FIFA 22 Ultimate Team Division Rivals: Format, rewards, ranks & tips

❘ Published: 2022-04-25T15:44:00

Division Rivals is the core online mode in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team and one of the main sources of valuable packs and coins. Here’s our guide on how the mode works, the rewards, ranks, and some tips on how to climb the ladder.

While FUT Champions is home to FIFA 22’s best packs, Division Rivals is the Ultimate Team mode where players spend the majority of their time.

The weekly rewards structure makes it the best and easiest way to keep a steady stream of new players coming to your club.

EA revamped Division Rivals for FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, so here’s everything you need to know about its structure, ranks, and rewards.

Division Rivals format
Division Rivals Elite Division
When are Division Rivals rewards released?
Ranks and rewards
Division Rivals tips

FIFA 22 Division Rivals format

In FIFA 22, EA has scrapped the old structure for Division Rivals and replaced it with one that asks fans to play fewer games to earn rewards.

Players can now take part in as many games as they want per week but need to secure four wins for standard rewards, or eight for upgraded rewards.

Read more: FIFA 22 Icon Swaps 3: Objectives and Ultimate Team rewards

All players start in Division 10, and each win also moves them up a notch on the Rivals leaderboard, while a loss moves them back down and a draw holds their position.

Players who get on a roll and win three games in a row are handed a win streak boost, meaning they move up two places per win instead of one.

The aim every week is to bag three or seven wins, while also landing in the highest rank in the highest division possible.

Read more: How to recover quick sold FUT players in FIFA 22

Within each division, there are also a number of checkpoints. If you reach one of these notches, it means you cannot fall back any lower no matter how many games are lost.

Rank 3 in every division has a checkpoint attached, so it is impossible to be relegated once you reach a new level.

At the end of the in-game season, all players drop down two divisions. At the same time, players are awarded milestone rewards based on their final division and how many games they played.

FIFA 22 Division Rivals Elite Division

If you still aren’t breaking a sweat in Division 1, then the new Elite Divison might be where you feel at home.

This is a new addition to FIFA 22, where the game’s very best players compete for incredible rewards.

Read more: How to claim free FIFA 22 Ultimate Team Twitch Prime Gaming pack

Here, the mode returns to the Skill Rating system from FIFA 21, with the top 200 displayed on a leaderboard in all their glory.

To qualify, you simply need to win enough games in a row to escape from Division 1 and into the top tier of Rivals.

When are Division Rivals rewards released in FIFA 22?

A week in Division Rivals runs from Thursday to Thursday, with the rewards from the previous week dropping in the early hours of the morning.

You can see a full breakdown of what times rewards will turn up in your account, depending on your time zone, here:

1 AM PDT
2 AM CDT
3 AM EDT
8 AM BST (UK)
9 AM CEST (EU)

If you have the willpower, you can also save your packs until the next promotion is live in the hope of pulling a special card.

FIFA 22 Division Rivals ranks and rewards

Every new rank in Division Rivals has three different options to choose from when it comes to rewards – each with a different combination of tradeable and untradeable packs, and some coins thrown in for good measure.

Read more: FIFA 22 Ultimate Team: Best goalkeepers you can buy

Luckily, you don’t have to choose which option to take until you physically go in to claim your rewards.

Check out the full breakdown of every Divison Rivals rank and its rewards below.

Division 10

Base

Option 1 – Small Mixed Players Pack, Gold Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Small Mixed Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Gold Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Small Mixed Players Pack (Untradable), Gold Pack (Untradable), 2,000 Coins

Upgraded

Option 1 – Small Mixed Players Pack, Gold Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Small Mixed Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Gold Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Small Mixed Players Pack (Untradable), Gold Pack (Untradable), 2,000 Coins

Milestones (Untradeable)

Milestone 1 – 20 matches– Gold Players Pack
Milestone 2 – 50 matches– Small Electrum Players Pack, Rare Electrum Players Pack
Milestone 3 – 90 matches– Mixed Players Pack, Rare Players Pack

