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
Copy everything from here:
into here:
Why do you have 2 separate faces folders? Why do you have such a complicated folder path? The bit in blue is complicating matters and can contain multiple places where you can put the files.
Copy the bit in red (i.e. the sortitoutsi > faces folder and the sortitoutsi > iconfaces folder) and put them directly in the folder in black. Delete everything else.
scorrall
I'm all up to date with the megapack but is there a way to have SI's default pics override the pack? I'm a Brighton & Hove Albion fan and for this year the faces are in the gam by default from SI and I'd like to use those rather than the pack, is that possible / easily done?
mons
These are the steps you have to go through to get the SI default cut-outs.
scorrall
Thank you for the help - that is a lot of effort just to get a little glimpse of the payer in a Brighton kit when the megapack is a better quality image anyway! I'll stick with the MP for all images
weeniehutjr
The steps mons linked to are for extracting the default player cutout files from the game - it's possible (and would be easier) to edit the megapack config.xml file so that it doesn't use the megapack images for Brighton players instead. If you have a program like Notepad++, you can open the config.xml file, and search for the Brighton players' UIDs (e.g. “14157184” for Alexis Mac Allister).
To “comment out” a line so that it will be ignored by the game, you can add “<!--” in front of it and “-->" afterwards. So this line:
<record from="14157184" to="graphics/pictures/person/14157184/portrait"/>would become:
<!-- <record from="14157184" to="graphics/pictures/person/14157184/portrait"/> -->Joshua14069856934856938
Thank you, it's all working now.
I did everything right like last years but can't see the faces.
mons
You somewhere have a folder containing a config file but without Vlahovic's image. Maybe you downloaded an update pack instead of the complete file.
Can I have screenshots of your megapack folder, showing clearly the full path it’s located in as well as how many images are in that folder?
No, i can't see any image, Vlahovic was an example. Kits, logos, stadium pictures works perfectly but got a problem with the faces. 381k faces and in ‘faces and iconfaces’ folders.
mons
Why is there a config file in the graphics folder? Where did you get that from?
Do you have a config file within the faces folder?
I don't know where this config file came from but just deleted it and problem solved. Thanks.
Yui Vick
Hello, when the megapack (9.61 Gib) download is complete. I have the message (Fail-Forbidden). It's my connection or something.
Thanks !
mons
No idea what's happening there 😢
TottiR
Hi!
I just tried downloading the complete pack, but when I try to open the .rar file to extract it, I get a “It does not appear to be a valid archive”. I downloaded it multiple times and it looks like the download finished correctly…
mons
How large is the file you downloaded? What program are you using to open it? Try WinRar.
TottiR
I downloaded the 9,6Gb file, and I use PowerArchiver, a program I have been using for a long time and never failed me.
I just tried with winrar and it worked, thanks 🙂
Sandro Tullo
I'm having an issue where no image is appearing for some players. Not even the black silhouette. I have all updated packs, and I didn't have this issue with fm22.
mons
If no image is appearing, it means you have a config file in a folder containing code related to a player whose image is not there. It might mean you have installed an update pack in a standalone folder, and anything not in the update pack does not appear.
If that doesn't help, can I have screenshots of your faces folder and of your graphics folder showing clearly the full paths they're located in, as well as how many images are in that folders?
Sandro Tullo
I'm bad technically. I literally just moved the two folders from fm22 to fm23, and then deleted fm22.
mons
What 2 folders are you talking about? I can't really help you without actually seeing what you did, which is why I ask for screenshots.
Sandro Tullo
mons
That helps a bit. You have around 20,000 missing images, which I have no way of knowing how that happened. Which images aren't showing in your save then?
Sandro Tullo
It should show the black silhouette if I am missing the file, or if the player doesn't have a file. Instead, I have a number of players with just this blank space in stead of a silhouette, or a cut out face.
mons
As explained already, if no image is appearing, it means you have a config file in a folder containing code related to a player whose image is not there. It might mean you have installed an update pack in a standalone folder, and anything not in the update pack does not appear.
Can you make a search in the graphics folder of the following UID: 2000032231 ?
Before you take a screenshot, can you post the results in the manner outlined below?
This can be achieved by posting the UID in the red circle, choosing the view tab via the blue circle, the details option in the black circle and making sure the folder column in the green circle is long enough to display the full path.
This will help me see if there is one or more other folders in your user data folder which contains one or more other facepacks…
Sandro Tullo
mons
How many images are in this folder? Try deleting it or moving it temporarily elsewhere (e.g. your Desktop) and see if that works.
jamesoxford
Just downlFoaded and installed the facepack. Followed all the usual steps (I do this every year) but now i have no faces at all. Any ideas?
Can you post screenshots of your faces folder and of your graphics folder, showing clearly the full paths they're located in, as well as how many images are in there?
carlhelms
Hi
Sorry if this is in the wrong place.
I've installed the cut out megapack - that's fine. But struggling to work out where i place it?
I've installed FM23 through the XBOX GAMEPASS so it's installed and I have the following folders [attached]
cant for the life of me recall how i did this on FM22 - help if possible?
mons
I've moved your post to this thread. Have a look at the FAQ at the top of this page to see if it helps.