FIFA 20 Winter Refresh Offers – Ratings Refresh and Winter Upgrades

Estimated release dates of Winter Upgrades

Ratings Refresh rewards the players who stood out the most along the first half of the season with the release of new improved cards. These updates are released gradually.

February 14, 2020 (Friday)
Premier League

February 16, 2020 (Sunday)
Bundesliga

February 18, 2020 (Tuesday)
Serie A TIM

February 20, 2020 (Thursday)
Ligue 1 Conforama

February 21, 2020 (Friday)
LaLiga Santander

February 23, 2020 (Sunday)
Rest of the World (ROTW)

There is a strong correlation each year between the upgrades for the Head to Head Seasons and the ones for the Ultimate Team mode. Joining the player’s performances of this first half of the season to our experience of previous years, it is possible to predict most of the upgrades.

PREMIER LEAGUE
+1 88 89 LW: Sadio Mané (Liverpool)
+1 88 89 LW: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
+1 86 87 CF: Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
+1 85 86 LB: Andrew Robertson (Liverpool)
+1 85 86 CDM: Fabinho (Liverpool)
+1 84 85 RW: Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
+1 84 85 CM: Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool)
+1 83 84 RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
+1 83 84 CDM: Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)
+1 83 84 RM: Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur)
+2 82 84 RB: Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City)
+2 82 84 ST: Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)
+1 82 83 CB: Joel Matip (Liverpool)
+2 81 83 CDM: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City)
+7 80 82 ST: Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
+2 79 81 CAM: James Maddison (Leicester City)
+2 79 81 RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United)
+1 80 81 CM: Youri Tielemans (Leicester City)
+1 80 81 GK: Martin Dúbravka (Newcastle United)
+1 80 81 CB: Joe Gomez (Liverpool)
+1 79 80 LW: Christian Pulisic (Chelsea)
+1 79 80 RM: Richarlison (Everton)
+1 79 80 CB: Fabian Schär (Newcastle United)
+1 79 80 LB: Ben Chilwell (Leicester City)
+5 74 79 CB: Çağlar Söyüncü (Leicester City)
+4 75 79 CAM: Mason Mount (Chelsea)
+1 78 79 RWB: Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
+2 76 78 ST: Tammy Abraham (Chelsea)
+1 77 78 CDM: Scott McTominay (Manchester United)
+5 72 77 LM: Daniel James (Manchester United)
+3 74 77 RM: Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City)
+3 74 77 RW: Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
+2 75 77 CM: Mattéo Guendouzi (Arsenal)
+2 75 77 CM: John McGinn (Aston Villa)
+2 75 77 GK: Dean Henderson (Sheffield United)
+1 76 77 LB: Kieran Tierney (Arsenal)
+4 72 76 CB: Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea)
+2 74 76 CB: John Egan (Sheffield United)
+2 74 76 LWB: Enda Stevens (Sheffield United)
+3 71 74 ST: Lys Mousset (Sheffield United)
+3 68 73 LM: Todd Cantwell (Norwich City)
+4 69 73 RWB: George Baldock (Sheffield United)
+4 68 72 GK: Aaron Ramsdale (Bournemouth)
+3 68 71 LW: Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
+4 66 70 CF: Mason Greenwood (Manchester United)
+3 67 70 CM: John Lundstram (Sheffield United)
+4 65 69 LM: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)



BUNDESLIGA
+1 89 90 ST: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München)
+2 83 85 ST: Timo Werner (RB Leipzig)
+1 84 85 RM: Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund)
+1 81 82 CAM: Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig)
+2 79 81 LB: Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund)
+1 80 81 CB: Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt)
+2 78 80 CM: Denis Zakaria (Borussia M’gladbach)
+1 79 80 RB: Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig)
+1 79 80 LW: Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen)
+4 75 79 LM: Marcus Thuram (Borussia M’gladbach)
+2 76 78 CAM: Amine Harit (FC Schalke 04)
+3 74 77 ST: Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg)
+3 74 77 LM: Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
+1 72 73 LM: Alphonso Davies (Bayern München)



