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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mons
Is that the way that your megapack folder is structured? If yes, then you need to move all the images from each folder into one main folder. For the 8.00 parts it should be straight-forward, but from 8.01 onward, you will be prompted to overwrite files - just say yes/ok.
Hope this helps
21vince
Works fine now!!thanks a lot for your help!!
Nathaniel Damas
mons
Hi there. I've moved your post to this thread.
What program are you using to try and extract the file? I recommend Winrar.
Additionally, are you sure the whole file is being downloaded and not just part of it? I'm at work so can't confirm, but I believe the total file size should be just north of 7.5GB. Can you confirm this is the case?
EVILUTION8470
Nathaniel Damas
I am using Winrar to extract the files but I think the problem maybe that Im not downloading the whole file.
mons
Have you cleared the cache or changed anything in the preferences? Did you modify the config at all or add some new graphics?
Then you'll have to make sure you download all the files...
EVILUTION8470
i use winrar always
mons
The chances are that either you somehow added the files not in the correct manner, or that there is something wrong with the files in the update pack.
To try and narrow down which of the above is the cause, can you tell me how you can tell that the files aren't working? For example, what is the situation with player faces which were being displayed previously? Do you get an empty space or the default "shadowed" face?
Also, how many images in total do you have in your megapack folder, and does it contain any sub-folders?
EVILUTION8470
Hi, i have 7.9 Gb of player faces.. before i added the latest file they all worked fine with the players faces, but now it is just a black blank. I have them as..documents, Sports interactive, Football Manager 2016, graphics, and then have faces, competitions, flags, kits, logos, trophies in their own files.
I downloaded the last file as i always do. Always wait to they dl fully. then extract with winrar to desktop, then add that file to the rest of the faces.. sometimes comes up which files you want to keep. Always keep the newer faces. No probs untill now.
Funny thing is and what i dont understand is every other file ect. logos, kits, badges are loading in.
mons
Which is why I'm suspecting it's an issue with the installation your end of the latest pack.
You refer to "sometimes comes up which files you want to keep" . If you're installing it right, the overwrite prompt should come up every time you install megapack update files; no exceptions.
Not sure I understand the "blank back" part, can you take a quick screenie and upload it? Also, in terms of megapack folder structure, you should have one folder and one folder only with ALL the images contained within - do you have an additional sub-folder perchance?
EVILUTION8470
I have my logos, kits, faces, badges, trophies in their own separate folders and then have these folders in a graphics folder. They all load in now except the faces, and this is the first time I have had a problem. These are how my faces now look. Tonight I also loaded 2015 back in to laptop and the same thing happens, I the thought ok I will download Man United pics again and try but same thing... I am puzzled as to how the other files work fine like the kits and logos.
mons
It is definitely an issue within the faces folder, hence why all the other graphics are appearing.
In terms of megapack folder structure, you should have one folder and one folder only with ALL the images contained within - do you have an additional sub-folder perchance? I know I asked this already but you didn't reply.
Can you also take a screenshot of the megapack folder structure? And how big is your config file?
EVILUTION8470
I have sent the pics requested. This is the way I have had my files for a few years now with out any problems. As you can see I have my folders inside of the graphics folder, not sure that is what you meant when talking about sub folders. the size of the con fig file is 11.7 Mb.. thanks
mons
I can see that you have images within this folder, which is fine.
a) How many images in total are in this folder?
b) Are there any additional folders within this above folder?
c) Can you find the image titled 5108390.png and tell me who he is?
d) Can you confirm that your preferences look like this?
EVILUTION8470
a) There is 171,534 images in this folder
b) There is no other folders inside this folder
C) Image 5108390.png is Wayne Rooney
d) My preferences is like yours ... Because of the number of files it used to take a couple of minutes or more to load the images but now it does not (Which tells me they are not loading)
mons
I have no idea at this point
I do have a suggestion, though, can you send me a PM?
EVILUTION8470
Sorry.PM?...do not understand
Gooner 87
I have downloaded these faces in to my facepack on fm2016 but i cant get them to show in the game i have done the usual untick and clear cache and then reload skin but its not working.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
poubelleadresse
I wanted to download the FM 2015 Megapack for my game, and launched 7.00 torrent but it doesn't start. Is that because nobody's sharing it anymore, or i it my issue ?
Ty pals, and btw, i love the work you do for the FM family
mons
Hi there. Moved your thread to here
I suspect that there's not many people still seeding the 7.0 torrent. Still, there's no reason at all why you can't try to download the 8.0 one. The UIDs remain the same and the only difference is that you'll have a few extra images there which the game does not need. Essentially, there'll be no difference...
poubelleadresse
Hi,
Thank you for moving my thread. Didn't know that id were same, i'll download 8.00 then. Thank you for answer, and for your work
mons
No worries, you're welcome
Once you do so, I'd suggest that you download all the individual update packs, and apply them in order, so that you have everything as up-to-date as possible
poubelleadresse
Yup thank you sir, i'm a bit used to your facepacks, but had issues with my pc so had to reboot and lost all. But i'm backin business now, able to help RBL
Peter Musgaard Christensen
I'm trying to get the facepack working for FM 2008 (i'm having myself a retro game!). But no matter what i do, the faces won't show up. I have used the facepack for every FM-game, but now i'm having some trouble.
Funny enough, some of the players actually get the pictures from the facepack, so im kind of confused.
They are in this folder: C:\Users\Peter\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\graphics\faces and the box in FM that you have to untick is unticked.
I hope you can help.
mons
Hi there.
Up to FM08, the game could only display up to 50,000 lines. Anything past that point would be ignored. With this file containing over 170,000 images, that's over 120,000 images laying dormant.
Happily, there is a workaround. It's a bit unwieldy, but it does work. Create four folders (or however many you want, really) and divide the images into them. You will need to create a config file for each folder though; the config file is what makes the game "read" the images. You can find simple instructions on how to do so here.
It's a bit tricky when it comes to adding update packs in this case, but we'll worry about that later.
Hope this helps
Peter Musgaard Christensen
Thanks! I will try that later! The foldes will just need to have less than 50.000 files? Can i just name the folders "faces 1", "faces 2" and so on?
I have also moved my logo-pack (Metallic Logos Megapack) to the graphics folder. I bet i also have to make some new maps for these files or what? There is "only" 43.688 files in each folder, but i still have some trouble with some of the pictures, especially the german teams.
mons
You can name them Bob, Tony and Philip if you want to, it won't make a difference just as long as they're within the graphics folder
I'm not 100% sure about the Metallic logopack but I would think it follows the same convention of 50k or less images for FM08.
Peter Musgaard Christensen
Thank you so much for your help!! It worked!!
I created 9 folders and therefore 9 new config-files - one folder for the pictures starting with the number 1, one folder for the pictures starting with the number 2 and so on.
That way, i think it's easier for me to update the facepack.
I havent wen't further with the logo-pack.
mons
That's actually a brilliant and logical solution and it hadn't even crossed my mind; I'll make sure to keep it in mind for when (if?) anybody else has the same issue.
Hope you manage to solve the logo pack issue on the same lines perhaps, although I'm aware there's 4 or 5 folders for each category, so it may be a bit more complicated.