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
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Try extracting the files with winrar - despite any error messages displayed, all the images are extracted nonetheless.
kudos123
13 years ago
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Just to inform you guys that the default replacement images will not work with the new default dark skin. Trying to make a workaround, but not having a lot of luck so far.

Any ideas?
mons
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I'm not on my PC so can't check but try using the resource archiver to find the path in which the dark skin's default image are placed in, and replicate it in the Documents > SI > FM13 folder.
bagigino
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not seen with the new patch
mons
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By bagigino | Permalink | On 24 December 2012 - 18:38 PM
not seen with the new patch

Thanks for all the info you have provided

They're working fine for me - which means you've done something wrong at your end. What is the location of the megapack folder? How many images in all do you have?
bagigino
14 years ago
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dcumenti/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2013/pictures


I tried in other locations

I pack the 5.2 and have always gone

I also tried to calncellare cache
mons
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By bagigino | Permalink | On 24 December 2012 - 18:50 PM
dcumenti/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2013/pictures


I tried in other locations

I pack the 5.2 and have always gone

I also tried to calncellare cache



dcumenti/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2013/graphics/anywhere in here
bagigino
14 years ago
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ok I solved

thank you very much and Merry Christmas
kudos123
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By mons | Permalink | On 24 December 2012 - 17:36 PM
I'm not on my PC so can't check but try using the resource archiver to find the path in which the dark skin's default image are placed in, and replicate it in the Documents > SI > FM13 folder.



Sorry mate, extracted the default dark skin to find the source to the new default images but they are still not working.
MinstrelHam
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Is it possible to use the faces from here in the megapack for players currently without faces? I like to have all of my staff and players to have something, whether it is a regen face or a real one.
If so how would it be done?
Rowan
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By MinstrelHam | Permalink | On 26 December 2012 - 07:17 AM
Is it possible to use the faces from here in the megapack for players currently without faces? I like to have all of my staff and players to have something, whether it is a regen face or a real one.
If so how would it be done?


No as mentioned at the bottom of that thread and THIS one SI have disabled the function. They may add it back in for a a future update but for now, we're crossing our fingers.
garyh
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By Rowan | Permalink | On 26 December 2012 - 09:19 AM
No as mentioned at the bottom of that thread and THIS one SI have disabled the function. They may add it back in for a a future update but for now, we're crossing our fingers.


I don't have fm-13 mate have they disable all cutouts? i think the lad was asking can any cutout be used for a player or staff without a cutout?
Rowan
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Was he? Then the answer is obviously yes, otherwise the Megapack wouldn't work

And they have disabled Regen replacements meaning you can't replace a Regen's image with something else.
jayjonesy1
15 years ago
12 years ago
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Hi just tried to download the 5.0 torrent file but comes up with this error:

Could not connect: Access denied for user 'getfiles'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

Do you have to be premium member or something to use the torrent files? I couldn't see it written anywhere.
mons
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The torrent should be available for everyone - give it a go tomorrow morning and let us know if it still isn't working.
kudos123
13 years ago
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By mons | Permalink | On 24 December 2012 - 17:36 PM
I'm not on my PC so can't check but try using the resource archiver to find the path in which the dark skin's default image are placed in, and replicate it in the Documents > SI > FM13 folder.


Yeah I fixed it. Slight change was needed to the name of one of the sub folders.
forcebio
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By jayjonesy1 | Permalink | On 26 December 2012 - 22:07 PM
Hi just tried to download the 5.0 torrent file but comes up with this error:

Could not connect: Access denied for user 'getfiles'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

Do you have to be premium member or something to use the torrent files? I couldn't see it written anywhere.


By mons | Permalink | On 26 December 2012 - 22:33 PM
The torrent should be available for everyone - give it a go tomorrow morning and let us know if it still isn't working.


