The Premier League and EA SPORTS have jointly launched the 2026/27 ePremier League with the total prize pool rising to £150,000, up from £100,000 last year.
Beyond the prize pool, the new season also brings new faces to the league. Coventry City and Hull City, two well-known football clubs that have recently been promoted to the Premier League, will play in the tournament for the first time. There is a new arrangement off the pitch as well: the esports organisation Team Liquid has partnered with English club Sunderland AFC to compete in the tournament.
As per the official announcement, the Premier League has already racked up a bunch of sponsors and partners for this upcoming event. EA SPORTS serves as the lead partner, with several other brands supporting the event. Adobe, Barclays, Coca-Cola, Guinness and Microsoft hold partnerships covering creativity, banking, soft drinks, beer, and cloud and AI services, respectively. Puma is the official ball supplier, while Avery Dennison, Football Manager, Rezzil and Topps are among the event’s official licensees.
Premier League Chief Commercial Officer Will Brass said, “We are excited to be launching the 2026/27 ePremier League season in conjunction with EA SPORTS. Every season, players of all abilities get the chance to sign up from home to represent their Premier League club in a competitive esports tournament. I am looking forward to seeing the action unfold and finding out who will progress to the finals for the chance to win this season’s title in front of a live crowd.”
Monica Dinsmore, Head of Esports, EA, added, “The ePremier League represents the very best of open competition, giving players of all levels the opportunity to go from the sofa to the main stage representing their favourite clubs. Collaborating with our partners at the Premier League allows us to build a direct connection between virtual play and the physical sport, creating an exciting gateway that inspires the next generation of football fans.”
Registrations for the 2026/27 season have already gone live at the official website. Anyone living in the UK who is aged 16 or over can sign up to play for the Premier League club they support. Players who do well in this month’s online qualifiers can earn places at the eChampions League and the season-ending FC Pro World Championship, where they would face some of the best FC Pro players in the world.
The prize pool has grown considerably since the tournament began. The first season, which kicked off in January 2019 and was played on FIFA 19, offered just £40,000. This year’s total is now almost four times that figure.
