FIFA 23 GLOSSARY

FIFA 23 glossary collects the most popular terms and definitions, helping the least experienced to understand better the FUT vocabulary.
FIFA 23 Glossary


2x Chance
A Promo Pack available on the FUT store in which you have two times more chances to get an In Form or special item. They are very, very rare.

59th Minute
A trading method to buy items on FUT Transfer Market that are listed recently for a price that is below their lowest Buy Now price and then list the purchased items back up on the market to make a profit.

Acceleration
A Player’s physical attribute. It measures the increment of a player’s running speed. The higher the value, the shorter the time needed to reach maximum speed.

Action
An applicable action to an item or a Squad: Apply Consumable, Swap Player, Send to Active Squad, Make This Item Active, Place on Transfer List, List on Transfer Market, Send to My Club, Quick Sell; Squad Selector, Squad Builder, Apply Squad Training Item, Player Instructions, Player Roles, Kit Numbers, Custom Tactics, Player Stats, Set Formation.

Active Challenge
A match against the active Team of the Week or Featured Squad. An active challenge offers you bonus coins. An active challenge offers you bonus coins for your first win, the number of coins depends on the difficulty level you choose.

Active Squad
Your currently selected squad in FUT.

Aggression
A player’s mental attribute. It measures the frequency and the aggression of jostling, tackling and slide tackling. It is the attribute which determines the player’s power of will or commitment to a match.

Agility
A player’s physical attribute. It measures how agile the player is while moving or turning. In other words, how fast and graceful a player is able to control the ball.

All-Time Record
The record of match results you have played since the beginning of your current FUT season. It is shown as Win-Draw-Lose by numbers.

Alpha
The game’s version that comes after the pre-alpha and before the beta. It is one of the first development stages.

Anchor
A chemistry style that gives a potential +2 boost on pace, defence and physical.

Android
The mobile operating system developed by Google. One of the platforms where FUT can be managed with the Companion App.

Architect
A chemistry style that gives a potential +3 boost on passing and physical.

Attacking Full Backs
Attacking d-pad tactic that makes Full Back Players go on the offensive.

Attacking Work Rate
It measures how often a player participates in attacks. Rated as low, medium and high.

Attributes
The same of Player Attributes. The data and information that determine the quality and the feature of a player’s technical skills, behaviours and performance on the pitch. They are rated from 0 to 99 each.

Autobidder
An application created to trade automatically on FUT. The user indicates the price they are interested in buying certain items at and when the indicated player or players appear, the program then automatically makes the bid for them.

Autobuyer
An application created to trade automatically on FUT. The user indicates the price they are interested in buying certain cards at, and when the indicated player or players appear the program makes the buy for them automatically using the BIN option.

Award Winner Item
A special Player Item assigned to award winner players, including POTS and POTY, of a selection of leagues. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

Backbone
A chemistry style that gives a potential +2 boost on passing, defence and physical.

Badge
One of the four club item types. It is shown on the starting animation of every match, every pause and all menus of this game mode.

Balance
A player’s physical attribute. It measures the ability to maintain balance after a physical challenge.

Ball Control
A player’s technical attribute. It measures the ability of a player to control the ball as he receives it. The higher the value, the less likely the ball is to bounce away from the player after controlling it.

Base Icon Item
The worst version of an Icon item.

Basic
A chemistry style that gives a potential +1 boost on all stats. By default, all player cards in FUT have BAS chemistry style unless another chemistry style is applied to them.

Beta
The FIFA test version released in August to a selected group of FIFA users for a pre-release test by invitation.

Bid
A price proposal on an auction. Each time you make an offer for a item that is being sold on the transfer market. The lower bid possible is 150 coins.

Bid Bumping
Also known as Price Jacking and Bid Jacking. Popular scamming techniques in which, at the last seconds of a sale in the transfer market, someone uses a second account and suddenly raises the price massively, hoping that somebody will bid for it by mistake.

Bid Jacking
Also known as Price Jacking and Bid Bumping. Popular scamming techniques in which, at the last seconds of a sale in the transfer market, someone uses a second account and suddenly raises the price massively, hoping that somebody will bid for it by mistake.

Black Friday
A promotional FUT event which takes place every year on the day following Thanksgiving Day. It celebrates the shopping event Black Friday.

Brasilver
The name given to silver Brazilians players and to the teams shaped exclusively by these players.

Bronze
The lowest of the three item’s qualities. In the case of players’ cards, it corresponds to those with a rating up to 64.

Buy It Now
A bidding option in FUT Transfer Market which allows you to buy an item immediately by paying the Buy Now Price for it.

Buy Now Price
The price for Buy Now option. A compulsory price setting option for listing items on FUT Transfer Market which allows you to offer a price to your bidders as for the Buy Now option. Buy Now Price is the maximum price for bidding, which is also knows as End Price or Maximum Price.

Card
An item. It can be a player, a staff, a consumable, a stadium/vanity, club’s item or a token.

Card Weight
A metric used to estimate how often a particular card is traded on the FUT marketplace. The higher the card weight number means this card may be rarer plus more sought after when traded or not as frequently seen within the marketplace. It gives an indication of how rare cards are.

Career Mode
A game mode in FIFA which gives you the choice of playing the role of a manager or a player.

Cat
A chemistry style for goalkeepers that gives a potential +2 boost on reflexes, speed and positioning.

Catalyst
A chemistry style that gives a potential +3 boost on passing and pace.

