EA FC Abbreviations: A Quick Guide To FC 25 and Ultimate Team Short Hand
15.September 2023 by David Pajda
Your Complete Guide To EA FC Abbreviations
As video games go, EA FC is full of abbreviations. Heck, even the title is an abbreviation for Electronic Arts Football Club!
With so many different abbreviations in one game it can be hard to remember what it all means. So without further ado, here is our full EA FC Abbreviations glossary.
EA FC Skill Abbreviations
Commonly known as 'attributes', these are the various skill ratings each player has on EA FC's Ultimate Team game mode (also known as UT).
Outfield players and Goalkeeper need different skills to play the game. So there are a different set of EA FC attribute abbreviations for each.
Outfield Player Attributes on EA FC
Attribute | Meaning |
PAC |
Pace - Top running speed. |
SHO |
Shooting |
PAS |
Passing |
DRI |
Dribbling |
DEF |
Defending |
PHY |
Physicality |
Goalkeeper Attributes on EA FC
Attribute | Meaning |
DIV |
Diving |
HAN |
Handling |
KIC |
Kicking |
REF |
Reflexes |
SPE |
Speed |
POS |
Positioning |
For those of you with familiar with CardsPlug, these are also the letters featured on our personalised football cards inspired by the game. Here is an example of an outfield player's card:
As far as FC Ultimate Team attribute go, they are all the abbreviations you need to know. But what about the EA FC position abbreviations?
Don't worry - we have you covered!
EA FC Position Abbreviations
There are a lot of different positions in EA FC. In fact, there are so many it can be hard to remember them all. Let alone their abbreviations!
Here are the abbreviations for every EA FC position, starting with the attacking positions.
Abbreviation | Position |
ST |
Striker |
CF |
Centre Forward |
LF |
Left Forward |
RF |
Right Forward |
LW |
Left Wing |
RW |
Right Wing |
Simple enough so far, right? Now let's move on to the midfield positions.
Abbreviation | Position |
CM |
Centre Midfield |
CAM |
Centre Attacking Midfield |
CDM |
Centre Defensive Midfield |
LM |
Left Midfield |
RM |
Right Midfield |
And finally, let's move onto the defence. These are all self-explanatory (Just remember, they play on the back line)
Abbreviation | Position |
CB |
Centre Back |
LB |
Left Back |
RB |
Right Back |
LWB |
Left Wing Back |
RWB |
Right Wing Back |
GK |
Goalkeeper |
Woo, look at you go!
You now know the position AND attribute abbreviations for EA FC. Which means you now know enough to make your own personalised football card!
Still thirsty for more EA FC abbreviation knowledge? Keep reading to find out more abbreviations from EA FC's Ultimate Team mode.
EA FC Ultimate Team Abbreviations
As well as the abbreviations for skills and EA FC player positions, you'll see more short-hand phrases used in EA FC Ultimate Team. Here are some of the most common Ultimate Team abbreviations:
UT: Ultimate Team
CHEM: Chemistry. A team needs high chemistry in order to play well with each other. Matching players from the same league, country or team is the best way to put your chemistry through the roof!
CON: Contract. A player's contract shows how many games they have left before you need to buy them a new contract on the game.
IF: In Form. A special card given to the players who make the team of the week. An in-form card will boost a players stats including bumping up their overall rating by one.
MOTM: Man Of The Match. This means the player was the outstanding talent on the pitch during match.
OTW: One To Watch. Up and coming players receive these cards. The stars of tomorrow.
POTM: Player Of The Month. This goes to the best player of the previous month.
TOTGS: Team Of The Group Stage. This is a team of all the best players of the group stages of the Champions, Europa and European Conference Leagues.
TOTW: Team Of The Week. This is the best team from world football from the previous week.
TOTS: Team Of The Season. These are several different squads that represent the best players from each league that season.
TOTY: Team Of The Year. Released at the end of each calendar year and featuring the best of the best. Usually with massive skills upgrades.
SBC: Squad Builder Challenges. SBCs are challenges where you must build the right squad to receive rewards in return. The rewards are often EA FC coins or packs.
Conclusion
So, there you have it. Hopefully this guide has helped you to expand your EA FC knowledge. At least when it comes to the abbreviations, anyway.
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