SERIE A TIM
+1 86 87 ST: Ciro Immobile (Lazio)
+1 83 84 CAM: Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari)
+1 82 83 ST: Duván Zapata (Atalanta)
+1 81 82 ST: Lautaro Martínez (Inter)
+1 80 81 CB: Chris Smalling (AS Roma)
+1 79 80 CM: Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus)
+1 77 78 CM: Miguel Veloso (Hellas Verona)
+1 76 77 CF: João Pedro (Cagliari)
+1 76 77 LM: Robin Gosens (Atalanta)
+1 76 77 LB: Theo Hernández (AC Milan)
+1 75 76 ST: Christian Kouamé (Genoa)
+3 71 74 RM: Marco Davide Faraoni (Genoa)
+1 72 73 LM: Jérémie Boga (Sassuolo)
+3 68 71 ST: Filippo Falco (Lecce)
+6 65 71 CM: Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina)



LIGUE 1 CONFORAMA
+1 86 87 RW: Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain)
+1 86 87 CM: Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)
+1 85 86 ST: Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain)
+1 83 84 CDM: Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint-Germain)
+1 81 82 CAM: Dimitri Payet (Olympique de Marseille)
+1 80 81 ST: Moussa Dembélé (Olympique Lyonnais)
+1 80 81 GK: Steve Mandanda (Olympique de Marseille)
+1 80 81 LB: Bernat (Paris Saint-Germain)
+1 79 80 CAM: Alexandr Golovin (AS Monaco)
+1 79 80 CB: Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint-Germain)
+3 74 77 ST: Victor Osimhen (LOSC Lille)
+3 74 77 ST: Islam Slimani (AS Monaco)
+3 72 77 CM: Boubakary Soumaré (LOSC Lille)
+3 71 74 CB: William Saliba (AS Saint-Étienne)
+7 65 72 CB: Mohamed Simakan (RC Strasbourg)
+4 68 72 CB: Benoît Badiashile (AS Monaco)
+5 66 71 ST: Josh Maja (Girondins de Bordeaux)
+4 66 70 CM: Yacine Adli (Girondins de Bordeaux)
+3 66 69 CB: Tiago Djaló (LOSC Lille)



LALIGA SANTANDER
+1 87 88 CDM: Casemiro (Real Madrid)
+1 87 88 CF: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
+1 85 86 CB: Clément Lenglet (FC Barcelona)
+1 85 86 CM: Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona)
+1 85 86 CB: Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid)
+1 84 85 CM: Arthur (FC Barcelona)
+1 84 85 CAM: Nabil Fekir (Real Betis Balompié)
+1 82 83 CAM: Muniain (Athletic Club de Bilbao)
+1 82 83 CM: Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid)
+1 82 83 CB: Stefan Savić (Atlético de Madrid)
+1 82 83 LW: Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad)
+1 82 83 CB: Gabriel Paulista (Valencia CF)
+1 82 83 CM: Santi Cazorla (Villarreal CF)
+4 78 82 CAM: Martin Ødegaard (Real Sociedad)
+1 81 82 CB: Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Club de Bilbao)
+1 81 82 ST: Gerard Moreno (Villarreal CF)
+4 77 81 CM: Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
+1 80 81 CB: Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid)
+1 80 81 RB: Kieran Trippier (Atlético de Madrid)
+1 80 81 ST: Loren (Real Betis Balompié)
+1 80 81 CF: Portu (Real Sociedad)
+1 80 81 ST: Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia CF)
+1 80 81 LB: Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid)
+1 79 80 LB: Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club de Bilbao)
+1 79 80 LM: Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid)
+1 79 80 CM: Merino (Real Sociedad)
+1 79 80 ST: Karl Toko-Ekambi (Villarreal CF)
+2 76 78 LW: Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
+2 75 77 LM: Cucurella (Getafe CF)
+3 71 74 RB: Emerson (Real Betis Balompié)
+6 67 73 RM: Carles Pérez (FC Barcelona)
+4 69 73 LB: Quintillá (Villarreal CF)