Me too, I have this error. Doesn't work yesterday, and this morning again
MusicboySam
15 years ago
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Can someone help me? I have downloaded the megapack as a compressed folder. However when I try to extract it into the graphics folder I created, I get the message:

"Windows cannot open the folder.

The Compressed (zipped) Folder 'C:\Users\Sam\Desktop\sortitoutsi_megapack_5.02.zip' is invalid."
Rowan
18 years ago
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Use winRAR to extract it mate. You might get a couple of errors at the end, but as long as you have the right number of images and a config file, all will be good.
spanish
13 years ago
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Hi ive tried to unzip the mega pack that i downloaded using a torrent. It wont do anything at all, on mac archiver it just says preparing for ages and does nothing, its the same in rar and winzip for mac. Is the file corrupted?
Rowan
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You're a Prem Member, so you could download the complete pack and ignore the torrent file. But as you have it via that method anyway, let's try and resolve the issue.

How big is the file size of the downloaded zipped file?

Also try using "The Unarchiver" - Available for free via the App Store.
MusicboySam
15 years ago
13 years ago
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I have managed to get the facepack to load but now the text on every player has gone dodgy colours and is near impossible for me to read, any suggestions? http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/4520/problemxq.jpg
Mullen18
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The megapack can't cause anything like this unless you have put it in the wrong place (probably programme files?)
Did you add anything else ?
try reloading the skin
Aljarov
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There's an error in 5.2

72038663 is the ID# for Mike Smith (Portland Timbers) but the cut out is an image of Adam Smith (Portland Timbers) ID#72025351

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/academy/timbers-academy-coaching-staff

there's already an Adam Smith cut out floating around hence why i realized as I was missing Mike Smith, but this isn't him.
mons
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By Aljarov | Permalink | On 27 December 2012 - 18:55 PM
There's an error in 5.2

72038663 is the ID# for Mike Smith (Portland Timbers) but the cut out is an image of Adam Smith (Portland Timbers) ID#72025351

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/academy/timbers-academy-coaching-staff

there's already an Adam Smith cut out floating around hence why i realized as I was missing Mike Smith, but this isn't him.

Thanks, this will be rectified for 5.03. Cutters, this is the correct image for Mike Smith (UID 72038663):

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/sites/portland/files/Smith, Mike.jpg
blackmetalboon
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By mons | Permalink | On 27 December 2012 - 21:09 PM
Thanks, this will be rectified for 5.03. Cutters, this is the correct image for Mike Smith (UID 72038663):

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/sites/portland/files/Smith, Mike.jpg


Here you go Mons,

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae143/blackmetalboon/72038663.png
mons
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mons
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By jayjonesy1 | Permalink | On 26 December 2012 - 23:07 PM
Hi just tried to download the 5.0 torrent file but comes up with this error:

Could not connect: Access denied for user 'getfiles'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

Do you have to be premium member or something to use the torrent files? I couldn't see it written anywhere.




By forcebio | Permalink | On 27 December 2012 - 08:17 AM
Me too, I have this error. Doesn't work yesterday, and this morning again


Both of you, try again now. Our site overlord Rob seems to have fixed the problem
Jack Hodder
13 years ago
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Hi.

I have signed up for a premium account but cannot download the cutout facepack as the page for the download wont load??

I have been trying loads of times, if i log out and log in with a non-premium account the page loads and asks me to upgrade or download via the links.... if i log in with my premium account it wont let me get to this page?!!

HELP

Jack
mons
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By Jack Hodder | Permalink | On 27 December 2012 - 23:24 PM
Hi.

I have signed up for a premium account but cannot download the cutout facepack as the page for the download wont load??

I have been trying loads of times, if i log out and log in with a non-premium account the page loads and asks me to upgrade or download via the links.... if i log in with my premium account it wont let me get to this page?!!

HELP

Jack

Hi there - thanks for supporting the site

Rob, the site owner, changed servers yesterday and this might be related. Give it till tomorrow morning and try again. If it still doesn't work, we'll try to get to the bottom of it

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