⚽ Ultimate Matchball Megapack – FM24 / FM26
Hello FM Community!
I’m proud to present my Ultimate Matchball Megapack for Football Manager 2024–2026, featuring 130+ custom 3D matchballs designed to enhance realism and immersion in your saves.
This megapack includes a wide variety of competition-specific matchballs, complete with winter versions and special knockout-stage designs for major tournaments — giving decisive matches the atmosphere they deserve.
🔹 What’s Included
130+ custom 3D matchballs
Competition-specific designs
Winter editions where applicable
Unique templates for knockout stages of major competitions
Each ball has been carefully crafted to improve authenticity and visual variety throughout your season.
All textures are HD wherever possible.
If anyone has access to higher-resolution references that could improve certain balls, contributions are always welcome!
🔹 Highlights
This project builds upon the fantastic work of @bartdude and @JakDevlin , whose original 3D Balls Match Pack inspired this expansion.
I’ve refined, updated, and extended their work with additional leagues, details, and variations.
Special thanks to @DashingDaz8 for the go-ahead, valuable files, and continuous support.
This megapack is a community-driven effort — feedback, suggestions, and requests are always appreciated!
🔧 Installation Instructions
Download the megapack file.
Extract the balls zip file.
Move the balls folder to:
Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 20XX\graphics\
(Create any missing folders if necessary and overwrite all the existing files.)
Restart Football Manager (FM26).
If playing on FM24, reload your skin.
⚠️ Important – Clean Installation Required
Please make a clean installation by deleting your old balls folder before extracting this new version.
Starting from this release, the pack uses a new folder structure, organised by continents and nations, with subfolders for better organisation and easier future updates.
Keeping old files may cause conflicts or prevent certain balls from loading correctly.
🔁 Alternative & Brands Folder Instructions
If you want to use a ball inside the alt or brands folder:
Rename the original ball by adding -OLD at the end
(Example: ENG-premierleague → ENG-premierleague-OLD)
Copy the new ball into the appropriate folder
Rename it with the original file name
(Example: ENG-premierleague)
If you want to use a clubs or nations ball inside the 0-Generic Balls folder, simply rename the xml file from config_alt.xml to config.xml
🎮 FM26 Users
For an even better experience in some top-tier leagues, it is possible to use the balls included in the “FM26 3D Stadium Megapack” made by @BassyBoyYT .
⚠️ Important Notice
This megapack is and will always remain completely free.
Recently, I’ve been informed that some people are redistributing this pack while asking money for access. Please note that this project is shared freely with the community and must never be sold, monetized, or placed behind any kind of paywall.
A huge amount of time, research, and passion goes into creating and maintaining these matchballs. I do this for the community and for the love of the game.
Starting from this version, small and almost invisible details have been embedded within some files. These will help me identify unauthorized redistributions if necessary.
If you appreciate the work and would like to support it, you’re very welcome to offer me a coffee — but that’s entirely optional and never required.
Thank you for respecting the spirit of this project.
While many balls have been tested in-game, I haven’t had the chance to test every single one.
If you encounter issues or inconsistencies, please report them — your feedback helps improve future updates.
I wish you all the best in your managerial adventures! ⚽🔥
- Date Created
- 16 Sep 2024 21:22:25
- Date Updated
- 28 Apr 2026 19:04:28
- Last Comment
- 03 Jun 2026 00:16:32
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cakilinho
20comer
I have vision problems and in this FM (Football Manager) game, with the white balls, I'm having a bit of difficulty following. I asked ChatGPT for a dark ball. If anyone wants to use it. I asked for the Liga Portugal (Portuguese League) model.
fmilln7
Could you very kindly please make the new premier league ball.. photo attached. Thank you!
DashingDaz8
And a bonus…..
Take your pick
ARookieKeeper
The Women's Champions League balls have the incorrect competition ID. It should be 2000179924.
ARookieKeeper
Could you please make the FIFA Women's Champions Cup matchball?