REST OF THE WORLD
+1 85 86 CAM: Hakim Ziyech (Ajax)
+3 82 85 GK: André Onana (Ajax)
+1 84 85 RM: Pizzi (SL Benfica)
+1 84 85 CM: Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
+1 83 84 CAM: Oscar (Shanghai SIPG)
+2 81 83 CAM: Donny van de Beek (Ajax)
+1 82 83 LW: Quincy Promes (Ajax)
+1 82 83 LB: Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax)
+1 82 83 ST: Marko Arnautović (Shanghai SIPG)
+2 80 82 CB: Rúben Dias (SL Benfica)
+1 81 82 ST: Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC)
+2 80 82 ST: Moussa Marega (FC Porto)
+1 81 82 LW: Marcos Acuña (Sporting CP)
+1 81 82 CM: Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan)
+2 79 81 CB: Marcano (FC Porto)
+3 78 81 GK: Agustín Marchesín (FC Porto)
+1 80 81 GK: Odisseas Vlachodimos (SL Benfica)
+1 79 80 CAM: Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb)
+1 79 80 ST: Zé Luís (FC Porto)
+6 73 79 ST: Erling Braut Håland (Red Bull Salzburg)
+2 77 79 CB: Lisandro Martínez (Ajax)
+6 71 77 ST: Hwang Hee Chan (Red Bull Salzburg)
+2 75 77 CAM: Takumi Minamino (Red Bull Salzburg)
+8 68 76 CAM: Mohamed Ihattaren (PSV)
+4 72 76 CAM: Vinícius (SL Benfica)
+7 68 75 CB: Ben White (Leeds United)
+5 70 75 ST: Myron Boadu (AZ)
+4 71 75 ST: Patson Daka (Red Bull Salzburg)
+2 73 75 LM: Mislav Oršić (Dinamo Zagreb)
+5 69 74 RW: Luis Sinisterra (Feyenoord)
+4 70 74 GK: Luís Maximiliano (Sporting CP)
+3 70 73 CAM: Romário Baró (FC Porto)
+3 70 73 RW: Adam Hložek (Sparta Praha)
+5 67 72 RB: Sergiño Dest (Ajax)
+5 67 72 GK: Freddie Woodman (Swansea City)
+3 68 71 LW: Noa Lang (Ajax)
+5 57 62 ST: Mohamed Daramy (FC København)

Official list of Premier League Winter Upgrades.

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While the official list is not announced, you can check the winter upgrades of FIFA 19:

+1 89 90 ST: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
+3 85 88 CB: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
+1 87 88 ST: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)
+2 85 87 GK: Alisson (Liverpool)
+1 86 87 CDM: Fernandinho (Manchester City)
+2 85 87 CB: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur)
+2 85 87 RW: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
+1 84 85 LM: Heung Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur)
+1 84 85 ST: Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal)
+1 83 84 GK: Kepa Chelsea)
+1 83 84 CB: Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City)
+1 83 84 LW: Anthony Martial (Manchester United)
+2 82 84 LM: Felipe Anderson (West Ham)
+2 81 83 LB: Andrew Robertson (Liverpool)
+4 78 82 CDM: Lucas Torreira (Arsenal)
+1 81 82 ST: Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)
+3 78 81 LB: Lucas Digne (Everton)
+4 77 81 LM: Richarlison (Everton)
+1 79 80 CM: Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
+3 77 80 ST: Richarlison (Everton)
+3 74 77 RWB: Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
+2 75 77 LM: Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth)
+2 75 77 CM: James Maddison (Leicester City)
+6 70 76 RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace)

Official list of Bundesliga Winter Upgrades.

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While the official list is not announced, you can check the winter upgrades of FIFA 19:

+3 85 88 CAM: Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund)
+1 86 87 CM: Thiago (Bayern München)
+1 85 86 RB: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern München)
+3 82 85 CDM: Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund)
+2 82 84 GK: Yann Sommer (Borussia M’gladbach)
+1 83 84 ST: Timo Werner (RB Leipzig)
+1 82 83 ST: Andrej Kramarić (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)
+1 82 83 GK: Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg)
+2 81 83 LM: Thorgan Hazard (Borussia M’gladbach)
+1 82 83 RW: Suso (AC Milan)
+2 80 82 CAM: Kerem Demirbay (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)
+2 79 81 CAM: Kai Havertz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
+3 78 81 LWB: Nico Schulz (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)
+1 80 81 CB: Matthias Ginter (Borussia M’gladbach)
+3 78 81 ST: Sébastien Haller (Eintracht Frankfurt)
+1 80 81 RM: Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
+2 78 80 LB: Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg)
+5 75 80 ST: Luka Jović (Eintracht Frankfurt)
+2 77 79 CM: Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen)
+2 77 79 ST: Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig)
+3 75 78 RWB: Danny da Costa (Eintracht Frankfurt)
+6 72 78 RM: Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund)
+2 76 78 ST: Daniel Ginczek (VfL Wolfsburg)
+2 75 77 CAM: Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg)

Official list of Serie A Winter Upgrades.

