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Ultimate Team

Ultimate Team, also known as FC Ultimate Team, Football Ultimate Team, and formerly FIFA Ultimate Team – commonly abbreviated as FUT – is an online game mode within the EA Sports association football simulation video game franchises of FIFA and EA Sports FC. It was introduced in the 2008 game FIFA 09 and allows gamers to build an all-star team featuring footballers from different teams in order to compete against other gamers or the game's computer AI. Playing reaps in-game bonuses.

Ultimate Team has been described as "the most important strand of the globe-spanning [EA Sports] mega-franchise" in The Athletic. Streaming matches and pack openings in Ultimate Team is popular among influencers and often watched by younger gamers. Engaging in the Ultimate Team virtual economy is also popular in itself. The mode has been often criticized for its reliance on loot box packs, considered a controversial form of gambling. EA describes Ultimate Team as predominantly a game of skill.

Ultimate Team was introduced in the 2008 game FIFA 09. In this edition it was downloadable content only available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and similar to a mode in the previous EA Sports game UEFA Champions League 2006–2007, as well as FIFA Online series. It allowed gamers to create a team through opening card packs and buying, selling and auctioning cards. With the team they could play against other gamers, offline as well as online. Card packs were bought with Microsoft Points or in-game coins.

The features of Ultimate Team on Nintendo Switch were limited until the 2023 game EA Sports FC 24.

The Ultimate Team also appeared in the mobile version of FIFA and FC, starting from FIFA 14 for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. After that, EA removed all offline features for the future games, so that the mobile version of the next two games were renamed as FIFA 15 Ultimate Team and FIFA 16 Ultimate Team. Since FIFA 17, EA renamed the game once again as FIFA Mobile, now as EA Sports FC Mobile. Similar to the Nintendo Switch versions until EA Sports FC 24, the features of Ultimate Team in the mobile version were limited.

The Ultimate Team also appeared in the online free-to-play EA Sports FC Online series, such as FIFA Online 3 and FIFA Online 4 (later renamed as EA Sports FC Online). Unlike Nintendo Switch and mobile, FC Online have more features that did not found in the Ultimate Team mode in console and PC versions of FIFA/FC.

Ultimate Team game modes all feature the gamer controlling their all-star team in a match. In Squad Battles, the gamer competes against the computer AI and can choose a difficulty setting. In other modes, including Division Rivals and Champions, the gamer competes online against other gamers; difficulty in these modes is managed by gamers increasing in rank through winning and generally only being fielded against similarly-ranked opponents through a ladder and streak system introduced in 2021 game FIFA 22.

It is easier to find online opponents on current-generation consoles (with more gamers) than on older generation consoles and Nintendo Switch. Though competing against other gamers is seen as the main appeal of Ultimate Team, Squad Battles (which also requires an online connection) is an alternative for gamers using platforms with fewer players; it is also considered easier than playing against online opponents, and so is useful for gamers who do not wish to spend to build up coins and rewards in the early stages of the game.

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