FIFA 17 St Patricks Day is a yearly festive promotion that is largely known by its tournament and the green cards assigned to a selection of Irish players. In this guide you can know everything about the FIFA 17 St Patricks Day, including how it affects the market, how it was in previous years and an updated promotional offers list.
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- Introduction
St Patricks Day Event Date
Offers of Previous Years
Available Offers
How the Market is Affected
Frequently Asked Questions
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FIFA 17 St Patricks Day Introduction
What is the St Patricks Day event?
St Patricks Day is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Electronic Arts joined in FIFA 13 to the Irish celebration that takes place every year, releasing the most awaited tournament of the year. This special FUT tournament is usually the one with the greatest win rewards but we don’t expect to see it coming back this year.
Since FIFA 15, EA is also releasing special Irish themed FUT promotional packs and assigning green cards to a selection of twenty three Irish players. The only difference between these cards and the original ones is the colour. During five days, the player’s cards pulled from packs are released on green instead of their normal colours. The discard prices of these cards are also different. The FIFA St Patricks Day cards have the same quick sell prices of the other In Form cards. A variety of Irish themed pack offers will also be released during this promotion.
Details on FIFA 17 St Patricks Day offers will be updated below.
FIFA 17 St Patricks Day Date
When FIFA 17 St Patricks Day promotion will be released?
The St Patricks Day promotion has been going since FIFA 13, making it one of the oldest FUT events.
For FIFA 17 Ultimate Team, the St Patricks Day official dates are:
FIFA 17 St Patricks Day
16 March (Thursday) to 20 March 2017 (Monday)
In the following table you can see the St Patricks Day events release dates of previous years:
| Promotions Date | |
| FIFA 17 | 16-20 March 2017 |
| FIFA 16 | 16-21 March 2016 |
| FIFA 15 | 13-18 March 2015 |
| FIFA 14 | 13-18 March 2014 |
| FIFA 13 | 15-17 March 2013 |
FIFA St Patricks Day Offers of Previous Years
How was this promotion in FIFA 16?
These were the offers available during the St Patricks last year.
The celebration of the St Patricks Day for FIFA 16 was based in three main offers.
FUT Packs Offers
New FUT pack offer available on the FUT store every day: 7k Premium Silver Players Packs, 25k Premium Gold Players Packs, 25k Rare Gold Packs and 35k Mega Packs. 15k Jumbo Premium Gold Packs available all week.
FUT Featured Tournament
St. Patrick’s Day Tournament, available for single player and online mode.
St Patricks Day Green cards
Green team, featuring 23 players with Republic of Ireland nationalities.
FIFA 17 St Patricks Day Offers
What you can win with the FIFA 17 St Patricks Day Promotion?
Themed Kits
This exclusive themed kit will be available to everyone who completes the Green Team SBC.
Starting at March 16, you just need to submit the team and go to your console to redeem this kit.
Green Team
To celebrate the St Patricks Day, Electronic Arts will release a complete squad featuring 23 Irish players. The players of this green team will receive themed cards with no boost.
These cards become available in packs from March 16 to March 20. During this period, which starts at 6pm (UK time), the FIFA 17 green cards replace the corresponding regular not coloured cards. In other words, if a player gets his St Patricks card in packs, it is impossible to find his regular card there. Your odds of pulling a green card from a pack are exactly the same of pulling the day 1 card of that player in another time.
If you own the regular card of a St Patricks player, your card will keep unchanged. If you want the green version, you will need to buy the corresponding version in the market or pull it from a pack in that week.
The only difference between the St Patricks cards and their respective original NIF cards is the colour. There is no boost in the stats or in the attributes. During the period of the promotion, a selection of player’s cards pulled from packs are released on green instead of their normal colours gold, silver and bronze. St Patricks are not In Form cards because there is no boost.
You can learn more about these cards clicking here.
Here is the FIFA 17 Green Team:
GOALKEEPERS
GK: Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday) – 76
GK: Darren Randolph (West Ham United) – 75
DEFENDERS
RB: Séamus Coleman (Everton) – 82
CB: Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) – 76
CB: John O’Shea (Sunderland) – 74
CB: Marc Wilson (West Bromwich Albion) – 74
CB: Richard Keogh (Derby Couny) – 74
CB: Shane Duffy (Brighton & Hove Albion) – 72
MIDFIELDERS
CDM – Glenn Whelan (Stoke City) – 77
CDM: James McCarthy (Everton) – 81
CM – Darron Gibson (Sunderland) – 77
CM: Harry Arter (Bournemouth) – 75
CM: David Meyler (Hull City) – 72
CM: Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) – 69
CAM: Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) – 77
CAM: Alan Judge (Brentford) – 73
RM: Aiden McGedy (Preston North End) – 75
LM: Robbie Brady (Burnley) – 76
LM: James McClean (West Bromwich Albion) – 74
FORWARDS
ST – Shane Long (Southampton) – 77
ST: Jonathan Walters (Stoke City) – 75
ST: Darly Murphy (Newcastle United) – 73
CB: David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) – 72
Squad Building Challenge
As it is happening in every single FIFA 17 event, new squad building challenges will be released. To celebrate the St Patricks Day, play this special SBC group with the chance to earn unique rewards. Hurry though, it’s only available for a limited time!
