In FIFA 17, the Team of the Year (TOTY) is coming in Ultimate Team mode. When will it be released, which players are nominated, and what cards are there?
Update 13.1.: All 11 TOTY players are now available in the packs. Until Monday, January 16, at 7 PM.
Update 12.1.: These are the goalkeeper and defenders of the TOTY.
Update 11.1.: These are the midfield players of the TOTY.
Update 9.1.: The Team of the Year is known!
Update 5.1., 7 PM: EA Sports released this trailer for the TOTY:
Since FUT 12, there has been a Team of the Year every year in the “Ultimate Team” mode of the FIFA series. Blue player cards with outstanding stats come into play. Last year, for example, a special card of Lionel Messi with a rating of 99 was released.
What is the Team of the Year in FUT 17?
The eleven players of the Team of the Year are voted by FIFPro and are announced every January in Zurich. The big awards in world football are presented there annually.
This world’s eleven includes professional players who performed the best in 2016. EA Sports creates the TOTY in FUT 17, which is marked with blue player cards. These special cards are the best cards in the game and thus highly sought after.
In short: The TOTY in FUT 17 consists of the best players of 2016, recognized with the best player cards. It consists of one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfield players, and three forwards.
When is the TOTY released? – Release and time
The TOTY will be released on January 9 in Zurich as part of the show “The Best FIFA Football Awards”. The time should be around 6:35 PM.
The entire TOTY will not be immediately available in packs. From January 9, 7 PM, the strikers will be in the packs, the midfield players should be available from January 11, 7 PM, and the defenders and the goalkeeper from January 12, 7 PM. The complete TOTY should be available from January 13, 7 PM.
Which players are in the Team of the Year in FUT 17?
Which players are in the TOTY and what ratings they have will only be revealed on January 9. All candidates for a spot in the world’s eleven can be found in the given link.
A leak recently appeared that might show the players of the Team of the Year.
Update: The leak was not entirely correct. Now the TOTY players are known. You can find them in the given link.
- You can find the overall ratings of the TOTY strikers here.
- The ratings of the TOTY midfield players are here.
- We present the ratings of the goalkeeper and defenders here.
How do I get a blue card from the TOTY?
The TOTY special cards are available in the packs for one week. If you want a chance, you must be able to include “Rare Gold Players” in the set.
The chance of getting a TOTY card this week is the same as the chance of getting the normal card of the corresponding player in another week. This also means that you will not find any standard cards of the TOTY players in the packs during TOTY week.
The best time to open packs is during the days when the complete TOTY is available in packs.
You can also purchase the TOTY cards on the transfer market from other players. However, they will cost many coins.
What influence does the TOTY have on the transfer market in FUT 17? – Prices and market crash
As the overall rating of the players on the TOTY cards will rise by several points, these cards are very desirable. They are usually among the most expensive cards in FUT.
This leads to countless packs being opened that week, flooding the market, causing the biggest market crash of the year. The prices of other players drop drastically. Many fans sell their players in advance to have many coins for the packs during the TOTY week.
So if you want to make cheap bargains on the transfer market, next week is the ideal time for that.
However, accurate predictions for transfer market fluctuations are impossible. Since FIFA 17, there are also Squad-Building Challenges, which can temporarily have a strong influence on the transfer market.
How can I prepare for the Team of the Year?
The best preparation is probably to save up a supply of coins now, to be able to open some packs during the TOTY week. It is also possible to purchase packs using real money, but everyone must decide for themselves whether they want to invest money.
Otherwise, keep a close eye on the events during TOTY week. The times mentioned above may still change. Stay alert.
Information about winter transfers and winter upgrades in FUT 17 can be found in the provided links.
Tips, tricks, and guides for FUT 17 can be found in our guide collection.
