May 15 – Electronic Arts is making a push into mobile esports after unveiling FC Pro Mobile, a new global competitive circuit for EA Sports FC Mobile featuring a total prize pool of $350,000.
It is a significant expansion of EA’s existing FC Pro ecosystem, which has traditionally focused on console competition, and reflects the publisher’s growing recognition that the future of football gaming – particularly in Asia – increasingly sits on mobile devices rather than consoles.
Crucially, the new structure also creates a clearer pathway for players to earn money through mobile competition, with EA attempting to position FC Pro Mobile as a fully integrated esports ecosystem rather than a collection of isolated tournaments.
“FC Pro Mobile is a pivotal step in reinforcing EA as the undisputed home for football esports,” said Monica Dinsmore, Head of Esports at EA.
“By bringing the elite structure of FC Pro to mobile for the first time, we’re evolving EA Sports FC Mobile competition beyond standalone events into a comprehensive, and accessible, global ecosystem. Now, players across the world with a smartphone have a direct path to becoming a world champion.”
The circuit launches in June with global online qualifiers hosted on Battlefy, allowing players ranked FC Champion or above in the game’s Head2Head mode to compete across Europe, Southeast Asia, the Americas and Oceania.
The wider season structure will then feed into July’s Mid-Season Playoffs, which carry $100,000 in prize money, before culminating in a four-day FC Pro Mobile World Championship in October featuring a further $250,000 prize pool.
With key Asian territories being given special focus, the publisher has confirmed partnerships with a number of regional giants – including Tencent, Nexon and Garena – with localised broadcasts, marketing and tournament infrastructure across China, South Korea and Vietnam.
Mobile gaming is growing, particularly within younger demographics and emerging football territories where smartphones are more accessible than high-end gaming hardware.
EA says last year’s FC Pro Mobile Festival and Asia-based FC Pro Masters event demonstrated the scale of demand already building around competitive mobile football. FC Pro Masters peaked at 673,000 viewers, making it the most-watched football esports event to date.
The publisher is also introducing FC Pro Draft mechanics into mobile competition for the first time, forcing players to build squads strategically rather than relying solely on established meta line-ups – an attempt to make tournaments more unpredictable and watchable from a broadcast perspective.
More broadly, the launch underlines how aggressively football publishers are pursuing esports audiences beyond the traditional console space.
EA’s objective is to turn mobile football from a casual companion product into a fully monetised competitive ecosystem capable of producing professional players, global events and year-round viewership.
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