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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hihihi
I unzipped the updates and i copied pasted the files in the right folder, now
thank you !
messia1234
mons
I'll need more info. The exact message please, and what method are you using to download it?
Lopata19104
mons
FC Barcelona is the only Spanish team without default SI images, according to the resource archiver tool, so I'm not sure where you're getting the images from...
bautie
I'm trying to do downloaded the last patch via Dfiles after the timer it does nothing and i cannot download?
any clues
mons
Could be a dfiles issue? Can you leave it for a day or so and try again? Get back to us if the issue isn't solved by then...
bautie
hi guys,
I've tried again and still nothing,
either when i click regular it just doesn't recognise I've clicked it or the time runs down and nothing downloads. still cannot download.
TB91
The cut wasn't from this site, but I just want to see if I can get some answers.
mons
Looks like it's an issue with the site as I get it too.
Rob, the site owner and administrator is currently away on holiday, so I don't really know how to contact the site to check. In the meantime, feel free to use this link to download the pack
I don't have the slightest idea, I don't recall ever coming across something like that. Could be due to the file properties perhaps.
Tbh, I'm not sure why you'd use that image when there's a much better cut in our megapack...
bautie
thanks but do you have a link for the icons as well?
mons
Sure, download the attached file
deathbringer9001
Ethernet, not WiFi btw.
mons
How long have you been trying and at what point does it stop please?
deathbringer9001
No idea. Doesn't get further than a GB in, if even. It starts off downloading then it slows down eventually stopping. Current download managed .1 of a GB before it stopped and now not even showing an ETA. Do you have a torrent link to this instead?
mons
deathbringer9001
God bless.
Mike Coll
I've downloaded all the facepacks however it doesnt replace players default/licensed pics to that of what I have downloaded.
Also i dont know if this annoys anyone else but when players move after the january transfer update they just no picture.
Anyone got an answer to this or able to help? Would be much appreciated!
mons
I'm not sure what you mean by "when players move after the january transfer update they just no picture". The default SI image should still be displayed even though they are not at the club the image was taken at, if that's what you mean. If not, then you may not have installed your chosen facepack correctly.
Mike Coll
thanks very much and i will have a look at that post
What i mean is Charlie Austin is an example as prior to him moving in january, i downloaded a facepack, player picture showed as per normal but when he moved to southampton, he has the blacked out face?
mons
Which facepack are you using, out of curiosity? Whichever one it is, what you are saying should definitely not happen. Either you have installed the files incorrectly or you have installed conflicting facepacks.
Entries in the FM database are bound to a Unique ID number (UID) and each custom graphic download should have a file named config.xml assigning filenames to separate UIDs. The UID is fixed, so whichever club a person is at should not affect the game's capacity to "read" the config.xml and assign the correct image to the correct person.
Mike Coll
Im using the latest one (8.0?) and then include all the updates up until the latest one.
I've checked what you said about it connecting to their unique ID number and after viewing that video you gave me the link to i think, without testing it, why it isnt working.
You mentioned about how it doesnt effect this which isnt the case but i think its to do with players who have licensed pictures that are already in the game where this happens, well how it happens for me anyway!
Im just pretty OCD and hate that some players dont have pictures and some do!
Thanks for your help with all of this!
mons
Having mentioned that you're using the cutout faces megapack, I suspect that it's an installation issue. You should have one folder and one folder only, with all 170k+ images in there plus a config file. It should be located anywhere within Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager / graphics. Anywhere else and you may have issues.
Can you confirm that the above are both correct in your case and that there are no sub-folders contained within the megapack folder? Perhaps upload a screenshot? Also, Charlie Austin apart, can you mention some more players who have this issue? I may be able to detect a common denominator and perhaps locate the issue.
As you can see in the view cutouts tab here, the last Charlie Austin cutout was added in 7.06, which is roughly a year ago. Him having moved clubs in January should therefore have nothing to do with whether his image appears or not in the game. I only mentioned the date to exclude the possibility that a new cutout of him was made available more recently, and that it may somehow be related to that. Can you check if there is a file named 29063111.png in your megapack folder?
Keep in mind that any custom graphics precede the default SI images. Basically, the game first loads the default images and then reads any other configs added within the folder above to see if there's anything which should replace these default images. When a blank image is being displayed in cases where either or both of the default SI images or custom graphics are available, then it is invariably an issue with the config file.
Btw, I'm moving this conversation to the technical support thread on the cutouts forum. You won't notice, but I'm a bit OCD like that too
mons
Mike Coll
I have my pictures in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2016\data\graphics\ which is where i've always saved them, is it wrong to have them in there?
The other one i have noticed is demarai gray, but apart from that i cant think off the top my head!
Thats interesting to know that SI images get overwritten as mine dont seem too so it does seem like it could be a issue my end?
mons
That's the reason why they're not displaying. They should be located anywhere within Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager / graphics. Just move them (and any other graphics you downloaded) to within that folder and you should be fine.
Mike Coll
Sorry if im asking a thick question, shall i move them to where you stated above and them delete them completely where they are currently?
Thanks very much for your help today by the way
mons
In my experience, it's always better to ask what you may think is a thick question rather than having to face the consequences of having made a stupid decision for fear of asking for help
Just cut and paste the custom graphics only from "your" folder to "mine". I'm at work so can't check if there's any other files included by default in "your" folder, so sorry if I can't be more specific. If you could upload a screenshot showing its contents, that'd be grand
Mike Coll
I have done all that and now nothing works - seems like i have opened a can of worms now!
Have added a screenshot of where i have saved it for you to see too
mons
Load up your game, enter your preferences and ensure that the use skin cache thingy is unticked and that the reload skin on confirm tickbox is ticked. There's a screenshot in the OP of this thread of how they should look.
Edit: It's this:
I believe that should solve your issue