EA Sports, through an information note, has disclosed the official details of the Division Rivals that we will find in the popular FIFA 21 Ultimate Team mode.
Learn more about FIFA Ultimate Team ( FUT ) Division Rivals in FIFA 21 on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
It is also possible to consult the FUT 21 Pitch Notes and the in-depth study of the latest corrections made before the official release thanks to the feedback received from the community.
WHAT’S DIVISION RIVALS?
Division Rivals is an online mode with a skill-driven rank system that can be played Solo or Co-Op. Play games to earn a Weekly Score in your weekly competition to increase your Rank in your Division and earn rewards.
Your results in Division Rivals matches will impact your Skill Rating, which is used to determine the Division you’ll be in during the weekly competitions.
Earn FUT Champions Points based on the Division you’re ranked in. Use those Points to qualify for Weekend League during the current FIFA Season.
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How does matchmaking work?
Solo Matchmaking in Division Rivals is based on two different factors:
- Your location. This determines which FIFA game data center location will give you the best connection for your match.
- Your current Skill Rating. This means you’ll be matched with players that have a similar Skill Rating as you, for the best experience possible.
- As long as you have 2200 Skill Rating or above, you’ll matchmake as if you had 2200 Skill Rating. This is to help make it easier for higher skilled players to find matches.
Co-Op Matchmaking in Division Rivals is based on two different factors:
- The location of your Co-Op lobby Captain. This determines which FIFA game data center location will be used for the match.
- The Skill Rating of the highest skill rated player in the Co-Op lobby. This means that at least two of the four Co-Op participants can have a similar Skill Rating.
- As long as you or your Co-Op partner have a 2200 Skill Rating or above, you’ll matchmake as if you had 2200 Skill Rating. This is to help make it easier for higher skilled players to find matches.
DIVISIONS
What’s a Division in Division Rivals?
A Division is a group of FUT players playing online in Division Rivals. The higher the division, the higher the Skill Rating of the players in that Division.
How do you determine my Division?
When you first start playing Division Rivals, your initial Division is determined based on the results of your five qualification matches, or 30 fully completed Squad Battles Matches.
From then on, your Division is determined at the start of each weekly competition and is based on your Skill Rating. Once a weekly competition starts, you will stay in that Division until it ends.
How many Divisions are there?
There are 10 Divisions in Division Rivals. You can see in-game what the Skill Rating requirements are for each Division at the start of each weekly competition.
How can I move up in the Divisions?
During weekly competitions, your Skill Rating will change based on the results of the matches you play in Division Rivals.
If your Skill Rating increases to the point where you’d be promoted to the next Division, you’ll be able to compete in that new Division at the start of the next week’s competition.
Can I move down Divisions?
Yes, you can. If your Skill Rating drops below the range for your current Division, you can be relegated down into a lower Division. And just like moving up Divisions, that change won’t happen until the start of the next weekly competition.
In addition, there is a relegation zone in all Divisions except for Division 10. This provides a safe zone below the range of your current Division where you won’t get relegated down unless you drop below that range. For example, if the Skill Rating range for Division 6 was 750 Skill Rating to 1000 Skill Rating, there may be a buffer of 60 Skill rating. That means you won’t be relegated into Division 7 until your Skill Rating drops below 690. If that did happen, you would need to grow your Skill Rating back up to 750 to get back to Division 6.
What else does a Division do in Division Rivals?
Your Division determines the potential rewards you could earn during the week as well as the number of FUT Champions Points that you earn from playing matches.
SKILL RATING
What’s Skill Rating?
It’s exactly what it sounds like—a way to rate your skills, or performance, in Division Rivals overall.
With every match you play, your Skill Rating will change. It will increase or decrease based on how you do in your matches.
What does the Skill Rating do?
Your Skill Rating determines which Division you’ll compete in each week within Division Rivals and is part of the matchmaking system in Division Rivals
How do you determine my Skill Rating?
When you first start playing Division Rivals, you’ll play five qualification matches. These matches will determine your starting Skill Rating and which Division you’ll start in for your first weekly competition—you won’t earn Weekly Score from a qualification match.
Once you’ve played all five qualification matches, you don’t need to play them again unless you create a new FUT Club or account.
How does my Skill Rating change?
Every match you play in Division Rivals will determine any changes to your Skill Rating. Win a match and your Skill rating will probably go up; lose a match and it will probably go down.
The amount that it changes depends on both your Skill Rating as well as your opponent’s. If you win a match with someone that has a higher Skill Rating than you, yours will go up more than if you won against someone with a similar or lower Skill Rating.
