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).
sleipnirfossa
11 years ago
1 day ago
674
hey guys i get a new laptop and don't want to upload all those faces, it seems broken the laptop and game with all those gb's.. well i will use just for my players and my staff and i need latest config file can someone help me?
mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
hey guys i get a new laptop and don't want to upload all those faces, it seems broken the laptop and game with all those gb's.. well i will use just for my players and my staff and i need latest config file can someone help me?

If you download the most recent update pack, you can get the latest config file that way
sleipnirfossa
11 years ago
1 day ago
674
If you download the most recent update pack, you can get the latest config file that way
i know that i just dont wanna spend time for that you know? cant you upload the file to mediafire and share with me?
mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
i know that i just dont wanna spend time for that you know? cant you upload the file to mediafire and share with me?

It's a 230MB file which I don't have a copy of on my mobile right now. In the time it took you to type this, you'd probably have downloaded it already
Dantè Hicks
19 years ago
3 years ago
1
Can't seem to see the 'clear cache' option in the Interface Preferences in FM2020? Am i missing something?
mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
Can't seem to see the 'clear cache' option in the Interface Preferences in FM2020? Am i missing something?

There's a screenshot in the opening post of this thread demonstrating how to find it
Greenbeard
20 years ago
2 years ago
3
Ive followed the first post but it still won't work? I haven't been playing FM for a couple of years. Anyone care to help?
mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
Ive followed the first post but it still won't work? I haven't been playing FM for a couple of years. Anyone care to help?

I don't have a Mac but that looks like the right folder. Have you changed the preferences as per the screenshot in the MP?
Dilling
11 years ago
7 months ago
14
Hi guys, can anybody provide me with just his picture?

I just downloaded the latest update, and now it isn't there.

Has this happened to anybody else?
mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
Hi guys, can anybody provide me with just his picture?

I just downloaded the latest update, and now it isn't there.

Has this happened to anybody else?

It's a known issue. The cutout can be saved from here, but you'll need to edit the config file to get him as well.
Kataangers
10 years ago
6 years ago
98
Banned
Could someone explain to me how to use FMxml with FM20? Can't get it to work.
mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
Could someone explain to me how to use FMxml with FM20? Can't get it to work.

There's a video link in the post above yours
Kataangers
10 years ago
6 years ago
98
Banned
There's a video link in the post above yours

What do I do after what is shown in the video? Right now I'm going to interface and tick the clear cache and reload skin option but it doesn't work.
mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
What do I do after what is shown in the video? Right now I'm going to interface and tick the clear cache and reload skin option but it doesn't work.

That's right. There have been instances of graphics not showing in the beta which are resolved by changing the skin, then changing it back again. Does this work?

What are you trying exactly?
Kataangers
10 years ago
6 years ago
98
Banned
That's right. There have been instances of graphics not showing in the beta which are resolved by changing the skin, then changing it back again. Does this work?

What are you trying exactly?


I was trying to add pictures to players without one and the changing the skin thing you said worked
Fritz13
9 years ago
3 months ago
4
I downloaded this for FM19 so am I ok simply downloading the "latest changes" file?
Or is that linked to the FM20 update specifically and not Fm19 at all?

mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
I downloaded this for FM19 so am I ok simply downloading the "latest changes" file?
Or is that linked to the FM20 update specifically and not Fm19 at all?

Which version of this pack for FM19 did you download? If you download all the update packs from 11.0 to 11.14, then you should be fine with just the 12.0 update pack
mickbhoy
18 years ago
15 hours ago
380
Premium
Think I'm having similar problems as posted here recently. Adding some missing images to the game and for some reason beta is showing fm19 images instead of new ones from game. E.g. I always play Scottish leagues but showing the SI images from FM19 even though up till earlier today was showing SI images for FM20.
mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
Think I'm having similar problems as posted here recently. Adding some missing images to the game and for some reason beta is showing fm19 images instead of new ones from game. E.g. I always play Scottish leagues but showing the SI images from FM19 even though up till earlier today was showing SI images for FM20.

Similar problems to what? Not very clear I'm afraid

If you loaded up the game without the cutout megapack, then the default SI images will have shown. But if you then loaded the megapack, the megapack images will take over from the default SI images.
mickbhoy
18 years ago
15 hours ago
380
Premium
Similar problems to what? Not very clear I'm afraid

If you loaded up the game without the cutout megapack, then the default SI images will have shown. But if you then loaded the megapack, the megapack images will take over from the default SI images.
Sorry, didn't make myself clear and probably put this in the wrong place. I haven't used megapack. I note which images Si have in the game and then add what's missing from database. So eg, I manage Celtic, Si have cuts they use and were updated for the new season for FM20 and I added missing players and those on loan not included in Si licence but for some reason images showing as licensed are from FM19.
mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
Sorry, didn't make myself clear and probably put this in the wrong place. I haven't used megapack. I note which images Si have in the game and then add what's missing from database. So eg, I manage Celtic, Si have cuts they use and were updated for the new season for FM20 and I added missing players and those on loan not included in Si licence but for some reason images showing as licensed are from FM19.

