Garena is hosting City Qualifiers for the Free Fire MAX India Cup (FFMIC) 2026 Fall in a total of 12 cities, including Bhubaneshwar, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Patna, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Guwahati, Indore, Chandigarh, and Ahmedabad. In this article, we are going to explain everything you need to know about the FFMIC 2026 City Qualifiers.

FFMIC 2026 City Qualifiers

The City Qualifiers will be played in Bhubaneshwar, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Patna, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Guwahati, Indore, Chandigarh, and Ahmedabad. The qualifiers are divided into four weeks.

Week 1 City Qualifiers will begin on May 31 in Bhubaneshwar, Hyderabad, and Mumbai from 9 AM onwards. Teams will have to complete their registrations one day earlier, on May 30, between 9 AM and 7 PM. For Bhubaneshwar players, the venue is The PK Palace, Nandankanan Road, near Nandankanan Botanical Garden, Odisha. Mumbai players will have to visit M.H Daboo Siddik College of Engineering in Byculla, while Hyderabad teams will play at VNRIT, Bachupally, Hyderabad.

Talking about Week 2, the City Qualifiers will take place in Kolkata, Patna, and Lucknow on June 14 from 9 AM onwards. Registrations for these qualifiers will happen on June 13 between 9 AM and 7 PM. The venues for these cities have not been revealed yet, but players can expect the details soon on the official Free Fire India Esports channels.

For Week 3, the qualifiers will be held in Bengaluru, Jaipur, and Guwahati on June 21 from 9 AM onwards. Registrations will be conducted on June 20 from 9 AM to 7 PM. Similar to Week 2, the venues for these cities will be announced later by the organizers.

Finally, Week 4 City Qualifiers will happen in Indore, Chandigarh, and Ahmedabad on June 28 from 9 AM onwards. Teams can register on June 27 between 9 AM and 7 PM to participate in the event.

Accepted & Waiting List

  • Team registration is conducted offline at the venue on the allotted registration day.

  • The first 144 teams to successfully register are placed in the accepted list.

  • Teams must complete match-day check-in and verification within the given time window to participate.

  • Teams registering after the accepted list limit are placed in the waiting list.

  • If an accepted list team fails to check in or becomes ineligible, slots may be allotted to waiting list teams based on order and organizer discretion.

Team Eligibility

  • All players must be Indian citizens and 16 years or older as of City Qualifiers matchday.

  • Each player must have a minimum rank of Heroic and account level 40 or above.

  • One substitute player is allowed, who must meet the same eligibility criteria.

  • A player can participate in only one team.

  • Once a team qualifies from City Qualifiers, the same roster remains locked for the rest of the tournament.

  • The winning team from any City Qualifiers cannot participate in FFC Qualifiers.

  • Teams that are unable to participate in or qualify via the City Qualifiers can register for FFC Qualifiers.