Ranking by series

The Football Manager games, ranked.

16 games compete in this selection. Football Manager 2012 tops it with 1,532 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Football Manager 2012 2011 · Sports 1,532
  2. 2 Football Manager 2021 2020 · Sports 1,506
  3. 3 Football Manager 2023 2022 · Sports 1,486
  4. 4 Football Manager 2020 2019 · Sports 1,462
  5. 5 Football Manager 2010 2009 · Sports 1,460
  6. 6 Football Manager 2011 2010 · Sports 1,455
  7. 7 Football Manager 2008 2007 · Sports 1,454
  8. 8 Football Manager 2014 2013 · Sports 1,452
  9. 9 Football Manager 2019 2018 · Sports 1,435
  10. 10 Football Manager 2022 2021 · Sports 1,433
  11. 11 Football Manager 2024 2023 · Sports 1,410
  12. 12 Football Manager 2013 2012 · Sports 1,399
  13. 13 Football Manager 2017 2016 · Sports 1,390
  14. 14 Football Manager 2018 2017 · Sports 1,388
  15. 15 Football Manager 2015 2014 · Sports 1,378
  16. 16 Football Manager 2016 2015 · Sports 1,320

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In detail

The Football Manager games ranked, what this ranking says

Football Manager 2012 leads this selection with 1,532 ELO points, ahead of Football Manager 2021 and Football Manager 2023. The 16 games competing in it have played 1,421 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 16
Duels played by those games 1,421
Game in the lead Football Manager 2012 (2011)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,532
Point gap between 1st and 10th 99
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading November 3, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 15 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Football Manager 2019 +84 1,435
Football Manager 2012 +35 1,532
Football Manager 2020 +25 1,462

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Football Manager series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Football Manager series is Football Manager 2012, with 1,532 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Football Manager 2021 and Football Manager 2023, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Football Manager games are ranked?

16 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 1,421 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Football Manager game is climbing right now?

Football Manager 2019 is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 84 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 15 games in the selection moved.

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