Football Ultimate Team™ 25 - FANTASY FC

Fantasy FC is here!

Turn stats into stars with Fantasy FC, where a player’s metrics in real-world matches inform ratings boosts, earning upgrades for general output like goals and clean sheets. As a new aspect for this campaign, the upgrade path also considers sportsmanship with avoiding yellow/red cards leading to extra upgrades. The better they and their club play week-in and week-out, the better upgrades they’ll receive in Ultimate Team. The campaign also includes Fantasy Heroes, who will earn upgrades based on their historical club’s performances in their upcoming domestic league matches. Please see the full upgrade paths for current players and Heroes below! 

Fantasy FC League

As we continue to evolve the Ultimate Team experience, we are introducing a brand new Live UT Friendly: Fantasy FC League. To celebrate the spirit of intense competition (the heart of Ultimate Team), the Fantasy FC League will be a limited entry Friendly, with rewards given solely for wins. 

Rewards will be structured in a league style format, with meaningful rewards available for every two wins within the tournament. In the spirit of Fantasy FC, users will need to build a squad out of your OVR allowance.

The total number of entries available will be 36 with the maximum reward achieved at 30 wins. 12 entries will be given on the launch of the Live UT Friendly on Sunday 23rd, whilst a further 12 entries will be given on February 27th and March 3rd.

Three exclusive Player Rewards will be available via the Fantasy FC League: Fantasy FC Ismaël Bennacer for 10 wins, Road to the Final Martin Odegaard for 20 wins & Fantasy FC Hero Maicon for 30 wins. The Fantasy FC League is the only place these player items will be available.

Fantasy FC Cup

Be sure to also check out the return of the Fantasy FC Cup! Featuring the same Fantasy OVR 'allowance’ entry requirements, you’ll have to build a unique squad to compete! The Fantasy FC Cup will refresh twice throughout the campaign, with both refreshes bringing new entry requirements, a new House Rules game mode and a new Objectives group to complete. Launching on February 21st, the first Fantasy FC Cup will be using the Mystery Ball gameplay rules! 

FAQ

How does the upgrade mechanic work?

• Team wins 2 games in next 4 league matches = Player will receive +1 OVR Upgrade and one new Role++.
• Team scores 10 goals in next 4 league matches= One face attribute will be boosted to 99.
• (GKs, Defenders & CDMs only) Player achieves 1 Clean Sheet in next 4 league matches (Excl. Heroes) = Player will receive a second PlayStyle+ and one regular PlayStyle. If the player already has 2 PlayStyle+, they will instead receive two base PlayStyles.
• (Attackers and Midfielders only excl. CDMs) Player achieves 1 Goal or Assist in next 4 league matches (Excl. Heroes) = Player will receive a second PlayStyle+ and one base PlayStyle. If the player already has 2 PlayStyle+, they will instead receive two base PlayStyles.
• Player receives 0 yellow or red cards in next 4 league matches. (Excl. Heroes) = Player will receive +1 OVR and either Skill Move or Weak Foot boosted to 5*.
• Seasonal Upgrade: Player’s team wins primary domestic cup = Player will receive a third PlayStyle+ and one face attribute will be boosted to 99. If the player already has 3 PlayStyle+, they will instead receive one base PlayStyle.
• Seasonal Upgrade: Player’s team wins domestic league = Player will receive a +1 OVR and a third PlayStyle++. If the player already has 3 PlayStyle+, they will instead receive one base PlayStyle.

Which cups count as the primary domestic cups?

• England - FA Cup (Men and Women)
• Germany - DFB Pokal (Men and Women)
• France - Coupe de France (Men and Women)
• Spain - Copa del Rey (Men), Copa de la Reina (Women)
• Italy - Coppa Italia

Which games count as part of the upgrades?

• Domestic League games only will count towards all non-seasonal upgrades. Cup games will only count towards the ‘Player wins the main domestic cup’ seasonal upgrade.

What if my player already has 5 Weak Foot and 5 Skill Moves?

• The player will receive a +1 OVR upgrade only.

When does player tracking begin from?

• Player tracking begins from the date the player is made available in Football Ultimate Team. For example, if a player is made available on February 26th and their team plays on the same day, that game will count as the first game.

What counts as a Clean Sheet?

• The Clean Sheet upgrade is awarded to Goalkeepers, Defenders and CDMs. The player will receive this upgrade if the team concedes 0 goals and the player has played for at least 60 minutes. If the player is subbed off after 60 minutes whilst a clean sheet is intact, they will receive the upgrade even if the team concedes after the player has been subbed off. If the player is sent off after 60 minutes and the team then concedes, they will not receive the clean sheet.

Does my player have to play to achieve the ‘No Yellow or Red Cards’ upgrade?

• No - If the player doesn’t play within those four games or receive any yellow or red cards, they will receive the upgrade.

Does my player have to play to achieve the Team Wins or Team Goals upgrade?

• No - the player’s participation is not relevant in achieving this upgrade.

What is the source of truth for goals and assists?

• Only goals and assists officially awarded by Opta will count towards the upgrades.

Which clubs will the Heroes upgrades be based on?

• Blaise Matuidi - Ligue 1 - Paris Saint Germain
• Nwankwo Kanu - Premier League - Arsenal
• Laura Georges - D1F - Lyon
• Joe Cole - Premier League - Chelsea
• Guti - LaLiga - Real Madrid
• Gianluca Vialli - Serie A - Juventus
• Enzo Francescoli - Ligue 1 - Marseille
• Eden Hazard - LaLiga - Real Madrid