Central Attacking Midfielder
A player position. Also known as Center Attacking Midfielder. It is an offensive midfield player who is normally positioned between central midfield and the strikers (forwards). CAM players usually help their forwards on attacks to score goals.

Central Defensive Midfielder
A player position. Also known as Center Defensive Midfielder. It is a midfield player with a primarily defensive role. CDM players usually help the defenders in their team for defences.

Centre Forward
A player position. It is a striker who has the main role of attacking and scoring goals as a lone forward. A CF player is usually positioned in the centre of the attacking line.

Champions Channel
A FUT Champions feature that lets you watch full match replays from the top players in the world competing in the weekend league.

Champions Finals
An online competition, played from Friday to Tuesday, which is integrated into the last stage of the FUT Champions campaign.

Chapter
A group of challenges in FUT Moments.

Chemistry
An index that measures how well a player will perform in-game, and it depends on the familiarity of the players with the positioning, the relation with the teammates and the manager. Low chemistry values will hinder players’ ability, whilst high chemistry values will result in players performing well.

Chemistry Style
A consumable item that allows players to choose which stats will be affected by chemistry. It redistributes the stats that will receive chemistry boosts.

Chip Shot
A short kick that lifts the ball high in the air.

Classic Match
A FUT Friendlies game mode which uses the official rules.

Closed Beta
Also known as Beta. The FIFA test version released in August to a selected group of FIFA users for a pre-release test by invitation.

Club Items
One of the four types of FUT items. They are essentially used to personalize your club, making your playing experience the most unique as it possibly can be.

Club Value
The total value of all players in your club. It measures how valuable are your players.

Coin Boost
A special item that gives you some additional FUT Coins for each match you play.

Coins
The digital currency of FIFA Ultimate Team used to do any exchange or transaction.

Coins Store
A store which sells FUT coins for money. It is against the EA terms of use.

Comeback
Also known as come-from-behind. It is an occurrence of a team which is behind by a few goals in a match, but turns the result and wins the game in the end.

Community Event
A type of FUT event in which each player who completes Objectives in specified groups will contribute to a global XP pool.

Community TOTS
Also known as Most Consistent but Never IF. The first Team of the Season to be released. It is based on a shortlist of 100+ players who performed consistently well throughout the season but did not receive a performance-based in-form. The winners are chosen by fan vote and revealed when the team is announced.

Companion App
A free online app that lets you manage your FUT for consoles on your iOS or Android device just like you do in the FUT Web App.

Compare Price
An option in FUT Transfer Market which allows you to compare your item before listing with the same or similar items listed on transfer market by other people.

Completion Award
An award you get in coins after finishing a FUT match.

Composure
A player’s mental attribute. It measures the distance the player with the ball starts feeling the pressure from the opponent. The higher the value, the better the player performs when under pressure from an opponent.

Concept Item
A virtual item that allow you to populate your squads with players you don’t own to see how they fit.

Concept Squad
A powerful in-game squad planning tool that allows you to plan future squads using any FUT player. Use Concept Squads to plan your next Transfer Market buys, find replacements for players and test out different Chemistry combinations.

Co-Op
A cooperative match which allows you to team up with a friend online.

Consumable
One of the four types of FUT items. They can be applied to players or managers. It includes contracts, healing, chemistry styles, manager’s league and position cards.

Consumable Pile
A location reserved for the consumables that you may want to store in your club.

Contract Item
One of the eight types of Consumable Items. It increases the number of games a manager or a player can play. When the number of matches printed in the player or the manager card reaches zero, they will remain on your squad but can only contribute to your team when you apply a contract card to them.

Corners
An offensive custom tactic. It affects how many players position themselves in the box during a corner.

Cross
A medium to long-range pass from a wide field area towards the centre of the field near the opponent’s goal.

Crossing
A player’s technical attribute. It measures how accurately the player crosses the ball during normal running, and free kick set pieces.

Curve
A player’s technical attribute. It measures the player’s ability to curve the ball when passing and shooting. The higher the value, the more curve/curl the player is capable of putting on the ball

Current Bid
The last submitted bid with the highest price on a listed item on the Transfer Market. The current bid will win the auction once the Time Remaining is expired.

Daily Gifts
A daily reward assigned to FUT players during specific and limited periods.

Daily Objectives
Simple tasks which are released each day and contribute XP to your Season Rewards. They are automatically released each day and expire after 24 hours.

Deadeye
A chemistry style that gives a potential +3 boost on shooting and passing.

Deadlock
A situation in a match in which no progress, no movement or no score can be made.
Defensive Style
A defensive custom tactic. It determines how hard the team will tackle and how much pressure is applied to the ball possessor.

Defensive Work Rate
It measures how often a player participates in defensive plays. Rated as low, medium and high.

Delete Club
An option that lets you delete your current club. A deleted club cannot be restored, meaning you lose your progress, squads, players, coins and other items permanently. You can only delete four times.

Demo
A free-to-download limited version of the full game designed to show users what the full game will be like, showing off new features and gameplay improvements.

Depht
A defensive custom tactic. It determines how high up the pitch the team will start to pressure the opposition.

Did Not Finish
A coefficient that measures the number of unfinished matches due to volunteer players dropping. Disconnecting from matches affects your DNF Modifier which could reduce the number of coins and rewards you receive from future matches.

Discard Price
Also known as Quick Sell Price. It is a selling option which allows you to sell your items to the system immediately and get coins instead. Once you quickly sell an item, it will be discarded and no longer available in your FUT Club. Discard price for untradeable items is 0 coins.