If you draw, your Skill Rating could go up, down, or not change at all. That’s because if your opponent has a lower Skill Rating, then yours will drop. If their Skill Rating is about the same as yours, it might stay right where it is. If their Skill Rating is higher than yours, your Skill Rating could go up.
Is there a way for me to know how much my Skill Rating can change?
Sure… if you want to do the math!
Depending on the Division you’re in, each match has what’s called a K-Factor. That’s the most your Skill Rating can go up or down from playing a single match.
The K-Factor is determined separately for each match participant, based on that participant’s current Division, since it’s possible that players can be matched up with each other even if they’re in different Divisions.
| Division | K-Factor |
| 1 | 30 |
| 2 | 50 |
| 3 | 60 |
| 4 | 60 |
| 5 | 60 |
| 6 | 60 |
| 7 | 60 |
| 8 | 60 |
| 9 | 50 |
| 10 | 30 |
Here’s an example: If you were in Division 6, the most Skill Rating that you could gain or lose from a match would be 60 since that’s your K-Factor. If you were playing a match against someone that’s also in Division 6 and you have the same exact Skill Rating, the winning player will gain 30 Skill Rating and the losing player will lose 30 Skill Rating. If the match ended in a draw, you’d both stay at the same Skill Rating.
The further apart two players’ Skill Ratings are, the gain/loss changes accordingly. Up to a maximum of 60 Skill Rating points can be gained or lost between the two players.
Want an easy way to figure it out? Check out the calculations in our spreadsheet. Input each player’s Skill Rating and the related K-Factor based on the table above, and the formula will let you know how each player’s Skill Rating may change.
Note that when you’re playing Division Rivals in Co-Op, your Skill Rating calculation is based on the highest Skill Rating player on the opponent’s team. Your teammates and opponents can earn/lose more Skill Rating than you, depending on their own Skill Rating.
WEEKLY SCORE
What is Weekly Score?
Weekly Score is just what it sounds like—it’s the score you’ve gotten in a weekly competition of FUT Division Rivals. It’s used to determine your Rank in your Division as well as what rewards you can choose from at the end of the weekly competition.
How do I improve my Weekly Score?
You can improve your Weekly Score in two ways:
- From playing, and doing well, in a FUT Division Rivals match.
- From playing matches in the FUT Champions Weekend League.
How much can I earn towards my Weekly Score in a FUT Division Rivals match?
This depends on the results of the match and how many goals were scored.
Here’s a breakdown of what you can earn:
- Win = 500 Weekly Score
- Draw = 300 Weekly Score
- Loss = 150 Weekly Score
- Goals Scored = 90 per goal to a maximum of 5
That means that if a match ended with a 4-2 score, with Player 1 winning the match, then:
- Player 1 would get 860 towards their Weekly Score – 500 for winning, plus 360 for the four goals scored (90 x 4).
- Player 2 would get 330 towards their Weekly Score – 150 for the loss, plus 180 for the two goals scored (90 x 2).
How much can I earn towards my Weekly Score in a FUT Weekend League match?
The amount you earn towards your Weekly Score that you get from a FUT Weekend League match is a fixed value for each match you play to completion. You’ll get 400 Points toward your Division Rivals Weekly Score for each match played, whether you win the Weekend League match or not.
How does my Weekly Score influence my Rank in my Division?
Each Rank can only hold a certain percentage of the players competing in that Division during a current weekly competition.
To get the highest rank, you will need to earn more towards your Weekly Score than most of the other players in your Division. The percentage breakdown of each Rank can be seen in-game.
Does that mean I can change Ranks in my Division even if I haven’t done anything?
Yes, you can. If you start off playing a bunch of Division Rivals matches early in the week and earn a lot of Points towards your Weekly Score, you might initially be in a top Rank. But if you don’t continue playing matches throughout the rest of the week, other players could still be playing and growing their Weekly Score. That means your Rank could drop, if they out-earn you and move up.
On the flip side, you could also move up a Rank if players don’t out-earn you.
REWARDS
How do rewards work in Division Rivals?
Each weekly competition will have a set of rewards available for each Division, with different rewards available for each Rank within the Division.
Once the weekly competition ends, and assuming that you had a Weekly Score for that week, you will have earned a reward.
How do I get my rewards?
Once the weekly competition ends, you will be able to claim your rewards shortly after the competition ends, either in-game or on FUT Web and the Companion App. In some cases, you will get to choose between different reward options.
Rewards could be FUT Coins, FUT Packs (either tradeable or untradeable), or FUT Champions Points to help you qualify for FUT Weekend League.
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