Football Manager 26 release times - when is it coming out?

What are the Football Manager 26 release times? After taking a year's hiatus, the Football Manager series is back for the 2025/26 season. If you've stuck with the long wait and various delays, you'll want to know when the game is coming out so that you can jump in right away.

Football Manager 26 brings a whole host of new features to the sports game, including a new tactical visualizer, a brand-new UI, and full Premier League licenses. It's coming to PC and console on the same date, too, so lots of players will be playing as soon as the FM26 release times arrive.

The FM 26 release time is Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 4pm GMT / 3am AEDT.

The release times have been confirmed by Sports Interactive, and are the same for all platforms. Whether you're buying the game on Steam or consoles, you'll be able to jump into the tactical action at the same time.

Football Manager 26 download size

If you're going to download the game at release time, you'll need 7GB of free space on your hard drive on PC. That means you're unlikely to need to clear much space before installing.

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