eFootball 2023 Update 1.08 Patch Notes (v2.0.0) – August 25, 2022

A new eFootball 2023 update 1.08 (v2.0.0) patch notes released for PS4, PS5, PC and Xbox One players. According to the official eFootball 1.08 patch notes, the latest update contains a plethora of updates, a new major feature, and many additional fixes. Apart from this, eFootball version 1.08 (1.005) also includes stability and performance fixes.

Previously, a major update added quality of life changes and fixes. Unfortunately, since the release, players are still experiencing several issues when trying to play the game.

Today’s eFootball 2022 patch 1.08 has addressed a few of these issues. Check out more details below.

eFootball 1.08 Patch Notes – August 25, 2022

■ Additional Features
・ Changed selectable teams in Trial Match
・ Renaming and deleting Game Plans
・ More filter options for [My Team] > [Players]
・ More filter options for [Contract] > [Standard Player List]
・ The option to select National Teams as Base Team
・ Checking other users’ Game Plan information under their User Details
・ The “By Player Bonus (Stats)” option under [Auto-pick players] in Game Plan for Tour Events
・ The “By Player Bonus (Team Playstyle)” option under [Auto-pick players] in Game Plan for Tour Events
・ The “AI-controlled” option for Tour Event matches
・ Tips for new commands

■ Updates and Additions
・ Added the newly-licenced Liga BBVA MX (Mexico)
・ Updated new season data for leagues around the world
・ Added 6 new stadiums
The following data have also been updated:
・ Player photos and graphics
・ Manager photos
・ Strips
・ Pitch-side advertising boards
・ Media backdrops, stadium staff tabards and corner flags
・ Boots
・ Goalkeeper’s Gloves
・ Balls
・ Commentary
・ Music
・ Cinematics and animations
・ Photos
・ Avatar images
*Some data will not be updated in this new season data update. Those data will be updated in a patch file at a later date.

■ Discontinued Licences
The following licences will no longer be available.

Competitions
・ Turkish League
・ Italian League (Top Division)
・ Italian Domestic Cup and Supercup

National Teams
・ Turkey
・ Peru

Club Teams
・ All Turkish League clubs
・ Juventus
・ Cremonese
・ Lecce
・ Bordeaux
・ Athletico Paranaense
・ Vasco da Gama

Players and managers
・ All Turkish League players and managers
・ All Turkey national team players and managers
・ Juventus manager
・ Cremonese manager
・ Lecce manager
・ All Bordeaux players and managers
・ All Athletico Paranaense players
・ All Vasco da Gama players

