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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

Released in North America and Canada as Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Official Forums

FM Base - Fan Site

FM Scout - Fan Site

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM V7 DRM
Steam (unavailable)

This game is no longer listed on Steam (install the demo with steam://install/10570).

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 9.3.1 are the latest patch available

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10540/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10540/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		No music present.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Danish
Dutch
English
French
Italian
Norwegian
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	Versus
LAN play	8	Versus
Online play	8	Versus
Asynchronous multiplayer

Other information

API

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 3 1.4 GHz ATI Athlon XP 1.4 GHz	Intel Pentium 2.4 GHz ATI Athlon XP 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 Ultra ATI Radeon 9800 Intel 82915G/82910GL 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible
Other	4x CD-ROM Drive

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.4.11	10.5.0, 10.5.5
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 7300 ATI Radeon X1600
Other	4x CD-ROM Drive

OS X 10.5.3 is needed when using a PowerPC processor.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (10540) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (10540) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (10540) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

Developers

	Sports Interactive
Publishers
	Sega
Release dates
Windows	November 14, 2008
macOS (OS X)	November 14, 2008
Reception
Metacritic	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives	Text-based, Bird's-eye view
Controls	Menu-based
Genres	Sports, Strategy, Business
Sports	Football (Soccer)
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Football Manager

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 ==Essential improvements==
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-|uplay                 =
+|origin                    =
-|uplay notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|steam cloud               = unknown
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+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
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 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 103: / Line 128: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
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 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 111: / Line 136: @@
 |mouse sensitivity         = unknown
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-|mouse menu                = unknown
+|mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
 |invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
@@ Line 117: / Line 142: @@
 |touchscreen               = unknown
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-|controller support        = unknown
+|controller support        = false
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 |full controller           = unknown
@@ Line 167: / Line 192: @@
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-==Audio settings==
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 |separate volume notes    =
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@@ Line 186: / Line 213: @@
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+|interface = true
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@@ Line 194: / Line 221: @@
 {{L10n/switch
 |language  = Danish
-|interface = yes
+|interface = true
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 |subtitles = n/a
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 {{L10n/switch
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+|interface = true
 |audio     = n/a
 |subtitles = n/a
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-|interface = yes
+|interface = true
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+|interface = true
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 {{L10n/switch
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-|interface = yes
+|interface = true
 |audio     = n/a
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 {{L10n/switch
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-|interface = yes
+|interface = true
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 |subtitles = n/a
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 {{L10n/switch
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-|interface = yes
+|interface = true
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+|interface = true
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-{{ii}} OS X 10.5.3 are needed when using a PowerPC processor.
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 {{References}}