Creating your own club in EA FC Pro Clubs gives you full control over the name, kit, formation, and player roles. This guide walks through the entire process and covers the decisions that actually impact your competitive performance.
Step 1: Access the Club Creation Menu
- From the main EA FC menu, navigate to Clubs (Pro Clubs)
- If you're not already in a club, you'll see the option to Create a Club on the main clubs screen
- If you're currently in a club and want to start fresh, leave your current club first from the Club Settings menu
Step 2: Choose Your Club Name
Your club name is visible to opponents in matchmaking and appears in the in-game league table. A few things worth knowing:
- Names must follow EA's content policy - offensive or trademarked names will be rejected
- Shorter names are easier for teammates and opponents to search and remember
- You can change your club name later from Club Settings, but your historical match record keeps the original name
- Pick something your squad will want to represent over many seasons - morale matters in a game built around teamwork
Step 3: Design Your Kit and Crest
EA FC includes a full kit and badge creator. Choose from preset templates or customise colours, patterns, numbers, and fonts. The crest builder lets you combine a background shape, symbol, and colour scheme into a recognisable identity.
Functionally, the kit has no gameplay impact - but a distinctive kit makes it easier for opponents and prospective members to recognise your club in matchmaking results and search.
Step 4: Choose Your Starting Formation
Your starting formation determines how both human and AI players line up. This is a real decision that affects match outcomes:
- For small squads (3–5 humans), narrow formations like 4-1-2-1-2 work better because AI fills wide positions more effectively when humans are concentrated centrally
- For larger squads (6–11 humans), wider formations like 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 give more players distinct, separated roles on the pitch
Read our formations guide before committing to a shape. You can change formation at any time from the Club Hub, so this isn't permanent - but starting with the right shape saves early season losses while your squad is finding its feet.
Step 5: Set Player Instructions and Custom Tactics
Once the formation is set, configure player roles and instructions for key positions. For AI-controlled positions, set instructions like:
- Stay back while attacking / Join the attack - critical for fullbacks
- Get in behind / Drop between defenders - controls striker movement patterns
- Free roam / Stay in position - for midfielders operating with or without positional discipline
See our custom tactics guide for recommended width, depth, and build-up play settings to start with.
Step 6: Invite Members
From the Club Hub, invite friends via their EA account, PSN gamertag, or Xbox gamertag. Alternatively, make your club public so players can search and apply to join. As club manager, you approve incoming applications.
For competitive clubs, be selective. A committed squad of 7 beats a roster of 15 where 8 players rarely show up. Quality of communication and attendance matters more than squad size at lower divisions.
Step 7: Set Club Permissions
Club settings include who can manage tactics, invite or kick members, and control the matchmaking queue. Two common setups:
- Single manager: One person controls everything. Clean and consistent but creates a bottleneck if that player is frequently offline.
- Multiple officers: 2–3 trusted players designated as officers who can manage settings. More flexible for active clubs that play across multiple sessions.
Find Your Club ID After Creation
Once created, your club has a permanent unique Club ID in EA's system. Use this to look up your stats on PROCLUBS.IO. See our guide to finding your Club ID for exactly how to locate it. Bookmark your club page to check stats after every session.
First Session Tips
- Play a few Friendly matches before your first League game to find your optimal lineup and let players settle into their roles
- Agree on a formation and stick with it - switching too often prevents players from learning their positional responsibilities
- Set up voice chat or a Discord server before day one - communication is the single biggest performance differentiator in Pro Clubs
Read our beginner tips for the tactical fundamentals every new club member should understand before their first League match.