I attached some images I found, hopefully they help out. If you can find something better, feel free to use that.
RisingStarKiller
ARookieKeeper
It says Futsal Matchball. It's not the same matchball from those images.
Not to mention it doesn't seem to be the correct format.
Harry Farinuddin
Great Package @BassyBoyYT @BabaYaga89 !
But is it possible for you to make 3D Ball for Indonesian Leagues (BRI Super League and Pegadaian Championship) and Indonesian Cup (Piala Indonesia)? All of the ball's competition are made by Adidas. I have tried to make one but it seemed that the system could not recognise the config.xml of the Indonesian competitions, I wonder why?
Nuno Claro
Would you very kindly be able to make this Liverpool ball please? Photos attached. Many thanks
BabaYaga89
VERSION 2.2 RELEASED
-all the requests above this message were added to the pack
-all the mistakes above this message are now fixed
Thanks to everyone for the feedback and help!
BabaYaga89
Added, and i've fixed also the Women's Champions League ID, hoping that everything is okay now! 😀
Thanks for the feedback!
BabaYaga89
Added, follow the instructions to make it work:
If you want to use a clubs or nations ball inside the 0-Generic Balls folder, simply rename the xml file from
config_alt.xmltoconfig.xmlI've noticed it's the last year version, since this year it's made by Adidas
ARookieKeeper
Many thanks! 🙂
BabaYaga89
Added, please check if it works with the new pack! 🙂
ARookieKeeper
Need to wait for the download link to pop up first. 😉
Got it!
ARookieKeeper
Any idea of what type of matchball is being used in the FA Women's National League?
The last matchball they actually mentioned was back in the 23/24 season, a Mitre Ultimax One.
For this season, all I got was what I found in the attached images from Halifax Women and Hashtag United Women games. Seems to be a Nike ball.
EDIT:
Actually, it seems very similar to this one (if it's not exactly that one): https://www.ebay.com/itm/167612070508
L. Inácio
First of all, I'd like to congratulate everyone involved in this project. It's truly fantastic.
Would it be possible to add the match balls from Colombian domestic competitions?
igorferreira118
Hi. Is it possible to change the generic ball from SI for one of your generic balls?
V4MCJ-Br
First of all, congratulations on the fantastic work.
Could you add the championship balls:
-102426 (São Paulo State Championship) / 313220 (Pará State Championship)
-102424 (Rio de Janeiro State Championship) / -302205 (Rio Grande do Sul State Championship) / -309682 (Minas Gerais State Championship) / -309686 (Paraná State Championship) / -309688 (Santa Catarina State Championship) / -309678 (Bahia State Championship) / -313204 (Mato Grosso State Championship) / -313194 (Ceara State Championship).
-309684 (Pernambuco State Championship)
Taha Yüce
aşırı halde fps problemi yaşıyorum bilgisayarla alakalı değil çünkü son model bilgisayarlardan, 3d stadium megapack var ondan dolayı olabilir mi bu modla çakışıyor mu acaba?
Raparasa
ID 2000479254 J1LEAGUE 100 YEAR VISION LEAGUE
ID 2000479255 J2・J3LEAGUE 100 YEAR VISION This ball is used in the LEAGUE.
I'm very sad to request this, but I'd appreciate it if you could create one.
BabaYaga89
VERSION 2.3 RELEASED
-all the requests above this message were added to the pack
-new NWSL ball
-new NWSL Championship matchball
alexmorakgaming
Greek Cup (Kypello Ellados) ball (https://www.passasports.com/adidas-conext-pro-ball-size-5-ke5866?size=5688)
Giuseppe Regina
BEWARE THE MOD DOESN'T WORK
Giuseppe Regina
listen the balloons don't work so I suggest you repackage
DashingDaz8
Can't speak for fm26 (shite game) I don't play it but all work perfectly well on FM24.
attlee74
Doddo04
The Balls works perfectly in FM26 too. I don`t play with the balls from the stadiumpack i only use this pack and it works.
DashingDaz8
New 26/27 Balls