- What they are: the paid currency. Coins are the only one of the three currencies you can buy with real money
- What they are for: packs and paid items — the things that put high-rated cards in your squad
- Free sources: the daily login bonus, 25 coins a week from the Point Exchange (amounts change with updates), and event rewards
- Buying: larger bundles cost less per coin, and KONAMI’s own web store gives roughly 5% more than buying inside the app
- Not the same as: GP, which you cannot buy, and eFootball Points, which come from events
What are eFootball Coins?
eFootball Coins are the game’s paid currency. They are what you spend on packs and on paid items, and they are the only currency of the three that can be topped up with real money.
That is the practical difference to remember. GP is earned by playing and cannot be bought. eFootball Points arrive as event rewards and are exchanged on the web. Coins sit in between: you can earn a steady trickle for free, and buy more whenever you want.
If a guide tells you to “save coins” for a Standard player, it means GP. Standard players and managers are bought with GP, not coins.
How to get eFootball Coins for free
Three sources, and all three are worth taking every time they come round.
| What you get | |
|---|---|
| Login bonus | Logging in each day earns rewards, and coins are handed out here during campaign periods such as the start of a season. The day rolls over at 11:00 JST (02:00 UTC). |
| Point Exchange | 25 coins every week, free. It resets Monday at 11:00 JST (02:00 UTC). Small, but it is guaranteed and it adds up. |
| Event rewards | Weekly tour events such as Worldwide Clubs pay coins for clearing them, and limited-time campaigns and missions hand them out too. |
The weekly 25 coins are the one people forget. Claimed every week, that alone is 1,300 coins a year for doing nothing but opening the menu.
Buying coins: bigger bundles cost less
Coins are sold in bundles, and you get more coins per dollar as the bundle gets bigger — a volume discount. Prices below are the US store; the amounts differ by region, but the pattern is the same everywhere.
| Price | Coins | Coins per $1 |
|---|---|---|
| $1.19 | 130 | 109 |
| $2.69 | 300 | 112 |
| $4.79 | 550 | 115 |
| $6.49 | 750 | 116 |
| $8.79 | 1,040 | 118 |
| $17.99 | 2,130 | 118 |
| $26.99 | 3,250 | 120 |
| $43.99 | 5,700 | 130 |
| $93.99 | 12,800 | 136 |
The largest bundle gives about 25% more coins per dollar than the smallest. If you are going to spend at all, spending it in one go rather than in small top-ups is straightforwardly better value.
The KONAMI web store gives about 5% more
KONAMI runs its own web store, and buying coins there gives you more coins for the same money than buying inside the app — roughly 5% more. It also carries larger bundles than the in-app store.
Using it needs a KONAMI ID. It runs its own coin sales as well, so it is worth looking there before you buy in the app.
What to spend coins on
Coins go on packs and paid items. The single most common mistake is spending them the moment you have them.
New packs arrive constantly and the strong ones are time-limited. Coins keep; a pack you opened out of impatience does not come back. Saving until a pack lines up with the position you need is the difference between a squad and a pile of duplicates.
Summary
- Coins are the paid currency, and the only one you can buy.
- Free sources: daily login, 25 coins weekly from the Point Exchange, and event rewards.
- Bigger bundles are cheaper per coin, and KONAMI’s web store gives about 5% more.
- Standard players and managers cost GP, not coins.
