PESBUL Community Project · Public Beta
PES 2021 Is Online Again.
After almost six years without the PES experience we loved, two months of relentless
development, and countless sleepless nights, the online mode of
eFootball PES 2021 is alive again.
Friendly Match Lobby is working
Official project website:
pes2021.pesbul.eu
Six Years Later
Almost six years ago, Konami took PES away from us.
Not only the name, but the football series as we knew and loved it.
For almost six years, players who wanted the traditional PES experience were left
without a real alternative. We watched the series move further away from its roots
while microtransactions became more important, classic modes disappeared, and the
community that had supported PES for decades was gradually left behind.
During those years, I tried many different ideas, approaches, tools, and possible
solutions. Most of them led nowhere.
Some gave me small clues, but never enough to build something that actually worked.
There were many moments when restoring the PES 2021 online experience seemed
completely impossible.
Then, around two months ago, we had our first real breakthrough.
From that moment, the project became countless sleepless nights, long days, failed
experiments, new discoveries, and hundreds of very small steps forward.
Sometimes one missing value took several days to understand. Sometimes one correctly
implemented command unlocked an entire section of the game. Progress was slow, but
every small success brought us closer to something that had seemed impossible only
weeks earlier.
Today, eFootball PES 2021 has a working online mode again, and Friendly Match Lobby
is approximately 99% functional.
This is not the end of the project. It is the moment when the project finally leaves
a small circle of controlled private tests and reaches the community it was created for.
We are now ready for the most important test so far:
opening PES 2021 online to the public.
This Is a Public Beta, Not a Finished Service
I want to be completely honest about what this public test means.
Will everything be stable?
I do not know. That is exactly what we need to discover.
Will it work perfectly for everyone?
I do not know. Different systems and networks may behave differently.
Will we find new problems?
Almost certainly. This is the purpose of a real public test.
This entire project is new territory for me. I am learning while building it,
analysing how the original game behaves, reconstructing the missing online services,
and solving each problem as it appears.
The public beta will give us something that private testing cannot provide:
real data from different players, countries, internet providers, routers,
network conditions, and PC configurations.
We need to learn how the system behaves when more people use it at the same time.
We need to discover the problems that cannot be reproduced with only two test
computers. We need real matches, real connections, and real feedback.
Please enter the public beta with realistic expectations.
This is an independent community project, built with limited time and resources.
Constructive feedback will help improve it. Anger without useful information will not.
Important Information About Connection Quality and Lag
Matches in PES 2021 use a peer-to-peer connection.
This means that the actual gameplay traffic is exchanged directly between the two
players. It does not pass through the main PESBUL server.
If a match is lagging, the cause will usually be related to the connection between
the players rather than the central server.
- Large geographical distance between the players.
- Wi-Fi instability or poor wireless signal.
- Network congestion or packet loss.
- Background downloads, streaming, or cloud synchronisation.
- Router or NAT configuration.
- Internet provider routing.
- An unstable connection from one of the players.
Please do not immediately assume that every lagging match is caused by PESBUL.
For the best possible test
Use a wired connection whenever possible. Stop active downloads, streams, cloud
backups, and other heavy network activity before starting a match.
How to Enable the PES 2021 Online Mode
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Open
pes2021.pesbul.eu
and click the Connect Now button available on the website.
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A file in .BAT format will be downloaded.
Some browsers or security programs may display a warning because BAT files are
executable scripts. Download and use the installer only from the official
PESBUL website.
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Right-click the downloaded file and select
Run as administrator.
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In the installer, choose:
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1 — install and activate the PESBUL online server;
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2 — remove the PESBUL configuration and restore the
original setup.
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Start eFootball PES 2021.
The online mode should now be available.
That is all. PES 2021 is online again.
The installation is reversible. Selecting option 2 removes the
PESBUL configuration.
What Is the PESBUL 2021 Hub?
The website is still in a very early stage.
Its immediate purpose is to provide access to the restored PES 2021 online services,
but the long-term plan is much larger.
The website will gradually become a complete
PES 2021 community hub, including:
- ELO seasons and rankings.