Diving
One of the six face goalkeeper’s stats. It measures the ability to make a save whilst diving through the air.

Division Rivals
Also known as FUT Rivals or FUT Division Rivals. Online mode with a skill-driven rank system, allowing users to earn FUT Champions Points and enter on FUT Champions.

DNF Modifier
A built-in program in FIFA games that monitors your DNF rates and reduces the number of coins and rewards you gain from your online matches as your DNF rate goes higher.

D-Pad Tactics
Also known as Quick Tactics. Special tactics that give more control over your team while in-game, allowing you to modify certain aspects of your playstyle without having to pause a match.

Draft
Also known as FUT Draft. A game mode that tests your team-building skills as you pick the best fit for each position from a five-player draw. In this mode, you challenge opponents in a series of up to four matches.

Draft Token
A token in FIFA Ultimate Team that can be redeemed to unlock a FUT Draft competition entry. Draft Tokens can be found in packs and received as a reward.

Dribbling 1
One of the six face player’s stats. It measures a specific player’s agility, balance, ball control and dribbling.

Dribbling 2
A player’s technical attribute. It measures the player’s ability to carry the ball past an opponent. A higher value means the player will be able to keep better possession of the ball whilst dribbling because he will keep the ball closer, making it harder for the opponent to win it off of him.

Driven Pass
An operated, powered and speeded up ground pass. A driven pass is more accurate in reaching its target, but since the passer puts pace and strength on the ball, it might be more difficult to control for the receiver.

Duration
The time your listed items will be shown as Time Remaining on the market. Once the duration of a listed item is finished, the item will be sold to the current bidder if there is any or will be expired if there was no bid. You must set a duration for your items when listing them on the Transfer Market. In FUT, the minimum duration is 1 Hour and the maximum is 3 Days.

Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment
An ability in some video-games (such as FIFA) that monitors your playing skills & ability and suggests you increase or decrease your difficulty level in order to improve your gameplay experience, to help you enjoy the game and/or to help you earn more game rewards.

Dynamic Objectives
Special time-limited release Objective Groups which will not have a regular release schedule and will end after a set period of time determined by the dynamic objective group. These could be tied to campaigns or real-world events that are happening in the game during the course of the Season.

Dynamic Tactics
A feature that allows you to create multiple game plans, with different tactics, instructions, formations and tactics.

EA Play
Paid subscription program that includes trial early access and other offers

Early Access
A bonus service in the video game industry by which consumers can obtain access to the unfinished game, Alpha/Beta versions of the game or access to the finished game before its release date.

EA Sports
The brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops FIFA series.

Electronic Arts
The publisher of FIFA videogames.

EA Sports FC
The new football franchise name of Electronic Arts.

Electrum Pack
A hybrid pack with a split of Gold and Silver items.

End of an Era Item
A special Player Item which celebrates a player’s footballing career with permanent stats and ratings reflecting their abilities at the peak of their powers.

Established Date
The date on which you have created your FUT club.

Events
A feature that lets can collaborate and compete by completing Objectives in-game to unlock rewards as a community.

Extra Striker
Attacking d-pad tactic that adds another player on the role as a striker.

Face Stats
The stats that are stated in a player card: pace, shooting, passing, dribbling, defending, and physical (player); diving, handling, kicking, reflexes, speed, positioning (goalkeeper).

False 9
A player position. It is an unconventional attacking player who drops deep into midfield to make opposing defenders either mark him or cover up the space he created behind him.

Fantasy FUT
A promotional FUT event.

Fantasy FUT Item
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of players. It features dynamic items which are upgraded based on the matches played, team, wins, goals, assists and clean sheets.

Featured Squad
The special matches played against squads created by members of the FIFA and football community, such as real footballers, celebrities, or FIFA pro players.

FIFA Points
The virtual currency used exclusively to purchase packs and FUT Draft entries. To gain FIFA Points in FIFA Ultimate Team, you must purchase them by paying real money.

FIFAUTeam
The world’s biggest and arguably the best website for FIFA Ultimate Team.

Finisher
A chemistry style that gives a potential +3 boost on physical and shooting.

Finishing
A player’s technical attribute. It measures the accuracy of shots using a foot inside the penalty area.

First Owned Player
A Player Item that has First Owner status in your club if the item was earned, for example, via Objectives, SBCs, or Packs. This means a First Owned Player was not bought from the Transfer Market by any other user, but is earned as a reward or received from a pack, so you are the first owner of this player card.

Fitness
In-game Player Attribute that measures a player’s condition of being physically fit and healthy.

Flair Pass
A fancy and powerful ground pass which is less accurate than a Driven Pass but more powerful.

Flair Shot
A fancy and powerful shot which has less accuracy but more power to reach the target.

Flashback Item
A special Player Item assigned to currently active players, recognizing previous accomplishments they made. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

Formation
The positioning of the players on the pitch. Depending on whether a team wishes to play more attacking or defensive football, different formations can be used.

Founder
A user who has been playing since the first edition of FUT.

Free Kick Accuracy
A player’s technical attribute. It measures the player’s accuracy in taking Free Kicks. The higher the value, the better the accuracy of a direct free kick on goal.

Free Kick
An offensive custom tactic. It affects how many players will position themselves in the box during a free kick.

Frostbite
The game engine that powers the Xbox One, PS4 and PC versions since FIFA 14.

