FC 24 TOTY League Upgrade SBCs: How to Grind Team of the Year Upgrades

FC 24 TOTY League Upgrade SBCs are finally here kicking off the real grind for Ultimate Team players.

Mondays are the "Upgrade Day" for EA Sports FC 24 fans. The developer will normally release a special, repeatable upgrade SBC in which players can submit a squad for a pack in return. Since it's Team of the Year season, Jan. 22 brought about specific league upgrade SBCs. These SBCs are crucial to efficiently grinding the promotion to make sure players have the best chance possible to pack those coveted items.

Here's a guide to help you craft these SBCs during Team of the Year. Best of luck as you try to pack those blues. But before we get started, it's important to note that most players should save their packs until the full Team of the Year squads are available. Currently, only midfielders are in packs. Defenders will be in packs for a limited time starting tomorrow, and then later this week the full squad will be available. All 24 TOTY items will be in packs starting Friday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. ET.

FC 24 TOTY League Upgrade SBCs: How to Grind Team of the Year Upgrades

As usual, there are basic and premium versions of each league-specific upgrade SBC. Though, this year, leagues have been combined considering the inclusion of a Women's Team of the Year squad.

Here are the combinations:

• Premier League and WSL (England)
• LaLiga and Liga F (Spain)
• Ligue 1 and D1 Arkema (France)
• Bundesliga and Frauen-Bundesliga (Germany)
• Serie A and Calcio A Femminile (Italy)
• MLS and NWSL (United States)

Here's how to complete the basic upgrades for each league combination mentioned:

• One Segment
• Player Quality: Exactly Gold
• No Chemistry Requirement
• Players in the Squad: 11
• REWARD: League Specific Upgrade Pack (Four Players, One Rare)

Here's how to complete the premium upgrades for each league combination:

• One Segment
• Rare Players: Exactly 11
• Player Quality: Exactly Gold
• No Chemistry Requirement
• Players in the Squad: 11
• REWARD: League Specific Premium Upgrade Pack (11 Players, Four Rare)

Both reward packs have been improved on from last year, coinciding with leagues being combined. Last year, players only received an Eight Player Pack for Premium Upgrades with three rare players. Now, in lieu of there being larger player pools for each SBC, players will receive 11 players and four rare items.

Players should focus on putting in their commons into the basic SBCs and their rare items in the Premium versions. Rinse and recycle, making sure you don't discard a single card to efficiently grind these upgrades.

FC 24 TOTY League Breakdown: Items Per Leagues/Packs

Here's the league breakdown currently for TOTY items available, pre-TOTY 12th player additions and possible TOTY Honorable Mentions:

• Premier League and WSL - Nine (six men and three women)
• LaLiga and Liga F - Five (four women and one man)
• Ligue 1 and D1 Arkema - Three (two women and one man)
• Serie A and Calcio A Femminile - One (Theo Hernandez)
• Bundesliga and Frauen-Bundesliga - Two (Jeremie Frimpong and Lena Oberdorf)
• MLS and NWSL - Two (Sophia Smith and Lionel Messi)

Most players will end up grinding the PL/WSL and LaLiga/Liga F upgrades considering they have the most TOTY cards. As well, players should end up generating a ton of fodder to help complete some of the big player and Icon SBCs available.