EA FC 25’s Road to the Knockouts campaign has launched alongside the game’s worldwide release as teams look to progress in Europe.
RTTK has become a fan-favourite promo in recent editions, and this year’s event is bigger than ever following UEFA‘s revamped format.
FC25 Cover star Jude Bellingham headlines RTTK Team 1EA Sports
The dynamic player items traditionally tie into the biggest European leagues in men’s and women’s football.
The upgradeable cards are still for players whose teams are competing in the UEFA Champions League (UCL), UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL), UEFA Europa League (UEL), and UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL).
However, with some of those tournaments changing their qualification process, the RTTK process has undergone a change of its own.
FC25 RTTK: How do the upgrades work?
The RTTK campaign began on Friday, September 27.
First introduced in FIFA 22, this year’s edition has to abandon their previous upgrade system due to the new UEFA format.
RTTK cards can still earn a maximum of two overall boosts to their stats but additional playstyles are on offer for high-flying teams.
Champions League and Europa League cards will follow the same upgrade path, with a slight variation for the Conference League and Women’s Champions League.
Club Wins 3 League Phase games (UECL and UWCL win 2) – +1 Overall Rating
Club Scored 1+ Goals in 4 games – +1 Overall Rating and Role++ Upgrade
Club Finishes Top 2 in the League (UWCL club wins their Group Stage) – PlayStyles+ and Role++ Upgrade
Jota did an EA Sports-inspired celebration when he scored against TottenhamGetty
FC25 RTTK: When do the upgrades go live?
Once the wins and goals requirement has been completed, the upgrades ‘will go live in-game on the Friday after each match week’.
It is important to note that European games held before the promo’s Team 1 release DO count towards both of those upgrades.
However, the finish bonus won’t be included until the group stages end in January 2025.
The actual RTTK players themselves do not need to feature in the games for their club for them to count towards the upgrade.
FC25 RTTK: Upgrade tracker
Champions League
Team 1
Jude Bellingham (CAM, Real Madrid) – 91 Wins 1/3 – Scored 1/4
Julian Alvarez (ST, Atletico Madrid) – 90 Wins 1/3 – Scored 1/4
Jeremie Frimpong (RB, Bayer Leverkusen) – 88 Wins 1/3 – Scored 1/4
Jeremy Doku (LM, Manchester City) – 87 Wins 0/3 – Scored 0/4
Federico Dimarco (LB, Inter Milan) – 87 Wins 0/3 – Scored 0/4
Ollie Watkins (ST, Aston Villa) – 87 Wins 1/3 – Scored 1/4
Diogo Jota SBC (ST, Liverpool) – 87 Wins 1/3 – Scored 1/4
Noa Lang (LW, PSV) – 87 Wins 0/3 – Scored 1/4
Benjamin Sesko (ST, RB Leipzig) – 87 Wins 0/3 – Scored 1/4
Nicolas Otamendi OBJ (CB, Benfica) – 85 Wins 0/3 – Scored 0/4
Donny van de Beek (CM, Girona) – 85 Wins 0/3 – Scored 0/4
Stefan Posch (RB, Bologna) – 84 Wins 0/3 – Scored 0/4
Benjamin Andre (CDM, Lille) – 84 Wins 0/3 – Scored 0/4
Women’s Champions League
Kadidiatou Diani (RW, Lyon) – 90 Wins 0/3 – Scored 0/4
Claudia Pina (LW, Barcelona) – 87 Wins 0/3 – Scored 0/4
Nathalie Bjorn (CB, Chelsea) – 86 Wins 0/3 – Scored 0/4
Europa League
Cristian Romero (CB, Tottenham) – 88 Wins 1/3 – Scored 1/4
Rayan Cherki (CAM, Lyon) – 87 Wins 1/3 – Scored 1/4
Stephen Eustaquio (CDM, FC Porto) – 86 Wins 0/3 – Scored 1/4
Robin Koch (CB, Frankfurt) – 86 Wins 0/3 – Scored 1/4
Allan Saint-Maximin SBC (LM, Fenerbache) – 85 Wins 1/3 – Scored 1/4
Conference League
Moise Kean (ST, Fiorentina) – 85 Wins 0/3 – Scored 0/4
Giovani Lo Celso SBC (CAM, Real Betis) – 85 Wins 0/3 – Scored 0/4
