February 2026 – CONMEBOL and EA SPORTS are proud to announce the return of CONMEBOL eLibertadores 26, the most important EA SPORTS FC™ Pro competition in South America.
Now entering a new season, CONMEBOL eLibertadores continues to stand as the region’s top competitive pathway to the global stage, awarding two direct seats to the EA SPORTS FC Pro World Championship and distributing a total prize pool of over USD $100,000.
For 2026, the tournament introduces a renewed competitive format designed to showcase the top EA SPORTS FC Pro players in South America.
KEY DATES February 21–22, 2026: CONMEBOL eLibertadores Qualifiers (Online) May 02-03, 2026: CONMEBOL eLibertadores Finals
LOCATION The CONMEBOL eLibertadores 26 Finals will take place in São Paulo, Brazil.
NEW TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Qualifier Phase
The Qualifier Phase will be open to the Top 256 eligible players from the LATAM South and North regions, based on the EA SPORTS FC Pro Open Ladder rankings from October, as well as players signed to a South American club affiliated with CONMEBOL.
The competition will begin with a Swiss-format group stage, after which the top-performing players will advance to a double-elimination knockout bracket, where they will compete until the top players secure their place in the next stage of the tournament.
In addition, champions from the ePrimera and eLiga Profesional de Futbol, official FC Pro League Partners in South America, will qualify directly to the Finals.
Finals
The Finals will bring together the top players qualified from the Qualifier Phase, along with champions of EA SPORTS FC Pro League Partners across the region.
The final stage of the competition will feature a 16-player Group Stage, followed by a Knockout Stage, where competitors will battle for the CONMEBOL eLibertadores title and two spots at the EA SPORTS FC Pro World Championship.
ABOUT CONMEBOL
Founded in 1916, the South American Football Confederation –CONMEBOL– is the governing body of South American football and the oldest continental football confederation in the world. CONMEBOL, made up of ten member associations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela, is responsible for the organization and governance of the main international South American football tournaments, including CONMEBOL Copa América, CONMEBOL Libertadores, CONMEBOL Sudamericana and CONMEBOL Recopa, among others.
Since 2016, CONMEBOL has undergone a series of structural restructurings to modernize its government and operations, increase the global competitiveness of its exclusive tournaments, and strengthen its promotion of football development through increased revenue and investment.
As part of that strategy, in the last two years, CONMEBOL's professional club competitions have been vastly improved through a new format design and the adoption of standards, designed to increase the quality of tournaments from competitive, sports and commercial entertainment points of view. Thanks to recently adopted improvements, last year, CONMEBOL tournaments managed to achieve record numbers in ratings, digital participation, stadium attendance and sales.
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