Football Manager 2019

Football Manager 2019 features similar gameplay to that of the Football Manager series. Gameplay consists of taking charge of a professional football team (the game also includes semi-professional, amateur, and international teams) as the team manager. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. The Football Manager series is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's AI owners and board. In Football Manager 2019, the game features new expanded modes, featuring the addition of video assistant referees (VAR) in tournaments where it is used in the real world, such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It 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.

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

On 6 August 2018, Sports Interactive released a trailer for the release of the game, which announced the game's release date as 2 November 2018. Although the series had a regular Linux edition since November 2013, Football Manager 2019 would not have a Linux release. A beta release of the game was made available on 21 October 2018. The Microsoft Windows and macOS versions were later released on 2 November 2018, and Football Manager 2019 Touch was released for Nintendo Switch on 27 November 2018 in Europe and Australia. A mobile and tablet version of the game entitled Football Manager Mobile 2019 was also released with the Microsoft Windows version on 2 November 2018.