Football Manager 2019

Football Manager 2019[lower-alpha 1] is a football management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega which was released worldwide in November 2018[2][3] for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Nintendo Switch.

Football Manager 2019
Developer(s)Sports Interactive
Publisher(s)Sega
SeriesFootball Manager
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch
Release
  • Windows, macOS
    • WW: 2 November 2018[1]
  • Nintendo Switch
    • EU: 27 November 2018
    • AU: 27 November 2018
    • NA: 6 December 2018
Genre(s)Sport simulations

Gameplay

FM19 features similar gameplay to that of the Football Manager series. Gameplay consists of taking charge of an association football team (club or nation) as the team manager. Players can sign footballers to contracts, manage club finances and give team talks to players. FM19 is a simulation of real-world management, with the manager being judged on various factors by the club's AI owners and board.[4]

In FM19, the game features new expanded modes, featuring the addition of video assistant referees (VAR) in tournaments where it is used in the real world (the FIFA World Cup 2022, for example).[5] FM19 also features an overhaul to the existing training mechanic, allowing more in-depth training abilities. This version also features updated teams, including — as a first for the series — the licence to the three Bundesliga divisions.[6]

Playable leagues

The game offers playable teams in 52 countries across five of the world's continents: Africa, Asia (including Australia), Europe, North America and South America. Coverage is heavily slanted towards European teams, with 34 of its 51 countries having playable leagues, while South Africa is the only country of Africa's total 54 that is covered.

Europe
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
  • Superleague Greece
  • Football League
Holland
Hungary
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Northern Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Romania
Russia
Scotland
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
Wales
  • Welsh Premier League

Asia
Australia
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
South Korea

South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Uruguay

North America
Mexico
United States and Canada

Africa
South Africa

Licensing

25 leagues (across 12 countries) were fully licensed for the game, as was KNVB ("Team Holland"). Notably, the German national team was not included in the game.

Australia
  • Hyundai A-League
Denmark
England
France
Germany
Holland
Northern Ireland
Poland
Scotland
South Korea
United States and Canada
Wales
  • Welsh Premier League

Release

On 6 August 2018, developer Sports Interactive released a trailer for the release of the game,[7] which announced the game's release date as 2 November 2018.[8] Although the series had a regular Linux edition since November 2013, Football Manager 2019 will not have a Linux release.[9] A beta release of the game was made available on 21 October 2018.[10] The Personal Computer versions for Mac and Windows was later released on 2 November 2018; and later FM Touch released for Nintendo Switch on 27 November 2018 in Europe and Australia.[11]

A mobile and tablet version of the game entitled Football Manager Mobile 2019 was also released with the PC version, on 2 November 2018.[12]

References
  1. abbreviated as FM19
  1. "Football Manager 2019 – Out 2 Nov". footballmanager.com. Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. "Football Manager 2019 release date confirmed and there are some BIG changes". Devonlive.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. "Football Manager 2019 is all change as release date and rebrand details revealed". Chroniclelive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. Boxer, Steve. "A league of their own: six of the best football video games". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. "Football Manager 2019 will have VAR while tactics and training are revamped for new game". The Telegraph. 29 September 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  6. "Football Manager 2019: release date, new features, beta and more". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  7. "#FM19 | Welcome To The Job | Football Manager 2019 - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. "Football Manager 2019: Release date, devices, cost & new features | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. "Football Manager 2019 announced and sadly it's not coming to Linux". 6 August 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  10. Polden, Jake (11 October 2018). "Football Manager 2019 BETA: How to download FM19". mirror. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  11. "Nintendo Switch version of Football Manager 2019 Touch confirmed". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  12. "Football Manager 2019 Mobile | Win anywhere, anytime". footballmanager.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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