Atos, a leader in AI-driven digital transformation with over 30 years of experience in mission-critical solutions for global sports events, has successfully supported the CONMEBOL eLibertadores. This tournament is a significant football eSport competition under the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).
As the digital landscape evolves, football organizations are leveraging new technologies to engage the next generation of fans beyond traditional broadcasts. Esport represents an innovative intersection of football, gaming, and technology, offering a platform for immersive, interactive fan engagement.
Next-Gen Digital Ecosystem
Through their collaboration on the CONMEBOL eLibertadores, Atos and CONMEBOL are pioneering digital experiences centered on real-time interaction and community engagement.
Atos and CONMEBOL are pioneering digital experiences centered on real-time interaction
Building on a strategic partnership initiated in December 2025, Atos is the Official Innovation Partner for CONMEBOL’s club competitions. This alliance focuses on creating a next-gen digital ecosystem aimed at improving fan interaction, accessibility, and unified digital experiences in South America.
Digital Fan Culture
The CONMEBOL eLibertadores, part of the EA SPORTS FC Pro World Championship ecosystem, has become an integral global football eSport event.
The 2026 finals, held at Gamescom Latam in São Paulo on May 2nd-3rd, highlight the evolution of digital fan culture and the growing maturity of football eSports. Through Atos' integrated digital ecosystem, live data, editorial content, and interactive features are unified to facilitate a personalized fan experience.
Integration with Advanced Technologies
Atos' involvement in the CONMEBOL eLibertadores enhances the fan experience
Atos' involvement in the CONMEBOL eLibertadores enhances the fan experience while providing sports organizations insights into audience behavior and new digital entertainment forms.
“As football diversifies its reach and engages with younger audiences, esport - now at the crossroads of some of the most advanced technologies, is definitively one of the prominent and fastest growing vectors for Clubs to engage with their audience,” said Nacho Moros, Head of Atos Major Events.
A Trusted Innovation Partner
Atos continues to elevate its role as a trusted partner in sports innovation, focusing on designing digital experiences that are immersive, connected, and scalable.
With a dedicated Sports and Major Events division for over three decades, Atos excels in providing flexible solutions for various events, from local tournaments to major global showcases. Its position as UEFA’s Official IT Partner for National Team Football and its recent partnership with CONMEBOL underscores its commitment to elevating South American football’s domestic club competitions.
Atos, a global pioneer in AI-powered digital transformation, with more than three decades of experience in delivering mission-critical solutions for major global sporting events, today announces it has successfully supported the CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) eLibertadores, one of the world’s most prestigious football eSport competitions.
As football audiences become increasingly digital-first and community-driven, sports organizations are exploring new ways to engage younger generations of fans beyond the traditional broadcast experience. At the intersection of football, gaming and technology, esport is emerging as a powerful environment to experiment with more immersive, interactive and participative fan experiences.
Next-generation digital ecosystem
Through the CONMEBOL eLibertadores, CONMEBOL and Atos are contributing to this evolution by helping create digital experiences designed around real-time interaction, accessibility and community engagement.
This initiative builds on the strategic partnership established in December 2025, which positions Atos as the Official Innovation Partner for CONMEBOL’s club competitions. Under this agreement, Atos is contributing to the development of a next-generation digital ecosystem, including new websites and mobile applications designed to enhance fan interaction, improve accessibility and unify digital experiences across competitions in a region with exceptional passion and growth potential.
Digital fan culture
As part of the EA SPORTS FC Pro World Championship ecosystem, the CONMEBOL eLibertadores has established itself as a global football eSport competition, engaging large digital audiences. The 2026 edition, culminating in the finals at Gamescom Latam in São Paulo (May 2nd-3rd), further illustrates both the increasing maturity of football esport and the rapid evolution of digital fan culture worldwide.
The CONMEBOL digital ecosystem, developed with Atos, allowed the integration of live data, editorial content and interactive features within unified platforms, enabling a more direct, interactive and personalized relationship between fans and competitions. Beyond enhancing the fan experience, these environments also provide sports organizations with new opportunities to better understand audience behaviours and explore emerging forms of digital entertainment and broadcasting.
Most advanced technologies
“As football diversifies its reach and engages with younger audiences, esport - now at the crossroads of some of the most advanced technologies, is definitively one of the prominent and fastest growing vectors for Clubs to engage with their audience,” said Nacho Moros, Head of Atos Major Events. “eSport has evolved into a fully-fledged discipline, and Atos teams were fully immersed in the enthusiasm of the participants, whose performances sometimes mirror those of their real-world idols.”
Through this collaboration, Atos reaffirms its role as a trusted innovation partner for the sports ecosystem, supporting organizations in designing next-generation digital experiences that are more immersive, connected and scalable.
Major global showcases
Atos has maintained a dedicated Sports and Major Events division for more than 30 years. This experience in delivering innovative solutions for the world’s most prestigious competitions enables Atos to provide the flexibility and technological excellence required for all types of events — from local tournaments to major global showcases.
Leading this commitment is its role as UEFA’s Official IT Partner for National Team Football since late 2022, as well as its long-standing relationship with many other sports international organizations. Most recently, Atos became CONMEBOL’s Official Innovation Partner, which will focus on South American football’s domestic-club competitions.
