FIFA 22 adds an entire new league – and it's the Hero ISL

Indian Super League to debut this year, alongside official Lega Serie A license

EA has revealed the full list of leagues and teams for FIFA 22 – and there’s massive news for fans of the Indian Super League. 

Former temporary home to the likes of David Trezeguet, Robert Pires and Roberto Carlos, the Hero ISL contains 11 teams and is the first full league added to the series since the Chinese Super League landed in FIFA 19. 

The 11 sides added are as follows:

ATK Mohun Bagan

Bengaluru FC

Chennaiyin FC

FC Goa

Hyderabad FC

Jamshedpur FC

Kerala Blasters

Mumbai City FC

NorthEast United

Odisha FC

SC East Bengal

EA says that the new additions take the tally of teams in the game past 700, with more than 100 licensed stadiums and 17,000 players. You can view the complete list at the official EA website.

To accompany the announcement, it's also unveiled a new partnership with Lega Serie A. The Italian top flight will now have a regular player of the month award in Ultimate Team, 16 fully licensed clubs (which should mean more player faces and stadia), and “more of the unique characteristics of Italian football” – EA’s words, not ours. At the very least that should mean league-specific broadcast overlays in exhibition and career mode. 

The four clubs no longer licensed in FIFA are Juventus, Roma, Atalanta and Lazio. They’ll still have accurate player names, but be given generic kits and badges and be known as follows:

Juventus: Piemonte Calcio

Roma: Roma FC

Atalanta: Bergamo Calcio

Lazio: Latium