Goodbye TOTY, Hello Future Stars! FC 26 Leaks Reveal Team 1 & Icons: Is Your Club Ready for the Next Generation?
Category: FC 26 Posted: Jan 29, 2026 Views: 3962
January 2026 is coming to an end, FC 26's biggest event, Team of the Year, will officially conclude, and card acquisition will temporarily stop. You'll need to work towards new events and players!
Based on this, the upcoming event is Future Stars promo, designed for young and promising players. How do you participate, and what cards can you obtain? We'll provide a detailed introduction.

When can you participate in this promo?
Future Stars promo is expected to launch on Friday, January 30th, 2026 at 6 PM GMT and continue until the same time on February 13th. It's worth noting that FC 26 Season 5 has begun on January 29th at 8 AM in the same time zone.
Therefore, while participating in Future Stars promo, there will be many new challenges, SBC and Evolution, waiting for you to participate. Fortunately, these should also be your main source of Future Stars player items!
If you're unlucky and can't get your desired player from card packs (since drops are random), it's best to acquire FC 26 coins for sale before the event ends and then trade them on the market as quickly as possible.
Future Stars promo mechanism
Like events like TOTY, Future Stars has been held in several FC games, primarily to highlight promising young football stars from the past year.
To make the list, players must be under 23 years old and haven't been selected for any previous Future Stars event. Based on this, FUT 26 Future Stars will release the following lineups in different phases:
- Team 1: January 30th to February 6th
- Icons Team 1: January 30th to February 6th
- Mini-Release 1: February 1st to February 6th
- Team 2: February 6th to February 13th
- Icons Team 2: February 6th to February 13th
- Mini-Release 2: February 8th to February 13th
This means that every week after the promotion begins, there will be many new players waiting for you to unlock, so you'll need to put in extra effort! My friend!
Although it's tough, we still do not recommend that you give up on these new cards, as they will significantly improve player OVR and attributes. If you can add them to your club, your strength will be greatly enhanced, making both matches and SBC much easier!
Furthermore, these increases and final figures are based on the player's current status, should project their future career achievements. Therefore, fans of any selected player shouldn't miss out.
Which players will be available?
Normally, the first batch of FIFA 26 Future Stars, including Team 1 and Icons Team 1, won't be known until 6 PM tomorrow. However, as you know, leaks are commonplace in FC community.
Therefore, the rosters for these two teams have been compiled based on speculation and leaked information, as follows:
Team 1:
- GK - Senne Lammens
- RB - Jade Le Guilly
- CB - Eduardo Quaresma
- CB - Vitor Reis
- LB - Álvaro Carreras
- LB - Elliot Anderson
- CDM - Adam Wharton
- CDM - Nico O'Reilly
- CM - Valentín Barco
- CM - Ayyoub Bouaddi
- CAM - Rodrigo Mora
- CAM - Mateus Mané
- CAM - Diego Luna
- CAM - Grace Clinton
- RM - Estevão
- RM - Luany
- RM - Francisco Conceição
- RW - Désiré Doué
- RW - Michelle Cooper
- LM - Antonio Nusa
- LM - Alyssa Thompson
- ST - Nick Woltemade
- ST - Santiago Castro
- ST - Jaedyn Shaw
- ST - Michelle Agyemang
Icons Team 1:
- CB - Franco Baresi
- CM - Xavi
- CM - Cesc Fàbregas
- CAM - Diego Maradona
- RM - Steve McManaman
- LM - DaMarcus Beasley
- ST - Eusébio
- ST - Didier Drogba
- ST - Marinette Pichon
The final roster is not expected to differ significantly from the above, as the number of players meeting Future Stars requirements is relatively small. Furthermore, the rosters for the subsequent four teams are also expected to be leaked in advance.
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How to obtain these players?
The methods for obtaining EA FC 26 Future Stars cards are the same as card rewards offered by most other game events: obtain and open regular card packs, trade specific cards in the transfer market, or you can trade in the shop to get specific Future Stars card packs.
The latter two methods consume coins or points, while the methods for obtaining regular card packs are more varied, making them the most common way to acquire new cards.
Complete more SBCs
This is a challenge event in FC 26 that requires you to assemble a standard team of 11 players according to the requirements.
Its advantage is that it doesn't require actual matches, so it can be completed quickly, but it requires a relatively large player base.
However, as you progress to Season 5, your club should have accumulated a considerable number of cards, so most SBCs shouldn't be too difficult for you.
Complete more Objectives
Objectives in FUT 26 refer to specific challenge modes, such as requiring you to score goals or win matches using players of specific positions or nationalities.
Participate in Rush mode
This mode is a fast-paced 5v5 arcade-style football experience where you need to cooperate with your teammates to win matches and earn enough points to reward you with card packs.
Participate in Moments mode
This mode is part of Ultimate Team. You'll earn stars after completing short scenario challenges, which can then be used to redeem card packs or cards in Star Gallery.
That's all for this introduction. You still have one day to prepare for this new promo. Good luck!
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