{"id":82179,"date":"2026-01-15T15:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/?p=82179"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:30:17","slug":"ea-fc-26-toty-full-team-of-the-year-release-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/ea-fc-26-toty-full-team-of-the-year-release-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"EA FC 26 TOTY: Full Team Of The Year Release Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EA Sports has officially unveiled the <strong>EA FC 26 Team of the Year (TOTY)<\/strong> for both <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/ea-fc-26-toty-men-team-of-the-year-on-16-january-with-icons-leaked-no-yamal-and-raphinha\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"82100\">Men<\/a>\u2019s and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/ea-fc-26-womens-toty-team-of-the-year-with-icons-leaked-claudia-pina-in\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"82108\">Women<\/a>\u2019s Ultimate Team<\/strong>, confirming the <strong>full release schedule, voting dates and all special cards<\/strong> included in one of the biggest promos of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>EA FC 26 TOTY event<\/strong> celebrates the standout footballers of 2025 with some of the most powerful and sought-after cards in Ultimate Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TOTY Honourable Mentions and Icons Confirmed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s <strong>TOTY Final XIs<\/strong>, EA Sports has confirmed the return of <strong>TOTY Honourable Mentions<\/strong>, recognising elite players from 2025 who narrowly missed out on selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also making a comeback are <strong>TOTY Icons<\/strong>, special Ultimate Team items celebrating the legendary careers of some of the greatest players in football history. These will be released across two separate Icon teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free Hero Upgrade for Ultimate Team Players<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players who logged into <strong>EA Sports FC 26 Ultimate Team<\/strong> between <strong>12 December and 12 January<\/strong> will receive a <strong>free in-game upgrade<\/strong>. Their <strong>Classic XI Hero card<\/strong> will automatically be upgraded to a <strong>TOTY Honourable Mention Hero<\/strong>, rewarding active players ahead of the promo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EA FC 26 TOTY 12th Player Voting (UK Times)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voting for the <strong>12th Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s TOTY players<\/strong> will take place during the following window (UK time):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Opens<\/strong>: 17 January at <strong>6:00 PM GMT<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Closes<\/strong>: 20 January at <strong>5:59 PM GMT<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Votes can be cast via the <strong>EA FC 26 in-game menus<\/strong> on console and PC, as well as through the <strong>EA FC Companion App<\/strong>, allowing fans to choose one additional standout player based on performances throughout 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EA FC 26 TOTY Release Schedule (UK)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TOTY cards will be added to Ultimate Team packs in stages, split by position:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>TOTY Attackers<\/strong> \u2013 16\u201318 January<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TOTY Midfielders<\/strong> \u2013 18\u201320 January<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TOTY Defenders &amp; Goalkeepers<\/strong> \u2013 20\u201322 January<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TOTY Icons, Full Teams and Honourable Mentions Availability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All TOTY-related items will be available in Ultimate Team packs during the following periods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>TOTY Icons Team 1<\/strong> \u2013 16\u201320 January<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TOTY Icons Team 2<\/strong> \u2013 20\u201323 January<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Full TOTY XI (Men\u2019s &amp; Women\u2019s)<\/strong> \u2013 22\u201330 January<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TOTY Honourable Mentions &amp; 12th Players<\/strong> \u2013 23\u201330 January<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All EA FC 26 TOTY Card Types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>EA FC 26 TOTY promotion<\/strong> includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Men\u2019s TOTY Final XI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women\u2019s TOTY Final XI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Men\u2019s Captain of the Year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women\u2019s Captain of the Year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Men\u2019s 12th TOTY Player<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women\u2019s 12th TOTY Player<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Men\u2019s TOTY Honourable Mentions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women\u2019s TOTY Honourable Mentions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TOTY Icons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to accessing the <strong>transfer market<\/strong> via the Web App and Companion App, things get a bit more complicated. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/ea-fc-26-how-to-unlock-the-transfer-market-in-web-app-companion-app\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"79756\">We\u2019ve covered all the details in the official guide published on our pages.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also suggest taking a look at the prediction for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/ea-fc-26-prediction-sbc-marquee-matchups-15-january-week-18\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"82077\">the Marquee Matchups, so you can buy in advance the cards you\u2019ll need to complete the SBCs that Electronic Arts will release on Thursday, 15 January.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, <strong>the TOTY Team<\/strong> has already been leaked, with the <strong>f<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/ea-fc-26-toty-men-team-of-the-year-on-16-january-with-icons-leaked-no-yamal-and-raphinha\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"82100\"><strong>ull list of players available at the following link<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay tuned to our pages, many useful guides are coming that will make your gaming experience fun both in the <strong>Division Rivals<\/strong> and in the <strong>Champions Weekend League<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EA Sports FC 26<\/strong>\u00a0is now available\u00a0on <strong>PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Steam, and Nintendo Switch<\/strong>. Follow us on our social media channels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/futukofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ultimateteam_uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>, for more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EA FC 26 Team of the Year is live soon. Check UK release dates, TOTY voting times, Icons, Honourable Mentions and full Ultimate Team details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":82174,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[4075,3462,4033,131,130,28],"class_list":["post-82179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ultimate-team","tag-ea-fc-26","tag-ea-sports-fc","tag-honourable-mentions","tag-team-of-the-year","tag-toty","tag-ultimate-team"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}