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Games like 1st Division Manager

Looking for games like 1st Division Manager? Here are top sport recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Soccer Manager 2020, Mafioso Football Manager or NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

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  1. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    77% User Score Based on 330 reviews

    Have you got what it takes to become a top football manager? Then take control of your favourite football team in Soccer Manager 2020, one of the best football management games! Take on a top flight football team to test your management skills against the best or help a lower league team fight for glory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soccer Manager 2020.

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  2. NOTE! There is a known issue with the game in which it crashes when attempting to save ('Unhandled Error, Permission Denied'). This error might occur if your antivirus software has blocked the game's save files. If the error occurs, make sure that all the files in the 'mafioso/mm/save' folder (0.sav, 1.sav, etc.) are accessible, not in a read-only state, or blocked by antivirus software.*** Mafio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mafioso Football Manager.

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  3. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    90% User Score Based on 275 reviews

    Become the gaffer of a classic football team and embark on a nostalgic 20-year journey up and down the English football Divisions through the 1980s and 1990s. A Game of Two HalvesPick your line-up and formations, and challenge the opposition in a fast-paced card battler with three points on the line in every match. Move the GoalpostsThe only football game where getting cards is a good thing! Earn … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

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  12. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    74% User Score Based on 356 reviews

    Be a top football manager in Soccer Manager 2021. Take a football team to the top and test your management skills against the best, or help a struggling team fight for glory! Be a top football manager in Soccer Manager 2021 - free football management game! Take a football team to the top and test your management skills and build your top eleven! Choose from over 800 clubs from 33 countries around… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soccer Manager 2021.

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  13. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    56% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    The most diverse FREE 2 PLAY football management simulator in the world. Take on a top flight club and test your management skills against the best or help a struggling, lower division team fight for glory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soccer Manager 2018.

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  14. 28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    40% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Take on the role of coach of your own team with Pro Basketball Manager 2017. Start your career as head of the team of your choice, be they rookies or legends, and lead your players to victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pro Basketball Manager 2017.

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  15. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    87% User Score Based on 177 reviews

    Handle only the managerial essentials in Football Manager 2019 Touch, the slick and nimble alternate to the world’s favourite football management simulation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Football Manager 2019 Touch.

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  16. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    57% User Score Based on 90 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Franchise Hockey Manager 3 is the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy game you can find! Now officially licensed by the NHL®, so you can take the reins of your favorite franchise, FHM3 includes real 2016-2017 rosters for 22 playable leagues, a new gameplay mode that makes the game much more approachable, and tons of other new features! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Franchise Hockey Manager 3.

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  17. THE GAFFER starts you in August 1959  Division Four, a chairman willing to take a chance on you, and a town that hasn't decided yet if you're any good. From there it's yours, up to thirty years in the dugout, one manager, one long career, told as it happens rather than looped forever. All 80 clubs in the pyramid are real towns, not placeholders each with its own researched local history and the r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gaffer.

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  18. Build a club. Shape a manager. Bend the rules. FC Mafioso: Football Dynasty Manager is a text-based football management game where you take charge of a small procedurally generated club and try to turn it into a long-term dynasty. Manage transfers, youth development, finances, stadium growth, press conferences, derby days, and weekly club-life scenarios in a world full of random events, branchin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FC Mafioso: Football Dynasty Manager.

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  19. Game made by 1 person without million-dollar funding. Please be patient, we will improve over time <3Empire Eleven is a premier football management simulator where you take total control of your club, stepping into the shoes of a Manager or even the President/CEO. From tactical decisions on the pitch to high-level financial strategies off it, every choice dictates the success or failure of your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empire Eleven 2026.

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  20. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    87% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    AYW Pro Manager is a professional wrestling management game that puts YOU front and center. You are responsible for creating a world class roster. You can make transfer and loan offers for rival talent, you offer contracts (inc bonuses and merchandise cuts), you book shows and so much more. The game is packed with features and decisions for you to make. The Boardroom Once you have decided on a com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Your Wrestling Pro Manager.

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  23. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    91% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Love retro, lightweight football sims?  Want something nostalgic yet portable?  Prefer fun and speed over depth and detail?  If you’re after a fast, nostalgic, football management fix with bite-sized tension and strategy — then this is the football management sim for you!     Classic simplicity with subtle depth: Manage your club across four divisions, with promotion, relegation, domestic cu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kevin Toms Football Star Manager.

