Voordat je een team samenstelt voor een wedstrijd, moet je weten of de spelers beschikbaar zijn. Soms wordt er op het elftalscherm vóór de naam van de speler een aantal verschillende icoontjes weergegeven. In Football Manager-taal heten deze icoontjes indicators. Hieronder volgt een lijst met deze indicators:

45: A club manager has requested that an international manager only uses this player for 45 minutes in an upcoming friendly international
Abs: The player has recently been absent from the club without permission
Bid: The player is subject to a transfer bid from another club
Ctr: The player is out of contract at his current club
Cup: The player is cup-tied having played for another club in the same competition in a previous round
Dev: The player is on a MLS development contract
Dft: The player has been selected in the MLS Draft
Enq: The player is subject to a transfer enquiry from another club
Fgn: The player counts as a foreign player in the competition
Frt: The player has decided to leave his club on a free transfer
Fut: The player has concerns about his future at the club
HG: The player counts towards the Home Grown player quota necessary for a competition
Hol: The player is currently on holiday
Ine: The player is ineligible for the next match
Inj: The player is suffering from an injury
Int: The player is on international duty
Lmp: The player is short on match practice and may need a reserve outing to get full fitness
Loa: The player has been made available for loan
Lrn: The player is learning from a team-mate who is tutoring him
Lst: The player has been transfer listed
PR: The player has reacted to a comment you have made in the media
Req: The player has requested to leave his current club
Ret: The player has announced his intention to retire at the end of the current season
Rst: The player is in need of a rest
Sct: The player is being scouted by your scouts
SI: The player is an MLS Senior International - a non domestic player aged 25+
Slt: The player has some slight concerns about his role at the club
Sus: The player is suspended for the next match
Trn: The player has agreed a transfer with another club and will leave when the transfer window next opens
Trv: The player is travelling to join up with his international squad, or he is travelling back from international duty
Tut: The player is tutoring a team-mate
Unf: The player is currently unfit and should not be selected. However, in an emergency he may be used
Unr: The player is not registered for the competition
Wdn: The player has been withdrawn from international duty by his club manager
Wnt: The player is wanted by another club
Wp: The player has no work permit and is therefore unable to play
Yel: The player is one yellow card away from a suspension
YI: The player is an MLS Youth International - a non domestic player aged 24 or under
Yth: The player is on a youth contract and is not yet on professional terms