I'm sorry but it's still not entirely clear to me what you mean. Can you send me the cuts you're trying to use, plus the config, via PM and I'll try and understand what the issue could be?
mickbhoy
18 years ago
15 hours ago
380
Premium
I'm sorry but it's still not entirely clear to me what you mean. Can you send me the cuts you're trying to use, plus the config, via PM and I'll try and understand what the issue could be?
Not allowing me to pm. I'm having a nightmare here. Fm20 is for some reason showing now images for licensed teams and leagues from Fm19. So instead of Celtic's Greg Taylor uid 61074608 and the image it should be, I knocked up a quick crude one as an example, it's showing image from last season in Kilmarnock kit.
mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
Not allowing me to pm. I'm having a nightmare here. Fm20 is for some reason showing now images for licensed teams and leagues from Fm19. So instead of Celtic's Greg Taylor uid 61074608 and the image it should be, I knocked up a quick crude one as an example, it's showing image from last season in Kilmarnock kit.

I still have no idea what you mean

That particular guy has a recent Celtic pic in the megapack, so I can't fathom for the life of me why you're going to so much trouble to fix something which doesn't really need fixing. And if there's something which genuinely needs fixing, then I'm sure we can sort it out for you
mickbhoy
18 years ago
15 hours ago
380
Premium
I still have no idea what you mean

That particular guy has a recent Celtic pic in the megapack, so I can't fathom for the life of me why you're going to so much trouble to fix something which doesn't really need fixing. And if there's something which genuinely needs fixing, then I'm sure we can sort it out for you
Sorry, it's me. I picked that one at random to try and explain that for some reason the game is showing the licensed images for players from FM19 game instead of FM20 new images. I know Si use for the Scottish leagues images from SNS pix. I know there is a cut for this player but trying to say that I use the licensed images in the game but they are now only showing from last years game and not FM20. hope this makes sense. Been playing the game since it's earliest form and as I'm unwell this is virtually all I do. But can't play the game if this problem persists.
mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
Sorry, it's me. I picked that one at random to try and explain that for some reason the game is showing the licensed images for players from FM19 game instead of FM20 new images. I know Si use for the Scottish leagues images from SNS pix. I know there is a cut for this player but trying to say that I use the licensed images in the game but they are now only showing from last years game and not FM20. hope this makes sense. Been playing the game since it's earliest form and as I'm unwell this is virtually all I do. But can't play the game if this problem persists.

Let's continue this via PM. I'm sending you one myself
Andi
14 years ago
2 weeks ago
12
First of all thank you to all the people involved in this graphics pack over the years, Ive been downloading each and every pack for years now.

I noticed that Joao Cancelo (Portuguese RB that recently transfered to Manchester City) does not have a face image on this FM.

Is that an issue on my end? I cannot see any other player of that calibar missing a picture, so If that is the case would someone be kind enough to share his individual picture file so I can add it.
mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
First of all thank you to all the people involved in this graphics pack over the years.

So I've been downloading each and every pack for years now and never had any issues but I noticed that Joao Cancelo (Portuguese RB that recently transfered to Manchester City) does not have a face image on this FM.

Is that an issue on my end? If that is the case would someone be kind enough to share his individual picture file so I can add it.

It's a known issue. For some reason, he somehow got removed from the config file and he'll be added back in 12.01 in less than 2 weeks.

If you want to have him in your save before then, his cut can be found here and he'll have to be added to the config in the manner outlined in this thread.
VP.
15 years ago
4 weeks ago
25,280
Is Gabriel Martinelli in the pack and if so does anyone happen to know what update pack he was added? I thought I had them all but he's not showing in my folder.
mons
20 years ago
22 minutes ago
101,346
Is Gabriel Martinelli in the pack and if so does anyone happen to know what update pack he was added? I thought I had them all but he's not showing in my folder.

He's definitely in the pack. Just search for him on the database, then navigate to his cutout section; it will show his cut-out history
VP.
15 years ago
4 weeks ago
25,280
He's definitely in the pack. Just search for him on the database, then navigate to his cutout section; it will show his cut-out history


Thanks never realised you could do that.

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