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FM24 Tactics Index: Recommended Tactic List

Our members are sharing hundreds of Football Manager Tactics every year. That makes it difficult to find some of them, and we also wanted to reward those of you who invest extra time to fill out more details.
The FM24 tactics index is an interactive table for your convenience. It's super easy to use and extremely useful. You can type in the things that matter to you to filter all tactics in real-time fashion.

610962 Last Updated: 06 December 2023

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You can filter FM24 tactics by any data you like, such as tactic name, team profile, playing style, formation or even preference (e.g. goals, Solid, Defence). Simply start typing and matching results will be shown in real-time. You can combine multiple filters just by pressing space and typing more words.

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Elite Top Sub-Top Underdog Direct Wing Play High Tempo Slow Passing Goals Solid Defence Gung-Ho Tiki Taka Control Counter Total Football Gegen
Team Tactic Date Author Philosophy Style Shape Tested Goals File Grabs
Top JoshDaly's BRILLIANT 4-2-3-1 Beta 2310.20 JoshDaly Gegen Wing PlayHigh Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 42x31 43028
Top GYR 433 - Master of Puppets 2310.20 GYRFM Total Football Goals,Solid 41221 Man City, Atleti, Crawley 28135
Top GYR's Best 4231 - SWANSALONA 2310.21 GYRFM Total Football High TempoGoals 4x231 Liverpool, Dortmund, Portsmouth 21761
Elite Play Like Pep | JD's PERFECT 4-3-3 2310.21 JoshDaly Tiki Taka Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 41221 10193
Underdog Cherusci 343 - Wing Play (pepwarne) 2310.22 pepwarne Gegen Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals 34xx3 Bournemouth 79-62 2315
Sub-Top Novara 4-2-3-1 Underdog GOALS 2310.22 bufton39 Tiki Taka High TempoGoals 42x31 Novara 32-10 2110
Top De Zerbi DOMINANCE 4231! 2310.23 JoshDaly Tiki Taka High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 42x31 9889
Top TREBLE Winner | MurphFM's Ultimate 4231 2310.23 MurphFM Gegen High TempoGoals,Defence 42x31 Arsenal, Juventus, A Madrid, Blackpool 100+ 3670
Top GiorgioFM 4-2-3-1 Narrow | 2 Liberos 2310.24 GiorgioFM Control High TempoGung-Ho 42x31 Roma 86-51 846
Top 442 Diamond Shredding Opponents 2310.24 Kenshin Counter High TempoGoals 41212 Benfica 93 2131
Top GYR's LOKI - Unstoppable 4231 2310.24 GYRFM Total Football High TempoGoals,Solid 42x31 Real Madrid, Arsenal, Wrexham 6708
Top 4-3-3 Guardiola's Manchester City 2023/24 2310.24 Magicomonta Tiki Taka Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals,Solid,Gung-Ho 41221 Man City 3948
Top 343 Italian KO III - Plug and Play 2310.25 Delicious The Assembler Gegen Wing PlayGoals,Gung-Ho 34xx3 City, Luton, Aston Villa 1406
Top JD's DOMINANT Quadruple Winning 4-3-3 2310.25 JoshDaly Counter DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence 41221 3782
Sub-Top 3-4-3 Asymmetrical Diamond 2310.25 Maddux Total Football Goals,Defence 33112 Eintracht Frankfurt 1305
Sub-Top Unstoppable 4-2-3-1 Gegenpress [Final Version] 2310.25 SilaQtie Gegen High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence 42x31 PAOK, AZ, Vissel Kobe, Valladolid 108-29 (avg) 15346
