What Time Does the Football Manager 26 Beta Release?

After the cancellation of last year's game and the biggest overhaul in the franchise's history, Football Manager 26 is almost here. While the full game will release on all platforms on November 4th, 2025, there is an Advanced Access Beta for those who preorder the game on PC.

You can preorder the game at any time before 4th November and still gain access to the Beta on PC. Preordering is even cheaper on most platforms.

Naturally, veteran players and newcomers to the series are eager to jump into the new match engine and bespoke UI as soon as possible, and thus, everyone is wondering what time the FM 26 Beta will be released.

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Expected Release Time For Football Manager 26's Beta

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Sports Interactive has confirmed on X that the beta will release at 8:00 pm British time (BST).

Global Release Times For The FM 26 Beta - Based On 8:00 pm BST Estimate

The Football Manager 26 Beta will be released at 20:00 BST, with these being the global release times for each time zone.

L.A. - PDT	12:00 - October 23rd
Chicago - CDT	14:00 - October 23rd
New York - EDT	15:00 - October 23rd
Sao Paulo - BRT	16:00 - October 23rd
UTC	19:00 - October 23rd
London - BST	20:00 - October 23rd
Prague - CEST	21:00 - October 23rd
Cape Town - SAST	21:00 - October 23rd
Ankara - EEST	22:00 - October 23rd
Singapore - SGT	03:00 - October 24th
Tokyo - JST	04:00 - October 24th
Sydney - AEST	06:00 - October 24th
Wellington - NZST	08:00 - October 24th

Can You Preload The Football Manager 26 Beta?

Unfortunately, players cannot preload the beta for FM 26, meaning they will face a download when it drops. Thankfully, however, the Steam page predicts that it will only take up 20 GB of storage, meaning downloads shouldn't take too long.