago
15 hours ago
91
Premium
i have this problem in the statistics competition page. Any solutions?
Carlos 'Zeiss' Garbutt
10 years ago
4 years ago
6
I try to download the megapack, but it wants to download it as a .rar file.... I'm not that savvy with stuff like this, but I'm desperate to download these packs, what do I need to do to change it into the type of file it needs to be, if that makes sense?
aird
19 years ago
1 day ago
87
Premium
I try to download the megapack, but it wants to download it as a .rar file.... I'm not that savvy with stuff like this, but I'm desperate to download these packs, what do I need to do to change it into the type of file it needs to be, if that makes sense?

It's meant to be a rar file.

You just need a programme to extract it:

http://www.rarlab.com/rar/wrar530.exe
Deleted Account #694507
Hi,

Ever since downloading the 8.02 update, whenever I want to add my own cutout to a player who has not got a picture, it corrupts the file and all the on the game cutouts disappear – leaving just the blank picture for all players. Does anyone know why this is happening?
mons
20 years ago
2 hours ago
101,346
Hi,

Ever since downloading the 8.02 update, whenever I want to add my own cutout to a player who has not got a picture, it corrupts the file and all the on the game cutouts disappear – leaving just the blank picture for all players. Does anyone know why this is happening?

How are you adding the new cutout to the megapack? In the same folder with the same config, or in a separate folder with a new config?
theduerdenator
11 years ago
3 years ago
1
when i download the files they are downloaded in a .rar format and there is no folder? and suggestions?
mons
20 years ago
2 hours ago
101,346
when i download the files they are downloaded in a .rar format and there is no folder? and suggestions?

Download winrar to extract the files.
Deleted Account #694507
How are you adding the new cutout to the megapack? In the same folder with the same config, or in a separate folder with a new config?


Same folder, same config
mons
20 years ago
2 hours ago
101,346

Hmm, can you upload a screenie of your MP folder please? Please make sure that the path, the total file count and the config file are also visible
Aled James
11 years ago
2 days ago
5,012
Premium
Hi, I recently got a new laptop so after I installed FM I copied the faces, kits and logos over from my old one to my new one. The logos and kits are working fine, but none of the players have their faces (except for the licensed ones). The pictures are in the graphics folder in the FM folder (along with the other graphics), so I'm not sure why they aren't working. Any ideas?
mons
20 years ago
2 hours ago
101,346
Hi, I recently got a new laptop so after I installed FM I copied the faces, kits and logos over from my old one to my new one. The logos and kits are working fine, but none of the players have their faces (except for the licensed ones). The pictures are in the graphics folder in the FM folder (along with the other graphics), so I'm not sure why they aren't working. Any ideas?

Have you changed the preferences as indicated in the OP? Do you a file named config.xml in the megapack folder?
bstrong
11 years ago
5 years ago
34
I do not know if this has been answered or not before, but is there a lock on players that are 16 where you cannot put their faces in? I have, for example, Reece Oxford's and Martin Odegaard's picture in with their id# correct, but it does not show up in the game. Any way to fix or is it just the way it is?
thanx
mons
20 years ago
2 hours ago
101,346
I do not know if this has been answered or not before, but is there a lock on players that are 16 where you cannot put their faces in? I have, for example, Reece Oxford's and Martin Odegaard's picture in with their id# correct, but it does not show up in the game. Any way to fix or is it just the way it is?
thanx

a) You need to have the respective entry entered into the config file
and
b) You need to make sure the preferences are as indicated in the opening post

Hope this help
united651
16 years ago
2 years ago
9
I cant seem to get the faces to work for certain players that are under 20s like the ac Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and real Madrids Martin Ødegaard, che nunnely from ajax

its like if there 16 I cant have a facepack for them any ideas there didn't work last year
bstrong
11 years ago
5 years ago
34
a) You need to have the respective entry entered into the config file
and
b) You need to make sure the preferences are as indicated in the opening post

Hope this help


yes I think it was the config file was not up to date. did not really think of it. thanks.
mons
20 years ago
2 hours ago
101,346
A similar question was answered here.

I'm closing this thread to keep the forum nice and tidy. If you have any further questions, feel free to post them in the above thread
sniperfox
14 years ago
2 weeks ago
28
Premium
Can anyone tell me how to make a config file for the icon faces (as in the small ones).

I'm using FMXML to make the normal picture configs, but I'm at a loss how to make the icon picture ones.
Cezar Edward
10 years ago
2 years ago
2
I would like, if possible somenone to help me find a cut out facepack for football manager 2008, i've searched everywhere and nothing Thank you all.
mons
20 years ago
2 hours ago
101,346
I would like, if possible somenone to help me find a cut out facepack for football manager 2008, i've searched everywhere and nothing Thank you all.

You can use the existing megapack. You will have a fair few extra images of players added since then, but they won't affect your save-game at all.
HRiddick
17 years ago
3 months ago
34,941
Hi all, apologies if this question has been answered before but how do I get the player cut outs to appear full size (180x180) in the game? Returned to Football Manager after a few years off and would like to see the megapack in all its glory in game. Thanks!

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