European Club Soccer

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European Club Soccer
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Virgin Games
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-8 (1-2 simultaneously)
Release Date RRP Code

European Club Soccer is a football game developed by Krisalis Software and published by Virgin Games for the Sega Mega Drive in 1992. It is a derivative of Krisalis' earlier football game, Manchester United Europe, specifically the version released for the 16-bit Amiga and Atari ST computers in early 1991.

Gameplay

Similar to Manchester United Europe, players can compete as a variety of club teams from around Europe, although changes were made to reflect the newer football season, a lack of Manchester United licensing and the differing Mega Drive hardware.

Teams

European Club Soccer features nearly 170 teams from across Europe, chosen on grounds of recent performance. There are some slight inaccuracies - the USSR no longer existed in 1992 and Yugoslavia was in the process of being broken up.

Albania

  • 17 Nentori
  • Flamurtari

Austria

  • FK Austria
  • Kremser
  • Rapid Vienna
  • Vienna Sturm Graz

Belgium

  • Anderlecht
  • Antwerp
  • Club Bruges
  • Club Liege
  • Mechelen
  • Standard Liege
  • Waregem

Bulgaria

  • CFKA Sredets
  • Slavia Sofia
  • Trakia Plovdiv
  • Vitosha

Cyprus

  • Apoel
  • Omonia
  • Pezoporikos

Czechoslovakia

  • Dukla
  • Dunajska
  • Inter
  • Sparta Prague

Denmark

  • Aarhus
  • Brondby
  • Ikast FS

England

  • Arsenal
  • Aston Villa
  • Chelsea
  • Everton
  • Leeds United
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester United
  • Nottingham Forest
  • Norwich
  • Rotherham United
  • Tottenham Hotspur
  • West Ham United

Finland

  • HJK Helsinki
  • Kuusysi
  • TPS Turku

France

  • AS Cannes
  • AS Saint Etienne
  • Auxerre
  • Bordeaux
  • Marseille
  • Metz
  • Monaco
  • Montpellier
  • Nantes
  • Niort
  • Sochaux

Germany

  • Bavern Munich
  • Carl Zeiss Jena
  • Dortmund
  • Dynamo Berlin
  • Dynamo Dresden
  • Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Hamburg
  • Leipzig
  • Nuremburg
  • Stuttgart
  • Werder Bremen

Greece

  • Aek Athens
  • Larissa
  • Panathinaikos
  • P. A. O. K.

Holland

  • Ajax
  • FC Twente
  • Fevenoord
  • Groningen
  • Haarlem
  • PSV Eindhoven
  • Volendam
  • VVV
  • Waalwijk

Hungary

  • Honved
  • Pecsi Munkas
  • Videoton
  • Ujpest Dozsa

Iceland

  • Akranes
  • Fram
  • Valur

Italy

  • AC Milan
  • Atalanta
  • Bologna
  • Fiorentina
  • Internazionale
  • Juventus
  • Napoli
  • Roma
  • Sampdoria
  • Verona

Rep. Ireland

  • Derry City
  • Dundalk
  • Shamrock Rovers

N. Ireland

  • Bangor
  • Glentoran
  • Linfield

Luxembourg

  • Aris Bonnevoie
  • Avenir Beggen
  • Jeunesse Esch

Malta

  • Floriana
  • Hamrun
  • Sliema Wanderers

Norway

  • Hamarkamatalene
  • Molde
  • Moss

Poland

  • Gornik Zabrze
  • Lech Poznan
  • Legia Warsaw
  • Katowice

Portugal

  • Belenenses
  • Benfica
  • FC Porto
  • Sporting Lisbon
  • Vitoria Guimaraes

Rumania (Romania)

  • Dinamo Bucharest
  • Otelul
  • Rapid Bucharest
  • Steaua

Scotland

  • Aberdeen
  • Celtic
  • Dundee United
  • Hearts
  • Rangers

Spain

  • Atletico Madrid
  • Barcelona
  • Bilbao
  • Malaga
  • RCD Espanol
  • Real Madrid
  • Real Mallorca
  • Real Sociedad
  • Seville
  • Sporting Gijon
  • Valencia

Sweden

  • Brage
  • Gothernburg
  • Malmo
  • Norrkoping
  • Osters

Switzerland

  • Aarau
  • Grasshoppers
  • Neuchatel Xamax
  • Servette

Turkey

  • Besiktas
  • Galatasaray
  • Sakaryaspor

USSR

  • Dnepr
  • Dynamo Kiev
  • Dynamo Moscow
  • Dynamo Tblisi
  • Metallist
  • Moscow Spartak
  • Torpedo Moscow

Wales

  • Cardiff City
  • Wrexham

Yugoslavia

  • Borac
  • Dinamo Zagreb
  • Partizan
  • Red Star Belgrade
  • Velez Mostar

History

Legacy

European Club Soccer was released exclusively in Europe, however much of the game was recycled for World Trophy Soccer for the US (which uses national teams) and J. League Champion Soccer in Japan (which uses teams from the Japanese J. League).