■ Gameplay Fixes and Adjustments

〇 Player Movement/Attacking

・ Overall enhancements on manoeuvrability of dribbling and player movement
・ Decreased inertia of players for in-movement stops and turns, including mid-Dash
・ Fixed the issue where performing shallow-angled turns in movement may result in excessive acceleration and extensive turns
・ Implemented adjustments for easier ball retention when performing a Shield mid-dribble
・ Fixed the issue where players may move too far away from the ball in order to avoid body contact with teammates or the opponents
・ Implemented adjustments so that players’ Dribbling stats and stamina will now have a heavier influence on their feinting speed, whereas players’ heights will now have less influence. Tall players with high Dribbling stats will now be able to perform quicker and sharper feints. On the other hand, feinting speed will decrease when fatigued
・ Implemented adjustments so that performing feints in succession will result in a reduction of feinting speed and accuracy due to temporary fatigue, and players’ stamina will also be reduced further
・ Fixed the issue where the time taken to kick the ball after performing a feint may be unnaturally fast
・ Fixed the issue where feint commands may not trigger the correct feints during low-speed dribbles
・ Fixed the issue where kick feints may not be triggered
・ Fixed the issue where the cursor may unintentionally be switched to another player when performing a Sombrero
・ Implemented adjustments so that players’ swiftness of touches will be influenced by their Ball Control stats as well as their Acceleration stats. On the other hand, players’ heights will have a lessened effect on their touches. Tall players with high Ball Control stats will now be able to take touches in a swift manner
・ Implemented adjustments so that when players control the ball with their backs against the opposition, it becomes harder for the opposition to take the ball away from them
・ Fixed the issue where players may not control oncoming balls in an adequate fashion
・ Fixed the issue where players may take a touch in a different direction than inputted
・ Fixed the issue where players may trap the ball forward even though a command has not been performed, as well as where players may come to a full stop before trapping the ball even if a directional movement was inputted prior
・ Fixed the issue where the player may unintentionally dash or overly decelerate when trapping
・ Fixed the issue where the return pass from a Pass-and-run (Cross Over) is too difficult to control
・ Fixed the issue where through balls may be played in a different direction than inputted
・ Fixed the issue where through balls may become excessively weak
・ Fixed the issue where through balls may be played in a direction that is easy for the opposition to intercept when the player is under pressure
・ Fixed the issue where through balls may be played directly behind the receiving teammate even if there is open space in front
・ Fixed the issue where through balls with curved trajectories may be too easy for the opposition to intercept
・ Increased accuracy for first-time shot attempts from pacy passes
・ Fixed the issue where one-touch passes may be played to a different teammate than intended
・ Fixed the issue where attempted grounded passes towards a nearby teammate may instead be played towards another teammate who is further away
・ Fixed the issue where teammates who are trying to run behind the opposition’s last line of defence may decelerate unintentionally
・ Implemented adjustments to increase the speed of the shooting motion following a Knock-on

■ Gameplay Fixes and Adjustments

〇 Defending

・ Implemented adjustments so that shoulder charges will be triggered towards a more appropriate position when standing diagonally behind the opposition ballholder
・ Implemented adjustments for fairer foul decisions on shoulder charges
・ Fixed the issue where goalkeepers may not clear dangerous oncoming balls towards an appropriate direction
・ Fixed the issue where goalkeepers may unintendedly deflect the ball goalwards when performing a diving save
・ Fixed the issue where fouls may be called against the goalkeeper who has made physical contact with an opposition player when standing up after a save
・ Implemented adjustments regarding the positioning of defence line and man-marking decisions immediately after kick-off for the defending team
・ Implemented adjustments regarding the positioning of the defence to prevent a previous issue where the defence line would sometimes be too deep, which allowed opposition players to play and receive passes high up the pitch
・ Fixed the issue where players may not apply man-marking appropriately when defending from corner kicks, and may orientate their bodies inappropriately when applying man-marking
・ Fixed the issue regarding free-kick defending where the selection and order of players in the wall may be inappropriate
・ Fixed the issue regarding free-kick defending where players in the wall would jump too slowly which made it difficult for them to meet the ball
・ Fixed the issue regarding Manual Cursor Changes where the cursor may not switch to the intended player in the inputted direction

〇 Other Gameplay Enhancements

・ Fixed the issue where the ball may bounce in an unnatural direction after colliding with a player, for example in a shot block
・ Fixed the issue where additional time may become excessively long, and matches may end at inappropriate timings

■ General Fixes Applied to Mitigate or Eliminate the Bugs Shown Below

・ The application may crash due to an error
・ When defending the opposition’s passes and free-kicks, “Match-up” may not be triggered continuously and could instead be interrupted
・ When defending a set-piece with the Defending Control Type set to “Standard” for “Classic” Control Type, players will not dash even after pressing “Dash & Pressure”
・ Performing a Controlled Shot in instances such as immediately after performing a kick feint may result in a Stunning Shot being erroneously triggered
・ After passing to a nearby teammate in a short corner, ball control commands may not trigger as intended
・ When there is a connection delay in online matches, players may move on their own after controlling the ball even if no commands were inputted
・ The goalkeeper may not get on his feet after performing a save
・ Goalkeepers may react unnaturally to a back pass
・ Performing specific commands during a throw-in will result in throw-in feints being triggered in succession
・ When taking a corner kick, pressing the “Switch View” button repeatedly will result in the camera view being switched repeatedly
・ The match may end abruptly just as the ball is deflected off a defending player and going into the net
・ After a back pass is played to the goalkeeper, the goalkeeper may not take a touch which would result in an own goal
・ Buttons in the pause menu do not react if the screen is being touched
・ When scoring with a powerful shot, the ball may pierce through the goal net
・ When taking a free-kick for the first time with the camera zoomed out, pressing the “Switch Camera Angle” button repeatedly will see the command guides being displayed
・ The device’s “Back” key may not work during offline matches