FUT Birthday
A promotional FUT event which takes place every year. It celebrates the anniversary of the FIFA Ultimate Team mode.

FUT Birthday Item
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of players. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

FUT Captains
A promotional FUT event. It celebrates football’s inspirational leaders.

FUT Captains Item
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of players. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

FUT Champions
A competitive online game mode within FUT.

FUT Champions Points
In-game points used to redeem the Champions Finals qualification.

FUT Co-Op
Feature that lets you team up with a friend online in Division Rivals against other solos or duos, in Squad Battles against the AI, or kick back in FUT Friendlies House Rules against other players.

FUT Draft
Also known as Draft. Game mode that tests your team-building skills as you pick the best fit for each position from a five-player draw. In this mode, you challenge opponents in a series of up to four matches.
FUT Hub
FUT Home. A term used in FUT navigational bar to show how far you drilled in the menu after the FUT home screen.

FUT Moments
FUT game mode that challenges you to recreate iconic football moments.

FUT Player Days
A promotional FUT event which takes place every year in March. It celebrates the best content released so far.

FUT Stadium
The default stadium when you start FUT. It’s a customisable stadium arena which can be upgraded to the Challengers Stadium and the FUT Champions Stadium.

FUT Stars
FUT Moments currency used to redeem rewards on the Star Gallery.

FUT Store
A store where you can buy packs and FIFA coins.

FUTTIES
A promotional FUT event which takes place every year at the end of the season. It celebrates the community’s favourite players in several categories.

FUTTIES Item
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of players voted by the FUT community. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

FUTMAS
A former promotional FUT event. It celebrated the Holiday season.

FUT Versus
A promotional FUT event.

FUT Versus
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of players. It features two versions of the same player.

FUT Web App
Also known as Web App or FUT Web. Free online app that lets you manage your FUT for consoles just like you do in the Companion App.

Future Stars
A promotional FUT event which takes place every year. It celebrates the hot young prospects and their potential.

Future Stars Items
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of hot young prospects aged 23 or younger and not yet an established star. It features permanent improved ratings and stats according to their potential.

Game Plan
Plans with different dynamic tactics to use in different moments of the game.

Get in the Box
Attacking d-pad tactic that put more players into the box for crosses.

GK Basic
A chemistry style that gives a potential +1 boost on all stats. By default, all goalkeeper cards in FUT have BAS chemistry style unless another chemistry style is applied to them.

Gladiator
A chemistry style that gives a potential +3 boost on shooting and on defence.

Glove
A chemistry style for goalkeepers that gives a potential +2 boost on diving, handling and positioning.

Gold
The highest of the three item’s qualities. In the case of players’ cards, it corresponds to those with a rating higher than 74.

Ground Pass
A pass which goes on the surface (on the ground).

Guardian 1
A chemistry style that gives a potential +3 boost on dribbling and on defending.

Handling 2
One of the six face goalkeeper’s stats. It measures how cleanly he catches the ball and does he hold on to it.

Handicap
Also known as Scripting or Momentum. A theory about how weaker teams are given an unfair advantage against stronger teams. According to it, some things that happen in-game are meant to happen by the game engine and not by the player’s skill. The goal of handicap is to balance competitiveness between opponents with different ratings.

Happy Hour
Former name to a specific period with special promo packs available on the store.

Hawk
A chemistry style that gives a potential +2 boost on pacing, shooting and physical.

Heading Accuracy
A player’s technical attribute. It measures the heading accuracy of the player for either a pass or a shot.

Headers & Volleys
A FUT Friendlies game mode in which players can only score with a header or a volley.

Headliners
A promotional FUT event which takes place every year in January/February. It celebrates the most in-form players.

Headliners Item
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of players who are on an exceptional run of form through the season so far. It features dynamic improved ratings and stats that get automatically upgraded if the player earns a qualified in-form during the remainder of the current season.

Healing Item
Consumable Item. It reduces the downtime of injured players and heals them.

Hero Item
A special Player Item assigned to some of football’s most memorable players and the unforgettable moments that turned them into fan favourites.

Homegrown Talent
Career Mode feature in which a local youngster player with world-class potential is assigned to your club as a bonus by pre-ordering the game.

Hug Sideline
Attacking d-pad tactic that changes the way how your outside players are going to position themselves.

Hunter
A chemistry style that gives a potential +3 boost on pacing and on defending.

Hybrid
A team which contains players from at least two nations AND at least two leagues.

Icon Item
A special day-1 Player Item assigned exclusively to a selection of some of the retired greatest football players of all time. Each football Icon has unique attributes based on his skills and flair during the peak of his career.

Icon Swaps
A feature that allows players to unlock selected Icons in exchange for Player Tokens which can be earned by completing objectives you exchange.

In Form Item
Also known as IF Player. A player that has played well the previous week in real life and has been chosen for the current week’s Team of the Week.

Instructions
Also known as Player Instructions. The direct messages you can give to each player individually on different tactical plans.

Interception
A player’s mental attribute. It measures the ability to read the game and intercept passes.

IOS
The mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. One of the platforms where FUT can be managed with the Companion App.

Item
Also known as Card. It can be a player, a staff, a consumable, a club item or a token.

Item Actions
A window in FUT that allows you to do the following actions to a selected item (when applicable): Send to Active Squad, Make This Item Active, Place on Transfer List, List on Transfer Market, Send to My Club, Quick Sell.

Jumbo Pack
A pack with double of the size of the other packs. The most popular one is the Jumbo Rare Players Pack which costs 100k coins.

