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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snow_uk
mons
The preferences are in the first post of this thread already. As for the faces folder, I'm not on my PC right now; I just want to see inside your faces folder really.
snow_uk
mons
You have around 10,000 images in your folder. This pack contains over 270,000 more, which is why it doesn't seem to be working for you.
You'll have to download the whole file again, and make sure you extract it fully 👍
snow_uk
mons
Not really, unless you fancy downloading them from our database manually one by one, which is what would need to be done to get what you're asking.
110specops
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ssaintt
mons
Must have missed this, sorry. They're not available at present, I'll see if they can be brought back online.
We're working on making it appear on the download page again. In the meantime, I'm attaching it for you to download.
Staff14
i have have a range of cut outs that will not load in my game? i have deleted the file and reloaded but to no avail. i cant see any difference between these and the ones that do work. does anyone have any suggestions:
example players:
mason greenwood
Teden mengi
mons
Bit hard to tell without seeing your folder structure and your config file.
b13v3r
I put the picture and put in in the map of all those cut out players. I changed the name of the picture to the unique ID i found in the editor. Wont work.
i changed the name to the random ID i found in editor, after reload skin wont work either.
can someone tell me what im missing? His unique ID is 2000067647, random ID 104360305
mons
Read this, perhaps it may help.
There's a reason why these kind of images aren't added into the megapack, you know 😉
b13v3r
thx for your help Mons (once again, went out of fm a few years due to kids, but remember you for all your work and efforts, which make my, and a lot of others, game twice as good for real!).
Way to difficult for me... just stick with the player without a picture then :-).
mons
It looks a bit more difficult than it is, though, really.
Essentially it boils down to:
a) save the cut-out in a new folder
b) start a new game and take note of Moukouko's UID
c) rename his UID to be the one in-game
d) create a config file for this folder using fmXML
wanderer89
Sorry if this has been mentioned before but when trying to extract the zip file it's asking for a password?
mons
Try using winrar to extract it. There's no password in the megapack file.
wanderer89
That seems to have sorted it, not sure what was going on with Peazip. Will stick with WinRAR in future. Thanks man.
Womaz
Would that mean I only need to download the one additional pack that has become available since then?
mons
Check the date of the config file and match it to the date of release of the update packs, then download any subsequent pack 👍
Womaz
As i was note sure about what files I had downloaded I did the whole lot again.
I will now keep on top of the updates.
BedsyGomis
mons
Bit in bold is enough. Remember, you should have one folder with faces in it and no sub-folders.
Stevie W
Having trouble downloading the complete pack on Mac. Seems to download a bit then stops. When I try to reload, I get a message saying "operation cannot be completed." Any suggestions?
Cheers.
mons
Can you try using Google Chrome in incognito mode? You should have less chance of it being interrupted by a conflicting extension this way, and you should be able to resume downloads should that happen anyway.
Plus the less items being downloaded in the background, the less likelihood there'll be that your download gets interruped.
Giuseppe90
mons
If you're extracting them to a new folder, it shouldn't say that. However, if you accept the overwrite, just check to see how many images end up in the faces folder. Should be well over 280k 👍
Giuseppe90
Yes, I extract to a new folder first.
I checked inside the .rar file, and they appear to double already inside the file.
For example in the "iconfaces" folder:
91185039.png and 91185039.PNG
768274.png and 768274.PNG
47070950.png and 47070950.PNG
mons
There'll then be a small amount of duplicates then. FM doesn't read PNG files, only png's, so that'll probably be the reason then.
kikinhas
I'm having some issues with the facepack I never experienced before. Some (not all) faces won't load, I've checked the IDs and the photos are in the folder but the images don't load. I have reloaded the skin multiple times and enabled /disabled the 'cache' setting.
If you have any advice/solution tell me!
Cheers!
Edit: Turns out the all facepack is not loading, not sure why... It was just 30 minutes ago. I've made some changes to the editor data folder and applied FMScout's Real Name Fix in this time
Edit2: Fixed it!! Don't know how probably an Update xD