Football Manager 2019

You take charge of a football team and make the decisions that shape its fortunes. Build a squad, choose how it plays, and guide it through the season, with the option to handle responsibilities yourself or delegate them to staff. Prepare for matches by selecting tactical styles, phases of play, player roles, and team instructions. Ready-made tactical presets offer a starting point, while match features include VAR and goal-line technology. Develop players through tailored training sessions and schedules, or hand preparation to your backroom staff. Manage transfer negotiations with agent feedback, follow an induction for new managers, and compete in leagues including the licensed Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga.

Take charge of a football club, recruit and develop players, set tactics and training, and guide the team through its season.

Released 02 Nov 2018

87%positive of
12k player reviews

Free

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Simulation

Sports

The Devs Say...

Simulation gaming perfected. Create your unique footballing story by taking charge of the club you love. Complete control of this stunningly realistic game world is yours - every decision in your hands, or yours to delegate. Your call, your way, your story. Everything you've ever dreamed of!

Developed by Sports Interactive · Published by SEGA

Player Review Breakdown

Players Praise Most

Absorbing Long Saves
Series Nostalgia
Enjoyable Management

Common Player Critiques

Limited Tactical Control
Less Fun Than Earlier
Frustrating Player Form

87%

positive of 12k player reviews

86/100

Metacritic

Themes from a helpfulness-selected sample of Steam reviews, not the aggregate Steam score.

From the Devs

You’ve always thought you could do better, haven’t you?
Signed better players. Played a different way. Snuck the three points.
Well, now’s your chance to live out your footballing dreams and create your own football story…

You are the sole author of your team’s destiny. And your path will be unique.
The players might take the headlines and the glory, but their glory is your story.

This is Football Manager 2019

FM19 brings you closer to the heart of the beautiful game than ever before. New features and enhanced game mechanics enable you to control your team in fresh and authentic ways, creating an ever more emergent way of storytelling.

REVAMPED TACTICS MODULE

Push the boundaries and create a unique philosophy with new styles and phases that reflect the most popular tactical innovations in modern football. There's also brand-new pre-sets for success which are ready made and ready for action.

TRAINING OVERHAUL

Bespoke sessions and schedules precisely modelled on the professional game give you complete control when preparing for your next fixture or developing your stars of the future. You can also reap the rewards without the hard labour by delegating this to your backroom staff.

NEW MANAGER INDUCTION

An intuitive development pathway is brand new and designed to help new managers reach their full potential. Led by your Assistant Manager, your New Manager Induction will cover the fundamentals of football management and help map your route to the very top of the game.

WILLKOMMEN BUNDESLIGA

For the first time in the series history, you can try your luck abroad in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga which is fully licensed with official logos, kits and player faces.

FRESHENED UI

A restyled contemporary skin gives Football Manager 2019 a fresh, re-energised look making it not only the best looking in the series history, but also the easiest to pick up and play.

Further additions include match improvements including VAR & goal-line technology, agent feedback during transfer negotiations, manager environments, enhanced pre-match briefings, UI improvements, new Steam achievements and much more.

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows, macOS
Achievements	77
Age ratings	ESRB E PEGI 3 CRL 18 OFLC G
Play modes	Online co-op
Other modes	Online multiplayer with a friend Host-based net play
Multiplayer	The provided information confirms both single-player and multiplayer support. A player review states the game can be played online with a friend and refers to "host" behavior and "net play," indicating online multiplayer sessions. No player count, specific modes, or local multiplayer features are stated in the provided text.
Multiplayer & mods	A review states that when playing online with a friend, only the host sees kit graphics files even when both players have the graphics files installed. The game also includes Steam Workshop and an editor, but no provided text confirms broader multiplayer mod support beyond that issue.
Controller required	No
DRM / EULA	Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Football Manager 2019 EULA
Metacritic	86/100 View on Metacritic
Website	Official website