About the competition

The FIFAe Nations Series™ kicks off at a domestic level, with FIFAs member associations offering their communities to compete amongst each other and find the most competitive athletes within the country. Once at the top, the national team might be calling, giving athletes the chance to show their value for the team during FIFAe Friendlies. In addition, the communities might see activations that are tailored for the less competitive audience during, for example, grassroots and exhibition events. All these activations can be used to help the national coach determine which players will represent the national team in the FIFAe Nations Series™.

All participating member associations from the 2021 season are invited to take part in the FIFAe Nations Series™ via the FIFAe Nations Online Qualifier 2022™ Play-Ins, which are to take place over five months from December to April. The participating nations around the world are split into different zones for the online tournament. Top teams will qualify directly to the FIFAe Nations Playoffs, skipping the FIFAe Nations Online Qualifiers™ Main stage.

Those that don’t qualify directly for the Playoffs via the Play-Ins will have another chance during the FIFAe Nations Online Qualifiers Main Stage, where they will be joined by newly onboarding member associations for the FIFAe Nations Series 2022™ . During the main stage, the nations battle it out within their respective zones in a 2v2 format in May 2022, playing for a chance to compete for the remaining spots in the FIFAe Nations Playoffs 2022™. 

The FIFAe Nations Playoffs 2022™ will either be played online or offline depending on the final number of participating member associations, during which the 23 nations will be found that will join the host at the FIFAe Nations Cup 2022™ . 

The search for the ultimate National Team comes to an exciting close in the most prestigious event of the year, where one nation will be awarded the title of FIFAe Nations Cup 2022™ champions.