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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dpeter
I re-downloaded and applied the files and it seems to work now. I suspect user error may have been the cause!
Adam Eaton
I've not got 15 yet, my GF has got it me but won't let me have it until xmas the cowbag!!
Just been looking on EBay and typed in FM15 and came across a disc which has got the megapack of faces and every other graphic on it, it's £6.
I've managed to deleted everything FM related from my laptop since I used 14, so what do people think to this ...
mons
marty87
thanks in advance Marty
steveekay
marty87
Adam Eaton
Hope no offence was caused.
marty87
Jogo Bonito
I've extracted those extra files and they now sit in Sports Interactive > Football Manager 2015 > Graphics > Faces. However, within that 'faces' file there is a further folder that contains the updates I have just done. Having done the re-loading skin parts as per the guidelines, and ensuring the right boxes are ticked and un-ticked, I hoped it would be fine.
However, I'm now noticing that lots of images previously showing in my game (on 6.0) are now not showing after what I have done today to get 7.01 - so something has clearly gone wrong.
I didn't realise that I could actually make it worse than it previously was, but after hours and hours of effort because of my poor internet facilities, this seems to be the case.
I know it's not the packs that have the error, and I do have all the download folders 6.01 to 7.01 inclusive on my system now. I was confident I had extracted them correctly too, but now feel sure it's something to do with the location of the folders. How that's removed so many of my old faces, I have no idea - and I haven't been able to find a new face that was previously missing either - so it really isn't going well so far.
Hopefully you can set me right again, because I can't get any enjoyment from FM until I see all faces again (right now, even getting back to how I was at 6.0 would be OK).
Cheers in advance, and sorry for inability to work this out myself.
mons
The bit in bold is what's wrong. You should have one folder and one folder only with ALL the images in it; no sub-folders.
Copy the contents of each update pack in order into the "main" MP folder, overwriting when prompted.
Jogo Bonito
Thanks for the fast reply and solution Mons. Not sure how/why a different file was created and will try and correct this later.
Cheers.
Johannes45
I can't see most of the faces in game. I have already manually added a xml file to the facepack. What to do? It's really fustrating!
mons
That's your mistake right there. Why would you do that? The existing config works perfectly well with the full pack.
How many images do you have in total?
Jensskav
mons
How many images in total do you have in your megapack folder? Can I have a screenshot of the contents of your megapack folder please? Please make sure that both the path and the amount of images within are clearly visible. Perhaps I can spot what's wrong....
Ewen Wilson
mons
This pack, and all graphical add-ons, can be added during an existing save game
akyy10
Jogo Bonito
I now seem to have the faces in the (one) right folder but new faces 6.01 to 7.01 aren't appearing - I tested it using an ID for a player added to pack 7.01, as verified by your 'search the cut out player faces link'.
Some of the images in my folder show recent dates so I can tell these are 'new pics', and some image numbers now have two versions (I don't care which one is used as long as one is anyway, so assume that's not a problem). More importantly, I also now have two config files (the second one dated 7 Nov 2014). Should I remove the first config file from this folder so that only one config remains (the newer, bigger one) or is that not likely to be the reason why it's not working for me?
* I tried, once again, to upload the complete 7.01 pack from scratch, and after 12 hours I got to 75% - however after another two hours this only progressed to 77% and then said it had been completed. I know that's not the case, so didn't bother extracting it across. I can't go through that agony again
axlsto
Sorry for the offtopic, but I cannot understand the facepack. There are 17 parts to download, but they all seem to contain the same pictures. What's the point to download all the 17 parts if the information is the same? Or am I missing something? I made the folder "graphics" and then "faces" and on every .rar file it asks me to overwrite it. I am probably doing something wrong but it seems that all the .rars contain the same pictures... Could you please give me a hint how to do it correctly.
Thanks in advance,
Sto
vinceceg
I don't trust that "one and only folder" rule. Just put any subfolders at any name you want in your "graphics" source folder (in your personal data, whatever the place you choose).
If it doesn't appear in-game, check the options (classic mistakes : skin options to pick / unpick, folder choice for user data...)
It doesn't work either ? So we're on the same page...
-is it a SI /FM problem (like we're not allowed to add pics anymore) ? Don't think so (logos and kits appear).
-is it a Sortitoutsi Megapack / update pack / config file problem ? I DO think so (cuz' the only facepack allowed to show is my "Japan" one, featuring players from J-League, and not from Sortitoutsi...
Maybe Sortitoutsi should review their 2015 packs. Just sayin'... Many players have exactly that same kind of problem, but they always think about that "folder place" thing, here.
Any (new) suggestions ?
Panna
mons
Not sure if you've solved it by now, but if you apply the license fix files correctly, then the issue is definitely fixed.
If you have done things correctly, then you should not have a case where some image numbers have two versions. Moreover, you should only have one config file and not 2. When you add update packs to your megapack folder, please ensure that you overwrite everything when prompted. At the end you should have 152k+ images and a single config.xml. Anything else, and you've installed the file(s) incorrectly.
That sound very strange to me. I can't be sure 100% since the files are auto-generated by the uploading site, but I very much doubt whether each parts contains the same images as there wouldn't be much point in that.
Can you post links to two separate packs which you have downloaded and which seem to have the same files so that I can verify?
I have no idea what you're on about. The instructions are simple and perfectly clear for a reason: because they work. If you don't "trust" the installation instructions, then by all means, do it your own way. But don't come in here moaning when, surprise surprise, it doesn't work!
