EA Sports FC Editions by Year
Every EA Sports FC game from FC 24 to FC 27 – release dates, cover stars and the headline new features of each edition.
EA Sports FC is EA's yearly football series. A new edition arrives every September, and the current one – FC 27 – gets title updates and live Ultimate Team content all season. Filter by release, cover or new feature.
EA SPORTS FC 27
2026 · 6 factsReleased September 25, 2026
Release · Early access from September 18 with the Ultimate and Ultimate Plus Editions. PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.
Kylian Mbappé
Cover · Mbappé is on the cover. Jude Bellingham joins him on the Ultimate Plus Edition.
The Grounds
New feature · A social open-world football hub that grows out of Clubs: small-sided matches, kickabouts and Rush, with mentors like Mbappé, Chloe Kelly, Paulo Dybala and Alex Hunter. PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Switch 2 only.
New transfer market
New feature · Career Mode's market was rebuilt: values follow buying power, potential, rating and form, with bidding wars and TransferRoom data.
Read our guide →The Gallery
New feature · A new Ultimate Team space where you complete Sets of past and present player items to raise your Gallery Level.
FC 27 Lite
New feature · A free-to-download version with Kick-Off, Online Seasons and Friendlies, but no Ultimate Team, Career or The Grounds.
EA SPORTS FC 26
2025 · 5 factsReleased September 26, 2025
Release · Early access from September 19. The first FC on Nintendo Switch 2, alongside PS5, PS4, Xbox, PC and Switch.
Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala
Cover · The standard cover. Zlatan Ibrahimović fronts the Ultimate Edition.
Competitive and Authentic gameplay
New feature · Two gameplay presets: Competitive for Ultimate Team and Clubs, Authentic for Career.
Manager Live and Archetypes
New feature · A Career hub with regularly released challenges, plus Archetypes – player classes with perks – in Clubs and Player Career.
Live Events and Tournaments
New feature · New Ultimate Team modes, plus refreshed Rivals and Champions.
EA SPORTS FC 25
2024 · 5 factsReleased September 27, 2024
Release · Early access from September 20 with the Ultimate Edition. PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC and Switch.
Jude Bellingham
Cover · The Real Madrid midfielder on the standard cover.
Rush
New feature · 5v5 with an AI goalkeeper across Ultimate Team, Clubs and Kick-Off. It replaced Volta Football.
FC IQ and Player Roles
New feature · A tactics overhaul built on real-world data, with Player Roles that shape how each player moves.
Women's football in Career
New feature · Women's clubs came to Career Mode for the first time. Live Start Points followed after launch.
EA SPORTS FC 24
2023 · 5 factsReleased September 29, 2023
Release · The first game after the FIFA name ended. Early access with the Ultimate Edition. PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC and Switch.
Erling Haaland
Cover · The Manchester City striker fronted the first EA SPORTS FC game.
HyperMotionV and PlayStyles
New feature · Animation tech built from real match data (PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC), and PlayStyles – special abilities optimised by Opta.
Women in Ultimate Team
New feature · Women's players joined FUT for the first time, alongside the new Evolutions system for upgrading cards.
Clubs cross-play
New feature · Pro Clubs got cross-play for the first time. Volta Football was still in the game.
Section images: official reveal and launch trailers (EA SPORTS FC / YouTube).
Quick facts
Late September, every yearEach FC has launched in the last week of September, with up to a week of early access for the Ultimate Edition.
From FIFA to FCFC 24 was EA's first football game after the FIFA name ended in 2023. The modes carried over.
Watch the revealsEvery edition's reveal, deep dives and launch trailer, in order.
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Sources
Reference page written by AI (Claude) and checked against the sources above. Games change with every patch – the patch this page was last checked for is shown at the top.