Classic Manager: Football

Retro Soccer Management Sim

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

The classic football management experience, reborn for your phone. Classic Manager is a retro football management sim inspired by the great text-based manager games of the 90s. Take charge of any club in a fully simulated English pyramid: five divisions, two domestic cups, European competition, and a transfer market with a life of its own. No ads. No pay-to-win. No subscriptions. Your first full season is free, then one single purchase unlocks the full game forever. TAKE CHARGE - Choose from 116 fictional clubs across five English divisions - Set your formation, tactics and set-piece takers on a classic tactics board - Watch every match unfold in live text commentary, with speed controls and mid-match tactical changes - React to injuries, suspensions, form and morale like a real manager THE MARKET NEVER SLEEPS - Buy, sell and loan players against AI clubs that bid, haggle and hijack deals - Negotiate contracts and wages under a watchful board - Scout for the next wonderkid the honest way: by reading the game, not a spreadsheet - Youth intakes, retirements, sackings and manager moves keep the world alive BUILT LIKE THE CLASSICS - Fast, readable text matches you can play one-handed - Deep seasons: cups, monthly awards, promotions, relegations, a hall of fame - Careers that run for decades, with history remembered season after season - Fully offline. Your saves live on your device and never leave it. ONE HONEST PRICE Play your entire first season free. If you love it, a single one-time purchase unlocks the full game forever. No ads, no energy timers, no paying to win matches. That is the whole deal. Every club, player and competition in Classic Manager is fictional and generated by the game. Any resemblance to real persons or organisations is coincidental. The dugout is waiting. Start your career today.

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Wage budgets that make sense Your wage budget now grows with your squad and your club's finances, and the only limit on an offer is what you actually have left. You can see your budget, your squad's wages and your remaining room while negotiating and on your club's info screen. Better on tablets The layout now fills larger screens properly: bigger, clearer tables, match stats and player ratings, with text and columns sized to the screen you're playing on. Mid-match improvements Substitutions work from either side - pick the player coming off or the one coming on, in whichever order you like. Every player's position is now shown in the match squad list, and injured players are marked on the pitch. Faster Advancing to your next match and saving after full time are both substantially quicker. Also in this update The screen stays awake during matches. Fixed layout issues on right-to-left devices. Added a Check For Updates option in Settings, plus quick ways to rate and share the game.

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Seller
  • Ilan Gluckman
Size
  • 50 MB
Category
  • Sports
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPod touch
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
  • © 2026 Ilan Gluckman