Production Credits

Chief Programmer: Pete Harrap
Guest Programmer: Andy Ware
Additional Code: Shaun Hollingworth
Graphic Artist: Neil Adamson
Music Composer: Matt Furniss
Audio Engineer: Shaun Hollingworth
Game Design: Neil Adamson, Pete Harrap, Tony Kavanagh
1st Game Tester: Neil Adamson
2nd Game Tester: Matt Furniss
Team Manager: Tony Kavanagh

Krisalis Staff:

Programmers: Pete Harrap Shaun Hollingworth, Andy Ware, Mark Ingley, Rob Hill, Nigel Little, Simeon Pashley, Richard Teather, John Stevens
Artists: Neil Adamson, Dave Colledge, Phil Hackney, Mark Potente, Mark Harrap
Musician: Matt Furniss
Management: Tony Kavanagh, Pete Harrap, Shaun Hollingworth, Amanda Pugh
Office Staff: Claire Brown

Promotional Material

  • EuropeanClubSoccer MD FR PrintAdvert.jpg

    FR print advert

  • JuegateloTodo ES PrintAd 1992-10.jpg

    ES print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
74 №11, p64/65
83 №9, p67/68
85 №11, p104/105
80 №29, p188
62 №5, p91
71 №5, p77
77 №11, p21
84 №1, p64
70 №6, p72
55 №6, p54/55/56
69 №21, p106-108[1]
70 №22, p96/97
68 №31, p22/23/24/25
82 №8, p60/61[2]
88 №18, p65
81 №7, p62/63[3]
80 №34, p64
Sega Mega Drive
 75
Based on
17 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[4]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
53
[5]
Consoles + (FR)
74
[6]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
40
[7]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
69
[8]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
83
[9]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
80
[10]
Joypad (FR)
85
[11]
Joystick (FR)
80
[12]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
62
[13]
Mega (UK) PAL
71
[14]
Mega (UK) PAL
77
[15]
Mega Action (UK)
84
[16]
Mega Byte (UK) PAL
85
[17]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
65
[18]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
55
[19]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
69
[1]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
69
[20]
Player One (FR)
70
[21]
Play Time (DE)
81
[22]
Power Up! (UK)
73
[23]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
68
[24]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
82
[2]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
88
[25]
Sega Force (SE) PAL
82
[26]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
81
[3]
Supersonic (FR)
86
[27]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
66
[28]
Video Games (DE)
62
[29]
Zero (UK)
80
[30]
Sega Mega Drive
 72
Based on
30 reviews

European Club Soccer

Mega Drive, EU
ECS MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
ECS MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachines UK 21.pdf, page 106 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 21.pdf_p106" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:SegaPro UK 08.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 08.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:SegaForce UK 07.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 07.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 74
  5. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1992" (DE; 1992-10-09), page 148
  6. ↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 64
  7. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 311
  8. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 42
  9. ↑ Game Zone, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-24), page 67
  10. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 138
  11. ↑ Joypad, "Août/Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-07-1x), page 104
  12. ↑ Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 188
  13. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  14. ↑ Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 77
  15. ↑ Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 21
  16. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64
  17. ↑ Mega Byte, "January 30, 1993" (UK; 1993-01-30), page 1
  18. ↑ Mega Fun, "09/92" (DE; 1992-09-22), page 34
  19. ↑ MegaTech, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 54
  20. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  21. ↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-07-10), page 96
  22. ↑ Play Time, "12/92" (DE; 1992-11-04), page 96
  23. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, August 29, 1992" (UK; 1992-08-29), page 1
  24. ↑ Sega Power, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-07), page 22
  25. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  26. ↑ Sega Force, "2/92" (SE; 1992-11-19), page 14
  27. ↑ Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 11
  28. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 88
  29. ↑ Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 49
  30. ↑ Zero, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-xx), page 64
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