Football Manager 2009
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| Developers | |
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| 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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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Football Manager 2005 | 2004 |
| Football Manager 2006 | 2005 |
| Football Manager 2007 | 2006 |
| Football Manager 2008 | 2007 |
| Football Manager 2009 | 2008 |
| Football Manager Live | 2009 |
| Football Manager 2010 | 2009 |
| Football Manager 2011 | 2010 |
| Football Manager 2012 | 2011 |
| Football Manager 2013 | 2012 |
| Football Manager 2014 | 2013 |
| Football Manager 2015 | 2014 |
| Football Manager 2016 | 2015 |
| Football Manager Touch (series) | |
| Football Manager 2017 | 2016 |
| Football Manager 2018 | 2017 |
| Football Manager 2019 | 2018 |
| Football Manager 2020 | 2019 |
| Football Manager 2021 | 2020 |
| Football Manager 2022 | 2021 |
| Football Manager 2023 | 2022 |
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
- 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) | <Steam-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) | <Steam-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
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
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 | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | Versus |
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| LAN play | 8 | Versus |
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| Online play | 8 | Versus |
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| 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 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/10540/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (10540) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.