FC 26 TOTY guide and complete Team Of The Year schedule

It's all over for FC 26 TOTY (Team Of The Year) – but its cards should be stalwarts of your line-up all the way through to FC 27. The gargantuan promo gave us new EA FC 26 items for the best male and female players of the last 12 months, alongside a selection of TOTY Icons such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ruud Gullit. Find out who else made the main line-ups, plus all Honourable Mentions, in this FC 26 TOTY guide.

FC 26 TOTY release date

The FC 26 release date was Friday, January 16, following a fortnight of fervent fan voting. Initially one men’s and one women’s team were named, with three players boosted to an incredible new 97 overall rating: Ousmane Dembele (ST, Paris SG), Aitana Bonmati (CM, Barcelona), and Alessia Russo (ST, Arsenal). Honourable Mentions cards such as Marc Cucurella are inbound, too – more on him below.

TOTY wasn't the only promo to generate buzz in the opening months of 2026. The FC 26 FC Pro Live Tracker, featuring the likes of Darwin Nunez and Alejandro Garnacho, also gave us some immense new cards.

FC 26 TOTY release schedule

As with previous years, the FC 26 TOTY release schedule was split into four stages. First up we got attackers; next were midfielders; after that it was defenders and goalkeepers, such as Gigi Donnarumma; and then, finally, all cards were catapulted into packs for a big week-long finale. Oh, and tradition means we’re got 12th Man and 12th Woman cards to tie in with that second week, too – Raphinha and Caroline Graham Hansen.

• TOTY Attackers: Friday, January 16
• TOTY Midfielders: Sunday, January 18
• TOTY Defenders: Tuesday, January 20
• TOTY Full Release: Thursday, January 22
• TOTY 12th Man & 12th Woman Release: Friday, January 23

FC 26 TOTY HM Marc Cucurella objectives

The first 26 TOTY HM (Honourable Mentions) card belongs to Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella, who scores a new OVR of 88. To grab him, you needed to complete all four of the tasks listed below by Friday, January 23. For ongoing gameplay help, make use of our FC 26 skill moves guide and FC 26 chemistry styles list.

• Play 5: Play 5 matches in any mode using at least four Spanish players in your starting 11
• Assist 6: Assist 6 goals in Squad Battles (Semi Pro or above)/Rivals/Live Events/Rush using a player with 80+ Passing
• Score 12: Score 12 goals in Squad Battles (Semi Pro or above)/Rivals/Live Events/Rush using a Premier League player
• Win 8: Win 8 matches in Squad Battles (Semi Pro or above)/Rush/Champions/Live Events/Rivals

FC 26 TOTY Icons Team 1 & Team 2

As well as modern cards, EA has unleashed a new set of legends too – making up FC 26 TOTY Icons Team 1 and FC 26 TOTY Icons Team 2. The full set is listed below.

• Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ST, Sweden) - 95
• Jairzinho (RW, Brazil) - 94
• Paolo Maldini (CB, Italy) - 94
• Lilian Thuram (RB, France) - 93
• Ruud Gullit (CAM, Netherlands) - 93
• Alex Morgan (ST, USA) - 93
• Lev Yashin (GK, Russia) - 93
• Marcelo (LB, Brazil) - 92
• Wayne Rooney (ST, England) - 92
• Carlos Alberto (RB, Brazil) - 92
• Caroline Seger (CM, Sweden) - 91
• Emilio Butragueno (ST, Spain) - 91
• Francesco Totti (ST, Italy) - 91
• Marcel Desailly (CB, France) - 91
• Emmanuel Petit (CAM, France) - 91
• Sissi (CAM, Brazil) - 91

FC 26 TOTY Honourable Mentions

FC 26 TOTY Honourable Mentions give special items to those players who fell just short of the main teams following the fan vote. As of Friday, January 16, only Marc Cucurella was available – but the list was fleshed out with a full batch of new players one week later.

• Harry Kane (ST, FC Bayern) - 92
• Lamine Yamal (RM, Barcelona) - 92
• Mohamed Salah (RM, Liverpool) - 92
• Rose Lavelle (CM, NJ/NY Gotham) - 91
• Patri Guijarro (CDM, Barcelona) - 91
• Kadidiatou Diani (RW, Lyon) - 91
• Lautaro Martinez (ST, Inter Milan) - 91
• Michael Olise (RM, FC Bayern) - 90
• Sakina Karchaoui (CM, Paris SG) - 90
• Gabriel (CB, Arsenal) - 90
• Scott McTominay (CM, Napoli) - 90
• Willian Pacho (CB, Paris SG) - 90
• Lindsey Heaps (CAM, Lyon) - 90
• Lionel Messi (ST, Inter Miami) - 90
• Cristiano Ronaldo (ST, Al Nassr) - 90
• Melchie Demornay (ST, Lyon) - 90
• Christian Pulisic (CAM, AC Milan) - 90
• Ryan Gravenberch (CDM, Liverpool) - 90
• Luis Diaz (LM, FC Bayern) - 89
• Denzel Dumfries (RB, Inter Milan) - 89
• Marc Cucurella (LB, Chelsea) - 88
• Elena Julve (RW, Levante LP) - 88
• Lineth Beerensteyn (LW, Wolfsburg) - 88
• Marquinhos (CB, Paris SG) - 88
• Marc Guehi (CB, Manchester City) - 88
• David Raya (GK, Arsenal) - 88
• Emily Fox (RB, Arsenal) - 88

FC 26 TOTY full cards list

The full FC 26 TOTY cards list is as follows, and correct as of Wednesday, February 11. If you’re looking for the best strips in which to show off your new signings, zip over to our FC 26 best kits guide.

• Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK, Manchester City) - 95
• Jules Kounde (RB, Barcelona) - 94 
• William Saliba (CB, Arsenal) - 94
• Virgil Van Dijk (CB, Liverpool) - 95
• Nuno Mendes (LB, Paris SG) - 97
• Pedri (CM, Barcelona) - 95
• Declan Rice (CDM, Arsenal) - 94
• Vitinha (CM, Paris SG) - 95
• Ousmane Dembele (ST, Paris SG) - 97
• Erland Haaland (ST, Manchester City) - 96
• Kylian Mbappe (ST, Paris SG) - 96
• Raphinha (LM, Barcelona) - 95
• Christine Endler (GK, Lyon) - 94
• Lucy Bronze (RB, Chelsea) - 95
• Millie Bright (CB, Chelsea) - 94
• Leah Williamson (CB, Arsenal) - 95
• Selma Bacha (LB, Lyon) - 94
• Aitana Bonmati (CM, Barcelona) - 97
• Alexia Putellas (CM, Barcelona) - 95
• Mariona (CM, Arsenal) - 96
• Claudia Pina (LW, Barcelona) - 95
• Ewa Pajor (ST, Barcelona) - 96
• Alessia Russo (ST, Arsenal) - 97
• Carolina Graham Hansen (RW, Barcelona) - 95

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