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Mateo Jaramillo · Published by Mateo Jaramillo
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
The Chairman is a football management sim built that lives in the bottom corner of your screen. Matches simulate automatically while you work, study, or do anything else. Check in when you have a moment. Make your decisions. Let the season run. You choose the time lap.
Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access, Casual, Sports · More free games
About this game
You're not the manager. You're the Chairman.
The Chairman lives in the bottom corner of your screen while you work, study, or do anything else. Matches simulate automatically. Check in when you have a moment. Make your decisions. Let the season run.
YOU MANAGE THE CLUB — NOT EVERY MATCH Take control of transfers, contracts, tactics, and finances. The pitch handles itself. Your job is to build something that lasts.
WHAT'S IN EARLY ACCESS
· Two-division league system with promotion, relegation, and playoffs
· National Cup with full knockout bracket
· Transfer market with reputation gates and player valuation
· Contract negotiations with morale consequences
· Club finances: matchday revenue, TV rights, prize money, player sales
· Random events: injuries, dressing room incidents, contract demands
· Full 30-season Challenge Mode · Global leaderboard — same starting conditions for everyone, pure skill comparison
· Season stats, Dream Team, club historical records
THE CHAIRMAN CHALLENGE Every player starts the same run. Same opponents. Same market. 30 seasons. One leaderboard. How far can you take your club?
DESIGNED FOR YOUR DESK · Sits in the corner of your screen, always on top · Compact mode takes up almost no space · Two natural pause points per season — no constant interruptions · Works on any PC. No GPU required.
Early Access includes the complete core loop. More divisions, staff mechanics, scouting, and stadium upgrades coming in updates.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: Any
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 100 MB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 / 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent
- Memory: 1024 MB RAM
- Graphics: Any
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 100 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
[v28] — President Decision, sim-speed dropdown, tutorial overhaul
FEATURES:- NEW: President Decision event at Winter Window (Matchday 17). Once per season, when the winter transfer window opens, the chairman calls the manager into his office. The player must choose one of five actions: 1. Team Talk — +10 morale for every squad member. 2. Bonus Payment — +20 morale for every squad member; costs 20% of the annual wage bill, deducted immediately from club balance. 3. Fan Event — +15 fan_satisfaction. 4. President's Favourite — halves stamina drain for one chosen player for the rest of the season (stamina_drain_halved flag). 5. Youth Prospect — a guaranteed prodigy (intelligence 80-92, age 16-18) is added to the academy. The overlay is fully modal (blocks all other input), persists across save/load, and includes chairman dialogue for storytelling. - NEW: Simulation-speed free dropdown replaces fixed 5-button row. The five preset buttons (1min / 3min / 5min / 10min / 20min) are replaced by a single "X min ▼" button that opens a dropdown with 11 options: \ minutes After 30, steps jump by 10 (30→40→50→60). Dropdown closes automatically on selection or on any outside click / panel change.- NEW: Full tutorial redesign — 15 steps, progress dots, PRO TIP boxes.- NEW: Help modals (? buttons) redesigned to match tutorial quality. All 14 panel help texts expanded with richer content (7-14 lines each) and a dedicated TIP: line. The _draw_help_modal() renderer now: · Separates TIP: lines from bullet content before layout. · Renders body lines as before (word-wrapped bullets). · Renders the TIP in a green PRO TIP box at the bottom of the card. · Adds a colored accent bar and separator under the title.Read full article on Community Announcements (mja0217)AnnouncementsOfficial
Where to give some feedback
Hi there,Here you can drop your feedback https://forms.gle/QF1hRnMNUFW83auS9On discussions too.Read full article on Community Announcements (mja0217)Patch NotesOfficial
European competitions and other changes
Hi,I made some changes:10 active divisions (D1-D10), 200 clubs total (20 per division).Player starts in D10 (was D2)Two additional cup competitions for middle-division clubsFinance Season Estimate modal (FINANCE panel)Transfer market smart filtersThree European competitions — Continental Champions, Continental League, Continental TrophyCALENDAR — no conflict with existing cupsVIRTUAL CLUBS — Generated from a 50-name European pool with division-appropriate powerREPUTATION — European cups now weighted in reputation formulaFIX: European match calendar orderingNEW: Formations 3-4-3 and 5-4-1 addedAlways-on-top widget is now draggable.Player and manager stats now include cup and European matches.Read full article on Community Announcements (mja0217)AnnouncementsOfficial
Steam Playtest Now Open Looking for Early Feedback
The Chairman is now available for Playtest on Steam.If you've been following the game and want to try it before Early Access launches, now's your chance. Playtest access is free request it from the Steam page and I'll approve you manually.What's in the Playtest:Two-division league with promotion, relegation, and playoffsNational CupSummer and winter transfer windowsContract negotiations and wage managementFull economy with bankruptcy risk30-season Challenge Mode with global leaderboardCompact widget mode for second-screen useI built this to run in the background while you work or study, configurable simulation timer from 1 to 20 minutes, two natural pause points per season, no constant interruptions.Looking specifically for feedback on: first impressions, economy balance, and whether the second-screen experience actually works.Thanks for following the game, your feedback directly shapes what goes into Early Access.Read full article on Community Announcements (mja0217)
