In FIFA 17 FUT is facing the Ratings Refresh. Hundreds of players will receive winter upgrades and downgrades.
EA Sports is introducing a new feature in the “Ultimate Team” mode of FIFA 17: the so-called Ratings Refresh. This will replace the winter upgrades we were expecting in FUT 17.
The Ratings Refresh is meant to reflect the real performances of players in professional football: Those who have been consistently strong – or weak – in recent months will receive a FUT card with a better or worse overall rating. Because there are also downgrades with the Ratings Refresh. In recent years, only upgrades occurred in FUT during the winter.
FUT 17 Ratings Refresh – Release
Not all new player cards will be released at once. The first batch of upgrades and downgrades will occur on February 17, expected around 7 PM. The last cards will be released on February 27. The Ratings Refresh will run in FUT 17 within these ten days.
Which players will receive an upgrade or downgrade?
Which players will be upgraded or downgraded is currently still unknown. A few weeks ago, we presented Bundesliga predictions – possibly these Bundesliga players will soon receive an upgrade.
Update February 27: These are the Ratings Refresh players from the rest of the world.
Update February 25: These are the Ratings Refresh players from the Bundesliga!
Update February 23: These are the Ratings Refresh players from LaLiga.
Update February 21: Now we know the Ratings Refresh players from Ligue 1.
Update February 19: Now the Ratings Refresh players from Serie A are also known.
Update 7 PM: 60 players from the Premier League have been updated! Upgrades:
- Eden Hazard – LW – Chelsea: 88 → 89
- Alexis Sanchez – ST – Arsenal: 87 → 88
- Coutinho – LW – Liverpool: 85 → 86
- Diego Costa – ST – Chelsea: 85 → 86
- Christian Eriksen – CAM – Tottenham Hotspur: 84 → 85
- Harry Kane – ST – Tottenham Hotspur: 84 → 85
- Joel Matip – CB – Liverpool: 82 → 83
- N’Golo Kante – CM – Chelsea: 81 → 83
- Adam Lallana – CM – Liverpool: 82 → 83
- Ander Herrera – CM – Manchester United: 82 → 83
- Roberto Firmino – ST – Liverpool: 82 → 83
- Dele Alli – CAM – Tottenham Hotspur: 80 → 82
- Virgil van Dijk – CB – Southampton: 79 → 82
- Jordan Henderson – CDM – Liverpool: 80 → 82
- Idrissa Gueye – CM – Everton: 76 → 82
- Kasper Schmeichel – GK – Leicester City: 81 → 82
- Antonio Valencia – RB – Manchester United: 80 → 82
- Kyle Walker – RB – Tottenham Hotspur: 81 → 82
- Sadio Mane – RW – Liverpool: 79 → 82
- Danny Rose – LB – Tottenham Hotspur: 80 → 81
- Jermain Defoe – ST – Sunderland: 80 → 81
- Héctor Bellerín – RB – Arsenal: 79 → 80
- Marcos Alonso – LWB – Chelsea: 77 → 79
- Alvaro Negredo – ST – Middlesborough: 80 → 81
- Wilfried Zaha – RM – Crystal Palace: 79 → 80
- Nordin Amrabat RM Watford: 79 → 80
- Heung Min Son – LM – Tottenham Hotspur: 79 → 80
- Victor Wanyama – CDM – Tottenham Hotspur: 78 → 79
- Divock Origi – ST – Liverpool: 78 → 79
- Marcos Alonso Mendoza – LWB – Chelsea: 77 → 79
- Victor Moses – RWB – Chelsea: 77 → 78
- Michail Antonio – RM – West Ham United: 76 → 78
- Tom Heaton – GK – Burnley: 76 → 78
- Troy Deeney – ST – Watford: 76 → 78
- Marcus Rashford – ST – Manchester United: 76 → 77
- Robert Snodgrass – RM – Hull City: 75 → 77
- Mohamed Elneny – CDM – Arsenal: 74 → 77
- Kelechi Iheanacho – ST – Manchester City: 74 → 76
- Jordan Pickford – GK – Sunderland: 73 → 76
- Darren Randolph – GK – West Ham United: 74 → 75
- Matt Phillips – RM – West Bromwich Albion: 74 → 75
- Oriol Romeu Vidal – CDM – Southampton: 74 → 75
- Harry Arter – CM – Bournemouth: 74 → 75
- Viktor Fischer – LW – Middlesbrough: 74 → 75
- Pierre-Emile Højbjerg – CM – Southampton: 74 → 75
- Danny Simpson – RB – Leicester City: 74 → 75
- Alex Iwobi – LM – Arsenal: 70 → 74
- Harry Winks – CM – Tottenham Hotspur: 64 → 70
- Joel Castro Pereira – GK – Manchester United: 57 → 67
- Tom Davies – CM – Everton: 58 → 64
Downgrades:
- Nicolas Otamendi – CB – Manchester City: 85 ← 84
- Steve Mandanda – GK – Crystal Palace: 85 ← 84
- Bastian Schweinsteiger – CM – Manchester United: 83 ← 82
- Claudio Bravo – GK – Manchester City: 85 ← 83
- John Terry – CB – Chelsea: 84 ← 82
- Robert Huth – CB – Leicester City: 80 ← 78
- Wes Morgan – CB – Leicester City: 79 ← 77
- Lazar Markovic – RM – Hull City: 78 ← 76
- Oumar Niasse – ST – Hull City: 77 ← 75
- John O’Shea – CB – Sunderland: 76 ← 74
- Stephen Ireland – CAM – Stoke City: 76 ← 74
- Evandro Goebel – CM – Hull City: 76 ← 74
- Bakary Sako – LM – Crystal Palace: 75 ← 72
- Gerhard Tremmel – GK – Swansea City: 75 ← 71
We will update this article as soon as more information is available. The next league will be updated on Sunday!
More information about the Ratings Refresh:
- Who determines the upgrades and downgrades? A team from EA Sports.
- What do the new player cards look like? Like the previous standard cards (gold, silver, bronze).
- What is the difference between the previous standard cards and the new cards? The overall rating and the stats. Only in rare cases does the position change, if the player has predominantly played in a new position in recent months.
- What happens to the old standard cards? They remain unchanged. However, they are replaced in packs by the new cards. In other words, the old cards can no longer be drawn from sets.
- What happens to the previous IFs? They will also receive an upgrade if the new standard card exceeds the previous IF card’s rating or has the same rating. There are no downgrades for IF cards. More information about this here.
- How long are the “Ratings Refresh” cards in the sets? Expected until the end of FIFA 17.
- Can a winter transfer player receive an upgrade or downgrade? Yes.
You can find information about the winter transfers in FUT 17 here.
