• End of the calendar year brings the start of the main FIFAe narratives

• FIFA launches new commercial partnership structure including dedicated program for esports

• FIFAe Nations Online Qualifers 2022™ Play-Ins underway in regions across the world

The FIFAe season is really starting to get rolling over this busy period, but first, we look back at the most important events over the last few weeks of December:

FIFA launches new commercial structure for esports

FIFAe now has its own dedicated partnership vertical after FIFA released a range of packages across Men’s Football, Women’s Football and Esports/Gaming earlier this month.

For the first time since 2013, FIFA is introducing a new commercial partnership structure that will provide companies around the world with more tailored opportunities to partner with the sport of football, leverage the FIFA brand and support its competitions.

Read more information about the new commercial structure in an update earlier this month, found here.

FIFAe Nations Online Qualifiers 2022™ Play-Ins underway!

National pride is on the line as the Play-Ins have commenced this month on the Road to the FIFAe Nations Cup™and will last until April 2022. Over a period of four competition weeks, the nations will compete in a 2v2 online format to be top of their region’s divisions. 

All Participating Member Associations from the 2021 season are invited to take part in the Play-Ins, with the top teams qualifying directly to the FIFAe Nations Playoffs, skipping the FIFAe Nations Online Qualifiers Main stage.

The first competition week has taken place and has thrown up some great match-ups, which are able to be followed live on FIFA.GG.

No one has managed to maintain a perfect record at the end of week one, however the Netherlands duo of Nick ‘FCGNICK’ den Hamer and Dani ‘LePecheurr’ Visser are sat in pole position. In the other European conference, the Swedish duo of Ollelito and Oliboli have impressed, as they sit top above Germany and Portugal. Early favourites England have disappointed so far, with the representation of Tom Leese and Tekkz sitting second bottom in Conference One.

Brazil and Argentina have been tightly contesting the South American conference, but it is the Brazilian duo of Crepaldi and ViniLeiva who manage to top their rivals, as two wins over Argentina on the last matchday saw them solidify that top spot, and claim the title of the best best worldwide win percentage of the first round - at 83% - but Singapore in Division 2 of the Asia & Oceania region also boast that statistic, albeit with less games played.

Elsewhere, Mexico & Saudi Arabia are both top on goal difference in the North & Central America and Middle East & Africa conferences. India currently lead after the conclusion of week one in the Asia & Oceania conference.

For more in-depth matchup detail and squad information, check the standings of each zone and conference now on FIFA.GG.

FIFAe Club Series 

• Pre-Qualification Stage comes to a close

All zones and conferences for the pre-qualification stage of the FIFAe Club Series came to an end in early December, with the winners of these brackets moving on to a place in the Online Qualification stage, which commences in February 2022.

They will compete over a four-week-long online competition for a spot in the FIFAe Club Playoffs in June 2022, where the 22 clubs competing to be the very best at the FIFAe Club World Cup (FeCWC) will be found. The final two spots for the FeCWC will be found at the FGS 22 Team of the Season Cup, hosted by EA SPORTS in April 2022.

View the qualified clubs in each region and zone and keep up-to-date with the FIFAe Club Series on FIFA.GG.

• FGS Open 22

The winners of the first event on the Road to the FIFAe Club World Cup were discovered earlier in the month, as several events all across the world took place, and 16 different winners were found in their respective regions, earning a spot at the Team of the Season Cup in April 2022. You can find more information about the tournament and winners on the FGS Open page.

The FIFAe Squad show launches

As a new initiative with some iconic members of the FIFAe community, a weekly Twitch stream on the newly rebranded FIFAe channel has kicked off with its first shows! FIFAAnalyst, Mike Labelle, Chi_Kacee and ChuBoi will rotate as stream host every Monday evening at 7PM CET, so make sure to follow the channel and turn on live notifications to never miss a show!

Player of the Month announced

The fan-voted winner of November’s Player of the Month goes to Jacobo ‘Chousita’ Chousa, who just narrowly beat out Paulo ‘PHzin’ Henrique in the poll as he claimed the title of FGS 22 Europe Qualifier #1 Champion!

The rise of South Africa

Don’t miss out on this month’s interview with two of the biggest stars in Africa, Julio ‘Beast’ Bianchi and Kaylan Moodley! Read all about their dreams and aspirations for the season as well as where they take inspiration from here on FIFA.GG.

What’s upcoming?

• FIFAe Nations Online Qualifiers 2022 Play-Ins Week 2 is set to commence next month in January.

• The FIFA Global Series 22 eLibertadores is scheduled to take place commencing on the 15th January. If you live in South America and are interested in participating, you can still register here!

• More information on the FIFAe Champions Cup in the upcoming new FIFA Online 4 series, happening later this month will be released soon.

Keep your eyes peeled for the first week of every month for a new recap, so you can keep up-to-date with all things FIFAe.