FM26 release date: New features, pre-orders and latest news on Football Manager 26

After two years of waiting and a couple of weeks of beta, Football Manager 26 is finally about to release, with the full launch times now confirmed.

We've already given our thoughts on the game in our FM26 review, but if you've been waiting to try it out for yourself, there's not long to go.

So, here's what you need to know about the FM26 launch, including release times, pre-order info, platforms and more.

When is the FM26 release date and launch time

Football Manager 26 will release on 4th November 2025 at 4pm GMT.

Sports Interactive provided a handy graphic above to show what time the game will release in your time zone, but for clarity, here's what time the game will arrive in your time zone:

• US West Coast (PST) – 8am
• US Mountain (MST) – 9am
• US Central (CST) – 10am
• Mexico (CST) – 10am
• US East Coast (EST) – 11am
• Colombia (COT) – 11am
• Argentina (ART) – 1pm
• Brazil (BRT) – 1pm
• Central Europe (CET) – 5pm
• Türkiye (TRT) – 7pm
• Singapore (SGT) – 12am, 5th November
• China (CST) – 12am, 5th November
• South Korea (KST) – 1am, 5th November
• Japan (JST) – 3am, 5th November
• Australia East Coast (AEDT) – 5am, 5th November
• New Zealand (NZDT) – 7am, 5th November

SI has also confirmed that FM26 Mobile will be released one hour later than the main game.

We still have a bit longer to wait for FM26 Touch, however, with it coming to Nintendo Switch on 4th December 2025.

Can you pre-order FM26?

Yes, you can pre-order Football Manager 26.

Currently, it is only available for pre-order on PC for a number of different storefronts.

• Pre-order Football Manager 26 from Fanatical (Steam key)
• Pre-order Football Manager 26 from the Epic Games Store
• Pre-order Football Manager 26 from the Microsoft Store
• Pre-order Football Manager 26 from Steam

On the Football Manager website, you can see that the game will be available for pre-order for consoles sometime soon, but the Football Manager website says it

Which consoles and platforms can play FM26?

FM26 will be available to play on PC, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5.

FM26 Touch will be coming to Nintendo Switch as well, with FM26 Mobile releasing on Netflix.

So you'll be able to play FM26 just about anywhere then!

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