EA FC 25 best starter squads for Ultimate Team: 10k, 20k & 50k budgets

Regardless of your budget for a starter team in EA FC 25 Ultimate Team, there are plenty of options to put you in an excellent position to succeed.

Building a starter team in Ultimate Team is a challenging task. Players start their journey with nothing besides the cards collected from starter packs and potentially other pre-order bonuses. It also doesn’t help that the transfer market is highly volatile at the start of new titles.

In most cases, low-rated meta cards that are expensive at first plummet in price as promo cards and other better cards get released. So, we recommend players avoid those overpriced cards and save their coins.

However, you are still going to need a strong starting 11, so here are the best budget teams to build that can compete in Division Rivals, Squad Battles, or FUT Champs.

Best 10k starter squad

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Serie A players fly under the radar in Ultimate Team, but the league has plenty of excellent cheap options at every position. This squad, in particular, has a well-rounded midfield and good center-backs.

Check out our 10k start squad in EA FC 25.

Best 20k starter squad

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Our 20,000 squad combines some of the best starter cards from La Liga and Serie A. Iago Aspas and Artem Dovbyk provide a lethal one-two punch up top, and the center midfield pairing of Rodrigo De Paul and Lorenzo Pellegrini will dominate the middle of the field.

Here’s the best 20k starter squad.

Best 50k starter squad

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Selma Bacha was arguably one of the best left-backs and overall cards in FC 24, and she is back and better than ever in this title. Meanwhile, Marie Katoto is extremely underpriced for what offers upfront and there are several other cheap beasts in this squad too that won’t break the bank.

Here’s the best 50k starter squad.

Best Premier League starter squad

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Many players like to start with a Premier League team in Ultimate Team, and it’s stronger than ever in EA FC 25. Nunez and Cunha make for a deadly and pacey striker partnership, while Kudus and Werner provide the width without costing too many coins.

Best LaLiga starter squad

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There’s a big gap in price between the mid and meta cards in LaLiga, but you can still put together a deadly starter team. The costliest player here is Eduardo Camavinga, but he’s a great all-rounder who more than justifies his price tag.

Best Bundesliga starter team

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You’ll need to invest more coins if you want to start in the German league, but it’s well worth doing as there are some top-tier cards on offer. Lois Openda and Manuel Neuer will set you back around 30k and 20k respectively, but they’re arguably the best value-for-money players in the entire league.

Best Serie A starter squad

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Although many of the top-rated cards can be found elsewhere, the Serie A is a great place to start in EA FC 25. The pace of Ademola Lookman and Samuel Chukwueze will help you breeze past defenders, while Federico Dimarco and Benjamin Pavard keep things tight at the back.

For more on FC 25 Ultimate Team, check out our guides on the best formations and Road to the Knockouts promo.