{"id":23129,"date":"2026-02-10T17:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23129"},"modified":"2026-02-10T17:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:05:28","slug":"epremier-league-2025-2026-finalists-head-to-group-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23129","title":{"rendered":"ePremier League 2025\/2026 Finalists head to Group Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ePremier-League-2026-Finalists-.png?resize=890%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ePremier League 2025\/2026 Finalists featuring football clubs and players \" class=\"wp-image-239763\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Premier League, EA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The eighth season of the <strong>ePremier League<\/strong> enters the final stages of the 2025\/2026 season, starting with the Group Stage on\u00a0February 28th.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/premierleague\/status\/2021177326650921034?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The final 40 players <\/a>representing 20 football clubs have been decided after several months of online qualifiers and playoffs, each of whom will aim to be crowned this year\u2019s champion. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/ea-sports-fc-pro-world-championship-2026-prize-pool\">EA Sports FC Pro World Championship to feature $1.5m prize pool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/chelsea-fc-footballer-mykhailo-mudryk-faceit-ban-cs2\">Chelsea FC footballer Mykhailo Mudryk receives FACEIT ban<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/01\/psg-vitality-brice-masson-ea-sports-fc-26-interview\">\u201cMy Experience With the Game Hasn\u2019t Been the Best\u201d: PSG.Vitality\u2019s Brice Masson on EA SPORTS FC 26 esports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The Premier League reminded fans of the line-up of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/ea-fc-26-biggest-changes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EA Sports FC 26<\/a><\/strong> finalists set to compete in the upcoming Group Stage:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AFC Bournemouth<\/strong> \u2013 \u2018xKaiHarris\u2019, \u2018Gangle\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arsenal <\/strong>\u2013 \u2018RSDGAWD\u2019, \u2018Lyons\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aston Villa <\/strong>\u2013 \u2018Cameronrock\u2019, Tom \u2018Stokes\u2019 Stokes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brentford <\/strong>\u2013 \u2018LARNEY\u2019, \u2018ConnorsArmy\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brighton &amp; Hove Albion <\/strong>\u2013 Jack \u2018GoalPoacher\u2019 Wignall, Jayden \u2018Jayden\u2019 Groden<\/li>\n<li><strong>Burnley <\/strong>\u2013 Salman \u2018SalmanAhmad19\u2019 Ahmad, \u2018Okoya_\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chelsea <\/strong>\u2013 \u2018Nhaych\u2019, \u2018Actual Emperor\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Crystal Palace <\/strong>\u2013 Ben \u2018BrigArmy17\u2019 Brigdale, Ethan \u2018EthxnH\u2019 Higgins<\/li>\n<li><strong>Everton <\/strong>\u2013 \u2018YonisM\u2019, Spencer \u2018Gorilla\u2019 Ealing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fulham <\/strong>\u2013 \u2018Griffeyfc\u2019, \u2018MessyFTG\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leeds United<\/strong> \u2013 Jacob \u2018NikSNEB\u2019 Benskin, Donovan \u2018Tekkz\u2019 Hunt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Liverpool <\/strong>\u2013 \u2018Zanieri-1996\u2019, Kai \u2018Conkai\u2019 Vaid<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manchester City <\/strong>\u2013 Jo\u00e3o \u2018Jafonso\u2019 Vasconcelos, Mat\u00edas\u00a0\u2018Bonanno\u2019 Bonanno<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manchester United <\/strong>\u2013 \u2018KyleLeese\u2019, \u2018Drogon\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Newcastle United <\/strong>\u2013 Harvey \u2018HarveyWxsters\u2019 Waters, \u2018RhysVaughan03\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nottingham Forest <\/strong>\u2013 SamBrewster, Michael \u2018MichaelFisher\u2019 Fisher<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunderland <\/strong>\u2013 \u2018Paulo Neto\u2019, Gabriel \u2018Young\u2019 Freitas<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tottenham Hotspur<\/strong> \u2013 Marc \u2018Marley\u2019 Marley, Thomas \u2018TomLeese\u2019 Leese<\/li>\n<li><strong>West Ham United<\/strong> \u2013 \u2018ITMAN20\u2019, \u2018Holdinho\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves)<\/strong> \u2013 \u2018DiogoMendes\u2019, Gon\u00e7alo\u00a0\u2018RastaArtur\u2019 Pinto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Players have qualified for the event through the ePremier League Playoffs, which ran from January 14th to 22nd, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect at the ePremier League?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The ePremier League Group Stage will run from February 28th to March 1st, 2026, where clubs will face off in a 1v1 team-based format. The results of the Group Stage will determine the seedings of the final bracket. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The competition then moves on to the Knockouts on March 28th, and the Finals the following day. The weekend features an <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/11\/the-epremier-league-returns-with-new-format\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">updated bracket format<\/a>, where clubs compete in elimination rounds until  one team is left standing, crowning them the new ePremier League 2025\/2026 champions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Manchester City has been the reigning champions in the past two seasons, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/08\/tekkz-man-city-esports-departure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previously won by Tekkz <\/a>and Bonanno. However, the 2025\/2026 season will see the champions face off as rivals in opposing teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Other notable players will also compete in the upcoming tournament, including <a href=\"https:\/\/liquipedia.net\/easportsfc\/Gorilla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gorilla<\/a>, who has become a household name in the professional FIFA scene since his 2016 run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>New clubs are featured this year, with Leeds United, Sunderland, and Burnley competing due to their promotion to the Premier League last season. In particular, Sunderland makes its first appearance in the ePremier League.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/epremier-league-2025-2026-finalists-group-stage\">ePremier League 2025\/2026 Finalists head to Group Stage<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ePremier-League-2026-Finalists-.png?ssl=1\" title=\"ePremier League 2025\/2026 Finalists head to Group Stage\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Image credit: Premier League, EA The eighth season of the ePremier League enters the final stages of the 2025\/2026 season, starting with the Group Stage <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23129\" title=\"ePremier League 2025\/2026 Finalists head to Group Stage\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.4 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The eighth season of the ePremier League enters the final stages of the 2025\/2026 season, starting with the Group Stage on February 28th. 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