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Thundersami
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20 hours ago

Persistent Matchmaking Failure Across All EA Games - STADIUMNAME_-1 Error

Hi everyone,

I'm facing a very persistent and complex technical issue on my PC and I'm hoping someone in the community might have some insight.

I am completely unable to play ANY EA online multiplayer games, including EA FC, Apex Legends, and Battlefield.

The symptoms are always the same:
- In FC, matchmaking finds an opponent, but then fails with the error "STADIUMNAME_-1".
- In Apex and Battlefield, a match is found but it never starts, freezing on the final loading screen.

I believe this is an account-level issue because it's a recurring problem (I had the same bug in FC 25 months ago) and it has survived my extreme troubleshooting efforts.

Here is what I have already done:
* A complete, clean reinstallation of Windows 11 on a formatted drive.
* A full motherboard BIOS update on my MSI Z690 (this fixed a separate AntiCheat Error 87).
* Verified all game files and cleared the EA App cache multiple times.
* Manually confirmed all permissions are correct for the Windows Firewall and Controlled Folder Access.

Since the problem affects all EA games and survives a complete system wipe, it seems to be tied to my EA account's server-side data. I already have an official support ticket open with EA Help, but I wanted to ask the community if anyone has ever encountered an issue like this.

Any advice or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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  • I’ve have the same issue but on console. I can’t access any EA platform game, has been a known issue to me only since the launch of Battlefield 6. I contacted an EA team member through the chat now option after raising a ticket. The representative said that it is a known issue throughout EA. They said to keep an eye on the official X account for any further updates but they’re working on a fix in the meantime. Hope that helps you understand the situation a little better.

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