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  24. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    78% User Score Based on 265 reviews

    Live the life of a professional footballer both on and off the field. Train, play matches, manage your social life, climb the career ladder, and spend your earned money. Decorate your life with luxury while managing your relationships and finances. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Football Life Simulator.

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  26. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 2,790 reviews

    Officially licensed by MLB, MiLB, and the MLBPA, Out of the Park Baseball 21 is a strategy & sports gaming fan’s dream come true and the only game ever to win Metacritic PC Game of the Year Award TWICE. OOTP 21 - Twenty One Years of Excellence! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out of the Park Baseball 21.

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  27. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    57% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Suit up and become the manager of one of the 2 000+ professional teams around the world. You’ll have all the managerial tools you’ve come to expect in a manager game, scouting, facilities, training or basketball plays on the court. Your choices matter, will you put emphasis on coaching or player development? Success is only the result of your decisions both on and off the court. You can choose fro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pro Basketball Manager 2025.

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  28. 45%Game Brain Score
    45% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    ZXFM ==== Written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Begg (licence: CC BY-SA 4.0) Compatible with Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16k/48k/+/128k/+2/+3/Next Players: 1 Controls: Keyboard INTRODUCTION ZXFM is a football management simulator for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum written in just 10 lines of BASIC! Play an entire season as manager of a team from your favourite league, or create your own leagues and teams. Ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZXFM (Sinclair ZX Spectrum) by Matthew Begg.

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  29. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    37% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    MMA team manager is the all new, face punching, body slamming manager game for the real MMA fans. Experience the life as a manager running your own team and leading the fighters to international glory in the cage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MMA Team Manager.

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  30. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    80% User Score Based on 310 reviews

    Franchise Hockey Manager is the latest (2021) version of the Franchise Hockey Manager series. Releasing in October of 2021, FHM8 builds off the successful 7 adding a variety of new features. Franchise Hockey Manager is the only NHL Licensed game on PC. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Franchise Hockey Manager 8.

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  31. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    Pro Basketball Manager 2023 features more than 160 basketball competitions with the most depth and authenticity ever found in a basketball management game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pro Basketball Manager 2023.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    79% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Overview Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical text-based battle simulation game. The player takes on the role of manager of a team of gladiators, trying to win a league and a cup. The back end managerial part of the game has similarities to games like Football Manager and Out of the Park and involves hiring new fighters by judging their potential and skills, training them, and th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gladiator Manager.

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  33. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 1,683 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    They say football is a game of opinions and everyone has theirs, but it’s only yours that counts around here. You make the decisions now, from who you sign and who you sell, to how you manage your budget. Will you build tactics around the players at your disposal or train them in your vision of how the game should be played? Who you pick and who you bench will affect squad harmony, and it’s up to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Football Manager 2018.

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  34. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    62% User Score Based on 2,256 reviews

    Take control of your favourite football team in Football Manager 2017, the most realistic and immersive football management game to date. It’s the closest thing to doing the job for real! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Football Manager 2017.

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  35. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    63% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    Do you have what it takes to become the greatest tennis manager? Enter your academy, manage your team, plan your trainings, schedule your tournaments, change your game plans and find out the new young guns. Take the reins, make the right decisions, become the best one! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tennis Manager 2021.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    67% User Score Based on 154 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

    Lead your football club through national championships and to international stardom. Take over an established men’s or women’s team of your choice as its manager or bring a small team into the big league. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WE ARE FOOTBALL.

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  37. A proven goalscorer for the next title push, a bargain signing to sell on, or a bigger stadium for a growing club? In President FC: Football Club Owner, you set the direction. Build for immediate results, invest in the next generation or grow a business that can sustain both. Build a club with bigger ambitionsCreate your own club in one of 43 nations and begin in the lower leagues. Build around e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to President FC: Football Club Owner.

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  38. A small town. A pitch surrounded by a chain-link fence. And a club that doesn't exist yet. Until you pick the name, the city, the colors, and the crest. From that moment on, the club is yours — and the colors you chose paint the entire game. If you found a burgundy club, you play a burgundy OnzeFoot. In OnzeFoot, you’re not the manager. You’re the president. You don't chase after th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OnzeFoot.