Top Brazilian Box 4222 - Plug and Play 2310.26 Delicious The Assembler Gegen DirectHigh TempoGoals,Gung-Ho 42x22 City, Luton, Aston Villa 1937
Top GYR's 352 DRAX The Destroyer 2310.26 GYRFM Total Football High TempoGoals,Defence 332x2 Aston Villa, Roma, Besiktas 6370
Top 41221 Striker Heaven 2310.27 Delicious The Assembler Gegen DirectHigh TempoGoals,Gung-Ho 41221 City, Luton, Aston Villa 1452
Top Ange's AMAZING 433 | 63% Possession! 2310.27 JoshDaly Control High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 4231 5354
Top raymans 4231 Positive 2310.27 raymans1 Control High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence 4x231 Benfica, Braga, Chelsea 1674
Elite Tuminiball's Breaking 4321 Asymmetric / Libero & IFB 2310.27 tuminiballfm Gegen High TempoGoals,Solid 42121 Chelsea 62 1218
Sub-Top 41131 Hall of Delicious 2310.28 Delicious The Assembler Gegen DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Gung-Ho 41131 City, Luton, Aston Villa 1083
Elite HPD08'S Fluid 4-1-2-3 // CRAZY Goals and Assists! 2310.29 HPD08 Total Football High TempoGoals 41221 Arsenal 146-26 7793
Top 4231 Structura X Reloaded II 2310.29 Delicious The Assembler Gegen High TempoGoals,Gung-Ho 42x31 City, Luton, Aston Villa 1770
Top Meta 4-3-3 (For All Teams) 2310.29 JoshDaly Gegen DirectWing Play,High Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 41221 Leeds, Montpellier 8224
Underdog 4-1-2-2-1 Gegenpress Lower League 2310.29 AnonimusLol Control Wing PlaySlow PassingGoals,Solid 41221 3404
Sub-Top Meta 4-3-3 HEWN // 66% Possession, 90% Pass Completion, 20,866 Passes 2310.30 wolfax07 Tiki Taka High TempoGoals 41221 Riga 98-28 5597
Top 41212 Cookies 2310.31 Delicious The Assembler Gegen High TempoGoals,Gung-Ho 41212 City, Luton, Aston Villa 837
Top Xabi Alonso's 3-4-2-1 (91% Pass Comp) 2310.31 JoshDaly Counter High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 34x21 13352
Top 4-3-3 Xavi's Barcelona 2023/24 2311.01 Magicomonta Tiki Taka Slow PassingSolid,Defence,Gung-Ho 4x3x3 Barcelona 113-52 2644
Top The Angeball v3.0 2311.01 lowerleagues Total Football High TempoGoals,Gung-Ho 23x41 Montpellier 114-34 2593
Top 433 Striker Heaven - Triple DM II 2311.01 Delicious The Assembler Gegen Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals,Gung-Ho 43x21 City, Luton, Aston Villa 1749
Elite Pokeball Dominating 4231 / Unbeaten with Fenerbahçe 2311.02 ilkaybass Gegen High Tempo 4x231 Fenerbahçe, Bodo Glimt, Man City 3187
Underdog 4-3-3 Postecoglou's Tottenham 2023/24 2311.02 Magicomonta Gegen High Tempo 4x3x3 Tottenham 148-74 4173
Top Zims ULTIMATE 433 (97% Win Rate) 2311.02 ZimsMula Total Football DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid,Gung-Ho 41221 Bristol Rovers, Shakhtar, Man City 9902
Elite High Scoring 4-1-1-4 Scores 230+ Goals! (Top Teams) 2311.02 JoshDaly Tiki Taka Wing PlayHigh Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Gung-Ho 4141 6638
Sub-Top 433 Ugen Klopp IV 2311.03 Delicious The Assembler Gegen Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals,Gung-Ho 41221 City, Luton, Aston Villa 3281
Sub-Top 4132 Cookie Roasted 2311.04 Delicious The Assembler Gegen Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals,Gung-Ho 41x32 City, Luton, Aston Villa 1321
