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).
Del18boy
12 years ago
3 months ago
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Please advise as I have downloaded the entire 13 parts and have noticed that the Pic in one are also in another, What ids the difference. Thanks at my age I always wonder why I am waiting for as I currently see it , No good reason.

Thank you for your time and explanation.

Joshua Quiambao
2 years ago
3 weeks ago
3

I downloaded all 13 face packs plus the update face packs but some of them aren't showing up. I realized some don't have an XML file but even after downloading again it still didn't work. I am using a Mac for this.

Joshua Quiambao
2 years ago
3 weeks ago
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I used the Getfiles Links

mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
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By krisftw 14 November 2023 - 06:26 AM UTC 

Anything else i should try to do ?

 

Short of deleting what you have and downloading it again (which still might not work), I don't know what to recommend. Based on the screenshots you've given me, it should work fine.

 

 

 

By Joshua Quiambao 14 November 2023 - 20:39 PM UTC 

I downloaded all 13 face packs plus the update face packs but some of them aren't showing up. I realized some don't have an XML file but even after downloading again it still didn't work. I am using a Mac for this.

 

Given Rashford's face is blank, you either did not download the full megapack, or you did not install it correctly. Without seeing screenshots of your megapack folder, showing clearly the full path it’s located in as well as how many images are in that folder, it's a bit hard to tell.

Latrell yard man
7 years ago
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By mons 14 November 2023 - 21:06 PM UTC 

You really should take the time to read the threads you post in. An update pack was released on 5 November, which included Lamine Yamal and thousands of other new images.

 

i have downloaded that but he is not showing up in my pack. 

mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
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By Latrell yard man 14 November 2023 - 21:14 PM UTC 

i have downloaded that but he is not showing up in my pack.

 

Then you must not have downloaded or installed it correctly mate 😕

Latrell yard man
7 years ago
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By mons 14 November 2023 - 21:17 PM UTC 

Then you must not have downloaded or installed it correctly mate 😕

 

i have a problem with my confiq file he is in the pack but showing up in the game, when i put a new update in my main pack what do i do with the confiq file.

JamesDavies10
6 years ago
9 months ago
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By mons 11 November 2023 - 09:11 AM UTC 

As a premium member, it's easier for you to delete what you have, and just download the entire 2024.01 pack from scratch.

 

Thank you. I've downloaded the entire pack as suggested but running into the following error message when extracting. I don't suppose you recognise it at all?

 

chiellinilookout
7 years ago
1 month ago
1
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I've downloaded the mega pack twice now and the icon faces folder isn't downloading and the config file isn't either.

 

I've downloaded it in the past and deleted it, if that is effecting anything?

Joshua Quiambao
2 years ago
3 weeks ago
3

What does this mean to Make sure to Download All Parts before trying to install. I have a Mac and I have never done this before. Do I download all 13 parts and then unarchive them together at the same time or no. I Downloaded all 13 parts last time with the update pack and put them in a faces folder in my graphics folder but it still didn't work.

Qvordrup
18 years ago
2 hours ago
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By Joshua Quiambao 14 November 2023 - 22:25 PM UTC 

What does this mean to Make sure to Download All Parts before trying to install. I have a Mac and I have never done this before. Do I download all 13 parts and then unarchive them together at the same time or no. I Downloaded all 13 parts last time with the update pack and put them in a faces folder in my graphics folder but it still didn't work.

You are a premium member, so all you have to do is to download the complete pack (always updated to include latest update) and extract it to your graphics folder. After that you can just download any future updates and apply them on your complete pack. The other info is for users that are not premium members… they have to download a lot of parts to get the full file 👍🙂

 

Qvordrup
18 years ago
2 hours ago
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By Del18boy 14 November 2023 - 17:46 PM UTC 

Please advise as I have downloaded the entire 13 parts and have noticed that the Pic in one are also in another, What ids the difference. Thanks at my age I always wonder why I am waiting for as I currently see it , No good reason.

Thank you for your time and explanation.

Put the 13 parts in the same folder, they are bundled together and will all extract at once. No need to look what is inside 🙂👍

 

Qvordrup
18 years ago
2 hours ago
134,271
By chiellinilookout 14 November 2023 - 21:52 PM UTC 

I've downloaded the mega pack twice now and the icon faces folder isn't downloading and the config file isn't either.

 

I've downloaded it in the past and deleted it, if that is effecting anything?

Delete what you have. Then download the complete pack using chrome (or any download manager available online) so you can resume any interruptions in your download making sure you get the full file. Then just extract it to your graphics folder 👍🙂

 

Del18boy
12 years ago
3 months ago
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mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
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By Latrell yard man 14 November 2023 - 21:19 PM UTC 

i have a problem with my confiq file he is in the pack but showing up in the game, when i put a new update in my main pack what do i do with the confiq file.

