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FC 26 FUT Champs rewards: Full list, start time and format explained

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The information screen for FUT Champions in FC 26.

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Published: Wednesday, 8 October 2025 at 8:30 am

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FC 26 FUT Champs is one of the best ways to earn rewards within FC 25, bringing players together every weekend in the Weekend League to compete in the highest-stakes matches within Ultimate Team.

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Much like FC 26 Division Rivals and FC 26 Squad Battles, these rewards offer players the chance to earn coins, packs, and rare players, so long as you rack up the wins.

So, what are the FUT Champs rewards this year, and when is the start time? Here's the full breakdown on everything you need to know about FC 26's premiere competition.

When does FUT Champs start and end in FC 26?

FUT Champs runs every week from 8am on Thursday until 8am on Tuesday.

The one exception was the first event of the year, which began on Friday 3rd October, giving players a slightly longer period to qualify.

There is no time restraint, so even if the current Weekend League is still ongoing, you can still start earning points towards qualifying to next week's event. Speaking of which…

How to qualify for FC 26 FUT Champs

To qualify for FUT Champs, you need reach Division 6 in FUT Rivals and earn 1,000 Champions Qualification Points.

Qualification Points are earned by playing matches in Rivals, with wins rewarding you with more points.

That means, assuming you've started off in a lower rank, you should be pretty close to 1,000 by the time you hit Division 6 anyway.

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Once both criteria are fulfilled, you can spend your 1,000 points to qualify for that weekend's FUT Champs event.

In FC 25, there was also a Play-Off phase, requiring you to win three out of five games to make it to the FUT Champs Finals, but this has now been removed in favour of the old system of straight qualification.

While this will be good news for some, as it means there are far fewer games to slog your way through each week, if does mean we won't be getting any of those handy Play-Off rewards this year, either.

FC 26 FUT Champs Finals ranks and rewards

The FUT Champs menu showing the highest rank of Elite I in FC 26.

Elite I is the highest rank in FUT Champs in FC 26. EA Sports

Make it through the Play-Offs, and you'll get to take part in the Champions Finals.

Here, you have 15 games to play, and your final rewards are based on the total number of wins you get – one win equals one point – with Rank I requiring you to win all 15 games.

Here is a full list of all the Ranks, their points requirements and their respective rewards:

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