Jumbo Rare Players Pack
One of the most wanted FUT packs. It includes 24 items, all players, all gold, and all rare.

Jumping
A player’s physical attribute. It measures the player’s ability and quality for jumping from the surface for headers. The higher the value is, the higher the player can jump.

King of the Hill
A FUT Friendlies game mode that combines the power of dribbling in a control zone with a goal value meter, making the focus of the game different than ever before.

Kicking
One of the six face goalkeeper’s stats. It measures the length and accuracy of goal kicks from out of the hands or on the ground.
Kicking
One of the six face goalkeeper’s stats. It measures the length and accuracy of goal kicks from out of the hands or on the ground.Kick Off
The most popular game mode for casual players. It allows you to create quick matches to play against CPU or your friends, using any available teams.

Leaderboard
An informative screen that uses four coefficients to compare how good players are: shows match earnings, trade profits, club value and top squads.

League Player Item
A special Player Item assigned via specific Milestones Objectives to a selection of players. It features dynamic improved ratings and stats.

Legacy Edition
The new release of a game with the game engine from its previous version but with updated content, game data or assets.

Lightning Round
A Promo Pack sold on the FUT store in limited global quantities and for a pre-determined length of time.

Live FUT Friendlies
A feature that combines Squad Rules, with the different House Rules in Friendlies.

Loan Item
A player item that can be used for a limited amount of matches. It is not possible to apply contracts to this item.

Lob Pass
A lob pass (aerial pass) is a pass which goes over the opponent’s head in a high arc.

Long Range
A FUT Friendlies game mode in which any goal scored inside the box will count as one goal, but goals scored from outside the box count as two goals.

Long Pass
A pass which travels a long distance down the field to reach its target.

Long Passing
A player’s technical attribute. It measures how well a player performs a long pass in the air to his teammate. It doesn’t affect long ground passes.

Long Shot
A player’s technical attribute. It measures the accuracy of shots from outside the penalty area.

Low Cross
A low-range lob pass.

Low Driven Shot
An operated, powered and speeded-up ground shot.

Loyalty Offer
Free packs delivered to players based on how many FUT Session Days a player accumulate during a specific date range.

Lunar New Year
A former promotional FUT event which takes place every year in February. It celebrates the Chinese New Year.

Maestro
A chemistry style that gives a potential +2 boost on passing, dribbling and shooting.

Manager
Staff Item. It gives a bonus percentage to contract items and contributes to the individual player’s chemistry with his league and nation.

Manager Action
A window in FIFA Ultimate Team which allows you to do the following actions to your Active Squad’s Manager: Apply Manager Item, Swap Manager, Place on Transfer List, List on Transfer Market, Send to My Club, Quick Sell.

Manager League Item
Consumable Item. It allows you to change the league of the manager.

Man of the Match Item
A special Player Item assigned to the most in-form players from domestic cups played by clubs and continental tournaments by national teams. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

Market Crash
A sudden drop in Item prices (especially Player prices) in the Transfer Market.

Marking
A player’s technical attribute. It measures the ability to track and defend an opposing player. It is the player’s ability to stay close to an opposing attacker and stop him from getting to a cross/pass from a teammate.

Marksman
A chemistry style that gives a potential +2 boost on physical, dribbling and shooting.

Marquee Matchups
A Squad Building Challenges that highlighted the key real-life matches for the coming week.

Match Awards
A reward given after completing a match.

Match Facts
The vital information and summary report of a match: Goals, Shots, Shots on Target, Possession (%), Tackles, Fouls, Red Cards, Yellow Cards, Injuries, Offsides, Corners, Shot Accuracy (%), Pass Accuracy (%).

Max Chemistry
A FUT Friendlies game mode in which the restrictions of team-building were taken away and added a full boost to players’ Chemistry, regardless of their position in the squad or their links

Mid Icon Item
The second worst version of an Icon item.

Milestones
A long-term objective groups which are not tied to any Season.

Mixed Pack
A pack that has cards of all qualities divided equally.

Moments
Indivisual scenarios in FUT Moments.

Moments Icon Item
The best version of an Icon item.

Mystery Ball
A FUT Friendlies game mode that has the element of surprise each time the ball leaves play as it comes in as a new mystery ball type.

Nintendo Switch
One of the platforms where FUT that can be played.

No Rules
A FUT Friendlies game mode in which there are no offside calls, fouls or bookings.

Numbersup
A promotional FUT event.

Numbersup Item
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of players. It features upgrades up to 99 in one of the face stats.

Objectives
Tasks that you have to complete in-game or in the new companion app to receive extra rewards.

Offensive Style
An offensive custom tactic. It determines the speed at which the attacking team advances play, the general passing distance and the style of support play from teammates in the first two-thirds of the pitch.

Offside Trap
Defensive d-pad tactic that moves defenders along the pitch to turn through ball passes by the opponent to offsides.

Ones to Watch
A promotional FUT event which takes place on the game release date. It celebrates the players who were permanently transferred.

Ones to Watch Item
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of players who have been permanently transferred. It features dynamic improved ratings and stats that are boosted every time he gets a new TOTW or MOTM item.

Online Friendlies
FIFA game mode that allows you to invite a friend to play a game online and keep track of your competition over five seasons.

Origin
The Electronic Arts Store.

Overload Ball Side
Defensive d-pad tactic that puts many players on the side of the pitch where the ball is located.

Pace
One of the six face player’s stats. It measures acceleration and sprint speed.

