eFootball 2022 Season 1 update 1.0.0 patch notes: New leagues, licenses, bug fixes

Konami has launched the first major patch for eFootball 2022 and the 1.0.0 update feels like the true beginning of the game. The patch notes reveal a ton of changes to the game including new licenses, equipment, and a lot more.FIFA’s

biggest rival went in a bold new direction in 2021 by rebranding the Pro Evolution Soccer franchise as eFootball. Konami also made the big business decision to make eFootball 2022 free-to-play. Despite the lack of a price tag, the game’s launch in September 2021 was a truly disastrous one, with the game becoming the worst reviewed game on Metacritic in 2021 with a score of 25 out of 100. “Terrible graphics” and a lack of content, among many other things, contributed to a less than ideal debut. It seems like Konami have been hard at work since as the 1.0.0 update looks to fix a lot of eFootball 2022’s problems.

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eFootball 2022 update 1.0.0 release date & time

The 1.0.0 update for eFootball 2022 was officially released on Jun 23, 2025, and is ready to download on your systemright now.

Players of the game can boot up the game and have the update ready to install, or it should be done automatically if you’ve fiddled around with the system’s settings.

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eFootball 2022 1.0.0 update features

A significant update such as this one has to come bearing some major changes and it does so with several new leagues to pick teams from, over a thousand new player faces, up-to-date kits, and a lot more. Not only that, but Konami have addressed a plethora of notable bugs in the game and ironed them out.

eFootball 2022 update 1.0.0 patch notes

Now, there are a mind-boggling amount of changes and improvements that have been made to eFootball 2022 with this Season 1 update and you can find the entire list of changesright here.

To condense this, we have singled out a lot of the main points.

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The “New Football Game” that eFootball™ 2022 Envisions

Player and Ball Behaviours

Tactical Team Battles

Dream Team Playing Concepts

How to Play Dream Team

Player Signings and Card Types

Player Development

New Licenses

Japanese and North American licence data have been included as new additions to the game.

Other New Contents

General Fixes Applied to Mitigate or Eliminate the Bugs Shown Below

Global Improvements

Upcoming Updates

Future updates will include features that allow for a greater scope of play. Additional details, such as the release schedule, will be announced at a later date.