So, went ahead and tried Fifa 13, works great! Thought I'd share a few tips to troubleshoot some of the issues I encountered (on W10, and some apply for fifa 12 and 14):
1) EA App: this is not optional, you need to have it properly installed and running in order to open the game (same for fifa 14). Just click on the game's icon to go back. 2) You get a crash dump file: if you open the game and it immediately crashes out just go to Documents\FIFA 13\instance0 and set the instance0 bin file to "read only" (same for fifa 12). 3) dll errors: like the xinput1_1/3, just download and paste the missing dlls in the folder of your exe. 4) Unsupported characters: FIFA 13 and 12 don't support special characters (like á for instance). This means that you'll encounter issues around language selection or after setting up your profile. To fix this you'll have to create a new pc user name without the special character. 5) In Fifa13 the last point I mentioned leads to another issue: every time you want to load a profile your controller stops working and then the game eventually crashes. To fix this just copy the files "buttonDataSetup.ini" and "fifasetup.ini" from Documents\FIFA 13 to Local disk (C)\Users\your_new_user_name\Documents\FIFA 13. This is where the profiles are saved. 6) Fifaconfig.exe doesn't work: you'll have to manually set everything by editing the fifasetup_default.ini file (same for fifa 12/14). Changes by the config.exe are saved in the "fifasetup.ini" you find in Documents, but just make sure everything is sync. 7) RS stick and start button don't work: this is for generic/PS controllers (same for fifa 12/14). To fix this you'll need a "buttonData.ini" file from fifa 11 (what I did, and fifa 11 has the last working config.exe) or use x360 adapter or Steam Input. 8) Not an issue, but if you're like me and prefer the spanish commentary by Palomo-Kempes all you need to do is download the files (they're 4) and paste them in the "Game" folder. No need to regenerate. Then once in the game select "Spanish Mexican" (none of them are mexican tho XD) and that's it (same for Fifa 14).
And one last thing: remember to use "run as administrator" if you encounter save issues for these games.