EA Sports FC 27: Every Licensed League, Club and Stadium Explained

EA Sports FC 27 leans harder on real-world licensing than any entry in the series so far. EA's official numbers put more than 21,000 fully licensed players, 800+ clubs and national teams, 140 real stadiums, and over 35 leagues in the game, backed by more than 300 global football partners. That scale means almost every major domestic league, continental competition, and recognizable stadium a fan could ask for is already in FC 27 at launch.

Here is the full breakdown of what EA has confirmed is actually in the game: every headline league and its club count, the UEFA and CONMEBOL competitions, the stadiums EA has named by name, and where the new additions for this year's game sit.

1. The Headline Numbers

EA's launch messaging for FC 27 centers on five figures, all confirmed directly by the publisher: 21,000+ licensed players, 800+ licensed clubs and national teams, 140 authentic stadiums, 35+ licensed leagues, and 300+ global football partners. That partner count covers everything from top-flight domestic leagues down to kit suppliers, broadcasters, and individual club deals, and it's the figure EA points to when it calls FC 27 its most authentic game to date.

2. The Premier League Returns Exclusively

EA SPORTS FC 27 is the only major football game with the Premier League, and that exclusivity covers all 20 clubs along with their real managers, stadiums, kits, and pundit commentary. It remains the centerpiece domestic league in both Career Mode's Manager Live and Creator Challenges and Ultimate Team.

Beneath the Premier League, the EFL contributes 72 clubs spread across the Championship, League One, and League Two, plus the Carabao Cup. That means every tier of English men's football, from the top flight down to League Two, is fully licensed with real badges, kits, and stadiums rather than generic placeholders.

3. Spain, Germany and France's Top Flights

LALIGA EA SPORTS carries all 20 clubs from Spain's top division, alongside LALIGA HYPERMOTION for the second tier, and Liga F Moeve brings 16 clubs from the Spanish women's top flight. Germany's Bundesliga is fully licensed with all 18 clubs, and the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga adds 14 clubs on the women's side. In France, Ligue 1 McDonald's returns alongside the Arkema Première Ligue, which carries 12 clubs in the women's game.

4. Serie A Enilive's Exclusive Deal

Italy's Serie A Enilive is covered under an exclusive partnership between EA Sports and Lega Serie A, which EA says includes a dedicated EA Sports Player of the Month feature built into the league's in-game presentation. EA's own announcement didn't publish a specific club count for Serie A Enilive or Ligue 1 McDonald's, so treat those two leagues as fully licensed without a confirmed number attached.

5. Women's Football Expands Again

Women's leagues keep growing in FC 27. The Barclays Women's Super League carries 14 teams, and the National Women's Soccer League grows to 16 clubs with the addition of two new expansion teams, Boston Legacy and Denver Summit. Combined with Liga F Moeve and the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga, EA says women's football is more deeply integrated across Career Mode, Ultimate Team and The Grounds than in any previous game in the series. For a full breakdown of every women's competition EA has confirmed, the dedicated guide on walkthroughs.net covers each league and club in more depth.

6. New This Year: Liga BBVA MX Joins the Game

The biggest new domestic addition for FC 27 is Liga BBVA MX, which EA confirms is joining the game for the first time with all 18 clubs fully licensed. It's the headline "new league" story of this year's authenticity push, giving Mexican top-flight football a presence it didn't have in earlier entries in the series.

7. MLS, and the Rest of the World's Leagues

Major League Soccer carries all 30 clubs, and Turkey's Trendyol Süper Lig contributes 18 clubs of its own. Beyond those headline numbers, EA's own list of included leagues (without individual club counts published) runs to: Liga Portugal, the Belgium Pro League, the Eredivisie, Argentina's Liga Profesional de Fútbol, the Roshn Saudi League, South Korea's K League, the Chinese Super League, Australia's A-League, Indonesia's Liga 1, Poland's Ekstraklasa, the Austrian Bundesliga, the Brack Super League, Denmark's Superliga, the Scottish Premiership, Ireland's SSE Airtricity League Premier Division, Sweden's Allsvenskan, Norway's Eliteserien, and Germany's 3. Liga.

8. UEFA's Club Competitions, Fully Branded

On the continental side, FC 27 carries official UEFA branding across the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Super Cup, and the UEFA Women's Champions League. EA specifically says these come with authentic branding and custom commentary built around each competition, rather than a generic tournament skin layered over existing leagues.

In South America, FC 27 carries the three CONMEBOL club competitions: the CONMEBOL Libertadores, CONMEBOL Sudamericana, and CONMEBOL Recopa. EA names River Plate, Boca Juniors, Bahia, Botafogo, Club Nacional de Football, and Independiente del Valle among the licensed clubs representing that side of the game.

9. The Stadiums: From the Bernabéu to Anfield

Of the 140 stadiums EA counts across the whole game, the publisher has specifically named four as highlights of this year's lineup: the Santiago Bernabéu, Anfield, the Allianz Arena, and the Parc des Princes. EA's own announcement is clear that further new stadium additions and rebuilds for FC 27 are still to be confirmed separately, so treat any stadium not named directly by EA as unconfirmed until the publisher lists it.

That stadium count sits alongside the league and club licensing as the clearest evidence of how far EA pushed authenticity this year — real grounds, real branding, and continental competitions that carry their own commentary rather than reused league assets.

Quick Recap

• 21,000+ licensed players, 800+ clubs and national teams, 140 stadiums, 35+ leagues, 300+ partners
• Premier League exclusive with all 20 clubs; EFL's 72 clubs across three divisions plus the Carabao Cup
• LALIGA EA SPORTS (20 clubs), Bundesliga (18 clubs), Ligue 1 McDonald's, and Serie A Enilive's exclusive EA partnership
• Barclays WSL (14 teams) and NWSL (16 teams, now with Boston Legacy and Denver Summit)
• Liga BBVA MX joins for the first time with all 18 clubs
• UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, Super Cup and Women's Champions League, plus CONMEBOL's Libertadores, Sudamericana and Recopa
• Named stadiums: Santiago Bernabéu, Anfield, Allianz Arena, Parc des Princes, with more still to be confirmed

For how all of this plays out on the pitch, from squad building in Ultimate Team's SBCs and Evolutions to the open-world Clubs experience in The Grounds, the rest of our EA Sports FC 27 coverage digs into each mode in more detail.

Official Resources

• EA Sports FC 27 — Authenticity announcement (EA.com)
• EA Sports FC 27 official site
• UEFA official site
• CONMEBOL official site