EA FC 25 servers down – when the game returns after in-game message confirms extended downtime

EA FC 25 is officially down, boxing players out of access to its online services as the title undergoes some relatively major downtime.

It’s lucky that it’s just a random Wednesday, as has undergone some server maintenance that has drastically affected how players can access the title. The game is recovering from some big changes already, with the recent delivering a major squashing for the 95 depth meta, which has forced a number of players to reconsider their tactics to climb the Division Rivals ranks.

Already players are experiencing change, and as the game continues to roll out its TOTS players, recently revealing its for the 2024/25 Premier League Season, some fans simply ride the game’s wave while others flounder. Either way, the game is still performing well and keeping its most dedicated players engaged.

Scheduled server maintenance isn’t a new experience for fans, and they have come to expect similar shutdowns – but not like this, as the current EA FC 25 downtime has been revealed to be lasting a good long while. Don’t get too excited about jumping in any time soon.

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EA FC 25 servers down – when maintenance ends

The EA FC 25 server downtime began at 12.30am PDT / 3.30am EDT / 8.30am BST on Wednesday May 7, and has been revealed to last until 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 4pm BST. The announcement was first made in-game, with a screen revealing that “during the maintenance, you may not have access to FC online services and modes, including FC Ultimate Team and Clubs.” EA then followed this up with

We have a maintenance on May 7, 07:30 to 15:00 UTC. During this time, you may be disconnected or unable to access online services.

Match creation will be disabled 30 min before the maintenance.

Titles impacted: EA SPORTS FC 25, EA SPORTS FC 24 and FIFA 23 on all platforms.

— EA SPORTS FC Direct Communication (@EASFCDirect) May 7, 2025

confirming the news. This maintenance has affected players on , , and platforms.

It’s an incredibly long downtime for players to suffer, especially as recent server shutdowns have lasted as little as an hour (

We have a maintenance coming up on May 1st, 06:00 to 7:00 UTC.

During this time, you may be disconnected or unable to access online services.

Match creation will be disabled 30 minutes before the maintenance.
Titles impacted: EA SPORTS FC 25 on all platforms.

— EA SPORTS FC Direct Communication (@EASFCDirect) May 1, 2025

), but it’s something that players are simply going to have to bear.

It does come, however, after downtimes that struggle to keep their promises, with lasting over seven hours, beyond the promised six. Whether or not this bout of server maintenance will last as long as it claims to remains to be seen, but if last time is anything to go by, players will be furious if it doesn’t.