NewzThe WOW Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) kicks off the 2026-27 season with an enhanced competition programme. The season kicks off on 15 October 2026 with the VBL Club Championship by WOW, which will be contested in the tried-and-tested Showdown mode. On 28 October 2026, the revamped single-player competition – now known as the VBL Player Championship by WOW – will begin.
In both competitions, the EA SPORTS FC community takes centre stage more than ever before. “We are delighted that the new VBL season is getting underway. With the VBL Club Championship by WOW and its special connection to the clubs in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2, we have a competition that remains unique worldwide.
This season, we have, above all, further developed our second championship, the VBL Player Championship by WOW, in collaboration with EA SPORTS. A key component of this is the in-game mode in EA SPORTS FC 27, which has been further developed by EA SPORTS. The fact that the Bundesliga remains the only league in the world to be represented directly within the game with its own mode is something very special and offers our community the unique opportunity to become part of the VBL themselves and compete for the German Championship,” says Felix Rentschler, Head of Virtual Bundesliga at the Bundesliga.
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