Green Team
Requirements:
Exactly 11 Republic of Ireland Players
Min. Team Rating: 70
Min. Team Chemistry: 90
Number of Players in the Squad: 11
Rewards:
1x St Patricks Day Kit
Estimated Price:
–
Repeatable:
No
Start:
16/03/2017 6pm ??
End:
20/03/2017 6pm ??
Ultimate Pot of Gold
Requirements:
St Patrick’s Players: Min 7
Gold Players: Min 9
Team Chemistry: Exactly 100
Players in the Squad: 11
Rewards:
1x Ultimate Pot of Gold Pack (40,000 to 300,000 coins)
Estimated Price:
–
Repeatable:
No
Start:
16/03/2017 6pm ??
End:
20/03/2017 6pm ??
Mega Pot of Gold
Requirements:
St Patrick’s Players: Min 4
Gold Players: Min 9
Team Chemistry: Min 90
Players in the Squad: 11
Rewards:
1x Mega Pot of Gold Pack (30,000 to 150,000 coins)
Estimated Price:
–
Repeatable:
No
Start:
16/03/2017 6pm ??
End:
20/03/2017 6pm ??
Premium Pot of Gold
Requirements:
St Patrick’s Players: Min 2
Team Chemistry: Min 90
Players in the Squad: 11
Rewards:
1x Premium Pot of Gold Pack (20,000 to 100,000 coins)
Estimated Price:
–
Repeatable:
No
Start:
16/03/2017 6pm ??
End:
20/03/2017 6pm ??
82+ Rated Guarantee
Requirements:
Exactly Gold Players
Min. Rare Players: 7
Min. Team Chemistry: 30
Number of Players in the Squad: 11
Rewards:
1x 82+ Rated Rare Player Pack
Estimated Price:
–
Repeatable:
Yes
Start:
16/03/2017 6pm ??
End:
20/03/2017 6pm ??
Promo Packs
Several promotional packs will probably be available on the FUT store. The most likely are the new Rare Electrum Players Pack and the Prime Electrum Players Pack.
Day 4 – 19 March 2017 (Sunday)
Rare Electrum Players Pack
12 items, 6 gold, 6 silver, 12 rare | 30,000 coins or 600 FIFA Points
Day 3 – 18 March 2017 (Saturday)
Prime Electrum Players Pack
12 items, 6 gold, 6 silver, 6 rare | 20,000 coins or 400 FIFA Points
Day 2 – 17 March 2017 (Friday)
Rare Electrum Players Pack
12 items, 6 gold, 6 silver, 12 rare | 30,000 coins or 600 FIFA Points
Day 1 – 16 March 2017 (Thursday)
Prime Electrum Players Pack
12 items, 6 gold, 6 silver, 6 rare | 20,000 coins or 400 FIFA Points
How the Market is Affected by the St Patricks Day Event
What happens to the cards’ prices during the St Patricks Day Promotion?
The St Patricks Day promotion has a huge impact on the FUT 17 market, but almost only in the Irish players cards.
Many Irish players increase in price a few days before St Patricks Day event start. Specific players will more than double in price, so investing early can make you a lot of FIFA 17 coins. Remember to sell before the promotion actually starts. The best time to buy Irish players is during the TOTY but beware as players are starting to invest earlier and earlier. Even some of the cheaper non-rares increase considerably in price, especially if they fit the Pot of Gold Group SBC requirements and are given a green team card. You should sell your investments in the week before the promotion starts if you want to maximise your profit.
FIFA 17 St Patricks Day Event FAQ
What you need to know about FIFA 17 St Patricks Day
Q: What is the FIFA 17 St Patricks Day?
A: It is an event that Electronic Arts runs to celebrate the Irish St Patricks Day.
Q: When is the FIFA 17 St Patricks Day?
A: The promotion runs between 16 March (Thursday) and 20 March 2017 (Monday).
Q: What can we expect from FIFA 17 St Patricks Day even?
FUT pack offers, squad building challenges, themed cards, special kit and green players cards release.
Q: Can we expect 100k Jumbo Rare Players Packs?
A: Probably yes.
Q: Can you explain me how the green team works?
A: EA releases every year a selection of 23 green players cards to celebrate the St. Patrick’s Day. These cards have no boost. Basically, the only difference to their respective NIF cards is the colour. During the event, the player’s cards pulled from packs will be released on green instead of their normal colours. They have the same quick sell prices of the other In Form cards.
Q: Will EA Sports release free packs to everyone during FIFA 17 St Patricks Day?
A: No, not even Daily Gifts. Don’t expect great offers as you can find in FUTmas, FUT United or FUT Birthday.