33 Clubs Join LaLiga’s Esports League, eLaLiga Santander 19/20
December 19, 2019
The third season of eLaLiga Santander, the official competition of the EA SPORTS TM FIFA 20 Global Series in Spain, has confirmed 33 clubs from LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank will participate. The firm commitment of LaLiga clubs to eSports shows its remarkable growth since the project first began in 2017/18, during which only 10 clubs participated, compared to last year’s 2018/19 season, where 17 clubs participated.
This will be the third season that LaLia has run the league, through its constant evolution and search for new opportunities in this sector as well as others, they embarked on this venture together with Electronic Arts (EA Sports), holder of the official license of FIFA 20 Global Series in Spain.
eLaLiga Santander, the FIFA 20 national league with the highest cash prize
With a prize pool totalling €100,000, the 2019/20 season will have a great appeal for the fans, who will have the prestige of wearing the colors of a club in an official competition.
eLaLiga will kick-off in January with an online qualifying stage in which thousands of fans will compete to become part of a LaLiga Santander or LaLiga SmartBank club. In addition, as of today, all those fans who want to participate in eLaLiga Santander can now register to be part of the clubs participating in the competition who have opened the online qualifier, through the official website of the competition (http://www.elaliga.gg). This stage of online qualifiers will begin on January 11 and will continue until February 9. The website, in addition to having the utility of serving as a registration tool, will also be one of the sources to keep updated throughout the competition.
On February 15, Madrid will host the Kick Off tournament of the season in which the representatives of LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank clubs will compete to start accumulating points in the leaderboard. Over the following weeks, two online tournaments will be held in which players can register via the eLaLiga website and join the fight to reach the live Mid Season event, which will be held in Barcelona during the month of April.
eLaLiga Santander will come to an end in May after celebrating its third online tournament during the month of April. On May 9, Madrid will host the grand final of the official competition of EA SPORTS ™ FIFA 20 Global Series in Spain where the champion of the third season will be revealed.
Banco Santander commits to LaLiga’s esports competition
Banco Santander, which is committed to the clubs association and the evolution of the esports sector, has committed to another season for the project of the official competition of EA SPORTS FIFA20 in Spain. In addition, this season Banco Santander will give its name to the competition, which will begin in January.
How to register for EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series*
Players who registered at FUTChampions.com by October 31 or register between January 16 and 31, 2020, will be eligible to participate in tournaments within the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series, including eLaLiga. In addition, the players who get the
