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
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UPDATE DECEMBER 8th
A new update called 2026.01 was just published which will confuse some people.
To keep it really, really simple just take one of these two steps.
- If you have already downloaded "2026.00 complete" in December: Download the 2026.01 changes file
- If you haven't, then delete all previous faces and download “2026.01 complete”
If you're getting confused or your files are in a mess, just follow (2).
if you still find things difficult you're overcomplicating it, just follow (2) exactly and don't try and add extra steps.
Original Post December 1st
Due to a bug in FM26 that means that two graphics cannot have the same name we have had to make the unfortunate decision to rename all our files to have a prefix of “face_”.
This change will break attempts to update the megapack.
To try and avoid confusion i've deleted the previously released 2026.00, 2026.01 and 2026.02 updates and rereleased a single “2026.00” pack with the updated file names that contains everything that used to be in 2026.00, 2026.01 and 2026.02.
The easiest fix is for everyone to redownload the 2026.00 complete pack, this will ensure your recent downloads are tracked so you know which updates you have and haven't downloaded.
Steps to take
- Delete any of our cut out faces you have already installed
- Go to the main Cut Out Faces page and download the Complete Pack
Do not make these common mistakes
- DO NOT just download the most recent changes file and try to install it, it won't work by itself.
- DO NOT just download the updated config.xml by itself, it will not work without renaming all 500,000+ PNG files.
- DO NOT download the complete file and then also download the changes file with the same number. The complete file contains everything you need.
FAQ
Why not wait for SI to fix the bug?
The game has been out for over a month and this hasn't been fixed yet. I also believe this bug was reported to SI by researchers who had access to the game weeks before it was first released on Steam, so its actually been longer than a month and still no fix or comment from SI (they never comment on graphics related content).
I'm still playing FM24 so this doesn't affect me
Right now we only release one pack which should work with both so unfortunately you also have to deal with this.
How do I use the FM Mod Loader to rename files?
After downloading there's a big “Prefix folder contents” button which will then guide you through the process.
My last download was 2026.00 or 2026.01 but not 2026.02
Just download the new 2026.00 complete pack
My last download was a 2025,XX version
Your options are (1) download the new 2026.00 complete pack or (2) download each individual changes file and then use the FM Mod Loader to rename the files.
Can I use the FM Mod Loader
Alternatively if you don't wish to redownload you can use the FM Mod Loader which has a function to bulk rename files and update the config.xml.
If something goes wrong with this please just (1) delete your existing faces and (2) redownload the Complete Pack rather than keep asking for support with what went wrong in your attempts to rename.
Can't I rename them myself without the mod loader?
You can try these scripts if you feel confident with computers.
Mac/Linux:
for f in faces/[0-9]*.png; do mv "$f" "faces/face_$(basename $f)"; donefor f in iconfaces/[0-9]*.png; do mv "$f" "iconfaces/iconface_$(basename $f)"; done
Windows (PowerShell):
Get-ChildItem faces/[0-9]*.png | Rename-Item -NewName { "face_" + $_.Name }
Get-ChildItem iconfaces/[0-9]*.png | Rename-Item -NewName { "iconface_" + $_.Name }
Windows (CMD):
for %f in (faces\[0-9]*.png) do ren "%f" "face_%~nxf"
for %f in (iconfaces\[0-9]*.png) do ren "%f" "iconface_%~nxf"
You will then also have to download the config.xml's that are attached in the first comment.
- Date Created
- 01 Dec 2025 23:11:23
- Date Updated
- 08 Dec 2025 22:59:53
- Last Comment
- 08 Apr 2026 20:17:01
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jaylg
i have just downloaded the complete pack and then 2026.01, i have most of the players pics apart from some that are out on loan like Rashford, Onana and hojlund but i have no staff pics or young player pics
jaylg
Deleted everything and redownloaded them again, all working now
Franck Lehmann
Bonsoir j'ai effectué le changement et mis les photos nommées face…png mais une fois le jeu lancé, les images ne s'affichent pas.
J'ai mis les dossiers face et iconeface dans graphics comme mentionné.
Y a-t-il autre chose à faire ??
Merci de vos réponses
andrea lo burgio
Con l ultimo aggiornamento non si vedono piu le foto come mai?
Joe Avalon
Per incompatibilità con FM 26 hanno rinominato tutti i file nel pacchetto. Devi scaricare di nuovo il file completo. Anche se giochi FM 24 i presenti e futuri aggiornamenti non sono compatibili, quindi è consigliato scaricare daccapo tutto il file completo.
andrea lo burgio
Quindi il.fm 26.01? Io lo scaricato poi ho applicato l ultimo aggiornamento e mi trovo cosi quindi scusa mettendo il 26 .1 non dovrò piu aggiornare
Gabriele Rossi
but I have already downloaded all the emoticons with the new update and I have put everything that needed to be done why now no emoticons ugh but every time something happens before the bugs in the game now even the emoticons make you lose the desire to finish the career for once :'(
Gabriele Rossi
so I have to redo everything from 0. Is there a way to delete the faces and put them back?
kyle rowley
im downloading the cut out faces pack, my internet is usually 1.6gbps download and and 100 mbps upload, thats with an ethernet lead in. The pack is currently downloading at a speed of 737 KBs. Usually takes me 30 mins max to download a 70GB game, but this 14GB pack is taking over 5 hours. Any advice to get it quicker?
