Major League Soccer today announced an important update to the competitive schedule and details for the 2022 season of eMLS: League Series 1 and League Series 2 are moving to an online format to ensure the safety of our players and fans. eMLS Cup remains scheduled for Austin, TX as an official event of SXSW on March 13.
The season will feature 27 professional EA SPORTS FIFA players, each representing an MLS club, on the virtual pitch as they compete for their share of the record-setting $75,000 season prize pool.
Competition will take place on EA SPORTS FIFA 22 and will be played exclusively on PlayStation®5 (PS5™), marking eMLS’s debut season played on the next-generation console.
eMLS League Series 1 presented by Coca-Cola
Qualifiers
- Tues. Jan 11: 3:00pm PT
- Wed. Jan 12: 3:00pm PT
- Watch on twitch.tv/TimbersFC
League Series 1
- Quarterfinals: Sat. Jan 15: 12:00pm PT
- Semifinals and Final: Sun. Jan 16: 12:00pm PT
- Watch on mlssoccer.com, twitter.com/MLS or twitch.tv/MLS
eMLS League Series 2 presented by Coca-Cola
Qualifiers
- Tues. Jan 25: 3:00pm PT
- Wed. Jan 26: 3:00pm PT
- Watch on twitch.tv/TimbersFC
League Series 1
- Quarterfinals: Sat. Jan 29: 12:00pm PT
- Semifinals and Final: Sun. Jan 30: 12:00pm PT
- Watch on mlssoccer.com, twitter.com/MLS or twitch.tv/MLS
eMLS Cup presented by Coca-Cola
- An official event of SXSW 2022
- March 13: eMLS Cup - the top 12 eMLS players will compete to be crowned the 2022 season champion
- Recognized as a Tier 1 league by EA SPORTS, the top three eMLS Cup finishers will receive direct seats to the EA SPORTS Global Series Playoffs on the Road to the FIFAe World Cup.
- The first 11 competitors in the field will be determined by total season qualifier points from League Series events
- March 12: Last Change Qualifier - The 12th and final seed from a Last Chance Qualifier tournament on March 12.
- Location:Â eMLS Cup will take place at ACL Live in downtown Austin in conjunction with Austin FC and will be a FIFA celebration at the intersection of soccer, gaming, and pop culture with numerous activities for fans to enjoy. The event will be open to SXSW badge holders as well as the general public for free. Registration will open at a later date.