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  39. A football manager like they don't build them anymore LemonFC is an old-school management game: you run a German football club — no glossy 3D, just tables, conversations and a live ticker that knows when a match is drama and when it's comedy. Deep simulation, plenty of humour, zero microtransactions. Please note: the game is in German only at this time. Negotiation is half the game Every club … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager.

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  40. Live the dugout, not just the scoreline From the Dugout is a football management game for those who love decisions as much as results. You're not shuffling rows in a spreadsheet: you sit in the dugout, manage a dressing room full of personalities, negotiate transfers against the clock, face the press and answer to a board that expects results. Every season is a story you write yourself. What … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FROM THE DUGOUT.

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  41. Remember when football was proper? Let us take you back 40 years — to when naming two subs was still a luxury and the only seven-figure salaries were in Italian lira. 8 playable English & Scottish divisions, with 7 more top European leagues viewable Fully authentic cup competitions including the Full Member's Cup, Littlewoods Cup and Freight Rover Trophy Real 1986–87 squads with 20+ m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Proper Football Boss.

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  42. Do you remember when managing a football team was all about pure strategy, matches, and quick decisions? Retro Football brings back that experience with the authenticity of 90s classics and today’s technology. Choose your club in editable retro seasons. The 1995-96 season includes more than 400 teams, almost 10,000 players, and 20 leagues from Europe and South America. Experience the golden era o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retro Football.

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  43. Join the RM CommunityJoin the CommunityHave feedback, found a bug, or want to help shape the future of Retro Manager? Join our Discord to chat with other managers, suggest features, report bugs, and get sneak peeks of upcoming updates. Discord:  About the Game⚽ A Football Manager… Reimagined in the 90'sRetro Manager brings back the golden era of football management — stripped down, fast, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retro Manager.

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  44. Football game with combination of management and play action. You will buy and sell players based on budget and skills. You will define the playing tactics and the line up. Play a match in position or hang up your boots and just dedicate to manage the squad Be good and finish in the top 2 and progress to the upper division Select to play over all the geographical regions and national associ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soccer Squad.

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  45. You are the manager of a football club, determine its future by making the best decisions regarding tactics, training, player contracts, sponsorship deals and infrastructure. Start at the 4th division, use your management skills to fight your way up to the top. All CPU matches are actually played, there is no made up result. Watch your players performing on our amazing 2D match engine.FEATURES … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master Manager.

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  46. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    63% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Indulge in pan-European fantasy football by taking control of any club from the four English divisions, or simultaneously from the top two divisions of the continent’s premier leagues (Spain, Italy, France and Germany). All the usual features are here : transfers, tactics, team management, squad rotation, finances and club development. Again, the pressure-inducing action takes place within a lush… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Premier Manager 02/03.

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  47. Twenty-two players. One whistle. Yours. In every other football game, you play. In THE REF, you're in charge. You're the referee. Two teams play a full 3D match around you, and every call is yours - fouls, dives, cards, penalties, VAR. Stand in the middle as the referee, run the line as an assistant, or play as the VAR. You never really know. Was it a red card, or a great tackle? A penalty, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE REF - Football Referee Simulator.

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  48. Every round is decided before it starts. By the players you signed, the roles you gave them, the utility you drew on the map, and the call your IGL makes at 1:55. FRAGLINE is a deep esports management sim. Take over an org nobody rates, build a roster, write your own playbook, and drag the team out of open qualifiers and onto the Major stage. Every round is played out by a full tactical AI engine… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FRAGLINE: Esports Manager.

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  49. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    The whole sport, in your handsFootball Dynasty Manager is a deep sim management game around college and pro football. Run a college program or a pro franchise in one connected universe across different eras. Build your team and make the on-field calls to bring your squad to glory. One connected universe The player you recruit in high school and develop can be drafted to the pros and build a car… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Football Dynasty Manager.

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  50. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    72% User Score Based on 774 reviews

    Teamfight Manager is back with more detailed tactics, management, and a new MOBA-style gameplay. Take charge of a virtual e-sports team, build the ultimate roster, and become the greatest manager! New Champions Strategically utilize dozens of new champions alongside the existing ones from Teamfight Manager. Many existing champions have updated skills, so careful review is key to securing victory. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Teamfight Manager 2.

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