FIFA 22 Ultimate Team has already seen its fair share of promotions, and there’s more on the horizon. Here’s a full schedule of every special card we’re expecting to see in FUT this year.

One of the most appealing parts of FIFA 22 Ultimate Team is the constant rollout of fresh promotions and special cards.

Fans were just treated to Team of the Season and Shapeshifters throughout May and June, after Winter Wildcards and TOTY were added to the mode, in addition to FUT Heroes and ICONs in packs all year.

With FIFA 22 content slowly coming to a close, we’ve put together an in-depth calendar and description of every promotion and special card in FIFA 22.

FIFA 22 Ultimate Team promotions

EA likes to keep their cards close to their chest when it comes to promos to keep things surprising at every turn.

That being said, certain special cards have become FUT staples, and return to the mode at a similar time every year.

• Read more: FIFA 22 Ultimate Team best defenders: Cheap and meta players

So while there’s no official full-year schedule, we can look to previous years to come up with a detailed calendar of promotions.

Here is every promo that made its way or will make its way to FIFA 22 Ultimate Team throughout the year.

Promotion / card name	FIFA 21 start date	Expected FIFA 22 start date	Confirmed
Team of the Week	Weekly	Weekly	Yes
FUT Heroes	New to FIFA 22	October 1, 2021	Yes
Ones to Watch	October 6, 2020	October 1, 2021	Yes
Road to the Knockouts	November 6, 2020	October 15, 2021	Yes
Rulebreakers	October 23, 2020	October 29, 2021	Yes
Numbersup	New to FIFA 22	November 12, 2021	Yes
Signature Signings	New to FIFA 22	November 26, 2021	Yes
Team of the Group Stage	December 4, 2020	December 3, 2021	Yes
Versus	New to FIFA 22	December 10, 2021	Yes
Winter Wildcards	New to FIFA 22	December 17, 2021	Yes
Headliners	January 1, 2021	December 31, 2021	Yes
Team of the Year	January 22, 2021	January 21, 2022	Yes
Future Stars	February 5, 2021	February 4, 2022	Yes
Road to the Final	December 18, 2020	February 18, 2022	Yes
Silver Stars Series	N/A	February 25, 2022	Yes
FUT Birthday	March 26, 2021	March 4, 2022	Yes
Fantasy FUT	N/A	March 18, 2022	Yes
Showdown Series	N/A	April 1, 2022	Yes
FUT Captains	N/A	April 8, 2022	Yes
Team of the Season	April 23, 2021	April 29, 2022	Yes
Shapeshifters	N/A	June 17, 2022	Yes
FUTTIES	July 16, 2021	July 8, 2022	Yes

Team of the Week

Team of the Week cards have been a staple of Ultimate Team for many years, providing a steady stream of fresh cards based on real-world performances.

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Every Wednesday, the best performers from the latest round of domestic or international fixtures are given an upgrade to replace their normal card in packs for that week.

FUT Heroes

FUT Heroes are the first new type of card in FIFA 22, giving a nod to some of the greatest cult figures in world football.

These new cards highlight players who maybe didn’t quite go down in the history of the sport, but made their mark at a specific club.

Ones to Watch

EA’s go-to for kicking off a new season, Ones to Watch cards are dynamic items that could be upgraded consistently throughout the year.

These special cards are awarded to players who have been part of a high-profile move in the latest transfer window and they automatically boost themselves to match the highest-rated TOTW that player has earned.

Road to the Knockouts

Road to the Knockouts is another new promotion for FIFA 22, celebrating the three European competitions clubs can compete during the 2021/22 season – the Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League.

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Chosen players whose teams win three out of their last four group stage games, or qualify for the knockout stages, are given permanent boosts to their cards.

Rulebreakers

FIFA traditionally gets a promotion every Halloween. What started as Ultimate Scream changed into Rulebreakers with FIFA 21.

These cards give big boosts to players, but also fundamentally alter the way they play by swapping around their stats.

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Sluggish strikers may lose some finishing ability in favor of pace, while attacking full-backs may become solid defenders.

Numbersup

Numbersup is another brand new promotion for FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, backed by the real-world sportswear brand Adidas.

These special cards are selected by EA, with one stat being chosen for regular upgrades throughout the year at times decided by the developer.

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This stat will keep receiving boosts until it reaches the maximum of 99 and becomes one of the game’s top cards.

Signature Signings

Ultimate Team’s Signature Signings are items designed to celebrate some of the most successful transfers in recent years.

These players have made incredible contributions to their new teams and earned a one-time Ultimate Team upgrade as a result.

