Konami to shut down eFootball in Russia and Belarus on June 15, 2026

KONAMI has set a hard cutoff for eFootball players in Russia and Belarus: service ends on June 15, 2026 at 06:00 UTC, which is 09:00 Moscow time. The notice makes clear that the shutdown applies only to those two countries, with no changes for other regions, so the wider global player base is unaffected.

The warning went out on May 15 through the official eFootball site and was also surfaced in-game, giving affected players less than a month to act. KONAMI thanked players for their support and said, “Although there is only a short time left until the end of service, we hope you enjoy eFootball™.” The company did not give a public reason for the decision.

For players still logging in from Russia and Belarus, the practical consequence is straightforward: once the cutoff hits, access to the live service will end. That means the loss of online features tied to eFootball’s active service, including live progression, purchases, club management, and event participation. KONAMI has not detailed any migration path, compensation plan, or alternate regional access option for affected accounts.

The move fits a broader pattern in online games, especially across Russia and Belarus, where storefront changes, payment disruptions, and platform-level limits have reshaped what players can actually keep using. KONAMI’s own service-status page shows many older online titles already retired in different regions, underscoring that this kind of sunset is part of the company’s operating model rather than an isolated decision.

Russian-language coverage repeated the same June 15 cutoff and described the notice as a termination of operations in Russia and Belarus, again pointing back to KONAMI’s official eFootball channels. For anyone still playing in the affected regions, the message is now blunt: June 15 is the last day the service remains live, and there is no sign of a separate recovery route after that deadline.