 

You replace the old config with the config from the download.

 

 

 

By JamesDavies10 14 November 2023 - 21:29 PM UTC 

Thank you. I've downloaded the entire pack as suggested but running into the following error message when extracting. I don't suppose you recognise it at all?

 

 

Use Winrar to extract the pack.

Latrell yard man
7 years ago
3 hours ago
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By mons 15 November 2023 - 06:35 AM UTC 

You replace the old config with the config from the download.

 

 

 

 

Use Winrar to extract the pack.

 

that is where i was going wrong i was renaming the new config confiq 1 so i had the two configs in the face pack, i never thought the new update confiq would have all the information and codes from the main confiq if that makes sense well it made sense to me at the time 😄

mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
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By Latrell yard man 15 November 2023 - 07:28 AM UTC 

that is where i was going wrong i was renaming the new config confiq 1 so i had the two configs in the face pack, i never thought the new update confiq would have all the information and codes from the main confiq if that makes sense well it made sense to me at the time 😄

 

Why on earth would you complicate it like that, when it's a simple copy/paste/overwrite exercise?? 🤣🤣

ShaunyS
16 years ago
5 days ago
23

Hi all at sortitoutsi,

 

First of all wanted to say thank you for all the hard work you do and the megapacks are great. I used to sift through and download everything and appreciate how much help it is putting it in one place. I for one am really grateful.

 

I do have a question, I have downloaded all parts of the megapacks and the latest change and put them in the correct place and I seem to have either lost or a number of photos do not exist - PSG and Mbappe et al seem to be a prime example. I wondered if it is a licence issue but it seems random (de Gea, non dutch/french league players) - I've looked at their id's and they don't exist in my faces folder - do I need to manually add them or go in and fiddle with the config file. I really wanted to avoid that as it risks messing up the 75% that are fine and what I've spent the time adding.

 

Wondered if anyone else experienced the same? I wondered if I had a “dodgy part” and re-downloading that would solve it.

mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
By ShaunyS 15 November 2023 - 10:31 AM UTC 

Hi all at sortitoutsi,

 

First of all wanted to say thank you for all the hard work you do and the megapacks are great. I used to sift through and download everything and appreciate how much help it is putting it in one place. I for one am really grateful.

 

I do have a question, I have downloaded all parts of the megapacks and the latest change and put them in the correct place and I seem to have either lost or a number of photos do not exist - PSG and Mbappe et al seem to be a prime example. I wondered if it is a licence issue but it seems random (de Gea, non dutch/french league players) - I've looked at their id's and they don't exist in my faces folder - do I need to manually add them or go in and fiddle with the config file. I really wanted to avoid that as it risks messing up the 75% that are fine and what I've spent the time adding.

 

Wondered if anyone else experienced the same? I wondered if I had a “dodgy part” and re-downloading that would solve it.

 

Without seeing screenshots of your megapack folder, showing clearly the full path it’s located in as well as how many images are in that folder, it's a bit hard to tell.

 

However, I reckon you either haven't downloaded the full megapack or haven't installed it right. My suggestion would be to delete everything you have, and just download the torrent file. Once you do, download the 2024.01 update pack too, and you should be up-to-date with all 440k+ images in the megapack 👍

ShaunyS
16 years ago
5 days ago
23

thanks for coming back to me and sorry, of course I should have posted screenshots. I'm trying to go through and see if I can establish a pattern between the missing people and the megapack part. My config file looks ok and also here are my paths and where it sits in my folder.

 

Ian Scotcher
5 years ago
3 months ago
10

I want to start a new career on FM14 and would like megapack 6.0 however I can't find it anywhere to download. Is there anyway on here where I can get it from or and alternative link in order to download it?

 

I don't want to use any of the latest packs as the players have since moved clubs/retired e.g. Rooney is now a manager so his current picture will look odd in FM14.

mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
By ShaunyS 15 November 2023 - 10:58 AM UTC 

thanks for coming back to me and sorry, of course I should have posted screenshots. I'm trying to go through and see if I can establish a pattern between the missing people and the megapack part. My config file looks ok and also here are my paths and where it sits in my folder.

 

 

The fact you have a blank face instead of the default silhouette means it is a config issue, with the game looking for an image in a folder which contains a config but not that particular image. Given you “only” have 293k out of the 440k+ images in the full megapack, my analysis that you either haven't downloaded the full megapack or haven't installed it right still stands. My suggestion remains to delete everything you have, and just download the torrent file. Once you do, then download the 2024.01 update pack too, and you should be up-to-date with all 440k+ images in the megapack 👍

 

 

 

By Ian Scotcher 15 November 2023 - 10:59 AM UTC 

I want to start a new career on FM14 and would like megapack 6.0 however I can't find it anywhere to download. Is there anyway on here where I can get it from or and alternative link in order to download it?

