Kits, Players and all Imagery Associated with the Club are Fully Licensed and Now Available in the Japanese Developer’s eFootball™ Video Game with the Replication of Estadio Universitario to Appear Later this Year.

Konami and Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Tigres UANL) today announced its partnership as Official Video Game Partners. The iconic crest and colors of Los Tigres will be exclusive to eFootball™, the only video game to experience authentic Mexican football.  

“We are thrilled to join the KONAMI family and have our image, crest, and uniform in this video game, including our beloved Volcán,” said Mauricio Culebro, President of Tigres. “For the Club, it is of the utmost importance to continue adding international partners that help us take our brand to much higher levels, and the fact that a brand with global significance, such as KONAMI, is partnering with us allows us to continue advancing in the objectives we set in our 2022-2026 strategic plan”.

The partnership between KONAMI and Los Tigres provides theeFootball™series creators with significant access to the club’s facilities, enabling the development team to recreate all elements true to life.

“We are delighted to welcome Los Tigres to our family of partners and to be part of theirs, “said Yuta Kose, President, Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. ” This partnership represents an exciting opportunity for us to engage with users around the world with one of Mexico’s premiere clubs. With Tigres we are taking it one extra step to include Estadio Universitario in a later update of eFootball™“.

KONAMI is running a special in-game promotion in eFootball™, where members of the current Tigres UANL squad can be signed to the “Dream Team” of any eFootball™ user. Special Tigres UANL card art celebrating the announcement has been made to commemorate the partnership.