| 3D Match | ||
| Team presentation screen before the match | ||
| New interface during the match, nearly everything (line-up, tactics) can be changed while the match is running | ||
| Highlights are displayed again after the match | ||
| Special crowd sound effects (Boos and Olés after fouls/great passing) | ||
| Improved offside-trap, throw-in problem solved | ||
| Improved player ratings | ||
| New 3D player models (FIFA 09), new player faces (FIFA 09), etc. | ||
| FIFA 09 pitch textures (optional 3D pitch) | ||
| 3D match supports higher screen resolutions (e.g. HD) | ||
| New crowd animations | ||
| Text Mode | ||
| Totally new designed | ||
| New mixture of Internet live ticker and traditional live commentary | ||
| Switches live to other stadiums as soon as something important happens | ||
| Conference mode (up to 4 matches are selectable - as well as all matches of one league) | ||
| Line-up and Tactics can be changed on the fly without having to pause the match | ||
| Tactical overview and extensive match stats are always available, e.g. free comparison of players, scorer list, domestic scorer list, live table | ||
| Player skills and team tactics become clearly visible | ||
| More actions of defenders and wing players | ||
| Assistant Manager analyzes the game minute by minute and informs about players with low fitness, bad performances, tactical problems etc. | ||
| Ranking and evaluation of the best managers | ||
| Nearly 3,000 text elements included | ||
| Easy to extend | ||
| Planned: Text Mode Editor will be available in a few months | ||
| Line- up and Tactics | ||
| Completely new line-up and tactics sections | ||
| Formation and tactics integrated into one screen | ||
| First select the tactics for the team, then for special positions, then for the individual players | ||
| The game remembers the individual orders for every player on every position, this saves a lot of time during the season | ||
| Various new tactical options replace the old 5x5 system | ||
| - Determination | ||
| - Play for Time | ||
| - Crossing Height | ||
| Tactical settings are directly displayed in the line-up (icons) | ||
| New team comparison screen e.g. for marking players of the opposition | ||
| New and improved line-up AI for the assistants and the AI clubs | ||
| New results section added to the Status screen | ||
| Merchandise | ||
| Feature redesigned from scratch | ||
| No single items any more, but categories | ||
| Many new categories for special occasions | ||
| - Christmas | ||
| - Championship | ||
| - Cup Win | ||
| - Promotion | ||
| - International Title | ||
| - Top Scorer Scarves | ||
| - Club Anniversary | ||
| - Country Scarves (e.g. if you have many players from Brazil in your team) | ||
| - Top Player Scarves | ||
| - Club Friendship Scarves | ||
| - Big Match Scarves | ||
| Special offers with tense negotiations | ||
| Marketing campaigns | ||
| Orders for the next season | ||
| Out of date items can become worthless | ||
| New Statistics screen | ||
| Option to build fan shops abroad | ||
| Staff | ||
| New jobs like Fitness Coach, Lawyer or Psychologist | ||
| Staff members have skill, character and talent values | ||
| New staff info including history section | ||
| New staff negotiations | ||
| Lots of new tasks to delegate | ||
| Improved staff options in the data editor | ||
| Option to add staff pictures | ||
| Scouting | ||
| Scouts can scout several players one after the other | ||
| Scouting agencies have now detailed filters for the players | ||
| Difficulty level for Scouting now selectable at game start | ||
| Various little improvements (scouting of Level 10 players etc.) | ||
| Dressing Room Chemistry | ||
| New overview screen shows all player promises | ||
| Additional stats directly available | ||
| Many new player talks | ||
| - You must become stronger. | ||
| - You have to take a leadership role in the team. | ||
| - We are missing you. | ||
| - You have to improve your weak foot! | ||
| - You speak his language, please keep an eye on him. | ||
| - Etc. | ||
| Updated trust system with visible effects, e.g. on the player morale | ||
| Players complain if the manager talks just to his favorites | ||
| Players become confused if their contracts are about to expire | ||
| Transfer Market | ||
| Dozens of additional advantages/disadvantages of the clubs are taken into account by the players during negotiations | ||
| Various new contract options, like a release clause if the club doesn’t qualify for an international competition | ||
| Swap deals more difficult compared to 08 | ||
| Improved transfers of the AI clubs (better analysis of the weak positions, better search for free agents, improved contract negotiations) | ||
| Assistant Manager informs the manager at game start about transfers pre-set in the editor | ||
| Higher loan fees | ||
| Players ask to be loaned out | ||
| Quick transfers: Option to delegate transfers to the Assistant Manager (including player negotiations), this is ideal for managers who want to select new players themselves, but are not interested in long negotiations | ||
| Youth Player Transfer Market | ||
| Option to sign youth players of other clubs (Club Info), minimum age is 16 years | ||
| AI clubs make offers for your youth players as well | ||
| Extended Search feature | ||
| Stadium | ||
| New elements | ||
| New materials for the generic stadiums | ||
| Improved stadium colour options | ||
| Improved Player and Club Info | ||
