⤢ Enlarge screenshotLiverpool
Isak up front, Wirtz in the other column. Isak in one column and Wirtz in the other is like smelling two pizzas at once. Your Liverpool briefing will run longer than planned, and so will your kitchen.
01 / About the game
Why do we keep coming back?
The familiar CM screen, the 2026/27 squads. Pick your club, meet your European opponents and build your own story. The opponents come from the real 2026/27 league-phase draws. Squad images show the RetroGamerLab update; comparisons are editorial scenarios, not match predictions. The game may use a different competition format.
Galatasaray · Championship Manager 26/27Open the scouting report ↗Game world
One club, a thousand decisions
A CM 01/02 career is more than match day. Squad planning, scouting, training and the transfer budget belong to the same story. Finding a role for every player makes the journey rewarding. RetroGamerLab’s CM 2026–27 project brings updated squads to that classic structure.
Galatasaray · Championship Manager 26/27Open the scouting report ↗Your first session
- Know the squad before the market
- One tactic, one clear idea
- Protect your career
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Save your seat for episode one. Videos for this game will appear here as they are published.
RETROGAMERLAB / YOUTUBE
Every story starts somewhere.
These are our episode ideas, not published videos. Video tabs will appear as episodes are released.
01Planned episode
2026–27: the first board meeting
A new career built around club selection, squad review and season goals. Let us work out who stays and which position needs strengthening.
Galatasaray · Championship Manager 26/27Open the scouting report ↗02Planned episode
Files on the transfer desk
Why sign this player? An episode idea comparing budget, role and squad needs, with fit taking priority over a famous name.
Galatasaray · Championship Manager 26/27Open the scouting report ↗Subscribe and tell us your favourite game in the comments. See you in the next episode!
SubscribeRETROGAMERLAB / Community workshop
Make more of the game, together.
Mods, add-ons and updates will each be shared with their own version, compatibility and installation details.
Version 1.0 · First release
Explore the projectChampionship Manager 2026–27
Updated squads for the 2026–27 season
Mods
Patches and gameplay changes will be listed alongside their base-version requirements.
Scout · Championship Manager 26/27Open the scouting report ↗ Browse the libraryCommunity add-ons
A home for tactics, training work and supporting creations from the community.
Scout · ⚙ · Championship Manager 26/27Open the scouting report ↗ Browse the libraryDatabase updates
The home of season and squad updates. First featured project: RetroGamerLab CM 2026–27.
Browse the libraryRETROGAMERLAB / Getting started
Your first session
You do not need an encyclopedia to return. Here is a small, practical plan for your first session.
Know the squad before the market
Before spending the budget, review your players’ strengths and weaknesses. Identify the weakest position and cover the urgent gap before chasing a headline signing.
Galatasaray · Championship Manager 26/27Open the scouting report ↗One tactic, one clear idea
Choose a starting formation that suits your squad. After a bad result, resist changing everything. Adjust one thing, observe a few matches and note the effect.
Galatasaray · Championship Manager 26/27Open the scouting report ↗Protect your career
The package includes all data files, so installing the v3.9.68 patch beforehand is not required. Compatibility with different game versions is not guaranteed. Close the game and back up the Data folder to a safe location. Start a NEW GAME. Old saves are not compatible.
A RetroGamerLab community project
Championship Manager 2026–27
Old passion. New season.
The familiar thrill of CM 01/02 returns with 2026–27 squads. Created by RetroGamerLab, this project brings the classic management experience into today’s football world.
Version 1.0 · First release Galatasaray · Championship Manager 26/27Open the scouting report ↗- Base game
- Championship Manager 01/02
- Scope
- Updated squads for the 2026–27 season
- Creator
- RetroGamerLab
- File release
- Free · v1.0 · ZIP
Victor Osimhen · 2026/27 · Championship Manager 26/27
Osimhen’s career has a fresh 2026/27 row. Those empty columns are your assignment.
Image source: RetroGamerLab · 2026/27 ↗RetroGamerLab · 2026/27Project files
Return to CM 01/02 with squads from the close of the 2026/27 summer transfer window and start a new career in 2026.
File library
Patches and gameplay changes will be listed alongside their base-version requirements.
Cristiano Ronaldo · 2026/27Open the scouting report ↗Mods
This shelf is still empty. Community files will arrive with version and installation details when ready.
Arda Güler · Championship Manager 26/27
Arda’s creativity reads 20. Your job is to give that imagination somewhere to play.
Image source: RetroGamerLab · 2026/27 ↗RetroGamerLab · 2026/27A home for tactics, training work and supporting creations from the community.
Mohamed Salah · Trabzonspor · Championship Manager 26/27
Liverpool, Liverpool, Liverpool… then Trabzonspor. One new row, a whole new story.
Image source: RetroGamerLab · 2026/27 ↗RetroGamerLab · 2026/27Community add-ons
This shelf is still empty. Community files will arrive with version and installation details when ready.
The home of season and squad updates. First featured project: RetroGamerLab CM 2026–27.
2026/27 · 01 · Championship Manager 26/27Open the scouting report ↗Version 1.0 · First release · Free
Championship Manager 01/02 – 2026/27 Summer Transfer Update
Return to CM 01/02 with squads from the close of the 2026/27 summer transfer window and start a new career in 2026.
Details and installation ↗