The first set of FC 25 RTTK tracker upgrades are live, with Virgil van Dijk and Ollie Watkins the campaign’s biggest winners so far. VVD rises to a 92 OVR thanks to this EA FC 25 promo, while Villa’s star striker gets boosted up to 88. More improvements are still to come based on how teams perform in European competition. Full details of the campaign are below, along with the up-to-date FC 25 RTTK tracker.
FC 25 Road To The Knockouts is the first major promo of the new season, featuring cards that can upgrade dynamically based on their team’s performance in European competition. Note that we said ‘team’ there – even if a player doesn’t play, or has a bad run of form, it’s only overall team achievements that matter. Objectives include wins and scoring at least once in four different matches, and you can see full details of them all below. FC 25 RTTK SBC are expected throughout the promo, with the first earning you an 86-rated Diogo Jota card. Sadly, that one expired on Friday, October 4.
Cover star Jude Bellingham is the main player in FC 25 RTTK Team 1. The England man gets a new overall rating of 91, which can jump to 93 if Real Madrid accomplish all possible Champions League objectives. We’ll explain those shortly. Other UCL standouts include Julian Alvarez (ST, Atletico Madrid, 90(, Jeremie Frimpong (RB, Bayer Leverkusen, 88(, and Jeremy Doku (LM, Manchester City, 87)
Lyon winger Kadidiatou Diani is the standout female player in Team 1, with a fresh OVR of 90, while Europa League items you’d love to pack include Cristian Romero (CB, Tottenham, 88) and Rayan Cherki (CAM, Lyon, 87). There was initially only one Conference League player available: Fiorentina striker Moise Kean, with a new overall rating of 85. He was later joined by Malo Gusto (RB, Chelsea, 87) and Giovani Lo Celso (CAM, Real Betis, 85).
Need gameplay help once you’ve added one or two of these cards to your squad? Try our FC 25 skill moves and FC 25 chemistry styles guides.
The FC 25 RTTK Team 2 release date was Friday, October 4. Two very familiar players shared top billing: England skipper Harry Kane, with an initial new OVR of 91, alongside Dutch man-mountain Virgil Van Dijk on the same fresh rating. VVD has since been boosted to 92.
A trio of UCL 87s also look intriguing: Bradley Barcola (LW, Paris SG), Ronald Araujo (CB, Barcelona), and Julian Brandt (CAM, Dortmund). All FC 25 RTTK Team 2 items have been added to the full cards list at the foot of this guide.
The FC 25 RTTK upgrades system is tailored to the competition each individual is playing in, although the maximum number of possible boosts is three for every player. Below are the ways in which they can earn them, depending on which trophy they’re fighting for. Player Roles are new this year, and you can brush up on how they work in GR’s FC 25 Player Roles guide.
Here’s the official line, direct from EA: “Upgrades will go live in-game starting on the Friday after each match week. This means RTTK players will be upgraded at the end of a week following a club earning one of the upgrade requirements.”
Below is the current FC 25 RTTK tracker, correct as of Saturday, October 26. To see the best base numbers in this year’s Ultimate Team, flick over to GR’s FC 25 ratings guide.