Since Championship Manager 01/02 is not officially available on the iOS App Store, playing it on an iPad requires using an emulation app. The classic way to play is using the "eCM 01/02" wrapper, but installation has become tricky on modern iPads due to Apple's security policies.
Here is the guide to playing CM 01/02 on a modern iPad (iOS 13+), including the current workaround for the "Untrusted Developer" issue.
Likely not — at least officially. The commercial incentive is small, the legal hurdles high, and both Sports Interactive and Eidos have moved on.
But the desire is real. A petition on Reddit’s r/footballmanagames regularly resurfaces. Twitter polls show overwhelming support. Even a straight, unaltered port with a $5 price tag would sell hundreds of thousands of copies purely on nostalgia. championship manager 01 02 ipad new
For now, the dream of Championship Manager 01/02 on a new iPad remains just that — a beautiful, bittersweet memory of simpler times, when managing a club meant falling in love with a fake Belarusian striker and believing he could conquer Europe.
But if any game deserves a second touchscreen life, it’s this one.
Do you still play CM 01/02? Would you buy an iPad version? Let us know on social. Since Championship Manager 01/02 is not officially available
Let’s address the keyword directly: Is there a "new" official Championship Manager 01/02 iPad app?
The short answer is no. Square Enix (who inherited the CM license) does not currently offer a native iOS port of the 2001 codebase. The modern Champions Manager games on the App Store are entirely different, mobile-first titles that share only the name.
However, the absence of an official app does not mean you cannot play it. The "new" development in 2026 is the massive improvement in on-device PC emulation. Verdict: Will It Ever Happen
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In the pantheon of football management games, one title sits on a throne, chipped and faded but utterly untouchable: Championship Manager 01/02.
Released two decades ago for Windows PCs, CM 01/02 wasn’t just a game — it was a cultural event. It spawned legendary saves, mythical wonderkids (hello, Maxim Tsigalko and To Madeira), and a fanatical community that still patches the original database to this day.
But as iPads become more powerful than the desktops of 2001, a quiet question has become a roar: Where is Championship Manager 01/02 for iPad?