Yes, you need to have all the files in one folder and one folder only, and no, you are wrong when you say that the config file released with each update pack contains only the images in that pack. A cursory look at the config.xml file should suffice to see that what you are saying is grossly incorrect.
Instead of coming in here and criticising our way of making this file available, perhaps you should realise that the installation instructions used by thousands of people and over 5 or 6 versions of FM do indeed work correctly and as intended.
Of the many people I've helped in this thread, and elsewhere, the absolute majority of cases were due to user error and I'll put down a hefty bet that it's the same case with you...
What do you mean by default faces? Do you mean the "empty" faces displayed when no cutout image is assigned to them? If yes, you can download them here.
If you mean the images which come with FM, please read this post as to why it's not as easy as it seems.
Jogo Bonito
Yeah, somehow It's obviously not been done right. Not to worry, I'll wait until I get to somewhere I can do the whole 7.01 (or whatever pack it is by then) on a decent connection.
Thanks as always, the time and effort you guys go to with these extra packs really adds to the FM experience.
mons
Out of curiosity, how many images in total do you have in your MP folder?
vinceceg
No need to argue. Stay cool.
I wasn't "criticising your way of making this file available". But you did like I was, because you're convinced that i'm wrong. Like you said : "the absolute majority of cases were due to user error and I'll put down a hefty bet that it's the same case with you..."
Nice. Just reading my post ? So you're a mind-reader or something...
Seriously, I checked the 7.1 xml file and, like I said, it only contains the updated pics list. I think you don't even opened it, 'cause you think you know what's everyones trouble here (by advance and by answering it, almost automatically) : it's because we're dumb ! Yeah...
I deleted the config file provided by Sortitoutsi and created a new one (with fm xml) for both 7.0 and 7.1 subfolders inside my graphics folder.
...and "Surprise" : the faces now appear (just like faces from my other packs, from other sources - Like I previously mentioned it, in order to solve the problem's root).
It's a proof that you can have any subfolders you want in that graphic folder. And a proof that it's a corrupted xml issue.
To people who still have trouble making their facepacks appear in-game, even after checking all the original process, you'll probably solve it this way.
...until Sortitoutsi fixes their 7.x config files. So far, they'll have to read thousand other requests like mine, that they won't solve, 'cause they won't understand, keeping talking like arrogant bad teachers that we all wanted not to meet...
Bye
Jogo Bonito
Not to worry. It's only a painful failure because of the time it takes to do anything like that here.
It says 182,743 in the folder, so that's actually more than the 150,000 you guys have created. See how clever I am
Although I said I now have two config files in the folder, and some duplicates, I can definitely confirm that there aren't 30,000 duplicated faces - there are probably less than 100 where the image shows two versions.
Anyway, hopefully in the New Year I can find a place/way to do the whole pack from scratch.
mons
I have been creating the files related to this megapack since 2009, so I think I might know what I'm talking about. You may think that arrogant, but I think it sets me on solid enough ground to comment. If you've found an alternate option which works for you, then all power to you. Don't come in here moaning if it isn't working as intended if you don't use it as intended, though. The reason I know that you're not using it as intended is because you say you have two subfolders, which is not what is mentioned in the installation instructions. I know that having separate folders for update packs works if you update the config file manually, but that adds a completely unnecessary level of complexity which is beyond the technical knowledge of most users, quite apart from the unnecessary work. It's counter-logical to do so, plus it's much neater, organised and easier to have control over when you have just one folder with all the images in it, which is what I recommend.
As for your ludicrous assertion that the config file included with the latest update pack only contains the images in the update pack and not the whole pack, I actually considered that a technical issue may have caused it and downloaded the pack to verify. For one thing, it's 11MB, whereas a pack for just 3,000 images would be around 200KB or thereabouts. Secondly, if you see the very first entry in the config file included with 7.01, the UID's not included in the pack itself as per this screenshot. Neither does the second, nor the third etc etc. Basically anybody with eyes can see it's fine and you're wrong.
I'm not perfect and have made and will keep making mistakes. I don't mind criticism and can take it on board. In fact, there have been plenty of changes to this file after suggestions from users. After all, they are who we do this file for and if we can improve the FM experience for them, we'll see what we can do, within reason.
What I can't stand is somebody like you who comes in here and criticises my work and that of the many other volunteers who contribute to this pack by posting arrogant, ill-informed and demonstrably wrong assertions which may lead to doubts being cast on our work - and that I cannot accept.
To people who have trouble with this file, please post in here and I'll do my level best to try to help you sort the issue out as I have been doing since page 1 of this thread. But, rest assured, there's nothing wrong with the megapack and the update pack, despite what vinceceg may think. Thousands of people have downloaded this file over the years and I hope thousands more will in the future. As with anything, some people may experience problems - which is where this thread comes in. The reason that my replies to most issues are "by advance and by answering it, almost automatically", as you put it, is that there are a handful of issues which have been repeated through the years by many users and the probability is that any issues coming up derive from one of these handful of problems.
I've no idea how you manage to get to that amount of images at this stage
Hopefully you'll manage to get your hands on the full pack in the future
Jogo Bonito
Having followed all your advice from last night, I have now SUCCESSFULLY managed to load up the missing/extra packs again - and now I'm the proud owner of 152,989 (exactly) WORKING & VISIBLE player faces in my game.
I really do appreciate the extra effort you made to help me out. Hopefully there will be a new pack soon before I forget how to do it correctly
Thanks once again
mons