EIGHT PARTICIPANT CLUBS ANNOUNCED FOR eFootball™ CHAMPIONSHIP PRO 2022

"Mobile" category will be added in eFootball™ Championship Open 2022’s World Finals!

KONAMI today announced both the schedule details and the participating clubs for the eFootball™ Championship 2022. This competition has been split into two editions: eFootball™ Championship Pro and eFootball™ Championship Open.

eFootball™ Championship Pro

The eFootball™ Championship Pro will see eight of Europe’s top clubs pit their professional esports teams against one another in a three-week showdown.

The clubs competing in this year’s tournament will be FC Barcelona, Manchester United, FC Bayern München, Arsenal, Celtic FC, AS Monaco, AS Roma, and Galatasaray.

Details of schedule:

• Saturday, 4th June: Draw for matching
• Saturday, 11th June – Sunday, 12th June: Group Stage Days 1 & 2
• Saturday, 18th June – Sunday, 19th June: Group Stage Days 3 & 4
• Saturday, 25th June: Quarter-Final & Semi-Final
• Sunday, 26th June: Third-Place Play-off & Final

KONAMI will be broadcasting the tournament live across the eFootball™ social media channels, during which they will be running a viewing campaign where users can gain in-game items whilst tuning in.

eFootball™ Championship Pro will also see a set of campaigns ran by participating clubs where fans can win themselves club gifts as the match results come in.
For further details on the various campaigns ran during eFootball™ Championship Pro, check official announcements from clubs and in-game news on eFootball™ 2022.

eFootball™ Championship Open

eFootball™ Championship Open is a public competition where eFootball™ 2022 users from around the world can enter and compete across a number of consoles including: PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox ONE, and Steam®. This year, eFootball™ Championship Open’s World Finals will also see users able to compete on mobile as well on both iOS and Android devices.

Details of schedule:

• Monday, 27th June – Sunday, 3rd July: Round 1
• Friday, 8th July – Monday, 11th July: Round 2
• Saturday, 30th July – Sunday, 31st July: Round 3
• Saturday,13th August – Sunday 14th August: World Finals

About Dream Team

eFootball™ Championship 2022 will be based within the game mode ‘Dream Team’. This is a brand-new game mode where users can build their own original team by signing players and managers by making use of in-game items (e.g. GP acquired by playing in different in-game matches and events) and taking on players from around the world.

Users can develop their players and match them to suit their own unique playing styles whilst also signing others to further strengthen their squad.
Through ‘Dream Team’, eFootball™ 2022 users can create a team that reflects their very own unique footballing ideologies.

For more information on the eFootball™ Championship 2022, head to the competition’s official website: https://efootballpro.konami.net/open/overview/efootball-open/

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