Elite Ancelotti's INVINCIBLE Diamond // Wins The Quadruple! 2311.04 JoshDaly Counter High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence 41212 4986
Top 424 Tactic that = Goals!!! 2311.05 FM DNA Total Football Goals 42x22 Liverpool, Valencia, Juventus 2332
Underdog Zims OverPowered Relegation Fighting 3421 2311.05 ZimsMula Counter DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence 34x21 Luton, Darmstardt 4501
Top MurphFM's INSANE 4-2-4 2311.06 MurphFM Gegen High TempoGoals 42x22 Birmingham, Leipzig, Inter 109 4690
Top Zims PERFECT 4231 (98% Win Rate) Inspired by Klopp 2311.06 ZimsMula Gegen DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid,Gung-Ho 42x31 Liverpool, Almeria 16700
Top Arteta's GENIUS 4-3-3 Goes 47 Games UNBEATEN! 2311.06 JoshDaly Tiki Taka High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 41221 9001
Top 4-3-3 False 9 // DOMINATING xG, Possession & Goals 2311.06 arrigosacchi Tiki Taka Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 4x3x3 AC Milan 90-30 3190
Top JW Unbeatable 4-2-3-1 2311.07 JohnWatson13 Control High TempoGoals 42x31 Ajax 8254
Top GYR's 433 THANOS 2311.07 GYRFM Total Football High TempoGoals,Defence 41221 Man Utd, PSG, Southampton 13105
Top Meta 4-2-4 (For All Teams) 2311.08 JoshDaly Gegen High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 42x31 7509
Top Unleashing Chaos: And's Odd Asymmetric 4-3-3 2311.08 Limkilde Total Football DirectHigh TempoGoals 41221 Brondby, Augsburg 3.73-1.18 1612
Underdog 4-1-1-2-2 Total Football (Conway-Ball) 2311.09 AC3X1985 Tiki Taka High TempoGoals 41122 Scunthorpe United 519-193 3299
Top GYR's 442 GROOT 2311.09 GYRFM Total Football High TempoGoals,Defence 4x4x2 4228
Top Zims PERFECT 433 (For Any Team) 2311.10 ZimsMula Total Football DirectWing Play,High Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence,Gung-Ho 41221 Leipzig, Celtic, Southampton 6910
Sub-Top Emery's EXCELLENT 4-4-2 (0.35 Conceded) 2311.10 JoshDaly Counter DirectWing Play,High Tempo,Slow PassingSolid,Defence 422x2 4771
Sub-Top 3-4-3 Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen 2023/24 2311.10 Magicomonta Gegen High TempoGoals 3x4x3 Leverkusen 7281
Elite EL LOCO 4-1-4-1 Attacking System 2311.11 DarkHorseFM High TempoGoals 414x1 3010
Underdog Big Six Luton 4231 2311.12 hberk1 Gegen High TempoSolid 42x31 Luton 63-47 2945
Top Meta 4-2-3-1 (For All Teams) 2311.12 JoshDaly Gegen Wing PlayHigh Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 4x231 11190
Top Zims PERFECT 424 (98% Win Rate) 2311.13 ZimsMula Total Football DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence,Gung-Ho 42x22 4160
Top MurphFM's ELITE 4-3-1-2 (Lower League 100+ Points) 2311.13 MurphFM Control Slow PassingGoals 4x312 Stockport, Milan, Gent 3490
Sub-Top Delicious' 4231 Death Star 2311.13 Delicious The Assembler Gegen Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals 42x31 City, Luton, Everton 2825
Top 33 Games UNBEATEN! | Diniz's Insane 4231 2311.14 JoshDaly Tiki Taka Wing PlayHigh Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid 42x31 3638
Top Zims ULTIMATE 4231 (94% Win Rate) 2311.15 ZimsMula Total Football DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Defence,Gung-Ho 42x31 4319
Sub-Top 37 Games Unbeaten on Premier League so far! 2311.15 KILLOPS Gegen High TempoGoals,Solid 42x31 Luton 4176
