SENSIBLE SOCCER
Sensible Soccer history, 1992 to 2007
Sensible Soccer is a football series started in 1992 by Sensible Software. The official line runs to a 2007 Xbox 360 release. Everything dated 2019 or 2026 on this site is community work or a later engine, and the timeline below marks that split.
Last checked: 2026-10-30
Official line
Sensible Software was founded in 1986 and sold to Codemasters in 1999, the year the studio closed. EA completed the purchase of Codemasters on 18 February 2021. I describe the name as sitting with Codemasters, now part of EA. I have not seen a press line where EA says we own Sensible Soccer, so I do not write that sentence.
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | European Champions | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS. DOS port by Wave Software. |
| 1992–93 | 92/93 update | Home versions kept the short name. Game Gear and Master System by Eurocom. |
| 1994 | International Edition | Includes the Jaguar release from Renegade. |
| 1994 | Sensible World of Soccer | Career, Amiga and DOS. December 1994, day left blank. |
| 1995–96 | 95/96 and Euro edition | Data updates. Euro edition adds a preset tournament. |
| 1996 | 96/97 | The data set later reissued on GOG and Xbox. |
| 1998 | Sensible Soccer 98 | 3D, DOS and Windows, poorly received. |
| 2006 | Sensible Soccer 2006 | 9 June 2006. Kuju Sheffield, Codemasters. |
| 2007 | SWOS on Xbox 360 | 19 December 2007. Last official release. |
After the official line
Community data updates start earlier than people think. The series article credits a 97/98 update to Gideon, Dom Cresswell, and others, and a 1998 World Cup edition that shipped only on a CU Amiga cover disc. SWOS 2020's own page dates that installer to 19 December 2019. The 25/26 season pack and OpenSWOS are 2026 projects and have their own pages.
A Master System search belongs in the 92/93 row. Eurocom did that version. It is not evidence of a modern Sega release.
Watch
Amiga Sensible Soccer longplay. Upload date 2025-10-03. The player loads only after you press it.
Questions people ask
Who owns it now?
The chain I can source is Sensible Software to Codemasters in 1999, then EA's purchase of Codemasters on 18 February 2021. I stop there.
Was it on the Sega Master System?
Yes, as part of the 92/93 wave, developed by Eurocom. That is a 1990s cartridge, not a new compilation.
Keep going
Sources checked 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia, Sensible Soccer — checked 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia, Sensible Software — checked 2026-10-30
- Wikipedia, Codemasters — checked 2026-10-30
- SWOS 2020 — checked 2026-10-30