FC 26 Server Maintenance 18 June: How Long Will the EA FC Servers Be Down?

EA recently announced the implementation of FC 26 server maintenance 18 June. As it's the norm with EA, the developers are conducting a long-scale server maintenance on all of its recent EAFC titles, including FC 24 and FC 25.

Hence, if you are logged out abruptly while playing a match or are unable to access the game's lobby, there's no need to worry! Let's check out how long EA plans to continue today's EA FC Server Maintenance, and when the global servers will finally go live.

FC 26 Server Maintenance 18 June Regional Timings and Duration

EA Sports announced the official FC 26 server maintenance 18 June on X (formerly Twitter). The developers mentioned the update shall begin from 08:00 UTC and last until 14:00 UTC, with the match creation disabled for a good 30 minutes before the maintenance begins.

This comes as the game's first maintenance since the recent EA FC 26 Title Update 1.6.2, which introduced several changes to The World's Game, Clubs, and Career Mode. Although EA shared the heads-up well before their maintenance schedule, the servers will still be down for a decent 6-hour timespan. If you want to know the exact timings for the server downtime, consider checking out our region-based timings below:

Above specified are the exact timings specifying how long the FC 26 Server Down will continue today across FC 24, FC 25, and FC 26. Have you tried winning the new World's Game tournament yet? Check out our EA FC 26 The Worlds Game Tournament guide to find out the steps to win the ultimate prize with your home nation!

What's Coming After FC 26 Server Maintenance 18 June?

Coming to the main part, what's coming after today's long server maintenance. Although the developers haven't categorically mentioned any new additions, going by EA's social media accounts, several bug fixes could be coming on its way.

Players have been unable to get the Historical Birthday Cosmetic pack despite buying it twice. There have been issues regarding the FC 26 Objectives as well, with both Asia and Oceania objectives displaying incorrect rewards.

Additionally, the Greats of the Game promo is arriving later today as well, with some of the game's all-time greats. Go through our FC 26 Greats of the Game Player Predictions article to find out the players dropping soon. Multiple network lags are also planned to be worked on during this FC 26 Maintenance today 18 June.

FC 26 Server Status Today: How Long Will the EAFC Server Down Continue

The status of the FC 26 Server Down is likely to change in the next few hours. For now, online services won't be accessible. Players must remain patient and wait for the update to be completed.

As expected, any Online Match creation will be disabled 30 min before the maintenance to ensure you are not cut off from an ongoing game once the maintenance hits. Do note that the maintenance will run simultaneously on all three of FC 24, 25, and 26 from 08:00 to 14:00 UTC, hence plan your game time accordingly! Keep checking our EA FC News & Updates page as we will be sharing once the game reopens after this prolonged maintenance.