Pack
A group of random in-game items which can contain players, consumables, club items, staff or a combination of them.

Passing
One of the six face player’s stats. It measures crossing, curve, free-kick accuracy, long passing and short passing.

Penalties
A player’s technical attribute. It measures the accuracy of shots from inside the penalty area.

Physical
One of the six face player’s stats. It measures aggression, jumping, stamina and strenght.

Player Actions
A window which allows you to do the following actions to a selected player card when applicable: Apply Consumable, Swap Player, Place on Transfer List, List on Transfer Market, Send to My Club, Quick Sell.

Player Details
Also known as Player Bio or Bio. It is an option to see a player card’s biography and details.

Player Moments
A special Player Item assigned to currently active players, recognizing a special moment in their careers, like a particular match or goal. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

Player of the Month
A special Player Item assigned to the monthly POTM winners of a selection of leagues (Premier League, Bundesliga, LaLiga, Ligue 1, Serie A and Eredivisie). It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

Player Performance
A player’s action of performing a task or function on the field in a match.

Players in Box
An offensive custom tactic. It affects the timing of when players make runs into the box and how many players will look to get into the box to get on the end of a cross.

Playmaker
A player in a game who leads attacks or brings other players on the same side into a position from which they could score goals.

Play-Off
An online competition integrated into the first stage of the FUT Champions campaign.

PlayStation
One of the platforms where FUT that can be played.

Position
The position of a player in a team on the field which determines their role and assignments.

Positioning
One of the six face goalkeeper’s stats. It measures the ability to position himself correctly when saving shots. It also affects the way how a goalkeeper reacts to crosses.

Position Modifier Item
Consumable Item. It allows you to swap between primary and secondary player positions.

Powerhouse
A chemistry style that gives a potential +3 boost on passing and defence.

Practice Arena
FIFA game mode where players can practice on a pitch.

Preferred Foot
The foot a player feels more comfortable playing: right or left.

Premium Pack
A pack with triple the rares of a standard pack.

Preview Pack
Packs you can be open for free, see the content and decide if you want to buy the packs or not.

Price Fixing
A market strategy that consists in buying a large amount of the same item to fix its market price and get a high profit.

Price Jacking
Also known as Bid Jacking and Bid Bumping. Popular scamming techniques in which, at the last seconds of a sale in the transfer market, someone uses a second account and suddenly raises the price massively, hoping that somebody will bid for it by mistake.

Price Ranges
The set min and max price an item in FUT can be sold for on the Transfer Market.

Prime Icon Item
The second best version of an Icon item.

Prime Pack
A pack which the amount of rare items inside equals half the pack’s the size/total amount of items.

Pro Clubs
FIFA online game mode where players control the avatar Virtual Pro.

Pro Player Item
A special Player Item assigned exclusively to a selection of professional football players. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

Quality
The item classification that gives a general idea of how good and valuable each item is. In FUT there are five qualities: bronze, silver, gold, IF and special.

Quick Sell
Also known as Discard Price. It is a selling option which allows you to sell your items to the system immediately and get coins instead. Once you do quick sell an item, it will be discarded and will no longer be available in your FUT Club. Discard price for untradeable items is 0 coins.

Quick Tactics
Also known as D-Pad Tactics. Special tactics that give more control over your team while in-game, allowing you to modify certain aspects of your playstyle without having to pause a match.

Rainbow
A squad featuring eleven different items types.

Rare Item
A non-common item usually more valuable. It is a bright and luminous item that has something unique. In the case of player’s items, for example, the rare items are assigned to players that have something no other player has.

Rare Pack
A pack in which all items are rare.

Rating
A number from 0 to 99 that gives a general idea about how good a player or a squad is. In the case of players, the overall rating is not an average or a reflection of all attributes. Squad Rating is a quality evaluation system that allows you to compare different squads.

Reactions
A player’s physical attribute. It measures how quickly a player responds to a situation happening around him.

Record
The record of match results you have played since the beginning of your current FUT season. It is shown as Win-Draw-Lose by numbers.

Record-Breaker Item
A special Player Item assigned to players who break records within real-life football matches. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

Reflexes
One of the six face goalkeeper’s stats. It measures the agility of the goalkeeper when making a save.

Regular Item
Also known as Standard Item. The default item. In the case of players, it includes Day 1, transfer and upgraded items.

Reserve
A player who belongs to the squad but is not part of the starting eleven or the substitutes. Each squad has five slots for reserves.

Rewind
A Kick-off feature that allows you to pause your game, rewind and replay a scene.

Rivals
Also known as FUT Rivals or Division Rivals. Online mode with a skill-driven rank system, allowing users to earn FUT Champions Points and enter the FUT Champions Finals.

Road to the Final
A promotional FUT event. It celebrates the UEFA club competitions.

Road to the Final Item
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of players who are playing in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. It features dynamic improved ratings and stats as their teams progress through various stages of these competitions.

Roles
The instructions that allow you to choose in advance the player you want to be the captain or responsible for taking set pieces, including penalties, free kicks and corners (on both sides).

Rulebreakers
A promotional FUT event.

Rulebreakers Item
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of players. It features game-changing stat updates (downgrades and upgrades).

Scripting
Also known as Handicap or Momentum. A theory about how weaker teams are given an unfair advantage against stronger teams. According to it, some things that happen in-game are meant to happen by the game engine and not by the player’s skill. The goal of handicap is to balance competitiveness between opponents with different ratings.

