The Premier League and Electronic Arts (EA) have announced the third season of the ePremier League. 

Part of the EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 Global Series, the competition enables UK-based players to win the ePremier League title for the club they support. Players can register for the competition from 5pm GMT on 3 December at e.premierleague.com, with online qualification starting in January 2021. 

All twenty Premier League clubs will be represented, competing to reach the online playoffs, with live finals set to take place in spring. Like last season, the finals will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, Premier League channels, and the EA SPORTS FIFA Twitch channel. 

Over the past two seasons, the ePremier League finals reached over 22 million fans. 

Commenting on the upcoming season, Premier League Commercial Director, Will Brass, said:

“The EA SPORTS FIFA video game series is one of the key channels through which fans all over the world can engage with Premier League clubs and players. We are looking forward to another edition of ePremier League after the first two seasons delivered some thrilling entertainment while giving UK-based fans the chance to represent their teams in high-profile competition.

“ePremier League is a great platform for players of all abilities and a real mix of competitors have progressed to the final stages of both tournaments so far. This includes some of the highest-ranked professional FIFA-gamers in the world and relatively inexperienced players who have proved they can take on the very best.

“We have been able to deliver the live finals to a wide audience in the UK and around the world, thanks to EA Sports and our broadcast partners, and we hope fans enjoy watching and having the chance to participate in another exciting season of ePL action.”

While FIFA Deputy Commissioner, Sam Turkbas, added:

“EA SPORTS FIFA esports popularity has the strongest momentum of all time and a key accelerator in its growth is through the power of its accessibility and authenticity. ePremier League gives competitors the opportunity to fulfil their dreams by representing one of their favourite clubs on the virtual pitch.”

The competition is open to UK residents aged 16 and over and will once again take place on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. The winner will take home the trophy and a share of the £40,000 prize pot, and there will also be seats on offer for top-ranking players at the EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 Global Series (FGS) European Playoffs. You can find more information about the EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 Global Series (FGS) rules here.

Watford FC’s Thomas ‘Hashtag Tom’ Leese won the 2020/21 instalment of ePL, while World No. 1 Xbox One player, Donovan ‘Fnatic Tekkz’ Hunt won the inaugural season for Liverpool FC.

During this season’s online qualifiers, all players will be required to play in 90-rated Online Friendlies mode as their chosen Premier League club. Those who progress to the playoffs and beyond will play on FIFA Ultimate Team™ (using Premier League players only).

ePremier League evolved during the 2019/20 season, with the introduction of the ePL Invitational tournament while football was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. This saw first-team players and other famous faces compete on behalf of all 20 Premier League clubs in an online EA SPORTS FIFA 20 tournament. Two instalments of the competition were broadcast across five continents as then-Wolverhampton Wanderers player Diogo Jota and Leicester City’s James Maddison were crowned champions.

ePremier League is operated by esports tournament organisers Gfinity. For more information visit e.premierleague.com.

AYO.NEWS says:

Given the surge in popularity of FIFA, and video gaming and esports in general, throughout this year, it seems certain that the upcoming ePremier League is going to be by far the most popular and most viewed yet, and fans can look forward to some intense action next year.

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