Team of the Group Stage

While Road to the Knockouts rewards team performance, the Team of the Group stage is all about individual brilliance.

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These are one-off special cards given to the top performers across every European tournaments group stage, whether it be a prolific goalscorer or anchor at the back.

Versus

FUT Freeze was such a monumental hit in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, so it was a bit of a surprise to see it altered in FIFA 22. However, Versus upped the ante by offering two versions of the same stat boosted player.

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Instead of just one ‘freeze’ card, there is also a contrasting ‘fire card.’ One player will have two different upgrade cards possible, similar to the Rulebreakers SBC.

Winter Wildcards

EA aren’t afraid to think outside of the box and just when you think you know what to expect from the next promo they deliver a surprise.

The Winter Wildcards promo was heavily inspired by last year’s FUT Freeze. As with most promos, a stat boost is administered to the players involved but strangely enough, only some players were seen in a new position.

Headliners

Headliners is a promotion that celebrates the best players of the season so far and gives them an extremely desirable card.

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These dynamic items always stay one rating higher than a player’s highest-rated Team of the Week, meaning they can continue to grow throughout the year.

Team of the Year

The most prestigious and expensive cards in every FUT season, Team of the Year collects a squad of the best players from the previous 12 months and gives them an incredible stat boost. TOTY is only reserved for the best of the best, and 99-rated cards aren’t unusual to see.

This has made them some of the rarest and most overpowered players in Ultimate Team history.

Future Stars

Future Stars is all about the youngsters who are set to light up the world stage in the years to come.

While their base cards might be unusable because of their age, Future Stars cards are a glimpse at what a starlet may look like if they live up to their full potential.

Road to the Final

RTTF is finally making its way to FIFA 22 and thanks to the dynamic player items up for grabs, fans of Ultimate Team are truly excited.

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Road to the Finals is designed to highlight players taking part in Europe’s three major club competitions and the players involved in the promo will receive upgrades at select stages from the knockout rounds to the Final.

Silver Stars Series

The Silver Stars Series shifted the focus to Silver cards in FIFA 22. While no new promo cards were added to packs, each day EA released additional Silver Stars cards that were available through either SBCs or Objectives.

These particular Silver cards offered notable upgrades to some players while also highlighting Flashback versions of Marco Reus, Paul Pogba, and Kevin De Bruyne.

FUT Birthday

Every year, EA celebrates Ultimate Team’s birthday with a festival full of quirky cards, SBCs, and objectives.

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This is where FIFA looks back at the fan-favorite players who have dominated previous FUT years and brings them back with big upgrades via the FUT Birthday promo.

Fantasy FUT

Fantasy FUT is an updated version of FIFA 21’s What If promo that saw players earn upgrades if their clubs met specific real-life criteria. Fantasy FUT has made it easier for featured players to earn upgrades.

• Read more: FIFA 22 Ultimate Team best strikers: Cheap and meta players

As of April 1, 2022, players can earn upgrades by completing one of the three listed requirements in the next five matches:

• Play 3 matches in the next 5 games
• Win 1 match in the next 5 games
• Attackers and Midfielders score 1 goal or earn 1 assist in 5 games OR Defenders and Goalkeepers keep 1 clean sheet in the next 5 games

Showdown Series

Showdown Series is an entirely new promo concept that arrived in FIFA 22. Much like Silver Stars, it’s a promo that provides special cards through SBCs and Objectives rather than through packs.

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The promo will highlight two players from an upcoming football fixture. The outcome of the real-life football match will result in upgrades for the players involved. The winner will receive a +2 upgrade, while a tie will result in a +1 upgrade for both players.

FUT Captains

Yet another brand-new campaign for FIFA 22, FUT Captains places the spotlight on the best skippers both past and present. Some of football’s best-known captains will be given ridiculously juiced cards to place them firmly in the FUT meta.

The FUT Heroes that debuted in FIFA 22 will also see revamp. Despite the positive response to some of the game’s cult heroes making a comeback, they don’t stack up compared to some of the incredible promo cards that have come since.

With FUT Captains, the likes of Robbie Keane and Antonio Di Natale could become viable once again.

Team of the Season

Possibly the most popular promotion in all of FIFA, Team of the Season rewards the best players from every major league for their displays throughout the real football season.

Every week, a new league of TOTS players are placed in packs with massive upgrades from their normal cards.

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There are also plenty of SBCs and objectives to complete, as well as a fan-voted team to take part in.

Shapeshifters

The Shapeshifters promo is well-liked by Ultimate Team fans thanks to its unique quality of changing players’ traditional positions. The Shapeshifters promo takes players out of their normal position and opens the door to new squad-building opportunities.

