In FIFA Ultimate Team world there are many abbreviations. The less familiar may have difficulty understanding them. There are also several technical terms that should be fully understood.
In this article we propose to list and get to know the different FIFA Ultimate Team Definitions and Abbreviations.
FIFA Ultimate Definitions and Abbreviations from A to Z
2x CHANCE
Specific Happy Hours in wich the probability of getting a n IF card is twice higher.
BID
Proposal. Each offer of an auction.
BID BUMPING
The same as Price Jacking or Bid Jacking. Scamming technique where, at the end of an auction, somebody with separate account and that owns a player’s card, raises the price massively hoping that somebody will bid by mistake.
BID JACKING
The same as Bid Bumping or Price Jacking. Scamming technique where, at the end of an auction, somebody with separate account and that owns a player’s card, raises the price massively hoping that somebody will bid by mistake.
BID TOKENS
Each one of the bids made by FUT Web.
BIN
Buy It Now – option available on auctions in wich the seller pre-set a immediate purchase value without be need to bid.
BRASILVER
Popular name given to silver Brazilians players.
BRONZE
One of the three levels of cards. In the case of players’ cards, it corresponds to those with ratings up to 64.
C
Coins – Object of exchange that has value in the FIFA Ultimate Team market.
CAM
Centre Attacking Midfielder – player position.
CARDWEIGHT
Metric used to estimate how often a particular card is traded on the FIFA Ultimate Team marketplace.
CB
Centre Back – player position.
CDM
Center Defensive Midfielder – player position
CF
Centre Forward – player position.
CHM
Chemistry – index which evaluates the players’ familiarity with the tactics, positioning and teammates.
CM
Centre Midfield – player position.
CON
Contracts – number of matches that a player can play.
CR7
Cristiano Ronaldo – one of the best players of the world.
DEF
Defense – one of the six main players’ technical attributes.
DIV
Diving – one of the six main goalkeepers’ technical attributes.
DNF%
Did Not Finish Percentage – coefficient that penalizes players who do not finish matches in which they participate.
DRI
Dribble – one of the six main players’ technical attributes.
EA
Electronic Arts – the creators of the FIFA series.
FIF
Fourth In Form – name given to the cards that were IF by the fourth time.
FIT
Fitness – index which evaluates the players’ physical state.
FUT
FIFA Ultimate Team – game mode of FIFA series.
FUT STORE
FIFA Ultimate Team Store where we can buy packs.
FUT WEB
Online extension where we can manage our FUT club. The same as Web App.
GENERATIONS
FUT Web Online feature that let’s you show your players of differents FIFA Ultimate Team versions.
GG
Good Game – message sent to an opponent after what you consider to be a good game.
GK
Goalkeeper – player position.
GOLD
One of the three levels of cards. In the case of players’ cards, it corresponds to those with ratings between 75 and 99.
HAN
Handling – one of the six main goalkeepers’ technical attributes.
HANDICAP
A theory about how weaker teams are given an unfair advantage against stronger teams.
HEA
Heading – one of the six main players’ technical attributes.
HH
Happy Hour – specific time periods in which packs may be cheaper and in which may be more likely to get valuable cards in packs.
HYBRID
Team formed by players from two leagues.
IF
In Form – name given to the not-regular cards with attributes improved.
IFn
IF Card of a player that gets this IF card by the n time (n is a number). Example: IF2 is the same as SIF.
iMOTM
International Man of the Match – player who receives a very limited edition purple card (IF), based on his real performance by his national team.
IRL
In Real Life – term used to talk about players not on FUT, but in real life.
K
Thousands (of Coins).
KIC
Kicking – one of the six main goalkeepers’ technical attributes.
LB
Left Back – player position.
LM
Left Midfield – player position.
LW
Left Wing – player position.
LWB
Left Wing Back – player position.
MOR
Morale – index which evaluates the players’ mental state.
MOTM
Man of the Match – player of the week who receives a very limited edition orange card (IF), based on his real performance during the previous week.
MSP
Microsoft Points – official virtual currency for xBox Live.
NIF
Not In Form – expression used to refer to a regular card of a player that has IF versions.
ORIGIN
Electronic Arts Store.
OVR
Overall Rating – index which evaluates the players’ quality.
PAC
Pace – one of the six main players’ technical attributes.
PACK
Group of cards sold in FUT Store in exchange for coins or money.
PAS
Passing – one of the six main players’ technical attributes.
PC
Personal Computer – one of the platforms that can be played FUT.
POS
Position – one of the six main goalkeepers’ technical attributes.
PRICE FIXING
Technique of acquiring a high amount of the same card, fixing the market price of that card and getting a high profit.
PRICE JACKING
The same as Bid Bumping or Bid Jacking. Scamming technique where, at the end of an auction, somebody with separate account and that owns a player’s card, raises the price massively hoping that somebody will bid by mistake.
PS3
PlayStation 3 – one of the platforms that can be played FUT.
PSN
PlayStation Network – network where is possible to play FIFA Ultimate Team on PS3 consoles.
RATING
Index which evaluates the players’ quality or squads quality.
RB
Right Back – player position.
REF
Reflexes – one of the six main goalkeepers’ technical attributes.
RES
Reserves – players who belong to the squad but that do not play or sit on the bench.
RM
Right Midfield – player position.
RW
Right Wing – player position.
RWB
Right Wing Back – player position.
SHO
Shooting – one of the six main players’ technical attributes.
SIF
Second In Form – name given to the cards that were IF by the second time.
SILVER
One of the three levels of cards. In the case of players’ cards, it corresponds to those with ratings between 65 and 74.
SKILLS
Technical ability. Usually used to talk about dribbling.
SPD
Speed – one of the six main goalkeepers’ technical attributes.
ST
Striker – player position.
STAR RATING
Index which evaluates the squads quality by a star rating system (between zero and five).
SUB
Substitutes – players who do not start playing but that can get in during the match.
SWEATING
Cheap Play – methods to score easy goals on FIFA.
TIF
Third In Form – name given to the cards that were IF by the third time.
TOTS
Team of the Season – selection of the best players that, every season, receive upgraded blue cards (IF), based on their real performance on the previous season. Used to distinguish from TOTY’s for the calendar year.
TOTW
Team of the Week – selection of the best players that, every week, receive upgraded black cards (IF), based on their real performance on the previous week.
TOTY
Team of the Year – selection of the best players that, every year, receive upgraded blue cards (IF), based on their real performance on the previous year.
TRADE PILE
Place reserved for the items we want to trade in FUT market.
UP
Upgraded – regular cards update to reflect the real life players’ performances.
WATCH LIST
Place reserved for the items we want to watch during an auction.
WEB APP
Online extension where we can manage our FUT club. The same as FUT Web.
WORK RATE
Parameter that affects how much the player runs and works up and down the pitch.
XBOX
xBox 360 – one of the platforms that can be played FUT.
YT
YouTube – video-sharing website used to host lots of FIFA Ultimate Team videos.
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What’s LRs ?
LR means ‘Lightning Round’. They are new rounds of promo packs, which are available on the store until they run out. On Lightning Rounds, there are a global limited amount of packs to be sold. The first to come is the first to be served. On another hand, without a limit of packs for each user, you are free to buy how many promo packs you want as long as they are not sold out.
whats VB
Where did you saw that?
What’s TOTT?
Team of the Tournaments.
You can see more details in our TOTT guide of last year.
What’s CHE
Where did you saw that? CHE may be ‘CHEMISTRY’ but it can also be something else in other languages.
What is ATM and ATB?
We think that ATM is “At the Moment” and ATB is “At the Best”.
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