In EA SPORTS FC 27, Clubs is inside The Grounds. After the first-time introduction, open The Grounds from the main menu, find the house icon marked Clubhouse on its map and meet Paulo Dybala there. The Clubhouse is the entrance for creating or joining a Club and playing its League, Playoff and Tournament matches. This route applies to PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2.

On your first launch, play through the 11v11 warm-up. The game then introduces Alex Hunter in The Grounds and directs you to Kylian Mbappe for a 2v2 Street Football match. EA says the tutorial ends after that match regardless of its result. You can then use The Grounds freely. On later visits, enter it from the main menu; you do not have to repeat the warm-up or win the 2v2.

Find the Clubhouse on the map

Open The Grounds map and look for the house-shaped Clubhouse icon beside the central Terrace. The official map below places it just south-west of the large round building. Set a waypoint to the Clubhouse and follow the marker on foot. EA's navigation help says the map's Travel option works for Street Football pitches and Kickabouts; it does not list the Clubhouse as a fast-travel destination.

Official FC 27 Grounds map showing the Clubhouse icon south-west of the central Terrace and stadium access points in Zeiza and Parkside.
The Clubhouse icon sits south-west of the Terrace; the two stadium access icons lead to Rush and 11v11 Drop-In instead. Ā· Electronic Arts

Go into the Clubhouse and speak to Paulo Dybala if this is your first visit. EA's launch guide says meeting him after the tutorial opens Clubs. Once inside, you can create a Club, join one or accept a friend's invitation. League and Playoff matches, plus 11v11 Club Tournaments, are reached from here. Seeing those Club options confirms you have taken the right entrance.

Use the right entrance for drop-in matches

If you want an 11v11 Drop-In without joining a Club match, do not search the Clubhouse menu. EA places its stadium entrance in Parkside, east of the Terrace. Use the map to set a waypoint to the 11v11 Stadium Access icon rather than returning to the central Clubhouse.

For Stadium Rush or Ranked Rush, head instead to the Rush Stadium Access icon in Zeiza, north of the Terrace. Those activities leave the Grounds world for matchmaking. The two stadium icons are separate from the house-shaped Clubhouse marker, so a missing Drop-In option in the Clubhouse is expected.

Sources

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Official sources

  1. Electronic ArtsHow to Get Started in The Grounds and Clubs ā†—
  2. Electronic ArtsEA SPORTS FCā„¢ 27 | The Grounds & Clubs Deep Dive ā†—
  3. EA HelpHow to navigate The Grounds in EA SPORTS FCā„¢ 27 ā†—

Independent reporting

  1. VGCEA Sports FC 27 review: The first major new mode in years makes EA's latest more than a typical annual update ā†—