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While the official list is not announced, you can check the winter upgrades of FIFA 19:

+1 89 90 CB: Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)
+1 87 88 CB: Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)
+2 84 86 GK: Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus)
+1 85 86 CB: Milan Škriniar (Inter)
+2 82 84 CM: Allan (Napoli)
+2 81 83 RB: João Cancelo (Juventus)
+1 82 83 GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan)
+1 82 83 LB: Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma)
+1 82 83 CB: Francesco Acerbi (Lazio)
+2 80 82 ST: Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria)
+2 80 82 RM: Matteo Politano (Inter)
+2 80 82 ST: Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli)
+2 79 81 CB: Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina)
+1 78 79 CM: Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina)
+2 77 79 RW: Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina)
+1 78 79 ST: Duván Zapata (Atalanta)
+2 77 79 LM: Joaquín Correa (Lazio)
+1 77 78 LW: Gervinho (Parma)
+6 70 76 ST: Krzysztof Piątek (Genoa)

Official list of Ligue 1 Winter Upgrades.

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While the official list is not announced, you can check the winter upgrades of FIFA 19:

+1 87 88 RW: Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
+1 84 85 CB: Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain)
+1 83 84 CF: Memphis Depay (Olympique Lyonnais)
+1 81 82 GK: Benjamin Lecomte (Montpellier Hérault SC)
+2 78 80 CM: Tanguy Ndombele (Olympique Lyonnais)
+2 78 80 GK: Ciprian Tatarusanue (FC Nantes)
+2 77 79 LB: Ferland Mendy (Olympique Lyonnais)
+1 78 79 RW: Allan Saint-Maximin (OGC Nice)
+1 78 79 CM: Valentin Rongier (FC Nantes)
+4 75 79 RM: Nicolas Pépé (LOSC Lille)
+1 77 78 CB: Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint-Germain)
+1 77 78 LW: Max Gradel (Toulouse Football Club)
+2 76 78 RB: Kenny Lala (RC Strasbourg)
+2 75 77 CDM: Otávio (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
+2 75 77 CB: Pablo (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
+2 75 77 CM: Jonas Martin (RC Strasbourg Alsace)
+4 72 76 CAM: Florent Mollet (Montpellier Hérault SC)
+5 71 76 ST: Jonathan Bamba (LOSC Lille)
+5 70 75 RB: Youcef Atal (OGC Nice)
+4 71 75 LM: Marcus Thuram (En Avant de Guingamp)
+3 72 75 ST: Saman Ghoddos (Amiens SC)
+3 72 75 CAM:Jonathan Ikoné (LOSC Lille)

Official list of Ligue 1 Winter Upgrades.

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While the official list is not announced, you can check the winter upgrades of FIFA 19:

+1 88 89 CDM: Sergio Busquets (FC Barcelona)
+1 84 85 ST: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
+1 84 85 RB: Carvajal (Real Madrid)
+1 83 84 RW: Ousmane Dembélé (FC Barcelona)
+1 82 83 LB: Lucas Hernandez (Atlético Madrid)
+2 81 83 CAM: Pablo Sarabia (Sevilla FC)
+1 81 82 ST: Wissam Ben Yedder (Sevilla FC)
+3 79 82 CAM: Sergio Canales (Real Betis)
+2 80 82 CM: Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis)
+3 78 81 CM: Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid)
+3 78 81 RM: Jesus Navas (Sevilla FC)
+1 80 81 CAM: Muniain (Sevilla FC)
+1 79 80 GK: Pacheco (Deportivo Alavés)
+1 78 79 RB: Santiago Arias (Atlético Madrid)
+2 76 78 ST: Borja Iglesias (RCD Espanyol)
+2 77 78 RB: Rubén Peña (SD Eibar)
+1 77 78 CM: Joan Jordan (Eibar)
+1 77 78 CB: Dakonam Djené (Getafe CF)
+4 73 77 CB: Hermoso (RCD Espanyol)
+2 75 77 LWB: Junior Firpo (Real Betis)
+4 73 77 CB: Guillermo Maripán (Deportivo Alavés)
+3 74 77 GK: Jordi Masip (Real Valladolid)
+5 70 75 LM: Toni Villa (Real Valladolid)

