• Arsenal
• Manchester United¹
• Copenhagen
• Bayern Munich¹
• Juventus (Serie B)
• Olympiacos¹
• Rosenborg
• Benfica¹

• Porto
• Sporting CP¹
• Celtic
• Rangers
• Djurgården
• Galatasaray
• Dynamo Kyiv

• West Midlands Village (Aston Villa)
• Lancashire (Blackburn Rovers)
• Middlebrook (Bolton Wanderers)
• South East London Reds (Charlton Athletic)
• London FC (Chelsea) (was licensed in PES 5)
• Merseyside Blue (Everton)
• West London White (Fulham)
• Merseyside Red (Liverpool)
• Man Blue (Manchester City)
• Teesside (Middlesbrough)
• Tyneside (Newcastle United)
• Pompy (Portsmouth)
• Berkshire Blues (Reading)³
• South Yorkshire (Sheffield United)³

• North East London (Tottenham Hotspur)
• Hertfordshire (Watford)³
• East London (West Ham United)
• Lancashire Athletic (Wigan Athletic)
• Patagonia (Boca Juniors)²³
• Pampas (River Plate)²³
• Bruxelles (Anderlecht)²
• FC Belgium (Club Brugge)²
• Caopolo (São Paulo)²
• AC Czech (Sparta Prague)²
• Athenakos FC (Panathinaikos)²
• Constanti (Fenerbahçe)²
• FC Bosphorus (Beşiktaş)²

•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  Czech Republic
•  England
•  France
•  Italy
•  Japan
•  Korea Republic
•  Netherlands
•  Spain
•  Sweden

[edit] Unlicensed

[edit] Europe

[edit] Africa

[edit] The Americas

[edit] Asia/Oceania

•  Thailand
•  Saudi Arabia

[edit] Classic teams

• Classic Argentina
• Classic Brazil
• Classic England
• Classic France
• Classic Germany
• Classic Italy
• Classic Netherlands

[edit] Unlicensed Cups

• England Cup - FA Cup

• French Cup - Coupe de France

• Italian Cup - Coppa Italia

• Dutch Cup - KNVB Cup

• Spanish Cup - Copa del Rey

• European Cup - European Championship

• WEFA Championship - UEFA Champions League

• WEFA Masters - UEFA Cup

• International Cup - World Cup

• African Cup - African Cup of Nations

• American Cup - Gold Cup

• Asia-Oceania Cup - Asian Cup

[edit] New features

[edit] International Challenge Mode

PES6 marks the first time the International Challenge Mode has been included on the PES Series. Usually this is seen on the Japanese version - Winning Eleven - where you play as Japan and take them through the qualifiers to the International Cup and then attempt to win it. On PES, however, you have the ability to choose any playable nation on the game. The user can only play the qualifiers from Europe, South America, and North/Central America. Although the tournament is not licensed, the qualifiers have a lot of similarities to the FIFA World Cup qualification process:

• A cross-playoff is used between a South American team and an Oceanian team, and a North American team plays an Asian team.
• There is the same number of qualifiers on the game from each region as there is in the real World Cup. e.g., 14 qualify from Europe.
• The qualifiers from South America are the same - 10 teams play each other twice with the top 4 qualifying and 5th place entering the cross-playoff.
• The qualifiers from North America are the same - 6 teams play each other twice with the top 3 qualifying and 4th place entering the cross-playoff.

Team selection can be changed before each game and the player can choose from any player with the eligible nationality.

It should be noted that there are many more unlicensed national teams available in International Challenge Mode featuring full squads. Still those teams can not be selected to be used in International Challenge or any other game mode. These teams are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Israel, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, Jamaica, Bolivia, Venezuela, China, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, North Korea, Uzbekistan, and Bahrain. The International Challenge mode is only available in the PlayStation 2 and PC versions of PES6. The Xbox 360 and PSP versions do not include this mode.

[edit] Random Selection Match

Also new to PES6 is the Random Selection Match. In this mode, the user can pick either four clubs/nations or one region/league. Once selected, the computer picks a random selection of players from the teams or region for the player's squad. The lineup is selected automatically, although players can choose to let the computer to pick another random selection. This was not included in the Xbox 360 version, presumably because of time restrictions.

[edit] PES shop

• Players are available as always, but there have been many more added (all unlicensed, but based on real players). It's not only retired "legendary players" that can be bought, although Kerlon and Freddy Adu, who are still active, are both available.
• Costumes can be bought. The Ostrich and Raptor costumes have the players riding them. The Penguin costume has the player in a penguin suit. When riding the raptors, they shoot, header, control, pass and do all the hard work, but their shooting ability is much less than a normal player.
• Gameplay frames, new hairstyles, new goal celebrations, and new stadiums are other new features available in the PES Shop.
• The PES Shop is present on all versions of the game, with the exception of the Xbox 360 version

[edit] The Reebok Cup

PES6 is sponsored by Reebok and the Reebok Cup is an uneditable knockout tournament with 16 teams. The user can choose the teams involved (all teams are eligible) and one team can enter more than once.

All the matches are played at a random ground with all the Advertising Boards showing the Reebok logo. Only the Reebok ball is available to play with.

This is the key to unlocking the classic teams on the Xbox 360 version of PES6. The teams available are shown above.