Season Objectives
The longer-term challenges to finish and from the time they are put live, they will remain live until the last day of the season.

Seasons 1
The objectives system which allows you to progress towards rewards for your Ultimate Team.

Seasons 2
FIFA game mode where players compete with each other in a divisional mode.

Seasons
The objectives system which allows you to progress towards rewards for your Ultimate Team.

Sentinel
A chemistry style that gives a potential +3 boost on defence and physical.

Shadow
A chemistry style that gives a potential +3 boost on pace and defence.

Shapeshifters
A promotional FUT event which takes place every year. It celebrates a selection of popular players.

Shapeshifters Item
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of players who have received notable position changes. It features dynamic improved ratings and stats.

Shield
A chemistry style for goalkeepers that gives a potential +2 boost on kicking, reflexes and speed.

Shooting
One of the six face player’s stats. It measures finishing, long shots, penalties, positioning, shot power and volleys.

Short Pass
A pass which travels a short distance down the field to reach its target.

Short Passing
A player’s technical attribute. It measures how well a player performs a short / ground pass to his teammate.

Silver
The mid-tier of the three items’ qualities. In the case of players’ cards, it corresponds to those with a rating from 65 to 74.

Shot Power
A player’s technical attribute. It measures how hard the player hits the ball when taking a shot at goal. It is the amount of power a player can put into a shot while still keeping it accurate.

Skill Rewards
The sum of bonuses performance and penalties performance. Player’s good performances are rewarded with FUT coins, while there will be coin deductions for negative performances.

Sliding Tackle
A player’s technical attribute. It measures the player’s ability to time sliding tackles so that they win the ball rather than give away a foul.

Small Pack
A pack with half of the size of a regular packs.

Sniper
A chemistry style that gives a potential +3 boost on shooting and dribble.

Speed
One of the six face goalkeeper’s stats. It measures the ability to close down an opponent in one-on-one situations.

Special
Any player item which isn’t classified as Regular or In Form.

Specialities
A group of categories used to indicate that a player has a specific set of qualities and/or skills. They are derived from the attributes and physical details of a player and are intended to allow for easy identification of players that would fit into some of the most common roles in football.

Skill Games
FIFA game mode in which you can test and improve your skills by completing challenges that test specific manoeuvres such as chip shots, free kicks, and dribbling..

Sprint Speed
A player’s physical attribute. It measures how fast the player runs while at top speed.

Squad Actions
A window which allows you to do the following actions to your Active Squad: Squad Selector, Squad Builder, Apply Squad Training Item, Player Instructions, Player Roles, Kit Numbers, Custom Tactics, Player Stats.

Squad Battles
A single-player game mode where you take on other squads from the FUT community to earn rewards and move up the leaderboards.

Squad Builder
A feature which allows you to build a squad quickly for your FUT club or for an SBC challenge while getting the most possible OVR and Chemistry.

Squad Building Challenges
A single-player game mode within FUT that contains a series of challenges to test your squad-building skills in exchange for rewards. To complete SBC challenges and gain the SBC reward, you need to permanently exchange your player cards from your Club.

St Patrick’s
A promotional FUT event which takes place every year in March. It celebrates St Patrick Day and the Irish Saint.

Stadiums
One of the four club item types. The active item is where your home matches will be played. It affects not only the visibility but also the gameplay.

Stadium Theme
A club customization item that features on the sidelines and in the crowd throughout the match.

Staff
One of the four types of FUT items. It is represented only by managers. They boost the effect of contracts, and they even increase the players’ individual chemistry.

Stamina 1
A value that evaluates how fast a player’s fitness depletes.

Stamina 2
A player’s physical attribute. It measures the rate at which a player will tire during a game. It evaluates how tired your player gets as the match approaches half time or full time.

Standing Tackle
A player’s technical attribute. It measures the player’s ability to time sliding tackles so that they win the ball rather than give away a foul.

Star Rating
A coefficient that measures the quality of the team based on its star rating. It ranges between 1 star and five stars.

Star Skills
An index that measures the ability that a player has to perform technical moves. It ranges between 1 (least complex) and 5 (most complex).

Starter Objectives
It is the place where new players can learn the ropes of FIFA Ultimate Team, with organized learning objectives grouped together by subjects such as trading, team building and Chemistry.

Starting Pack
The pack assigned to new FUT players. It includes everything they need to start playing (players, consumables, club items and a manager).

Starter Eleven
Starting Lineup. A list of the set of players who will actively play in a match when the game begins.

Start Price
The minimum price of a listed item on the Transfer Market for the first bid.

Stories
A group of chapters in FUT Moments.

Storyline Item
An untradeable Special Player Item assigned to a selection of players. It features permanent improved ratings and stats. It can be earned by exchanging the XP you earned in an active season.

Strength
A player’s physical attribute. It measures the quality or state of being physically strong. The higher the value, the more likely the player will win a physical challenge.

Striker
A player position. It is a forward who has the main role of attacking and scoring goals.

Striker Drop Back
Defensive d-pad tactic that makes strikers assist the defence against the opposition.

Substitute
A player who belongs to the squad but is not part of the starting eleven or reserves. Each squad has seven slots for substitutes.

Swaps
A FUT Friendlies game mode in which three players are randomly swapped from the squad with the opponent.

Tactics
The planned actions and strategies to achieve a specific end in FIFA matches that affect the whole team. They are divided into two groups: defensive (defensive style, width, depth) and attacking (offensive style, width, players in box, corners and free kicks).