■ General Fixes Applied to Mitigate or Eliminate the Bugs Shown Below

・ In online matches, the match may resume with the Game Plan Auto Settings screen still being displayed as the time limit runs out
・ Information regarding “Series” of players are not available in the in-match Game Plan screen
・ During online matches, a different Camera Settings than the one configured may be reflected instead
・ In [Camera Settings], tapping the “Back” button repeatedly may result in frequent switches between the Camera Settings screen and the blue background
・ During goal celebrations, if one finger is held down on the screen, the celebration cutscene cannot be skipped by tapping the screen with the other finger
・ The post-match Exp. Gain screen is displayed even if there are no Experience Points gained
・ In Friend Match, the edited team name is not displayed under Match History
・ In Friend Match, player injuries will still occur even after setting “Injuries” to “Off”
・ In Friend Match, accessing User Details will see the user’s own details being displayed instead of the opponent’s
・ In Game Plan, the Reserves menu remains active even if there are no Reserves player registered
・ In Game Plan, viewing the Player Details of a Reserves player will see the scroll position of the Reserves list being reset
・When the Card View display is selected under [My Team] > [Players], scrolling to the top or the bottom of the list will disable the “Rotate” option temporarily
・ When performing contract renewals under [My Team] > [Players], selecting a player after sorting in the order of [Duration of Contract] will see the Player Card of a different player being erroneously displayed
・ In the player details screen, the name of the column that displays information regarding Team Playstyle Proficiency is erroneously titled “Team Playstyle”
・ When putting a Lock on a manager whilst possessing more than 4 managers in the team, the Lock icon will appear momentarily on the other managers displayed in the back
・ In [Standard Player List] or [Manager List], mismatches between the displayed region names and images will occur when filtering players/managers with the “Nationality/Region” option
・ When tapping an inactive menu, the menu sound effects may erroneously play
・ In instances where tapping the screen does not trigger screen transitions, menu sound effects may still erroneously play
・ In [Game Settings] > [Audio], environmental sounds may still be played in-match even if the [Stadium] option is set to 0
・ After setting Control Type to “Classic” in certain languages, the “Pressure button” is not mentioned in the “GK Dash” command guide under [Extras] > [Help] > [Command List] > [Defence]
・When Control Type is set to “Standard”, the buttons displayed in the “Pressure” command tutorial video are incorrect
・ When a player receives a yellow card in the Tutorial match, the yellow card icon is not displayed next to the player’s name
・ In the command tutorial for “Match-up”, the displayed command feedback is different than the command performed
・ During Free Training, the entire screen may go black except for the UI displays
・ In the “Dribbling” and “Pressing” command tutorials, the “Opponent scored” message is erroneously displayed after the ball goes into either of the goals

■ Global Improvements

• Implemented changes to the positioning of buttons for “Classic” Control Type settings
• Players registered in Game Plan can be released directly, with an alert message indicating “You have selected a player in your Game Plan”
• Various measures were taken to prevent manipulation of match results decision through ending online matches by impromper means
• A variety of minor adjustments have been made to each mode and to matches, with the aim of improving the overall gaming experience

A new update file (v2.0.0) is now available.

Download free eFootball update 1.08 (v2.0.0) for PS4, PS5, PC and Xbox One.