eFootball World Championships (formerly known as the PES League and the eFootball League) is the official global eFootball championship organized by Konami, the publisher of the series. Established in France in the early 2000s, the competition later expanded internationally and has been directly managed by Konami since 2010. Historically, it served as the official 1v1 esports world championship for the Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) franchise.
In 2020, the competition structure was reorganized as part of the newly established eFootball Esports League. The system was divided into two components:
eFootball.Open (formerly PES League) – an open tournament for amateur players. eFootball.Pro – a league for contracted professional players representing major European football clubs.
Since 2023, eFootball.Pro has been discontinued. The 2023 eFootball.Open World Finals became the first unified global finals since 2019, open to both amateur and professional players. The event was held for the first time in Tokyo, Japan, at Konami’s renovated headquarters and its dedicated esports arena.
3v3 competition The most recent PES 3v3 World Champions are the Brazilian team eLiga Sul Stars, who won the 3v3 PES League Finals on 29 June 2019, claiming a top prize of US$75,000 divided among the players.
All editions
Individual tournament (1v1) - eFootball.Open 2002–2009 (PES European Finals) 2010–2019 (PES World Finals) 2018–2023 (eFootball.Pro League) 2020–2022 (eFootball.Open Online Editions) 2023–present (eFootball.Open World Finals) European PES Championship (2002 - 2009)EditionHost city and countryChampion Final resultRunner-up Third place(s) Open to RefVid2002 Grindelwald, Switzerland Noam 'No' El OualiUnknown unknown Marcel WalkeEurope2003 Grindelwald, Switzerland Marcel Walke 2-0 Johnny Desmares Marius VogelsangerEurope2004 Nice, France "Sebou" 2-1 Osman "Oz" Idris "Valentino" Europe2005 Sardinia, Italy Gregorz "Esiek" Kuznik 2-1 Yasin "Jinxy" Koroglu Daniele "dibe" Bernardi Europe2006 Dublin, Ireland Mike "El Matador" Linden 4-2 Robert "RobMclean" Mclean Fabio "Modjo" Ribiero Europe2007 Sevilla, Spain Robert "RobMclean" Mclean6-1 Mark "Marko9Gardinic" Gardiner Sebastian "Seb" PlocienniczakaEurope Matthias "GoooL" Winkler2008 Rome, Italy Sven 'S-Butcher' Wehmeier 2-1 Dennis "wiDe" Winkler Andrea "The Legend" Parisi Europe2009 Nice, France Yasin "Jinxy" Koroglu 2-1 Luis "Superdinho" Cintas Sola Dennis "wiDe" Winkler EuropePES League World Finals (2010 - 2019)2010 Mallorca, Spain Christopher "Christopher" Morais2-1 Ettore "Ettorito97" Giannuzzi Sven 'S-Butcher' Wehmeier Global George 'The Greek' Tsirita2011 Cologne, Germany Ettore "Ettorito97" Giannuzzi4-1 Subaru "Subaru" Sanago Christopher "Christopher" Morais Global2012 Madrid, Spain Pau "PaUU_24" Lara6-5 Ron "Strikel" Strikel Mike "El Matador" LindenGlobal José "Puto Zeca" Silva2013 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Patrick "Phayton" Maier4-1 Allison "Allison Black" Pereira Lazaros 'IptamenosOllandos' Kopanidis Global2014 Manchester, England Anastasios "Apolytosarxon" Pappis3-2 Ettore "VietKong90321" Giannuzzi Dex "Ambidextrous" Kord Global2015 Berlin, Germany Walid "usmakabyle" Teban3-2 Matthias "Lutti-1" Luttenberger Ron "Strikel" Strikel Global2016 Milan, Italy Walid "usmakabyle" Teban4-3 Guilherme "GuiFera15" Fonseca Gerardo "Sr Conse" Colthirst Global2017 Cardiff, Wales Guilherme "GuiFera" Fonseca2-1 Ettore "Ettorito97" Giannuzzi Jhonatan "Jhona_KRA" Salazar Global2018 Barcelona, Spain Ettore "Ettorito97" Giannuzzi3-0 Alex "AlexAlguacil_8" Alguacil Felipe "Fmestre12_PW" MestreGlobal Jeremy "TioMiit_PW" Bruniaux2019 London, England Walid "usmakabyle" Teban4-3 Ettore "Ettorito97" Giannuzzi Rizky "Zeus_Faidan" FaidanGlobal Christopher "Christopher_PW" MoraiseFootball.Open World Finals (2020 - 2022)2020 (PS4)Online madakanachappy1-0 akbarpaudie dannyelementsGlobal MayconDouglas992020 (Xbox)Online ThePhenom33924-2 MelianTheKing PaUUU24Global Mucahit212020 (Steam)Online twitch_peazyyy3-2 Erkobra18 Ronaldo7Global VNGLMHTS2021 (PS4 EU)Online komario141-0 oreld123bestia091119933 uae1-thebestEurope2021 (PS4 US) MelianTheKing5-3 Rey MolinaHenrykinhO LeoM1T0Americas2021 (PS4 JP) Ebipool1-0 TakakiLeva TessJapan2021 (PS4 AS) ZEUS_ELUL5-3 aji_battle208ZEUS_ELGA ZEUS_FaidanAsia2021 (Xbox) rafafiel102-0 ÉderNOVATO Saturn868643Global2021 (Steam) NÓBREGA1-1 (3-2 pen) EV_SEBACAB96Npk_02 momojuvaGlobal2022 (PS)Online Futefacil101-1 (2-1 pen) SaifAlhacker55Global2022 (XBOX) xNaples17x3-2 MelianTheKingGlobal2022 (STEAM) Verdi_Takaki_4-0 Ner-Global2022 (MOBILE) ig_asgard_azizi4-2 SergigameGlobaleFootball Championship World Finals (2023- )2023 (CONSOLE) Tokyo, Japan Udi3-2 Milosz 'Zilo' Zietek Francesco 'Frankino' Sirianni ZEUS_ELGACORGlobal2023 (MOBILE) El_Mysterio1-1 (6-5 pen) LaCasAA Ztf_rami.mh CNFC-RonaldoGlobal2024 (CONSOLE) Tokyo, Japan Mayageka3-1Ax The_Plama NicanorERGlobal2024 (MOBILE) Renato2-0 Gu_038games BRU_Jxkmt YaorStrongGlobal2025 (CONSOLE) Tokyo, Japan BRU_JEANSUI1-1(3-2 pen)M_MESTRE ETTORITO KATSUPEEYAGlobal2025 (MOBILE) JUNINHO EFOOTBALL2-0 DING HB_GEGE ONIC DENNISGlobal2026 (CONSOLE) Thailand FUTEASY_104-3ETTORITO usmakabyle RealFabiano93Global2026 (MOBILE) Renato3-0 YASSINE ETTADLAOUI RRQ_RADIN TJC_SWEAT20Global
Co-op World Finals (3v3) EditionHost city and countryChampions Final resultRunners-up RefVid 2018 Barcelona, Spain Ettore "Ettorito97" Giannuzzi (C) Alex "AlexAlguacil_8" Alguacil Luca "Il Distruttore-44" Tubelli 2-0 Yan "Indojawa-FC" Sonneveld (C) Yos "Indominator" Sonneveld Damien "Mr_Pro_Evo-D" Derkink 2019 London, England Guilherme "GuiFera99" Fonseca (C) Wanderley "alemao_pesbr" Gomes Ralph "Ralphmonteiroo" Monteiro2-0 Lucky "luckymaarif" Maarif Rizky "Zeus_Faidan" Faidan Rio "RIO_ds" Dwi Septiawan (C)
Most successful players This table shows the most decorated players from the 1v1 Championship. Those who have won the Championship and placed top three in another are included.
AthleteCountryTotalWalid "usmakabyle" Teban3013Ettore "Ettorito97" Giannuzzi2516 Yasin "Jinxy" Koroglu1102Robert "RobMclean" Mclean1102Guilherme "GuiFera" Fonseca1102Christopher "Christopher" Morais1023 Marcel "dbc.Xside" Walke1012 Mike "El Matador" Linden1012 Sven "S-Butcher" Weihmeier1012
eFootball.pro eFootball.Pro is the esports project that aimed to professionalize the competitive Pro Evolution Soccer to the next level.