Target Man
A forward player usually with a good physical strength and can make space, score goals, or hold up play with the ball waiting for support no matter how much pressure defenders are putting on him.

Tax
A fee over any player-to-player trade. EA Sports takes 5% tax from each selling item at FUT Transfer Market once they are sold. The taxes are deducted from the final sale price that is given to the seller.

Team Event
A type of FUT event that divides the community into different teams to compete from head to head for rewards.

Team of the Group Stage
A promotional FUT event which takes place every year in December. It celebrates the European clubs group stage’s competitions.

Team of the Group Stage Item
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of the best in-form players from the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League group stages. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

Team of the Knockout Stage
A squad that is released during the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League Knockout Stages based on real-life performance.

Team of the Knockout Stage Item
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of the best in-form players from the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League knockout stages. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

Team of the Season
A promotional FUT event which takes place every year in April/May. It celebrates the best players from the current football campaign across Europe and the rest of the world.

Team of the Season Items
A special Player Item assigned to the best players of the season in a selection of leagues. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

Team of the Week
A squad released almost every Wednesday featuring players who have played well the previous week in real life.

Team of the Week Item
An In Form Player Item assigned weekly to a selection of players based on their real-life performances throughout various leagues across the world. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

Team of the Year
A promotional FUT event which takes place every year in January. It celebrates the best players of the civil year.

Team of the Year Item
A special Player Item assigned to the best players of the civil year. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

Team Overall Rating
A quality evaluation system that allows you to compare different squads.

Team Press
Defensive d-pad tactic that makes the team apply constant pressure on its opponent.

Throwback Marquee Matchups
The re-release of a Squad Building Challenges that highlighted the key real-life matches for the past week.

Through Pass
A forward pass which goes into open space through the opponent’s defence.

Tifos
A club customization item that features in the pre-match intros and some replays.

Title Update
The post-release update patch for a video game that fixes bugs, glitches and other issues in the current gameplay.

Top Squad
The combined chemistry and rating scores of your best squad. It measures how good your best squad is.

TOTW Moments
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of players based entirely on a historical TOTW release from past FUT titles. It features permanent improved ratings and stats.

Tournaments
Game mode in which you can create a custom tournament, selecting your tournament type, rules and teams; or experience over 50 real football tournaments worldwide.

Trait
A category that helps to define a single identity for each player. It enables a player to perform certain ‘moves’ when controlled by you. It also increases the chance that a player will use those moves when controlled by the CPU.

Transfer Item
A regular Player Item assigned to players who have moved to new clubs. It doesn’t feature improved ratings and stats.

Transfer List
A transfer sub-menu that allows you to do all the management related to selling items.

Transfer Market
A virtual auction-based market in which users can buy and sell their tradeable items.

Transfer Profit
The coin profits from purchases, sales and discards. It measures how good a trader you are.

Transfer Target
A transfer sub-menu that allows you to do all the management related to the items you are tracking or you have to sell.

Twitch
The most used platform to stream FIFA.

Ultimate Edition
The premium version of the game.

Ultimate Pack
The most expensive FUT pack, which includes 30 rare gold player items.

Ultimate Scream
A former promotional FUT event. It celebrated the Halloween season.

Unassigned
A storage location for Unassigned Items.

Unassigned Items
The items that were not sent to your club or the transfer list after they were claimed.

Untradeable Item
An item that is not able to be traded in the Transfer Market. An untradeable item can be only used by the owner in the game.

Untradeable Pack
A pack that only contains untradeable items. They are usually earned as rewards.

Upgrade Item
A regular Player Item assigned to players who have stood out in the first half of the season. It features improved ratings and stats.

Vision
A player’s mental attribute. It measures the player’s awareness of the position of his teammates and opponents around him. It is the attribute that increases (or reduces) the possibilities of a successful long pass.

Volleys
A player’s technical attribute. It measures the accuracy and power of volleys at the goal. It affects the technique and accuracy of shots taken while the ball is in the air. This tends to be coupled with the balance trait if he is not fully facing the goal.

VOLTA Football
FIFA game mode that takes the game back to the streets with an authentic small-sided football experience.

Wall
A chemistry style for goalkeepers that gives a potential +2 boost on kicking, diving and handling.

Weak Foot
A skill that measures the ability of a player to shoot with one foot as he does with his best foot. Having a 5-star weak foot rating means that a player’s weaker foot shot is identical to their preferred foot shot.

Web App
Also known as FUT Web App or FUT Web. Free online app that lets you manage your FUT for consoles just like you do in the Companion App.

Webstart
The early access for returned players that takes place in the FUT Web App.

Weekly Objectives
The groups of objectives which have rewards and XP associated with the completion of the individual objectives release each week.

Welcome Back
The loyalty rewards delivered to returning FUT players.

Width
A defensive custom tactic. It determines how high up the pitch the team will start to pressure the opposition.

Winter Wildcards
A promotional FUT event. It celebrates the holiday season.

Winter Wildcards Item
A special Player Item assigned to a selection of players. It features position swaps along with permanent upgrades.

Work Rate
Also known as Player Work Rate. How often a player goes to defend or to attack. Every player has two different types of work rates: attacking or defensive. Each one may be High, Medium or Low levels.

Xbox
One of the platforms where FUT that can be played.

XP
Also known as Experience Point. A unit of measurement to quantify a user’s progression through the game mode. FUT XP is earned by completing objectives that will unlock a mix of rewards. It resets at the end of every single season.