Celebrations and Acknowledgments
The trophy presentation was a memorable moment, with Hélton Arruda, Ambassador of Liga Portugal and a former professional football player, awarding the champions.
FC Famalicão's journey to the title included impressive wins over Gil Vicente FC Apogee in the quarterfinals and Estrela Amadora in the semifinals.
Looking Ahead
As national champions, FC Famalicão is not only celebrating their domestic success but also preparing to represent Portugal on the international stage.
Yuval "YuvalBeli" Blizovsky will participate in the FC Pro World Championship Play-Ins where he could face Proximus ePro League winner Rudi Ekmen. Meanwhile his teammate João "rikhard11" Lourenço will take part in the 2024 eChampions League next month.
Prize and Prestige
The eLiga Portugal 2024 offered a substantial prize pool of €50,000 EUR, with EA FC 24 Coins Famalicão earning the lion's share for their outstanding performance.
The eLiga Portugal 2024 was a spectacle of virtual football, packed with skill, strategy, and suspense. FC Famalicão's victory adds a thrilling chapter to the annals of the tournament, setting a high benchmark for future competitions and continuing to highlight the growing prominence and excitement surrounding eSports in Portugal.
In a competitive showdown at Kinepolis Brussels, Rudi Ekmen of Club Brugge was crowned the Belgian EA Sports FC24 Champion in the Proximus ePro League.
As fans celebrated, many continued to engage with their passion for competition through various platforms, such as visiting royal-mines.net.
This year's tournament featured players from sixteen Jupiler Pro League teams, alongside ambitious amateur gamers, competing in a new format that was designed to increase participation and excitement.
The Tournament's New Format
This season, the Proximus ePro League introduced a revised format aimed at enhancing competition and making the league more accessible. The regular season saw each e-player compete in a single round-robin format without return matches.
The top three teams automatically advanced to the playoffs, joined by three period champions determined over five-match intervals. The remaining teams had another chance in the qualifiers, facing off against the top amateur gamers who had advanced from the ePro League Cup, a new opportunity for fans to engage directly with the competition.
The playoffs brought together six direct qualifiers and two teams from the qualifiers in an intense final event. Rudi Ekmen stood out by first defeating Jordi Vanryckeghem 6-2 in the semifinals, securing his spot in the final.
His opponent and former champion, Kinane Al Nabhani, entered the
cheap Fut 24 Coins final after a decisive 6-0 victory over Gilles Bernard. The final match was closely contested, with Ekmen edging out Al Nabhani 5-4.