The 9th official title update for FIFA 22 is now available on PC!
The latest update from EA Sports for their most popular game comes with a wide range of changes.
As we already mentioned a month ago, EA has officially removed all Russian clubs, the Russian national team and the only Russian stadium available (Otkritie Bank Arena) from the game. All players currently playing for CSKA Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow or Russia NT have also been removed following the Squads Update released earlier today and won’t be available anymore in Career Mode or FUT.
On the other hand, CONMEBOL competitions got a ‘makeover’ with various updates to the competitions structure in Career Mode. Moreover all clubs qualified for the 2022 CONMEBOL Libertadores and Sudamericana group stages have been added in-game while the clubs available last season that failed to qualify have been removed.
In total, this title update has removed 26 clubs and introduced 25 new clubs in FIFA 22. Here’s the full patch changelog:
General, Audio, and Visual
Made the following changes:
- Updated CONMEBOL competitions.
- Updated CONMEBOL Libertadores seeding in Career Mode and Tournaments.
- Updated CONMEBOL Libertadores and Sudamericana competition structure for Career Mode.
- Added clubs who qualified for the 2022 CONMEBOL Libertadores and Sudamericana group stages where appropriate and updated rosters for existing clubs.
- Updated some player portraits, kits, badges, ad boards, trophies, flags, logos, banners, broadcast and presentation packages, and interview backdrops.
- Favorite Club selection has been changed to PSG if the Russian national team or any other Russian team was previously selected.
- Removed the Otkritie Bank Arena.
- Removed the Russian national team and other Russian teams.
- Arena player and goalkeeper selections have been changed to PSG players if players from the Russian national team or any other Russian team were previously selected.
- All removed teams:
- 12 de Octubre FC
- Academia Puerto Cabello
- Aragua FC
- Atlético Palmaflor
- Bolívar
- Carlos A. Mannucci
- Cobresal
- CSKA Moskva
- Deportivo Pasto
- Fénix
- Guayaquil City
- Huachipato
- Independiente Santa Fe
- Lokomotiv Moskva
- Macará
- Mineros de Guayana
- Nacional Potosí
- Palestino
- Rentistas
- River Plate Asunción
- Russia
- SD Aucas
- Spartak Moskva
- Sport Huancayo
- Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca
- Universitario de Deportes
- All new teams:
- 9 de Octubre
- Alianza Lima
- América Mineiro
- Ayacucho
- Caracas FC
- Cienciano
- Colo-Colo
- Delfín SC
- Estudiantes de Mérida
- Everton de Viña del Mar
- General Caballero (JLM)
- Hermanos Colmenarez
- Independiente Medellín
- Independiente Petrolero
- Liverpool Fútbol Club Uruguay
- Montevideo Wanderers
- Mushuc Runa
- Ñublense
- Oriente Petrolero
- River Plate Montevideo
- Royal Pari
- Sol de América
- Sport Boys
- Unión Española
- Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Gameplay
Addressed the following issue:
- In a rare situation, the player controlled goalkeeper did not drop the ball when requested, preventing the match from resuming normally.
FIFA Ultimate Team
Addressed the following issues:
- Packs of the same name were opened in the order they were received instead of the player selection.
- This issue has been previously posted on the EASF Tracker.
- The match lobby Ping Indicator did not always display correctly and would sometimes incorrectly show nine digit numbers.
- This was a visual issue only and had no impact on a player’s connection.
- This issue has been previously posted on the EASF Tracker.
- Some Badge Items incorrectly displayed a placeholder image.
Career Mode
Made the following changes:
- The Russian national team and other Russian teams are no longer available in any competition when starting a new save.
- As a result, these teams will not be present in any competition and players cannot be offered a Russian national team management contract.
- Added a new intro video for the CONMEBOL Sudamericana competition.
Pro Clubs
Made the following changes:
- Kit selections have been changed to PSG if the Russian national team or any other Russian team kit was previously selected.
- Players can select different kits.
- Stadium selection has been changed to the default Pro Clubs stadium if the Otkritie Bank Arena was previously selected.
- Players can select a different stadium.
- Removed Russian themed stadium customization items.
The 1.62 GB patch will be available on consoles early next week.