In FIFA 22 the promo is filled with some truly incredible cards like Lionel Messi and Heung Min Son. Furthermore, in addition to position changes and rating increases, players also received upgrades to skill moves and weak foot.

FUTTIES

While most other promotions are based on real-life football, FUTTIES is a victory lap for the current version of FIFA itself.

Throughout the event, meta players who have been popular throughout the year, like Vinicius Junior, Mane, or Ben Yedder, are pitted against each other in fan votes.

• Read more: FIFA 22 FUT Champions: Rewards, ranks, format & tips

The winner is given a heavily upgraded FUTTIES card to help them compete with the hundreds of other special players in everyone’s club.

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So there you have it, that was every single promotion and special card we’re expecting to land in FUT this year. EA may well have some more tricks up their sleeve, so stay tuned to Charlie INTEL for the latest updates.

For more on FIFA news, check out our guide to FIFA 23 including leaks, Ultimate Team changes, and details of a World Cup mode.

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A FIFA 22 leaker has revealed that the FUTTIES promo is returning to Ultimate Team this summer as a victory lap celebrating the game mode’s best cards of the year.

FUTTIES isn’t necessarily the final FIFA 22 Ultimate Team promo, but it will symbolically wrap up the title by celebrating some of the best special cards we’ve seen since launch. Players can expect to get their hands on boosted versions of this year’s best special items as they make their way to packs, SBCs, and Objectives.

FUTTIES provides FIFA 22 players with a rare second chance. You can expect to revisit some of the best promo cards of the year that you may have missed out on the first time around.

Here’s everything you need to know about Ultimate Team’s FUTTIES including an explanation of the promo and the expected release date.

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FIFA 22 FUTTIES release date

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🚨FUTTIES is coming this friday✅

Still no confirmation on Shapeshifters TEAM 4❌

— Fut Sheriff (@FutSheriff) July 5, 2022

FUTTIES is expected to hit Ultimate Team on Friday, July 8 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM BST. According to renowned FIFA leaker FutSheriff, FUTTIES will follow Shapeshifters as the next promo that Ultimate Team players could enjoy.

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It was previously suggested that Shapeshifters would receive an uncharacteristic Team 4 following Team 3, but as of now, Sheriff claims that the focus will shift to FUTTIES. We’ll let you know when EA officially confirms the promo’s arrival.

FUTTIES FIFA 22 promo explained

The FUTTIES promo is meant to wrap up the Ultimate Team promo calendar by celebrating the best special items of the year. FIFA 22 brought us some truly amazing cards, so here’s a look at how the promo should work.

For starters, Ultimate Team players will have a chance to vote between two previous special cards on any given day. The player who wins the fan vote will not only receive an upgrade but the card will be made available via SBC.

• Read more: How to complete FIFA 22 Alexander-Arnold FUT Flashback SBC

In addition to incredible SBC and Objectives content, some of the best special items from FUT 22 will be re-released. In FIFA 21 there were three batches of re-released FUTTIES teams that appeared in Ultimate Team packs.

FIFA 22 FUTTIES player leaks

FutSherrif has reliably provided details of leaked promo players throughout the entirety of FIFA 22. The leaker’s coverage of FUTTIES should be no different as players are expected to be revealed prior to the July 8 release.

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We’ll keep you posted as more information concerning the FIFA 22 FUTTIES promo comes to light. Given that the promo highlights previous special cards that were already in the game, leaks may be difficult to come by, but we’ll update this section accordingly.

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For more FIFA news, check out our guide to Ultimate Team in FIFA 23 including new features & expected changes.

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The Bundesliga will be the battleground for some of FIFA 23’s highest-rated stars, with players from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund set to impact Ultimate Team. Here are our predictions for the top Bundesliga ratings in FIFA 23, as well as every team’s best players.

Each new FIFA title brings new Ultimate Team ratings based on player performances in the previous season, and FIFA 23 will be no different. To discern which players are deserving of an upgrade or downgrade, EA will analyze the 2021/2022 season.

In Germany, the 2021/2022 Bundesliga season saw Bayern Munich cruise to a tenth straight title. The battle for Champions League spots was a fierce one as Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, and RB Leipzig should all expect player rating upgrades in FIFA 23.

But who will be the best players in the Bundesliga? We’ve put together our predictions for the top 10 highest-rated Bundesliga players in FIFA 23, and highlighted the best players from each club.