 

I don't want to use any of the latest packs as the players have since moved clubs/retired e.g. Rooney is now a manager so his current picture will look odd in FM14.

 

There is a link to the torrent for FM14 in the FAQ, but you have to be realistic with trying to find seeds for files which are 10 years old…

Ian Scotcher
5 years ago
3 months ago
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By mons 15 November 2023 - 11:24 AM UTC 

The fact you have a blank face instead of the default silhouette means it is a config issue, with the game looking for an image in a folder which contains a config but not that particular image. Given you “only” have 293k out of the 440k+ images in the full megapack, my analysis that you either haven't downloaded the full megapack or haven't installed it right still stands. My suggestion remains to delete everything you have, and just download the torrent file. Once you do, then download the 2024.01 update pack too, and you should be up-to-date with all 440k+ images in the megapack 👍

 

 

 

 

There is a link to the torrent for FM14 in the FAQ, but you have to be realistic with trying to find seeds for files which are 10 years old…

 

Thank Mons, surely the full pack is stored on this website for direct download as at one point or another all previous megapacks would've been available for direct download for premium members? For example there would've been a new megapack for say FM21 on here so I'd expect that to be archived somewhere.

 

If not I'm hoping that someone who does have it could put it into a zip file and re-upload it on here for download.

mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
By Ian Scotcher 15 November 2023 - 11:31 AM UTC 

Thank Mons, surely the full pack is stored on this website for direct download as at one point or another all previous megapacks would've been available for direct download for premium members? For example there would've been a new megapack for say FM21 on here so I'd expect that to be archived somewhere.

 

If not I'm hoping that someone who does have it could put it into a zip file and re-upload it on here for download.

 

Unfortunately, in order to save server space, only the most recent megapack is ever saved on the site. Here's hoping some kind-hearted soul not only still has his FM14 or FM15 folder saved, but he is willing to share the massive file with you 👍

Ian Scotcher
5 years ago
3 months ago
10
By mons 15 November 2023 - 11:34 AM UTC 

Unfortunately, in order to save server space, only the most recent megapack is ever saved on the site. Here's hoping some kind-hearted soul not only still has his FM14 or FM15 folder saved, but he is willing to share the massive file with you 👍

 

I found it 🙂

 

Version 6.00 - Football Manager Cut Out Player Faces Megapack Megapack (sortitoutsi.net)

IceEyesPig
4 years ago
1 day ago
4

Hello,

 

I've problems with the iconfaces on the Vince Skin that supports your faces. I can see player faces everywhere (es: tactics) but not on the squad recap. Where the iconfaces should be present I see the shirt of the player. In attach you can find my situation, tactics is ok but squad not.

 

I've already contacted the author of the skin and he told me that is not a matter of the skin. Some other Football Manager players are facing my same issue.

I've already tried removing and re-installing the cutout pack with the most updated one but the problem is still present. I'm using cutout faces since FM20 with the same skin and I've never experienced this problem before.

Could you please help?

Thanks,

 

Marco

 

 

 

mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
By Ian Scotcher 15 November 2023 - 12:49 PM UTC 

I found it 🙂

 

Version 6.00 - Football Manager Cut Out Player Faces Megapack Megapack (sortitoutsi.net)

 

Great 🍻

 

 

 

By IceEyesPig 15 November 2023 - 16:46 PM UTC 

Hello,

 

I've problems with the iconfaces on the Vince Skin that supports your faces. I can see player faces everywhere (es: tactics) but not on the squad recap. Where the iconfaces should be present I see the shirt of the player. In attach you can find my situation, tactics is ok but squad not.

 

I've already contacted the author of the skin and he told me that is not a matter of the skin. Some other Football Manager players are facing my same issue.

I've already tried removing and re-installing the cutout pack with the most updated one but the problem is still present. I'm using cutout faces since FM20 with the same skin and I've never experienced this problem before.

Could you please help?

Thanks,

 

Marco

 

I'm not sure what we can do about this 😕

Carlos Martins
13 years ago
6 months ago
4

Greetings!

Every year I download and install the Cut Out Player Faces but now at FM24 the photos doesn't appear in game. Anyone with the same problem?
FIY I'm using Zealand NewGAN for newgens and their faces are working fine.

Thanks for the help!

Lydia TrashCløwn
3 years ago
2 months ago
50
Premium

That specific player (and probably others) in your Calabria.png image might actually be missing from your folder shown in Print.png

stephen wormald
13 years ago
3 months ago
9
Premium

i have installed facepack in correct postion see faces of the player i have bought but no other faces at my club liverpool

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