EA has done something unusual with EA Sports FC 27: it told us the Ultimate Team campaign order in advance. The launch roadmap published alongside the launch update notes on 14 September lists every campaign season by season, which takes a lot of the guesswork out of planning coins and packs. What EA hasn’t done is put dates on most of them.
This calendar keeps the two apart. Anything EA has confirmed is marked as such, and anything else is an expected date based on Ultimate Team’s usual Friday 6pm UK release slot and on reporting from the FUT community. We’ll update it as each campaign lands.
What’s next in FC 27 Ultimate Team
We’re in Season 2, which EA’s roadmap runs from 22 October to 3 December. Two of its four campaigns have now run, with Hall of FUT: Unleashed and Black Friday: Thunderstruck still to come.
| Campaign | Season | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destined for Glory | 1 | 25 September 2026 | Launched |
| Future Stars | 1 | October 2026 | Launched |
| Ultimate Scream | 2 | 23 October 2026 | Launched |
| UEFA Road to the Knockouts | 2 | Early November 2026 | Launched |
| Hall of FUT: Unleashed | 2 | 13 or 20 November 2026 | On EA roadmap, date expected |
| Black Friday: Thunderstruck | 2 | 27 November 2026 | On EA roadmap, date expected |
| Season 3 opener | 3 | Early December 2026 | On EA roadmap, name and date to be revealed |
| Winter Wildcards | 3 | December 2026 | On EA roadmap, date expected |
| Festive Showdowns | 3 | Late December 2026 | On EA roadmap, date expected |
| Team of the Year | 4 | January 2027 | Expected, based on every previous year |
Hall of FUT: Unleashed: this week or next?
Hall of FUT: Unleashed is new for FC 27 and promises upgraded versions of the Hall of FUT players. Most early schedules pencilled it in for 20 November. FUT.GG now expects it on Friday 13 November at 6pm UK, the same day the Ultimate Scream token store closes, which fits the pattern of one campaign handing over to the next. EA hasn’t confirmed either date, so treat this Friday as likely rather than certain.
If you’re holding Gallery Tokens, don’t burn them on the current Hall of FUT items without checking first. Unleashed is likely to give them a better use.
Black Friday: Thunderstruck on 27 November
Black Friday is always the busiest pack week of the year in Ultimate Team, and Thunderstruck is its traditional partner. Thunderstruck cards usually upgrade based on how their clubs perform in real matches over the following weeks, and Black Friday brings rotating Lightning Round packs and flash SBCs. Black Friday falls on 27 November this year, which lines up with the last Season 2 slot on EA’s roadmap.
The usual advice applies. The transfer market tends to dip as packs flood in, so if you’re saving for a big signing, that week is often the cheapest time to buy.
Fewer campaigns in FC 27
EA’s other big change this year is cutting about five campaign weeks from the calendar and replacing them with themed weeks built around SBCs, objectives and Evolutions rather than new special cards in packs. It’s a deliberate attempt to slow the power creep that saw previous games’ teams become obsolete within weeks, and it’s why the calendar above has gaps where FC 26 would have had another promo.
More FC 27 help
If Clubs is more your thing, our build guides cover the striker, winger, CDM and goalkeeper positions, and our Title Update 1.2.0 breakdown explains the latest gameplay changes. For the debate over Ultimate Team packs, see our report on FC 27’s PEGI 16 rating and loot boxes.