Top Saints 4141 Champions 2311.16 FM DNA Total Football Goals 41x41 Saints, R. Madrid, Sporting CP 1183
Top Meta 4-3-2-1 (For All Teams) 2311.16 JoshDaly Gegen High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 41221 5473
Top GYR's 424 WOLVERINE 2311.16 GYRFM Total Football High TempoGoals,Defence 42x22 Barcelona, Boston Utd, Mjallby AIF 3550
Top Zims PERFECT 3421 (93% Win Rate) Inspired by Xabi Alonso 2311.17 ZimsMula Total Football DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid,Gung-Ho 34x21 4877
Underdog 4-2-3-1 De Zerbi's Brighton 2023/24 2311.17 Magicomonta Tiki Taka Slow PassingGoals 4x231 Brighton 3806
Underdog 4-2-3-1 Arteta's Arsenal 2023/24 2311.17 Magicomonta Tiki Taka Slow PassingGoals 4x231 Arsenal 2448
Sub-Top AngeBall 4-3-3 Tottenham // Double Winning, Solid Defense 2311.18 arrigosacchi Goals,Solid 41221 Tottenham, Roma 80-30 3406
Top Míchel's MAGIC 4-1-4-1 Averages 65% Possession! 2311.18 JoshDaly Control Wing PlayHigh Tempo,Slow PassingSolid,Defence 41x41 Girona, Dinamo, West Ham 2624
Sub-Top Lohse's 4-2-3-1 Unrelenting Ferocity 2311.18 Lohse123 Total Football High TempoGoals 42x31 Everton 97-35 3929
Sub-Top Amazing 4-4-2 HEWN Underdog 2311.19 wolfax07 Counter High TempoGoals 4-4-2 Riga, Darmstadt 98, Luton Town 1882
Underdog 3-5-2 Simone Inzaghi's Inter 2023/24 2311.20 Magicomonta Counter Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals,Defence 332x2 Inter 1838
Top Zims PERFECT 433 V2 (92% Win Rate) 2311.20 ZimsMula Total Football DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid,Gung-Ho 41221 2483
Elite Pep's PERFECT 4-3-3 (96% Win Rate) 2311.20 JoshDaly Tiki Taka Wing PlayHigh Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 41221 8069
Top MurphFM's PERFECT 4-3-3 (Lower League 100+ Points) 2311.20 MurphFM Tiki Taka Slow PassingGoals 4-3-3 Salford, Dortmund, West Ham 93 3559
Top GYR's Kante Be Beaten 2311.22 GYRFM Total Football High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence 32221 Chelsea, Inter, Porto 2918
Underdog 4-3-3 Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool 2023/24 2311.22 Magicomonta Gegen High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence,Gung-Ho 41221 Liverpool 211-41 3585
Top Meta 4-4-2 (For All Teams) 2311.22 JoshDaly Tiki Taka Wing PlayHigh Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 422x2 4344
Top Zims PERFECT 4231 V2 (95% Win Rate) 2311.23 ZimsMula Tiki Taka DirectWing Play,High Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence,Gung-Ho 42x31 6071
Elite Meta 3-4-3 (For All Teams) 2311.24 JoshDaly Tiki Taka Wing PlayHigh Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 34x21 3485
Top Delicious' 3421 Italian KO 2311.24 Delicious The Assembler Gegen Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals,Solid 34x21 City, Luton, Everton 1207
Underdog Zemanlandia's Foggia 1991/92 Pescara 2011/12 2311.26 Magicomonta Gegen DirectHigh TempoGoals,Gung-Ho 4x3x3 Foggia, Pescara 138-55 902
Underdog Goal Scoring Underdog 2311.27 swagata1998 32221 West Ham +62 1112
Top Zims BEST 442! (96% Win Rate) 2311.27 ZimsMula Tiki Taka DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence,Gung-Ho 4x4x2 1453
Top Mourinho's ULTIMATE 3-4-2-1 Quadruple Winning 2311.27 JoshDaly Counter DirectGoals,Solid,Defence 34x21 1854