Official list of ROTW Winter Upgrades.

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While the official list is not announced, you can check the winter upgrades of FIFA 19:

+1 83 84 CAM: Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP)
+2 82 84 CAM: Hakim Ziyech (Ajax)
+1 82 83 CAM: Anderson Talisca (Shanghai SIPG)
+1 82 83 CAM: Oscar (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
+1 82 83 GK: Iker Casillas (FC Porto)
+3 80 83 CB: Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax)
+1 82 83 RM: Edin Višca ( Medipol Başakşehir FK)
+5 77 82 CM: Frenkie de Jong (Ajax)
+2 80 82 RW: Hirving Lozano (PSV)
+1 81 82 ST: Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC)
+1 80 81 ST: Moussa Marega (FC Porto)
+3 77 80 LW: Steven Bergwijn (PSV)
+4 75 79 CB: Éder Militão (FC Porto)
+3 76 79 CAM: Pozuelo (KRC Genk)
+4 74 78 GK: Odisseas Vlachodimos (SL Benfica)
+3 75 78 ST: Wesley (Club Brugge KV)
+2 76 78 LW: Leandro Trossard (KRC Genk)
+1 77 78 LM: Miralem Sulejmani (BSC Young Boys)
+4 73 77 LB: Angeliño (PSV)
+1 76 77 RB: Kevin Mbabu (BSC Young Boys)
+2 73 75 ST: Mbaye Diagne (Galatasaray SK)
+5 70 75 RM: Nikola Vlašic (CSKA Moscow)
+3 72 75 RM: Robert Skov (FC København)

Q: What is the Winter Refresh event?
A: Winter Refresh is one of the biggest content updates of the entire year in FUT. It usually features new versions of ICONS, new Ones to Watch players, upgraded ratings for over 130 players, new players in League SBC rewards plus repeatable and non-repeatable SBCs, New Player SBCs, Themed Daily and Weekly Objectives and more!

Q: When the Winter Refresh event takes place in FIFA 20?
A: It is expected to be released on February 14, 2020.

Q: When Winter Refresh event took place for the first time?
A: Winter Refresh was released for the first time ever in FIFA 19, replacing Ratings Refresh.

Q: Which offers can we expect to be released on the Winter Refresh event?
A: Probably Prime ICON Moments, the Winter Edition of Ones to Watch, skills and weak foot upgrades and the most waited Ratings Refresh.

Q: When OTW items get updated?
A: The Ones to Watch items feature top-players who moved to new clubs on this Winter transfer. They will automatically update whenever the player gets a qualifying In-Form item (Team of the Week, Man of the Match, Team of the Tournament, Hero and Record Breaker). To know more about the Winter Edition, please click here.

Q: What’s new on League SBCs during this event?
A: On Winter Refresh, every League SBC will be updated with the addition of a new player to the Player Pick reward granted for completing the group SBC.

Q: How are players upgraded in Ultimate Team?
A: Different to what happens on other game modes, and excepting the dynamic items, the FUT players aren’t automatically updated throughout the season according to their appearances in real life. Some may receive In Form cards, but most players remain with the characteristics they were given at the start of the season. In Ultimate Team, upgrades are made through the release of new cards in two specific times: Summer and Winter upgrades. When a player is upgraded, the cards that start coming in packs have got the new ratings and attributes according to their performance on the real-life pitch.

