Football Life 2026 (15.Oct.2025)
current version: update 2.2 (12.May.2026)
season 2025/26
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FL26 General features:
- teams updated for season 25/26
- fully functional edit mode
- updated most assets and graphics
SP Football Life is an experimental project that aims to continue the legacy of career modes found in the retired (PES) series.
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Teams and players
FL26 is updated for season 2025/26, promoted teams has replaced the relegated ones and a new teams selection is included, with updated squads and kits for most teams.
the edit mode is fully functional, there are three fully editable teams in the game for user creation (Ceres Negros, Zalgiris Vilnius, Zamora FC), the database is unlocked for the community, however changing bin files might result in serious errors, and will clash with future database updates.
* database reference can be found Database Reference
Game updates:
we perform periodic scans of the database for squads and attributes changes and import new players from live database, the game will receive frequent updates depending on the urgency and progress, updates also includes more updated graphics that would be ready by then and any small corrections or enhancements discovered while playing.
the game will show update notification if available upon launching the game.
Addons:
- Commentary v8
FL26 includes the all new English commentary v8, it includes new call names for many players and new commentary dialogues,
* newer version is available at the SP commentary addon page
- Real Faces
the players/staff faces are available as a separate addon due to the large size, it is highly recommended to download and install the new SP Facepack 26-27 page as it would add a lot of immersion to the game.
- Stadiums
36 stadiums installed by default in the game, more stadiums are available per region in the SP Stadiums addon page.
Installation:
1- Extract the installer files from the RAR then run (SPFL26_setup.exe)
2- Select a directory (do not install over an existing game)
3- Start Football Life from (FL_2026 start.exe) or desktop shortcut.
- Detailed instructions and video tutorial
- Extract the archive parts using a recent version of WinRAR- Frequently asked question please see the FAQ section
- See how to download sponsored links
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ARCHIVE (older versions, not needed)
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Download
Part 1: (sponsored)
Part 2: (sponsored)
Part 3:
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Part 10:
Part 11:
UPDATE 2.0 sponsored link
UPDATE 2.2 (for v2) sponsored link
ARCHIVE (older versions, not needed)
Requirements:
- the default render settings is medium, can be decreased or maximized:
(game menu/settings/system settings/video settings)
- compatible with all modern CPU/GPU (as of oct.2025)
Minimum System Specs:
Windows 7 SP1/8.1/10 (64 bit)
Intel Core i5-3470, AMD FX 4350
10GB RAM
NVIDIA GTX 670, AMD Radeon HD 7870
2 GB VRAM
DirectX 11.0
40 GB available disk space
1280 x 720 screen resolution
Recommended System Specs:
Windows 11 (64 bit)
Intel Core i7-9700, AMD 7 3700X
10GB RAM
NVIDIA GTX 980, AMD Radeon R9 390X
6 GB VRAM (10 for 4k)
DirectX 11.0
40 GB available disk space
1920 x 1080 screen resolution
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- thanks to SP Patreons sponsors for the continuous support.
- thanks to (zlac, juce, Hawke, Predator002, Dragovic, all at evoweb) for various sider lua
- thanks to GeppettoGreece for Greek league kits, Cosmos for 2nd div kits, Ixcel for various 3rd kits)
- thanks to (CHAVAeditions, Styf Edits, santorfo, MindTutsm, spursfan18) for Colombia, Argentine, Chile, Liberatores scoreboards
- thanks to anyone who supported SP directly or indirectly, love and freedom for all <3