• FIFA 23 Bundesliga top 10 player rating predictions
• FIFA 23 Bundesliga rating predictions: Every team’s best players

FIFA 23 Bundesliga top 10 player rating predictions

Player	Club	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	–	92
Sadio Mane	Bayern Munich	+1	90
Joshua Kimmich	Bayern Munich	+1	90
Manuel Neuer	Bayern Munich	-1	89
Leon Goretzka	Bayern Munich	–	87
Thomas Muller	Bayern Munich	-1	86
Kingsley Coman	Bayern Munich	–	86
Filip Kostic	Eintracht Frankfurt	+2	86
Koen Casteels	Wolfsburg	-1	85
Christopher Nkunku	RB Leipzig	+4	85

It’s been quiet summer so far when it comes to Bundesliga transfers. However, things in Germany can still heat up with the summer transfer window open until September 1.

All eyes will be on Bayern Munich as they look to keep a hold of disgruntled star striker Robert Lewandowski. At this moment, the striker is attempting to force a move to Barcelona, but if he remains, there’s no doubt he’ll be the highest-rated FIFA 23 player in the Bundesliga.

• Read more: FIFA 23 Career Mode: Best free agents & contract expiry players

Bayern dominates the predicted list of top ten Bundesliga players in FIFA 23. The illustrious German club won ten Bundesliga titles in a row and they’re the clear powerhouse option to pick up an eleventh straight title in 2023.

Elsewhere, Filip Kostic enjoyed a fantastic season in which Frankfurt secured a Europa League trophy. FIFA 22 delivered a whopping ten separate special Christopher Nkunku cards and the midfielder’s performances should see him rise to 84 or 85 in FIFA 23.

FIFA 23 Bundesliga rating predictions: Every team’s best players

The Bundesliga is dominated by Bayern Munich players when it comes to landing a player in the top 10. Nonetheless, it’s still fascinating to see how EA upgrades and downgrades players from across Germany with each new title. In the 2021/2022 season, every team had both surprises and disappointments that should be reflected when FIFA 23 is released.

• Read more: FIFA 23 Ones to Watch: OTW promo explained & predictions

With this in mind, we’ve made our predictions for every Bundesliga club’s top three players in FIFA 23:

Augsburg

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Daniel Caligiuri	+2	79
Niklas Dorsch	+2	77
Iago	+1	76

Bayer Leverkusen

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Moussa Diaby	+2	83
Florian Wirtz	+3	81
Patrik Schick	+1	80

Bayern Munich

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Robert Lewandowski	–	92
Sadio Mane	+1	90
Joshua Kimmich	+1	90

Bochum

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Danilo	+2	77
Manuel Riemann	–	74
Anthony Losilla	+1	73

Borussia Dortmund

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Mats Hummels	-1	85
Marco Reus	–	85
Raphael Guerreiro	–	84

Borussia Monchengladbach

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Yan Sommer	-1	84
Matthias Ginter	-1	83
Florian Neuhaus	+1	83

Eintracht Frankfurt

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Filip Kostic	+2	86
Kevin Trapp	+2	84
Martin Hinteregger	+1	81

FC Koln

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Jonas Hector	+1	79
Ellyes Skhiri	+1	78
Salih Ozcan	+2	75

Freiburg

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Christian Gunter	+2	81
Vincenzo Grifo	+1	80
Ritsu Doan	+1	77

Hertha BSC

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Dedryck Boyata	-1	77
Kevin-Prince Boateng	-1	77
Marc-Oliver Kempf	–	76

Hoffenheim

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Andrej Kramaric	-1	82
Oliver Baumann	-2	80
David Raum	+5	78

Mainz

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Silvan Widmer	+1	76
Dominik Kohr	+1	76
Jeremiah St. Juste	-1	75

RB Leipzig

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Christopher Nkunku	+4	85
Peter Gulacsi	-1	84
Angelino	–	83

Schalke 04

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Simon Terodde	+2	77
Ko Itakura	+1	75
Thomas Ouwejan	+2	74

Union Berlin

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Christopher Trimmel	+2	79
Robin Knoche	+1	77
Jordan Siebatcheu	+2	74

VfB Stuttgart

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Wataru Endo	+1	79
Borna Sosa	+1	78
Konstantinos Mavropanos	+3	76

Werder Bremen

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Jiri Pavlenka	-1	79
Niclas Fullkrug	–	76
Leonardo Bittencourt	–	75

Wolfsburg

Player Name	Upgrade / Downgrade	Rating
Koen Casteels	-1	85
Max Kruse	–	81
Ridle Baku	+1	81

EA are yet to reveal the full slate of Bundesliga ratings in FIFA 23. As soon as they do, we’ll be sure to update this page with the latest information.

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For more on FIFA 23 player ratings, be sure to check out our rating predictions for the Premier League and Serie A.

Image credits: EA Sports / Bundesliga