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| EA Sports FC Mobile | |
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 EA Sports FC Mobile cover during the early stages of its release, featuringReal Madrid'sVinícius Júnior | |
| Developers | EA Mobile EA Canada |
| Publishers | WW:EA Sports CHN:Tencent Games KOR:Nexon VIE:Garena |
| Producer | Matt Lafreniere |
| Series | FIFA (2016-2023) EA Sports FC (2023-present) |
| Engine | FIFA 08 (2016–2018) Impact (2018–present) |
| Platforms | iOS[1] iPadOS Android |
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| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
EA Sports FC Mobile (commonly known asEA FC Mobile and formerly known asFIFA Mobile until September 25, 2023) is anassociation footballsimulationvideo game developed byEA Mobile andEA Vancouver and published byEA Sports for global version,Tencent Games for Chinese version,Nexon for Japanese and Korean versions andGarena for Vietnamese version foriOS andAndroid. It was released on October 11, 2016 which came back in someday of October 2025 as a replacement to the FIFA Ultimate Team mobile games, for iOS and Android.Microsoft Windows was also included until 2017. It was announced on August 16, 2016, duringGamescom 2016.[2]
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The player begins by creating a personal team, in which the players correspond to real players whether present or past. Players are obtained by competing in and completing daily quests, games, or events, or can be purchased on the transfer market, exchange market, or in-game store. Alongside these ways of obtaining players; the in-game currency of coins, gems, and seasonal tokens can all also be obtained, which can be spent in the previously mentioned markets. The personal team is used for PvP matches in Division Rivals and some Live Events. Other Live Event matches and Tournament matches have the player use a real team to play.
There are different types of Division Rivals matches, with them being VS Attack, Head to Head, and Manager Mode.
VS AttackThe game has a "VS Attack" mode, better known as VSA, in which players play the different offensive stages of a match only, and the difficulty level of the chances is decided by the team OVR. The VS Attack mode features an asynchronous turn-based multiplayer. Apart from VS Attack, there are also other Division Rivals multiplayer gamemodes, being Head to Head and Manager Mode.
Head to HeadHead to Head, or more commonly known as H2H, is a PVP match in which a player plays a full 90-minute match. However, the time is sped up, so fulltime will take about six to eight minutes. If the score is tied by the end of the match, the game will not go into extra time. The only gamemode where it is possible to go into extra time is when the player is playing against the AI or another player in Tournaments or PVP.
Manager ModeManager Mode(MM) is a gamemode where the AI will play against each other instead of the player manually controlling the players on the pitch. The idea of MM is more focused on tactics than skill.
VS FriendsThere is also another section called VS Friends, where the player can play a VSA or H2H match against a friend.
As the name suggests, there are different divisions in Division Rivals. This is so as to split the players of different levels of gameplay. When the player reaches a certain number of stars, the division will increase. Every 28 days, the divisions will reset.
With VS Attack, Head to Head, and VS Attack, as of the June 11th, 2025 a new Rivals update has changed the way the ranking system works.[3] A new UI has been made, with loads of new features such as rewards. A brand new star ranking system has been introduced to make promotion easier.[4]
The game features events, some being in the real world that includes the following:
Starting from FIFA Mobile 23, the game featured Tournament Mode, themed on several real life football events, such as the2022 FIFA World Cup, theUEFA Champions League, and theUEFA Euro 2024 (the latter two events appeared in EA Sports FC Mobile 24).
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EA announced the game on August 16, 2016, duringGamescom 2016 and the game was released worldwide on October 11, 2016, foriOS,Android, andMicrosoft Windows.[7][8] In November 2017, EA ended support forFIFA Mobile on Windows devices.[9] In 2018, Tencent Games released the Chinese version of the game. In 2020, Nexon released the Korean and Japanese version of the game. In 2025, Garena released the Vietnamese version of the game.
| Title | First release | Engine | Handheld |
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| FIFA Mobile 17 | October 11, 2016 | Old Engine (based on FIFA 08) | Android, iOS, Windows 10 Mobile |
| FIFA Mobile 18 | September 16, 2017 | Old Engine (based on FIFA 08) | Android, iOS |
| FIFA Mobile 19 | November 8, 2018 | Impact Engine (1st generation) | Android, iOS |
| FIFA Mobile 20 | November, 2019 | Impact Engine (1st generation) | Android, iOS, iPadOS |
| FIFA Mobile 21 | November 2, 2020 | Impact Engine (1st generation, 2nd in Asian version) | Android, iOS, iPadOS |
| FIFA Mobile 22 | January 18, 2022 | Impact Engine (2nd generation) | Android, iOS, iPadOS |
| FIFA Mobile 23 | November 8, 2022 | Impact Engine (2nd generation) | Android, iOS, iPadOS |
| EA Sports FC Mobile 24 | September 21, 2023 | Impact Engine (3rd generation) | Android, iOS, iPadOS |
| EA Sports FC Mobile 25 | September 24, 2024 | Impact Engine (3rd generation) | Android, iOS, iPadOS |
| EA Sports FC Mobile 26 | September 25, 2025 | Impact Engine (3rd generation) | Android, iOS, iPadOS |
On June 23, 2016, EA Sports announced that theJ1 League andJ.League Cup would be featured in the game for the first time.[10] On September 4, 2016, EA Sports announced atBrasil Game Show 2016 that 19Campeonato Brasileiro Série A teams will be featured in their respective league (Corinthians andFlamengo, who signed an exclusivity deal withKonami forPro Evolution Soccer, do not appear). FiveSérie B teams are also in the game. The Brazilian teams in the game have generic player names which the user cannot change.[11]
FIFA Mobile 18 was announced by EA Sports for Global version in 2017 and Tencent Games for Chinese version in 2018. It features the third tier ofGermany'sBundesliga, the3. Liga,[12] and has again included the TurkishSüper Lig afterEA renewed its licence with them.[13][14] The Chinese version have several differences compared to the Global version, such as the introduction of Head to Head, which later adopted in FIFA Mobile 19 Global version.