Many Thanks
Gabriele Rossi
Question for everyone:
Why isn't this format type in the file where I put the asterisk? Should I create it in your opinion? Otherwise, I'd have to download the 16 GB format with large faces and leave it at that. I'll just have to use the next one, the 01 format, because if I put all the faces together, it won't let me see them. So, please help. Thank you very much.
PS: I'm attaching a photo.
Footygamer
@Gabriele Rossi I don't fully understand what you're saying but I think you are asking if you can mix faces named “123.png” and “faces_123.png” together, which you can't.
If that's what you're asking please be clearer by sharing what is in your faces folder.
ASSE25
Hello, how do I display the photos of players who don't have a face_id?
ASSE25
of this pack from this pack new players create
Lars
I am a bit confused. I downloaded the update-pack 2026.01 November 12 and included the images in my face-folder.It still works fine after the latest patch for FM26. My face-folder contains only images without “face” added to the name of all the files. E.g. “123.png” - so I can't see need for a change. Perhaps only a temporary problem ?
ASSE25
I'm trying to add photos of players or staff who don't have any pictures. I rename the IDs by adding "face_id" but it's not displaying
julianross13
Playing Fm24, I'm just using the packs until the last 25.xx version, and everything looks fine
I understand that I can't use the new 26.xx packs unless renaming all the previous faces, amen
My question is, what if SI decides to fix the bug? We would have to change the name to all the files again, or you guys keep to use the new format's name for the future updates ?
RhylFCKiko
I'm looking for this too. If I use FMGC it defaults all player IDs to 0.
dilligaf
Anything else they wish to break this year? With every hotfix something else breaks
zbladzg
still play fm 24,all picture are gone in the game,black..
I don't know what I'm doing wrong…copy new pictures to megapack,delete con.file.creating new as always last 15 years
Footygamer
Are you saying you deleted the config file and created your own (presumably using FM XML)? If so that is probably your problem and i'm not sure why you would do that.
If you're not saying that please can you try and describe in more detail the steps you're taking.
Footygamer
What is FMGC?
RhylFCKiko
FM Graphics Configurator
Footygamer
FAO to everyone posting in here, there are so many vague questions it's impossible to help anyone. Please try and add more detail to your posts explaining exactly the steps you've taken.
If you're saying something like “I renamed all the faces to faces_ and it's not working” that's not a detailed enough explanation because it doesn't explain what you downloaded, how many files you have, whether you edited the config.xml, what tools you used to edit it.
Instead add 5+ bullet points explaining the steps you took one by one so it's clear for anyone trying to help you.
If you don't do that then it's going to take forever as we back and forth responding to every individual comment asking the same basic questions.
Footygamer
I have a feeling that assumes the files are named the numeric ID so doesn't work anymore, can you please confirm that's the case?
RhylFCKiko
Yes it does.
zbladzg
yes i do that like always all previous years ..when you adding new picture before official updates
i have downloaded all new 2026.01 and everything is fine,but have problems when adding new pictures…is it fm xml wrong
ASSE25
I was asking how to add photos of people who don't have the "face" prefix before their player ID. And I also wanted to mention that even if you add the prefix before the ID, it doesn't register them. I'm not very tech-savvy; how do you modify or create the config folder, please? Fm26
Footygamer
Yes FM XML doesn't work anymore.
Check the first post in this topic, all files have to be named with a prefix now e.g. face_123.png and FM XML assumes the files are named 123.png so FM XML won't work anymore.
sam17111989
This is my post. I downloaded the megapack which is what this post is about, so the full files all updated. I used FM XML but like you've said it does not work. I just wanted to know what is the basic way of adding extra pics to the facepacks. How do I edit the config.xml? Do i rename this line <record from="face_2000192696" to="graphics/pictures/person/2000192696/portrait"/> but change to correct ID? Thanks
Footygamer
@sam17111989 There's no reason to edit the config.xml that will break any attempts to install updated versions of our pack.
Just create your own folder and your own config.xml
e.g.
(1) Create a folder called “Sams my custom faces”
(2) Add a file called “Paul Pogba.png”
(3) Create a config.xml that looks like this:
<record><boolean id="preload" value="false"/><boolean id="amap" value="false"/><list id="maps"><record from="Paul Pogba" to="graphics/pictures/person/1234567/portrait"/></list></record>There is no reason to name your custom faces “123.png” or “face_123.png” we only do that to keep things consistent for a 500,000 megapack where two players might both be called “Andy Cole”.
But for your custom faces there's absolutely no reason to do that, just name them normal text names that you can remember
Important: The folders are loaded in alphanumeric order so if our file is called “sortitoutsi blahblah” and yours is called “sams blahblah” yours will be loaded first and our folder will overwrite any that are in both. To get around this just name it something like “ZZZ sams blahblah”.
You can also try looking at this guide: https://sortitoutsi.net/content/64005/example-config-file-for-custom-graphics