- Traditional leagues and championships.
- Cups and tournaments.
- Public player profiles.
- Match history and detailed statistics.
- Achievements and permanent competitive records.
- Competitions organised through Friendly Match Lobby.
- Future Team Play 11 vs 11 events.
Our main long-term goal remains a fully working 11 vs 11 Team Play mode.
Once the core online services are stable, Team Play will become the primary
development focus.
The current Friendly Match Lobby work is not the final destination. It is the
foundation that makes the return of 11 vs 11 possible.
Linking Your Website Account With Your PES 2021 Profile
You do not need to verify your website account simply to play
PES 2021 online.
Profile verification is optional. It provides additional features for players who
want to participate in PESBUL competitions and use the full PESBUL 2021 Hub.
A verified profile will eventually allow you to:
- Join ELO seasons.
- Participate in leagues, cups, and tournaments.
- Have a public player profile.
- Store match results and statistics.
- Unlock achievements.
- Build a permanent competitive history.
How to Verify Your Profile
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Sign in to your account on the PESBUL 2021 website.
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Open your user dashboard and click the profile verification button.
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The website will generate a unique verification code.
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Open PES 2021 and go to:
Settings → Online Settings → Edit Profile → Favorite Team
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Enter the generated verification code in the
Favorite Team field and save the changes.
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Return to your website dashboard and click the verification button again.
If everything is correct, your game profile and website account will be linked.
A public player profile will then become available. This profile will gradually
store your statistics, results, achievements, competitive history, and participation
in PESBUL events.
Verification is not required for normal online play.
You can use Friendly Match Lobby without verifying a website account. Verification
is an additional service for players who want public profiles, statistics, rankings,
and access to organised competitions.
Community Rules
This project is completely free, and the rules are intentionally simple.
- Play Fair!!!.
- Treat other players with basic respect.
- Do not exploit known bugs to disrupt other users.
- Do not harass players or create unnecessary conflicts.
- Report technical problems with useful and accurate information.
I will not act as a referee for every personal argument between players.
I will not manually investigate every disputed result, and I will not change match
results simply because someone demands it.
I do not have the time or resources to moderate endless personal disputes.
Players who repeatedly create problems, abuse the service, harass others, exploit
the testing environment, or deliberately damage the experience will simply lose
access.
Everything is free.
There is no money, prize, or commercial service involved. There is no reason to turn
a community project into a source of unnecessary drama.
Known Issues
The following problems are already known. You do not need to report them repeatedly
unless you have new and useful information.
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Avatars are currently not working correctly.
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If a player disconnects during a match or during team selection, the other
player may be returned to a room that no longer exists. You can still leave
that room normally.
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Room status does not yet update correctly in every situation.
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The Other Results section is not working yet.
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Team Play Lobby and CO-OP Clans are accessible
and already significantly advanced. They include menus, rooms, clan creation,
membership functions, and other working elements.
However, these modes are not yet ready for normal use. If you explore too deeply,
you may reach an unfinished screen or a dead end.
Have You Found a New Problem?
If the issue is not already included in the known-issues list, please publish it in
the dedicated Discord forum channel.
A useful report should include:
- What exactly you did.
- What you expected to happen.
- What actually happened.
- The exact screen or stage where the problem appeared.
- A screenshot or video whenever possible.
- Your country and connection type for network or lag-related problems.
Support the Next Step
Access to this project is free and will remain free.
However, servers, infrastructure, development tools, AI subscriptions, testing,
storage, and all the other costs behind the project are real.
If you enjoy the project and want to help us continue the work, move toward more
reliable infrastructure, and reach the 11 vs 11 goal faster, you can support PESBUL
by buying me a coffee.
Support is completely optional. Playing, testing, reporting useful problems, and
sharing the project also help enormously.
Konami may have shut down the servers.
But the community is not finished with PES.
Thank you to everyone who tests, reports problems, shares the project, supports the
development, or simply plays one match.
What comes next, we will build together.
PESBUL is an independent community project and is not officially affiliated with or
endorsed by Konami. Players must use their own legal copy of eFootball PES 2021.