FIFA Mobile 19 introduces theUEFA Champions League.[15] It was confirmed that the game would have a licensedSerie A.[16] The game will include theCSL, the firstFIFA title to do so.[17][18][19] However, it was confirmed that the game will not include theRussian Premier League, as it did inFIFA Mobile 18 and previousFIFA Mobile versions.[20] TheRussian Premier League teamsPFC CSKA Moscow,Spartak Moscow, andLokomotiv Moscow were kept, whileDinamo Zagreb,Dynamo Kyiv,Slavia Praha, andViktoria Plzen were added to the game.Boca Juniors appears asBuenos Aires FC in the game since the club signed a deal withKonami;[21] for the same reasons,Colo-Colo appears asCD Viñazur. Once again, due toKonami securing deals with certain Brazilian clubs, theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A is featured in an incomplete form, this time with only 15 clubs, with the notable omissions ofSão Paulo,Palmeiras,Corinthians,Flamengo andVasco da Gama, all of which areKonami partners. The remaining Brazilian clubs, while appearing with licensed branding, do not have any of their players licensed due to an ongoing judicial dispute over image rights, which are negotiated individually with each player, unlike other countries.
After the two previous games used the oldFIFA 08 engine, the game changed to Impact Engine for the first time, which was previously used for the mobile version ofFIFA 16 Ultimate Team.
The game featured more than 30 official leagues, over 700 clubs and over 17,000 players. It included for the first time the RomanianLiga 1 and its 16 teams and also theIndian Super League (ISL) with all of its 11 clubs, as well asUAE club,Al Ain, who were added following extensive requests from the fans in the region.[22][23][24]
In 2020, Nexon announced the Korean and Japanese version ofFIFA Mobile, which differ in terms of graphics and gameplay like the Chinese version.
FIFA Mobile 21 was released on November 2, 2020. This season ofFIFA Mobile saw the addition of the League Matchups mode.[25] The Chinese, Japanese and Korean version also have another major changes in terms of graphics and new Impact Engine gameplay, which later adopted toFIFA Mobile 22 Global version.
EA Sports announced the arrival ofFIFA Mobile 22 for Android and iOS devices. This season ofFIFA Mobile made more changes in terms of graphics and gameplay similar to the Chinese, Japanese and Korean version of FIFA Mobile 21. A new market system was introduced. Regions were also added based on location, with players only being able to play with others in their region. The 2022 update also saw the removal of 'Stamina'. Clubs such asFerencvárosi TC,Hajduk Split,Wrexham FC, andAPOEL FC were added to the game. EA released itsFIFA Mobile 22 on January 18, 2022.[26]
In November 2022,FIFA Mobile 23 (the final season until the game was changed asEA Sports FC Mobile) was released as a season update ofFIFA Mobile 22, with several changes such as Advanced Passing and the Squads would not be reset after season update.FIFA Mobile 23 was the first and only version that featured the2022 FIFA World Cup tournament mode.
In 2023, the Chinese, Japanese and Korean version had another update in terms of gameplay graphics, which later were adopted to the successorEA Sports FC Mobile.
In 2023,EA Sports FC Mobile succeeded theFIFA Mobile game series in the launch ofEA Sports FC Mobile 24 on September 21, for the Chinese version, September 22 for the Korean version, September 23 for the Japanese version, and 25 September for the global version. Following the split between EA and FIFA, features included cross-regional play, power shots, new skills, the return of a global market, and a newUEFA Champions League tournament mode.[27] FC Mobile also includedCONMEBOL Libertadores for the first time as a Live Event.
In April 2024, the game had another major update, which included a gameplay graphics improvement and new Spectator Mode.[28]
On June 11, 2024, the game had another new update, which featuredUEFA Euro 2024 tournament mode and Live Event.[29] Later, FC Mobile also included2024 Copa América for the first time as a Live Event.[30]
EA Sports FC Mobile 25 is the season update ofEA Sports FC Mobile 24 to celebrate first anniversary since FIFA Mobile was renamed as EA Sports FC Mobile, launched on September 24, 2024. Just like FIFA Mobile 23, the Squads would not be reset after season update. This season saw the addition of new mode called Club Challenge, in which player compete against other users in head to head matches like Head to Head mode, except with clubs from several leagues around the world, such asPremier League,La Liga andCONMEBOL Libertadores.[31] In 2025, several modes such as League and Division Rivals got major revamped.
EA Sports FC Mobile 26 (also called asEA Sports FC Mobile 26 Update) is the season update ofEA Sports FC Mobile 25 to celebrate second anniversary since FIFA Mobile was renamed as EA Sports FC Mobile. Several changes of FC Mobile 26 such as new freshUI, gameplay update, new formations and team badge system. Just like previous season, the Squads would not be reset after season update. This season update was launched on September 25, 2025.
On September 5, 2025, Garena announced the Vietnamese version of EA SportsFC Mobile. The closed beta of the Vietnamese version was released on September 18, 2025 and was launched on October 16, 2025.[32]
As a side note, this was the first season of FC Mobile that adding the year in the game title to officially known as the mobile version ofEA Sports FC 26 instead of being a separate mobile game,[33] similar toMadden NFL Mobile since 2020 - 21 season.
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