The eighth season of the ePremier League enters the final stages of the 2025/2026 season, starting with the Group Stage on February 28th.
The final 40 players representing 20 football clubs have been decided after several months of online qualifiers and playoffs, each of whom will aim to be crowned this year’s champion.
The Premier League reminded fans of the line-up of EA Sports FC 26 finalists set to compete in the upcoming Group Stage:
- AFC Bournemouth – ‘xKaiHarris’, ‘Gangle’
- Arsenal – ‘RSDGAWD’, ‘Lyons’
- Aston Villa – ‘Cameronrock’, Tom ‘Stokes’ Stokes
- Brentford – ‘LARNEY’, ‘ConnorsArmy’
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Jack ‘GoalPoacher’ Wignall, Jayden ‘Jayden’ Groden
- Burnley – Salman ‘SalmanAhmad19’ Ahmad, ‘Okoya_’
- Chelsea – ‘Nhaych’, ‘Actual Emperor’
- Crystal Palace – Ben ‘BrigArmy17’ Brigdale, Ethan ‘EthxnH’ Higgins
- Everton – ‘YonisM’, Spencer ‘Gorilla’ Ealing
- Fulham – ‘Griffeyfc’, ‘MessyFTG’
- Leeds United – Jacob ‘NikSNEB’ Benskin, Donovan ‘Tekkz’ Hunt
- Liverpool – ‘Zanieri-1996’, Kai ‘Conkai’ Vaid
- Manchester City – João ‘Jafonso’ Vasconcelos, Matías ‘Bonanno’ Bonanno
- Manchester United – ‘KyleLeese’, ‘Drogon’
- Newcastle United – Harvey ‘HarveyWxsters’ Waters, ‘RhysVaughan03’
- Nottingham Forest – SamBrewster, Michael ‘MichaelFisher’ Fisher
- Sunderland – ‘Paulo Neto’, Gabriel ‘Young’ Freitas
- Tottenham Hotspur – Marc ‘Marley’ Marley, Thomas ‘TomLeese’ Leese
- West Ham United – ‘ITMAN20’, ‘Holdinho’
- Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves) – ‘DiogoMendes’, Gonçalo ‘RastaArtur’ Pinto
Players have qualified for the event through the ePremier League Playoffs, which ran from January 14th to 22nd, 2026
What to Expect at the ePremier League?
The ePremier League Group Stage will run from February 28th to March 1st, 2026, where clubs will face off in a 1v1 team-based format. The results of the Group Stage will determine the seedings of the final bracket.
The competition then moves on to the Knockouts on March 28th, and the Finals the following day. The weekend features an updated bracket format, where clubs compete in elimination rounds until one team is left standing, crowning them the new ePremier League 2025/2026 champions.
Manchester City has been the reigning champions in the past two seasons, previously won by Tekkz and Bonanno. However, the 2025/2026 season will see the champions face off as rivals in opposing teams.
Other notable players will also compete in the upcoming tournament, including Gorilla, who has become a household name in the professional FIFA scene since his 2016 run.
New clubs are featured this year, with Leeds United, Sunderland, and Burnley competing due to their promotion to the Premier League last season. In particular, Sunderland makes its first appearance in the ePremier League.