Q: What happens to the items of players who were upgraded?
A: To each player who is upgraded during the Winter upgrades season, it is assigned a new regular card which becomes available in packs until the end of the game, replacing the correspondent day 1 regular card. In other words, as soon as the new card is inserted in FUT packs, the old ones can only be found in the existing clubs and in the transfer market. Your odds of pulling the new card from a pack are exactly the same as pulling the original regular card before the update. If you own the day 1 card of an upgraded player, your card will keep unchanged. If you want the improved version, you will need to buy the corresponding new card in the market or cross your fingers when opening a pack.

Q: How does an upgrade item looks like?
A: Upgraded Players Cards are physically identical to the originals, except on rating and stats. In some cases, the position can also be updated.

Q: Who chooses the players to be upgraded?
A: A dedicated team from EA Sports.

Q: How long are Winter Upgrades Players cards available in FIFA packs?
A: As soon as they are released for the first time, they remain in packs until the end of the game, replacing the day 1 cards.

Q: If I own a card of a player that is to receive an upgrade, will this card get upgraded?
A: No. It remains exactly the same, with the original rating and attributes that were defined initially in the game.

Q: Can a player change categories if he is upgraded enough for that to happen?
A: Yes. As long as the upgrade gives him enough points for that, a player’s NIF card can go from bronze to silver or from silver to gold.

Q: If I own an In Form card of a player that is to receive an upgrade, will this card get upgraded?
A: Depends. Different to what happens with the NIF cards, the IF items released before the Winter Refresh will be upgraded in the same proportion as those (but automatically) if an upgraded player’s new OVR rating or one of the face stats equals or surpasses his existing first in-form’s. Only the face rating and the face stats matter for the winter refresh upgrade formula.

Q: Do Team of the Year Nominee cards trigger an upgrade??
A: No. The only cards that matter for triggering an upgrade are the winter NIF and the first earned special card (or FUTmas). It is likely that TOTY Nominee cards will increase if that player receives a winter refresh increase even if they don’t trigger an upgrade of the other special cards,

Q: Why are there some In Form cards that didn’t receive an upgrade although their NIF did?
A: First because probably the upgraded player’s new OVR rating does not equal or surpass his existing in-form’s rating. If it does, then it is because the upgraded player with an existing IF gets upgraded across Quality tiers (eg. Silver to Gold).

Q: Why wasn’t a certain player’s IF card upgraded if his NIF and UP were of the same category?
A: Probably because that IF card already had the maximum rating for its category: 64 or 74.

Q: It is possible to exist two regular cards of the same player with different ratings?
A: Yes. That’s what happens when a player receives an upgrade, two cards start coexisting: one corresponds to the start of the season and the other has got improved ratings and attributes.

Q: When there’s an upgrade, which cards are the ones that come in packs?
A: The new ones.

Q: Which cards are released first: transfers or upgrades?
A: Transfers.

Q: Do all upgraded players get a new card?
A: Yes. Although, if you own a regular card of a player that was upgraded there won’t be any alterations.

Q: The NIF and TOTW cards are the only ones to be upgraded? A: No. Every single special card has the chance to be upgraded, which includes, for example, the Heroes and Record Breaker cards.

Q: How can I predict which players have good chances of receiving an upgrade card?
A: Even if you don’t keep up much with the real-life football, there are two indicators to help out in this prediction: the number of a player’s IF cards; constant rating upgrades on H2H.

Q: Can a player be downgraded?
A: No.

Q: Can I have both the original and the new card in my club?
A: Yes. However, a squad can only have one of them.

Q: Can a transferred player receive an upgraded card? A: Yes, he can. Although EA Sports try separating player transfers/player upgrades, there are rare cases in which the same player is both transferred and upgraded at the same time. In that case, both situations are passed on to one single card.

Q: What advantage do the Winter upgrades bring us?
A: The upgrades increase the squads’ quality level, diminishing the differences between the game and real life football. Besides, they can also represent good trading opportunities, mainly when it comes to IF cards.

Q: I already have a squad. What is it good to me?
A: If you’re already “done” with your squad, the upgrades increase your improvement opportunities. If your squad is based on a league, for example, upgrades can improve the players you already have or they can promote others for a position or two.

Q: What cares should I take with these new cards coming?
A: If you want to buy a NIF, make sure you’re not paying the price the UP demands. If you want to sell an UP, make sure you’re not selling for the corresponding NIF price.