Sub-Top MurphFM's ULTIMATE 4-3-3 (Luton 7th w/ 3rd Most Goals in PL) 2311.27 MurphFM Total Football Slow PassingGoals 41221 Dortmund, Marseille, Luton, Sporting 2410
Sub-Top Klopp's 4-3-3 Unleashed | Tactical Recreation 2311.28 Delicious The Assembler Gegen High TempoGoals,Solid 41221 Roma 375-88 (122 games) 1811
Top GYR's 3421 SUPERMAN 2311.28 GYRFM Total Football High TempoGoals,Defence 34x21 Real Madrid, Leverkusen, Bradford 2299
Sub-Top GibShow's RAVISHING 4-4-2 // 92 Goals, Record points 2311.28 TheGibShow Wing PlayGoals 4x4x2 Vikingur Reykjavík 92-22 1303
Sub-Top Sub-Top Title Winning 4-3-3 2311.29 swagata1998 41221 West Ham +49 1388
Elite BROKEN Meta 4-1-2-1-2 (For All Teams) FM24 Tactic! 2311.29 JoshDaly Tiki Taka High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 41212 3616
Top Phenomenal Asymmetric Domination (97% WIN RATE) 2311.29 MadeBySalisbury Tiki Taka High TempoGoals Benfica 139-35 1952
Underdog 4-3-1-2 ANCELOTTI'S REAL MADRID 23-24 DEL MAGICOMONTA 2311.30 Magicomonta Gegen Slow PassingGoals 4-3-1-2 Real Madrid 146 - 60 1405
Top GYR's GROGU ASYMMETRIC POSITIONAL PLAY 2311.30 GYRFM Total Football High TempoGoals,Defence 4141 Liverpool, Galatasary & Rushall 1521
Sub-Top Xabi Alonso Masterclass Possession xG 2312.01 arrigosacchi Gegen High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Solid 34x21 Bayer Leverkusen 74-18 3938
Top Zims PERFECT 433 v2 (For ANY Team) 2312.01 ZimsMula Tiki Taka DirectWing Play,High Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 433 1705
Top Klopp's MONSTER 4-3-3 (190+ Goals!) FM24 Tactics! 2312.01 JoshDaly Counter DirectWing Play,High Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 433 5340
Sub-Top 4-3-3 FARIOLI'S NIZZA/NICE 23-24 DEL MAGICOMONTA 2312.02 Magicomonta Control Slow PassingGung-Ho 4-3-3 Nice 798
Top Asymmetric 4-2-3-1 Positive 2312.03 donnay Gegen High TempoGoals 41131 Man City, Benfica 425
Underdog 3-5-2 ALLEGRI'S JUVENTUS 23-24 DEL MAGICOMONTA 2312.04 Magicomonta Counter Wing PlayHigh TempoSolid,Defence,Gung-Ho 3-5-2 Juventus 75 - 21 466
Elite My New PERFECT 4-2-3-1 Goes 53 Games UNBEATEN! 2312.04 JoshDaly Tiki Taka DirectWing Play,High Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 4231 3193
Elite 3-4-2-1 Unbeaten League Win With Arsenal 2312.04 wolfax07 Gegen High TempoGoals 3-4-2-1 Arsenal 108-20 706
Top New META 4231 (For ANY Team) FM24 Tactic! 2312.05 ZimsMula Tiki Taka DirectWing Play,High Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence,Gung-Ho 4231 705
Elite Erik ten Hag FIXED 4-2-3-1 // Won the TREBLE with Man Utd, Goals Galore 2312.05 arrigosacchi Gegen Goals,Solid 4x231 Man Utd 97-38 1140
Top ULTIMATE 4-2-3-1 2312.05 MurphFM Gegen High TempoGoals 4-2-3-1 Barnsley, Lazio, Bayer Leverkusen 525
Underdog Conte History Tactics 2312.05 Magicomonta Counter Wing PlayGoals,Solid,Defence,Gung-Ho 3x5x2 Juventus - Italia - Inter - Chelsea - Tottenham 140
Elite Pep's Genius 4-3-3 2014 Bayern Tactics(68% Poss) 2312.06 JoshDaly Tiki Taka Wing PlaySlow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence 433 0
Top GYR's VOLANTE VICTORY 2312.06 GYRFM Total Football High TempoGoals,Defence 442 Bayern Munich, Galatasaray & Bristol Rovers 0
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