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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newbs86
Any help would be massively appreciated. I spent all last night downloading Facepack updates. whilst this seems to added a lot of missing players faces I now have a number of players photos missing - Steven Gerrard as one, but many other well known players as well.
Any ideas?
mons
Moved your thread to here.
How many images in total do you have in your megapack folder please? You should also have one folder and one folder only containing all the images therein, not sure if this is the case at your end.
newbs86
Hi, I think i have around 60,000 player faces - they are all in one folder in the 'graphics' folder??
mons
Erm, that's the DF11 megapack and not this one
If you downloaded our megapack, you'd have over 177,000...
newbs86
Would you suggest i delete the DF11 megapack and down load yours?
mons
Personally, I run both concurrently, so that in cases where our megapack doesn't have a face, but the DF11 does, then the latter is displayed.
If I had to choose between the two, I think ours' includes substantially more images and I would prefer it, but I shouldn't really be expect to say anything else, should I?
newbs86
Hahahaha very professional answer ;-)
How do I run both concurrently? Save both in the 'graphics' file in different folders or individual?
mons
The game reads files in alphabetical order. So what I do is make sure that the cutouts and df11 are in the same root folder. This ensures that the game first reads the cutouts folder and looks for a particular UID. If it is not found, it then does so in the other folders in alphabetical order. This way, I have the cutout, panini, pms, df11 and my own rudimentary images all running concurrently in that order.
For hard-disk space purposes, I also have a duplicate file finder application, which locates images available in more than one of the above folders and I periodically delete these duplicates by hierarchy
newbs86
Ok, I think I get it. :-/
So put both megapacks in the 'graphics' file but in separate folders. (forgive my lack of tech knowledge)
This application that deletes duplicates sounds good. Where do I find one and do they work on macs?
mons
Yes to the bit in bold. I'll put up a screenshot of my folder structure when I'm at home later so you can be sure.
I just use a freeware one I found online but I only have a PC. Just have a look on Google for duplicate file finder which can search by identical file names
newbs86
Thanks - done everything you said but still missing lots of players - any other ideas?
mons
How many images in total do you have in your cutout faces megapack? Unless you have 177,000+, you will have missing images, yes.
Dan Arlow
Ah, I had a sub folder out of place in the graphics folder, removing it has restored all of the missing images. Thank you very much
newbs86
There are 166,585 in the Sortitout megapack and 69,155 in the DF 11 Megapack. I have them in two separate folders within the 'graphics' folder. Is this right?
newbs86
I think i've sorted the issue. I removed a second config file that I found in the folder. looks to be sorted. thnks for all your help.
mons
Good to hear; enjoy.
As promised, here's what my folder structure looks like.
markrae1
The download appears to finish, but it's only a 2.1GB file that appears to have downloaded, and when I open it I get message saying "Unexpected end of archive".
Am I doing something wrong?
mons
I'm afraid it looks like the file isn't downloading fully; it should be over 8GB. Perhaps you can use a download manager to ensure the download is resumed if it stops halfway through?
markrae1
I'm not sure what's happening. I've now tried to download the file four times. The best it manages is around 5GB. Used a download manager the last two attempts, get the error message "File changed on remote server" then the download stops.
mons
What operating system are you using? E.g. mac/windows
What browser are you using e.g: Chrome/Firefox/Opera
Does it always stop on the same file size, if so what is the exact size in bytes?
In your downloads you should see something like files1.sortitoutsi.net?key=12345 what does it say?
markrae1
Got round it by using the torrent instead of the direct link, torrent worked first time.
Thanks for the help though.
mons
Good to hear - make sure you download the 9.01 update pack and the upcoming 9.02 one to be fully up-to-date
MarcekYNWA
please uplooad to mediafire or zippyshare
mons
Is there a problem with the current mirror site?
MarcekYNWA
uploaded - 50kb/s ? Its horrible.
dfiles is problem on Poland and not working.
mons
Unfortunately, those are the only file-sharing sites which allow us to automatically upload our files to their servers
Swedie
mons
@Rob
I can't check this myself as I'm at work and the firewall doesn't allow me to download the file from here anyway
Footygamer
mons
Thanks as usual
FYI @Swedie