EA FC 26 Servers Down: Reasons and Expected Recovery Time
Thousands of players experienced issues logging into EA Sports FC 26 early Friday morning. The developers have issued an explanation for the outage affecting multiple online game modes.
Server Outage Details
Just hours before the launch of the much-anticipated UEFA Primetime promo, EA Sports FC 26 servers went offline. This disruption prevented access to Ultimate Team, Pro Clubs, and other online features.
Reported Timeline
- Problems began around 6:17 AM GMT on Friday, November 7.
- Issue reports increased significantly after 9:00 AM GMT (UK time), according to Down Detector.
Community Response
EA servers are down today on FC26! That ruins the stream for this morning so going to do it in the afternoon instead! — Bonfire5th on X
I was just playing a Division 1 game and it's gone down on me. Frustrating.
Cause of the Outage
Contrary to speculation about technical problems, the servers were intentionally taken offline to perform crucial maintenance.
Official Statement from EA Sports FC
We have a maintenance coming up.
During this time, you will be disconnected or unable to access online services. Match creation will be disabled 30 minutes before maintenance.
Titles impacted: EA Sports FC 26, EA Sports FC 25 and EA Sports FC 24 on all platforms.
Summary
The temporary downtime is a planned maintenance event to ensure stable service for EA FC 26 and related titles, with no technical faults causing the outage.