EA FC 25 servers down for maintenance ahead of FC 26 reveal – here's when it comes back online

EA FC 25 is experiencing a surprise downtime period, which is expected to keep players boxed out of the game for a few hours.

A new bout of downtime has been sprung upon EA FC 25 with just a couple of hours' notice, not long after the most recent server shutdown. It comes as the Futties Team 2 package is expected to land in the most recent title very shortly, following the success of Futties Team 1. It also comes shortly before players are expecting to see the reveal of EA FC 26, now that the EA FC 26 Ultimate Edition cover has been announced.

Curiously, though, it's not just EA FC 25 that's suffering here – it has been revealed that EA FC 25, EA FC 24 and FIFA 23 are all affected by the shutdown, meaning that if you're playing any recent footy game from the EA Sports team, chances are you're locked out.

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EA FC servers down and when maintenance ends

The EA FC 25 server downtime began at 1am PDT / 4am EDT / 9am BST on Wednesday, July 16, and is expected to be brought to a close at 4am PDT / 7am EDT / 12pm BST. This information was revealed by

We have a maintenance on July 16, 08:00 to 11:00 UTC. During this time, you may be disconnected or unable to access online services.

Match creation will be disabled 30 min before the maintenance.

Titles affected: EA SPORTS FC 25, EA SPORTS FC 24 and FIFA 23 on all platforms.

— EA SPORTS FC Direct Communication (@EASFCDirect) July 16, 2025

from EA Sports FC Direct, confirming the titles that would be affected and the three-hour downtime.

Deactivating match creation 30 minutes before downtime began, and with such little notice, it's easy to imagine that some players were caught by surprise here – it can't have been much worse than the early July EA FC downtime, which sprung out at fans with only an hour on the clock. Either way, this bout of downtime is a longer one than last time, so nestle in and get comfy. It seems that the game is going to be taking its time.