Consist of a professional league created by konami under a franchise format held in Barcelona, Spain by some of the best European football clubs as FC Barcelona, FC Bayern Munich, Manchester United F.C., Arsenal F.C, among others, who signed PES players, becoming professionals to represent them in this competition, initially competing with a 3v3 team competition structure offline and it was supposed to be the successor of the PESLeague series. Players who have recently done great results in the eFootball.Open competitions are more likely to be contracted by a professional club to represent them. +Official clubs participating in efootball.proedition2018-20192019-20202020-2021202220236 clubs (2vs2)10 clubs (3vs3)10 clubs (3vs3)8 clubs (1vs1)8 clubs (1vs1)List of teams FC BARCELONA SCHALKE 04 AS MONACO CELTIC FC FC NANTES BOAVISTA FC BARCELONA MANCHESTER UNITED FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN JUVENTUS FC ARSENAL FC CELTIC FC AS MONACO SCHALKE 04 BOAVISTA FC NANTES FC BARCELONA MANCHESTER UNITED FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN JUVENTUS FC ARSENAL FC CELTIC FC AS MONACO SCHALKE 04 AS ROMA GALATASARAY SK FC BARCELONA MANCHESTER UNITED FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN ARSENAL FC CELTIC FC AS MONACO AS ROMA GALATASARAY SK FC BARCELONA MANCHESTER UNITED FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN ARSENAL FC AS MONACO AS ROMA AC MILAN FC INTER
All-time list of Winners +EditionChampion ResultRunner-upThird placeFourth placeRef2019 AS Monaco3 - 0 Celtic FC FC Barcelona FC Nantes2020 AS Monacoxxx FC Bayern München Juventus de Turin 2020 cup FC Bayern München2 - 0 FC Barcelona Manchester United Juventus de Turin2021 Juventus de Turin3 - 1 AS Monaco Schalke 04 AS Roma2022 AS Monaco2 - 0 FC Bayern München Celtic FC AS Roma2023 Manchester United2 - 0 FC Bayern München FC Barcelona AC Milán
eFootball.pro 2018 - 2019 The first edition of this esports project is played with Pro Evolution Soccer 2019, and will feature the esports section of 6 participating clubs such as FC Barcelona, Schalke 04, AS Monaco, Celtic FC, FC Nantes, Boavista, in a Coop 2vs2 format, with a regular league + playoff structure.
On a championship day, two matches are played in each of the confrontations. Points are awarded for each match (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). A club can therefore earn up to six points on a single matchday.
eFootball.pro 2019 - 2020 For the eFootball.pro 2019–2020 season, the competition format was completely revamped with the inclusion of the Co-op 3vs3 format which provided more excitement between players and more spectacle between matches, also they added the elimination of the players' pass support level, looking for the purest essence of competition.
For the second edition, the number of teams was increased to 10 with the entry of Arsenal FC, Juventus FC, Manchester United FC or FC Bayern Munich, gaining media and public attention in more countries.
There was also a huge increase in the prize pool which was divided into regular league final position, playoffs, as well as individual matchday prizes of €10,000 for MVP and Best Goal.
In addition, at the end of the season, juicy monetary prizes were included for the MVP of the season, top scorer, top assist and best defender.
This step meant the entry into esports of several clubs in Europe who wanted to crown their triumph in efootball.pro 2020.
The 10 participating teams played in a regular league format, where the top 6 would advance to playoff play at the end of the season in a decisive weekend.
Everything changed in the middle of the season, when the arrival of the covid pandemic caused the pause and then the definitive cancellation of efootball.pro 2020 in its on-site format in Barcelona.
eFootball.pro CUP 2020 The eFootball.Pro Cup is being organised exceptionally in 2020 to bridge the end of the season, following the discontinuation of the eFootball.Pro League. It will be played online. A total of €250,000 is awarded, plus the individual prizes of Best Goal of the Matchday, MVP of the day, during group stage and Playoffs.
The 10 teams are divided into two groups of five, from which the top two qualify for a knockout final phase, in a 3vs3 format.
The group stage is played in a single-elimination format. The semi-finals are played over two legs, while the final is played over a single match.
Dates : Group phase: 18 and 24 July. Final phase (semi-finals and final): 31 July.
eFootball.pro 2020 - 2021 The eFootball.pro 2020 - 2021 was again organised in an online format, this time the whole season would take place in this way, with a 3vs3 regular league + playoffs format where the top 6 would advance to the finals.
For this edition AS Roma and Gatalasaray were added as new participating teams, providing new opportunities for players to enter the professional scene.
eFootball.pro 2022 The eFootball.pro 2022 had a delay of several months, due to the uncertainty of whether to go back to the on-site format or stay online, in the end it went ahead with a short online format of a few months with finally 8 teams, after the absence of Juventus FC and Schalke 04.
The 8 participating teams were divided into 2 groups of 4, with the top 2 teams advancing to the final stage.
For this edition, the format was changed to a 1vs1 competition, where clubs would still have to recruit at least 3 players.
Each match consisted of 3 rounds, and the order in which players were selected was an important part of the strategy.
The finals would be played in Bo3 format (ET and PK) where the team that won 2 matches would advance to the next round.