| Streaks displayed on the Club Info screen | ||
| Special new “Transfers” tab | ||
| Improved historical player data on Player Info screen | ||
| If a youth player could replace a current first team player in the future a comment is added (similar skills) | ||
| New Talent System / Strong Foot | ||
| 10 instead of 5 talent levels for a better differentiation of top players, the following is a comparison with the old system (old/new): | ||
| - 1 = 1, 2 | ||
| - 2 = 3, 4 | ||
| - 3 = 5, 6 | ||
| - 4 = 6, 7 | ||
| - 5 = 7, 8, 9, 10 | ||
| Database status: 59 players with a talent of 9, 4 players with a talent of 10 | ||
| Former 6-star talents are now 11-star talents | ||
| Both feet of a player are now rated in 5 levels | ||
| Players in a physical crisis temporarily lose skill points | ||
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| Story of the Season | ||
| Various animated sequences after cup wins, before top matches, after relegation, sacking etc. | ||
| Table of the Year | ||
| Top Teams of the Year (Attacking, Defending etc.) | ||
| Golden Boot | ||
| Most Matches | ||
| European Dream Team | ||
| Where are they now? (former players) | ||
| Evaluation of Winter Transfers | ||
| Worst Starting Streak | ||
| Match Prognosis | ||
| Allows to pre-simulate a real-life match in detail | ||
| Option to select two club or national teams, their formations and free line-ups from the editor database or from a save game (you can e.g. improve your team with three top players to see the difference) | ||
| Option to set fitness, energy, morale and form for every player | ||
| Control over both teams during the match | ||
| Misc Features | ||
| Find History for clubs and players | ||
| 2 different layouts (light / dark) | ||
| Saved highlights are now automatically played in the start menu (demo mode) | ||
| Highlights can be played from the start menu endlessly and with, without or only in slow motion | ||
| It is now sometimes possible to move matches | ||
| National team matches are displayed in the calendar | ||
| New Calendar Event: Player of the Year Awards (end of the season) | ||
| Improved handling of Reserve teams | ||
| - Option to add Reserve league systems for many countries | ||
| - New status screen | ||
| Option to save training settings for all save games | ||
| Improved rehabilitation group in training | ||
| Improved AI training | ||
| Button to increase/decrease the training amount of all players | ||
| Young players improve faster in strong training groups | ||
| Tougher competition between strong players on the same position | ||
| Fan comments on the training skills of the manager | ||
| Personal Life: Investments | ||
| Personal Life: New events with partner | ||
| Personal Life: Rents for houses/apartments | ||
| Improved quiz game with many new questions | ||
| New “Numbers“ feature in the weekly progress shows interesting statistics | ||
| Training crowd attendance now displayed during the weekly progress | ||
| Sponsor happiness becomes an important factor | ||
| Contract with national team can be cancelled or extended | ||
| New events about „Club Prestige“ | ||
| New and improved polls on the website | ||
| More than 40 additional little improvements | ||
| Widgets (the little stats in the lower part of the screen) | ||
| 10 new ones, a total of 30, for example: | ||
| - Youth Centre Talents | ||
| - National Team Matches | ||
| - Top Players on the TM | ||
| - Youth Players in their Last Year | ||
| Automatic Rotation | ||
| Option to switch all of them with one mouse click (via arrows on the left and on the right) | ||
| Leagues and Regulations | ||
| New German league system | ||
| Cotonu Accord implemented | ||
| Financial information about play-off matches improved | ||
| Licenses | ||
| New leagues and countries: | ||
| - Germany: 3rd Liga | ||
| - Germany: Regional Leauges (3) | ||
| - New Zealand | ||
| - Slovenia | ||
| - Chile | ||
| - Columbia | ||
| - Ecuador | ||
| - Paraguay | ||
| - Peru | ||
| - Uruguay | ||
| Sound | ||
| New Commentary | ||
| Hundreds of new fan chants | ||
| Option to select a stadium entry music | ||
| Option to select up to three goal songs for specific players or the whole team | ||
| The MP3 player can now restart or skip songs | ||
| Club and country specific music on Story of a Season screens | ||
| Technical | ||
| Editor and game now support up to 4 billion players, no limitation for the number of names per country anymore | ||
| Customizable hotkeys to jump directly to selected menu items | ||
| Option to add up to 9 RSS feeds to the ticker | ||
| Option to save 3D highlights as AVIs | ||
| FIFA Manager 09 for the first time supports “big player pictures” | ||
| Special menu skins depending on seasons, success and country | ||
| Options e.g. to set the screen resolution directly available in the start menu | ||
| Editor | ||
| New German league system | ||
| New talent system | ||
| Finally the option to set the kind of injury of a player at game start | ||
| New foot system | ||
| New staff member section | ||
| More than 60 players per club possible (now 99) | ||
| Player list extended by special search criteria (4 filters are selectable) | ||
| All future transfers in the database will now happen in the game (includes not simulated leagues) | ||
| Many little additions and improvements | ||
| Feature List Update 1 | ||
| 200 new player pictures | ||
| National team manager mode without sacking | ||
| Full database update | ||