[edit] Network

Groups have been introduced on the PES Network. A player can join/create a group that can gain points by playing together. Groups can play each other in rival matches. If a player creates a group, they manage who's in and who's out, the team name, and who else can allow others to join and matches. A player can join a group by applying to join or accepting an invitation from another player. If the leader accepts, they are in the group. Only ten are allowed in one group at first, but there can potentially be 30 in a group at one time. Groups can reach levels with the highest level to progress to is Level 14. When you achieve higher levels, you will unlock different costumes (penguin, dinosaur, and ostrich) and classic national teams. Also, you can achieve extra member spaces in your group when you go up in level.

The Network capabilities have since been relinquished.

[edit] Stadiums

[edit] Stadiums

Country	PES 6 Name	Real Name	City	Console
USA	Amerigo Atlantis	Orange Bowl Stadium	Miami
Argentina	Estadio Gran Chaco	La Bombonera	Buenos Aires
England		Highbury	London
England		Old Trafford	Manchester
England	Magpie Park	St James' Park	Newcastle
England	Red Cauldron	Anfield	Liverpool
France	Lutecia Park	Parc des Princes	Paris
France		Stade Louis II	Monaco	360
France	Massilia Stadium	Stade Vélodrome	Marseille
Germany	Blautraum Stadion	Schüco Arena	Bielefeld	PSP
Germany	Borussia Stadion	Signal Iduna Park	Dortmund
Germany	Hauptstadtstadion	Olympiastadion Berlin	Berlin
Italy		San Siro	Milan
Italy		Stadio delle Alpi	Turin
Italy		Stadio Ennio Tardini	Parma
Italy		Stadio Olimpico	Rome
Japan	Dietro Monte Stadium	Kashima Soccer Stadium	Kashima
Japan	Ayase-Nakano-Stadium	Saitama Stadium	Saitama
Japan	Kanji Dome	Sapporo Dome	Sapporo
Japan	Kusunoki-Mihama-Stadium	Niigata "Big Swan" Stadium	Niigata
Japan	Occhio del Mar	Oita 'Big Eye' Stadium	Ōita
Japan	Porto Folio	International Stadium Yokohama	Yokohama
Japan	Queensland Park	Nagai Stadium	Osaka
Japan	Haze Hills	Tokyo Olympic Stadium	Tokyo
Netherlands	Orange Arena	Amsterdam ArenA	Amsterdam
Netherlands	Rotterdam Stadion	De Kuip	Rotterdam
South Africa	Diamond Stadium	Newlands Stadium	Cape Town
South Africa	Cuito Cuanavale	Free State Stadium	Bloemfontein
South Korea	Nakhon Ratchasima	Busan Asiad Stadium	Busan
South Korea	Nangsoh Stadium	Seoul Sang-am Stadium	Seoul
Spain	Catalonia Stadium	Camp Nou	Barcelona	360
Spain	Estadio Palo	Mestalla	Valencia
Spain		Estadio Santiago Bernabéu	Madrid
Spain		Estadio Riazor	La Coruña
Sweden	Stockholm Arena	Råsunda	Stockholm

[edit] Fictional stadiums

• Antlion Colosseum ³⁶⁰
• Club House ^PES
• Teatro Blanco ³⁶⁰

[edit] Platform differences

[edit] Features missing in the Xbox 360 version

• Ability to edit team names
• Ability to edit kits
• Ability to edit player appearances
• Ability to edit boots
• Ability to create players
• Ability to rename leagues
• Ability to move club play
• Ability to assign national team players
• Random Selection Match
• International Challenge Mode
• Reduced Number of Stadiums
• Other training modes removed
• PES Shop
• Replay Save feature, despite being listed in the game's manual as being assigned to X button
• Online co-operative play
• Snow weather condition removed
• Match Analysis removed

ability to classic players

[edit] Features missing in the PSP version

• Ability to edit kits
• Some PES Shop items
• A selection of gameplay frames
• A selection of referees
• 35 stadiums (the only stadium which was left is the Blautraum Stadion (Schüco Arena))
• International Challenge Mode
• Random Selection Match
• No separate leagues in the Master League - only three divisions
• The ability to edit team positions in the Master League
• Match Analysis removed
• Most camera angles. (Only the three "normal' angles and the "wide" angle remain)
• Replays of highlights showed after the match has finished
• Player development in the Master League

[edit] Features missing in the Nintendo DS version

Features are as PSP version except:

• Only 16 team International Cup (not 32)
• No master league
• Less club teams
• Unable to save replays

[edit] Features added in the Nintendo DS version

• World Tour

[edit] Critical response

In 2006, Pro Evolution Soccer 6 got a perfect 10/10 score in the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine UK, which beat FIFA 07 (9/10 in the same magazine). However, the PSP version of the game ranked beneath the FIFA 07 PSP version due to slow loading times and an incomplete editor. Hyper's Eliot Fish commends the game for its "tighter dribbling [and] refined Master League" but criticises it for its commentary.^[1]

[edit] Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (February 2008)

• West Ham United's John Paintsil is shown as Pantsil and his name on shirt is Pantsil, due to him being registered as John Pantsil instead of Paintsil by the Home Office when he got his work permit to play for West Ham.

• Florin Cernat's surname is wrongly spelled as Chernat.

• Claudio Pizarro's surname is wrongly spelled as Pizzaro.

• Darius Vassell's surname is wrongly spelled as Vassel.

• Lee Cattermole's surname is wrongly spelled as Catermole.

• Oliver Kahn is named "Huber" in the game and is 40 years old as a result of Kahn holding the rights to his image.

[edit] References