In EA FC 25, even newcomers can now build really good teams for less than 150,000 coins. We show you a strong starting XI, with which you will definitely be competitive.
What makes the team stand out? Especially as a newcomer in EA FC, it’s important that you are not too wasteful with your coins. Therefore, none of our suggested players should cost more than 20,000 coins.
In general, you should pay less attention to a player’s rating at the beginning, and more to how well the card plays on the pitch. The service site EasySBC has developed such a meta-rating that relates to the playability of the cards in Ultimate Team, in collaboration with various eProfis.
We have looked at and compared the squad builders of various EA FC service sites. You can read our recommendation here: EA FC 25: Squad Builder – Comparison and Guide for Your Perfect Team
Which formation is suitable for a starter team? After 4 months of EA FC 25, the 4-2-1-3 formation has established itself as a strong setup among professionals. It offers you a stable defense defensively and a variable attacking play offensively.
Strong Team in the 4-2-1-3 Formation
We have used the Squad Builder from EasySBC to help build the strongest possible team for a maximum of 150,000 coins. It was also important to us that the individual players at least reach one chemistry point so that they receive a value boost in-game:
Player List and Prices on the Transfer Market:
| Player (Version) | Position (Role) | Club | Market price in coins (As of: January 14, 2025) |
| Ederson (Gold) | GK (GK-Libero) | Manchester City | 12,750 |
| Itakura (NumeroFUT) | LB (Outside Defender) | Real Madrid | 13,250 |
| Balerdi (NumeroFUT) | CB (Defender-Professional) | Olympique Marseille | 10,750 |
| Dante (NumeroFUT) | CB (Defender-Professional) | OGC Nice | 13,000 |
| Davitashvili (Winter Wildcards) | RB (Outside Defender) | AS Saint Etienne | 12,500 |
| Sierro (NumeroFUT) | CDM (Defensive Midfielder) | FC Toulouse | 10,750 |
| Fred (Winter Wildcards) | CDM (Deep-Lying Playmaker) | Fenerbahçe | 13,250 |
| Savanier (Thunderstruck) | CAM (Playmaker) | HSC Montpellier | 18,500 |
| Sahraoui (Winter Wildcards) | LF (Inside Forward-Professional) | OSC Lille | 12,250 |
| Zhegrova (Thunderstruck) | RF (Wing) | OSC Lille | 13,750 |
| Gonçalo Ramos (NumeroFUT) | ST (Striker-Professional) | Paris Saint-Germain | 11,000 |
| Total: 141,750 coins |
We also placed value on ensuring that the cards fit into the 4-2-1-3 system with their player roles. Therefore, you will see one or two green plus signs below each player in the image.
What are player roles? This new gameplay mechanic determines how your players move off the ball. For each position, there are player roles with offensive, defensive, or balanced approaches.
You can read even more detailed information about the new feature on MeinMMO: EA FC 25: What does the plus next to my player mean?
