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The 10 best DOS sports games

The 10 best DOS sports games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Championship Manager: Season 97/98 leads the list, ahead of Sensible World of Soccer and The Games: Summer Challenge.

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 November 11, 2026How the lists are ranked

41DOS sports games in the archive
10 of 10Play in your browser
3.3Score of #1, out of 5

1. Championship Manager: Season 97/98
1997 · Sports Interactive · Sports
3.3 out of 5Played all the time
This was the final update to Championship Manager 2, and it was fully debugged and had the AI tidied up in several areas.
Play now: Championship Manager: Season 97/98 About the game
2. Sensible World of Soccer
1995 · Sensible Software · Sports
3.3 out of 5Played often
Sensible World of Soccer is an enhanced version of Sensible Soccer.
Play now: Sensible World of Soccer About the game
3. The Games: Summer Challenge
1992 · MindSpan · Sports
3.3 out of 5Played a lot
The sequel to Winter Challenge, this Summer edition includes 8 events from athletics to cycling.
Play now: The Games: Summer Challenge About the game
4. Premier Manager 3 De-Luxe
1995 · Realms of Fantasy · Sports
3.3 out of 5Played often
This is a compilation of Premier Manager 3 and its Multi-Edit Construction set.
Play now: Premier Manager 3 De-Luxe About the game
5. Ski Jump International
1994 · Ville Könönen · Sports
3.3 out of 5Played often
Ski Jump International is a simple, keyboard-controlled ski jumping simulator.
Play now: Ski Jump International About the game
6. Premier Manager 3
1994 · Realms of Fantasy · Sports
3.3 out of 5Played often
In the Premier Manager series you lead a team from the Conference, the fifth division of English football, into the Premier League and onto European glory.
Play now: Premier Manager 3 About the game
7. 4 Soccer Simulators
1988 · Codemasters · Sports
3.3 out of 5Played a lot
4 Soccer Simulators is a soccer game that includes 4 independent sub-games: 11-A-Side Soccer is a simulation of the default soccer rules.
Play now: 4 Soccer Simulators About the game
8. FIFA Soccer 97
1996 · Extended Play Productions · Sports
3.2 out of 5Played a lot
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 97 About the game
9. Championship Manager 96/97
1996 · Eidos Interactive · Sports
3.2 out of 5Played a lot
Championship Manager 96/97 is a re-release of Championship Manager 2 with seasonal updates for the 1996/1997 season.
Play now: Championship Manager 96/97 About the game
10. FIFA International Soccer
1994 · Creative Assembly · Sports
3.2 out of 5Played a lot
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 Soccer About the game

Ranks 11–20

More great DOS sports games

11. Championship ManagerDomark Software Ltd. · Sports · 1992Played a lot
A lot
3.2 out of 5
12. Sensible World of Soccer '96/'97Renegade Software · Sports · 1996Played a lot
A lot
3.2 out of 5
13. FIFA Soccer 96EA Sports · Sports · 1995Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
14. NHL 97EA Sports · Sports · 1996Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
15. NHL Hockey 95Electronic Arts · Sports · 1994Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
16. California GamesEpyx, Inc. · Sports · 1988Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
17. Blood BowlMicroLeague · Sports · 1995Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
18. Microprose Pro SoccerMicroplay Software · Sports · 1989Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
19. Ultimate Soccer Manager 2Sierra On-Line, Inc. · Sports · 1996Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
20. Championship Manager 2: The European LeaguesEidos, Inc. · Sports · 1996Played now and then
Now and then
3.2 out of 5

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What is the best DOS sports game?

Championship Manager: Season 97/98 (1997, Sports Interactive) is the best DOS sports game by our players' ratings, ahead of Sensible World of Soccer and The Games: Summer Challenge. 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?

41. 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?

1994. 3 of the games on this list came out that year: Ski Jump International, Premier Manager 3 and FIFA International Soccer.

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.