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The 10 best DOS sports games

The 10 best DOS sports games, as the players of dos.games rate them. The Games: Summer Challenge leads the list, ahead of Premier Manager 3 De-Luxe and Premier Manager 3.

Every game on the list plays in your browser, with nothing to install. The order comes from players' ratings and real play time, so it moves as people play.

Updated How the lists are ranked

  • 34DOS sports games in the archive
  • 10 of 10Play in your browser
  • 3.3Score of #1, out of 5

  6. 6. FIFA International Soccer

    1994 · Creative Assembly · Sports

    3.2No ratings yet

    The game that started the best-selling series licensed by football's world governing body, this first installment in the long running series used a dimetric (colloquially known as "isometric") viewpoint, previously unusual in football games but quickly imitated by several titles.

    Play now: FIFA International SoccerAbout the game

  7. 7. FIFA Soccer 97

    1996 · Extended Play Productions · Sports

    3.2No ratings yet

    This iteration of the FIFA lineage includes commentary from John Motson with summaries from Andy Gray, with the between-match sections covered by Des Lynam.

    Play now: FIFA Soccer 97About the game

  8. 8. Championship Manager

    1992 · Domark Software, Inc. · Sports

    3.2No ratings yet

    Championship Manager starts a successful series of football management games, which means that you don't actually control your players during matches, but you're in charge of choosing the starting lineup and tactics.

    Play now: Championship ManagerAbout the game
Ranks 11–20

More great DOS sports games

  1. California Games — playable in the browserEpyx, Inc. · Sports · 1988Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open California Games
  2. Sensible World of Soccer '96/'97 — playable in the browserRenegade Software · Sports · 1996Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Sensible World of Soccer '96/'97
  3. Sensible World of Soccer — playable in the browserRenegade Software · Sports · 1995Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Sensible World of Soccer
  4. Ultimate Soccer Manager 2 — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Sports · 1996Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Ultimate Soccer Manager 2
  5. Championship Manager 2: The European Leagues — playable in the browserEidos, Inc. · Sports · 1996Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Championship Manager 2: The European Leagues
  6. Action Soccer — playable in the browserUbi Soft Entertainment Software · Sports · 1995Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Action Soccer
  7. Kick Off 2 — playable in the browserAnco Software Ltd. · Sports · 1990Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Kick Off 2
  8. Microprose Pro Soccer — playable in the browserMicroplay Software · Sports · 1989Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Microprose Pro Soccer
  9. SuperSki — playable in the browserBroderbund Software, Inc. · Sports · 1988Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open SuperSki
  10. Championship Manager 93/94 — playable in the browserDomark Software Ltd. · Sports · 1993Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Championship Manager 93/94
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How Best DOS Games are ranked
What is the best DOS sports game?

The Games: Summer Challenge (1992, MindSpan) is the best DOS sports game by our players' ratings, ahead of Premier Manager 3 De-Luxe and Premier Manager 3. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS sports games online?

Yes. 10 of the games on this list play free in your browser on dos.games, with no download and no emulator to set up. Press Play on any of them; your progress can be saved.

How many DOS sports games are there on dos.games?

34. This list ranks the best 10 in full and the next ones below them; the catalogue has every one, with filters for year, studio and more.

Which year had the most great DOS sports games?

1992. 2 of the games on this list came out that year: The Games: Summer Challenge and Championship Manager.

How is this list ranked?

With the same score as our Best DOS Games ranking: players' ratings, pulled toward the archive's own rating while a game has few of them, plus a small bonus for the games people actually keep playing. No editor and no sponsor decides a place.