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
I hadn't even realized the files had been uploaded already, but yes.
Secondly, the best way to be sure is always to download it and check too 😉
gaz_25798
Thank you my man! Oh i will be downloading mate! i'm at work and too impatient to wait lol!
manboydevin
Really not sure why this isn't working. FM21 seems to be such a problem with facepacks- I have used the cutout face pack for years and never had a problem. Before trying the new face pack I moved my FM20 face pack over to FM22 and it works fine. With the new face pack I followed all the steps and only nothing is working. Even faces that are in the base game have been removed (for reference using Mac, do I need to do anything different?):
mons
How many images in total do you have in this folder?
manboydevin
Downloaded the torrent version instead of copying the new files on to the old and now it works perfect. I must have messed something up with transferring files. Sorry for the pointless post!
NateRego
Hi yes, I tried downloading this for good old FM 17 and it use to work before but not anymore. Any ideas?
adriano roberto
I had a problem with my HD and lost most of my graphics. I downloaded the complete file again via torrent, but when extracting a header error appears, preventing the extraction of the file.
I deleted it and I'm downloading it again. Any idea what might have happened?
mons
There's no reason it shouldn't work other than that it didn't fully download or you didn't install it correctly. I can't know about the first, but screenshots of your faces folder (showing clearly the path and the amount of images) may help me determine if it's the second.
Are you sure the torrent file fully downloaded?
adriano roberto
Yes. But just in case, I'm downloading again. In 40 minutes I confirm if the problem happened again or I was able to extract the file.
NateRego
NateRego
this is what i get
mons
adriano roberto
I downloaded it again and managed to extract. Everything working fine now.
Thank you and congratulations for your work and dedication.
Jones Bones
Does anyone have a download for the config file for the faces folder, the torrent did not seem to have it and the faces will just not show up in the database at all(before anyone suggests that I did the interface screen setup wrong I have checked it 100 times and can assure you I did not)
mons
Download the most recent update pack. Not only will it contain the most recent config file, but you'll also get thousands of new cut-outs.
andrea beveraro
hi all,i'm trying to download the part 13 of 17 of the FM22 cutout…
this is the message of depositfile:
“This file does not exist, access to the following file is restricted or has been removed for copyright infringement.”
is there any solution…i need only this part to complete the pack 😢
thank you
goal-net
Hi all,
I currently have graphics (faces/logos) installed at this file path, D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2022\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2022\graphics, but nothing is loading in game?
Can anyone advise?
I am wondering if I need to change anything in the steam settings, as I initially installed FM to my C drive, before moving it to a different SSD (D🙂.
When I 'browse' the local file path in Steam, it leads me to D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2022.
Thanks!
mons
I'm afraid we have no control over mirror sites and how/where they host their files. My suggestion would be to download the torrent file. You'll get everything in one go that way, without needing multiple smaller files.
If your graphics are not in Documents, then you need to change your user data location. Simple steps on how to do so can be found here.
I strongly recommend you do NOT place your custom files (including graphics) in the Steam installation folder. For one thing, there's the possibility of conflicts with the default images.
Anywhere else will do; just create a new folder somewhere, put your custom files there and point the game in that direction.
AndreasCZ
I had the same problem when trying to download the file from Depositfiles so I tried the Uploaded link and that works for me
Jones Bones
So I finally got the cut out pack to work on 22, but it gave a lot of players tiny images that are just blurs. Is this expected, or is there a setting I can change that will have them look clear. (pic attached)
lfc1892jh
Downloaded the pack and it works fantastic, used it last year as well and it was great then, still is now. I was just wondering what is in the update packs, is it players new to the game who may have recently came through an academy and/or updated photos of players? If its not the latter does anyone have any idea on how I could update specific player faces in game? For example on my save Haaland is looking a little baby faced and so is DCL and I was just wondering if anyone knew of a way to get a slightly more updated photo of the players if this is not included in the latest changes pack/s?
mons
The megapack contains two separate folders:
a) the faces folder for images to be displayed in a person's profile and almost everywhere else, and
b) the iconfaces folder for images to be displayed only next to the person's name when you right-click on him. This is not a resizing of the above images but a separate folder with separate images and a separate config file.
What you've done is used the config file for (a) in the folder for (b). As a result, the smaller images (in 25x18) are being upscaled to be displayed in the person's profile, hence the blurring.
I suggest downloading the latest update pack and installing it, so that the respective config files are in the right places.
Update packs include images new to the megapack (including youngsters but not exclusively) as well as updated cut-outs for people who already had images in the megapack. These are collected from the submissions forum, in which we have hundreds of images produced on a daily basis.
Both Haaland and Calvert-Lewin have had images added recently in the megapack; in Haaland's case it's from a month ago, and in DCL's case it's from the Euro 2020 photoshoot.
If you want to change them, check their timeline by using the search function
and see if there's another game-ready image you can use instead of what's in the megapack. It's as easy as downloading the image and replacing the existing megapack cut.
If you want to make a request, just click the upload image button from within their timeline, but be warned that we won't cut just any image. It has to be a clear improvement, not just a more recent image or a different one. We've got thousands of pending images so we prioritise images which are missing or need to be updated 👍
antonbasti24
If I download the latest update from the cut-out playerfaces, is it enough if I just unzip the folder into my graphics folder, or do I have to unzip it and copy the updated pictures from the faces folder into the “cut-out megapack 2022.00” faces folder and the icon faces into the icon faces folder?
mons
Both should work, but you might wish to do the second option to be absolutely sure you're installing it correctly.
goal-net
Thanks! Been many years since I've had to install graphics haha… Here's to getting fired 6 months into my Beta save, but at least it'll look pretty!
lfc1892jh
Thanks for the reply. I first installed the complete pack last March and havent installed any of the update packs since. If i install the update packs would that give me the newer photos of DCL and Haaland or would i have to do a bit of messing around with the folders? Also do I just drop the update packs into graphics folder or does it have to be in the faces folder with the original megapack i downloaded? Sorry if youve already explained this I'm just awful with tech so need it explained to me like an infant.
mons
Frankly, since you're a premium member my recommendation would be to download the full pack again from scratch to avoid faffing about. Delete your current files and put the full update pack in its stead, and you should be fine 😉
For the future, I certainly suggest downloading and installing the update packs released periodically (usually every 3 weeks) so that you fill in the gaps and update images accordingly 👍
Parker26
Hi, i have been having an issue with replacing old faces with new cuts, that hasn't happened before, was wondering if anyone could help?
I have just downloaded FM22, and just moved my graphics folder (with the logos, faces and backgrounds in) across to the Football Manager 2022 folder, from the Football Manager 2021 folder. But for whatever reason, when I save a new cut, (i.e: the new version of the Bryan Gil cut), it doesn't overwrite the old image, instead just goes in the folder, even though they have the same name/UID. If i was to delete the old image, the player in game would have no face. I dont know if it has anything to do with the fact that there are two configs(?) which there probably shouldn't be, but any help would be appreciated
mons
Going by the icons, you seem to be using OneDrive.
I suspect you're either moving the new image(s) onto the OneDrive folder but using My Documents as your user data folder, or vice-versa…
antonbasti24
Hey, so i copied the updated files in each folder (icon and faces) and created a new config file for each folder, because the faces didn't show up in my safe. Now some player faces are blurred, is there a way to fix this?