Division 9

Base

Option 1 – Jumbo Gold Pack, Gold Booster Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Jumbo Gold Pack (Untradable), 2 x Gold Booster Pack
Option 3 – Jumbo Gold Pack (Untradable), Gold Booster Pack, 3,000 Coins

Upgraded

Option 1 – Jumbo Premium Gold Pack, Gold Rare Booster Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold Pack (Untradable), 2 x Gold Rare Booster Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Jumbo Premium Gold Pack (Untradable), Gold Rare Booster Pack (Untradable), 7,500 Coins

Milestones (Untradeable)

Milestone 1 – 20 matches– Jumbo Gold Pack
Milestone 2 – 50 matches– Prime Electrum Players Pack
Milestone 3 – 90 matches– Rare Mega Pack , Jumbo Premium Gold Packs

Division 8

Base

Option 1 – Jumbo Premium Gold Pack, Gold Premium Booster Pack
Option 2 –2 x Jumbo Premium Gold Pack (Untradable), 2 x Gold Premium Booster Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Jumbo Premium Gold Pack (Untradable), Gold Premium Booster Pack (Untradable), 4,000 Coins

Upgraded

Option 1 – Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack, Premium Gold Players Pack, Mixed Rare Booster Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack (Untradable), 2 x Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Mixed Rare Booster Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack (Untradable), Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), Mixed Rare Booster Pack (Untradable), 10,000 Coins

Milestones (Untradeable)

20 matches – Small Prime Gold Players Pack
50 matches – Small Rare Gold Players Pack
90 matches – Jumbo Rare Players Pack

Division 7

Base

Option 1 – Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack, Small Prime Gold Players Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack (Untradable), 2 x Small Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack (Untradable), Small Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradable), Gold Booster Pack (Untradable), 5,000 Coins

Upgraded

Option 1 – Mega Pack, Premium Gold Players Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Mega Pack (Untradable), 2 x Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Mega Pack (Untradable), Premium Gold Players Pack, 12,500 Coins

Milestones (Untradeable)

20 matches – Jumbo Premium Gold Pack
50 matches – Mega Pack
90 matches – Prime Electrum Players Pack, Jumbo Rare Players Pack

Division 6

Base

Option 1 – Jumbo Gold 26 Pack, Premium Gold Players Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Jumbo Gold 26 Pack (Untradable), 2 x Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Jumbo Gold 26 Pack (Untradable), Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), Gold Booster Pack (Untradable), 6,000 Coins

Upgraded

Option 1 – Prime Gold Players Pack, Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack, 82+ rated player
Option 2 – 2 x Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack (Untradable), 2 x 82+ rated player (Untradable)
Option 3 – Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradable), Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack (Untradable), 82+ rated player (Untradable), 15,000 Coins

Milestones (Untradeable)

20 matches – Prime Mixed Player Pack
50 matches – Mega Pack
90 matches – Prime Gold players Pack, Jumbo Rare Players Pack

Division 5

Base

Option 1 – Premium Gold Players Pack, Gold Rare Booster Pack, Gold Booster Pack
Option 2 –2 x Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Gold Rare Booster Pack (Untradable), 2 x Gold Booster Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), Gold Rare Booster Pack (Untradable), Gold Booster Pack (Untradable), 7,500 Coins

Upgraded

Option 1 – Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack, Rare Gold Pack, Jumbo Premium Gold Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Rare Gold Pack (Untradable), 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), Rare Gold Pack (Untradable), Jumbo Premium Gold Pack (Untradable), 17,500 Coins

Milestones (Untradeable)

20 matches – Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack
50 matches – Rare Electrum Players Pack, Jumbo Rare Players Pack
90 matches – Rare Electrum Players Pack, 2x Jumbo Rare Players Packs

Division 4

Base

Option 1 – Mega Pack, Jumbo Premium Gold Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Mega Pack (Untradable), 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Mega Pack (Untradable), Jumbo Premium Gold Pack (Untradable), 10,000 Coins

Upgraded

Option 1 – Rare Mega Pack, Prime Gold Players Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Rare Mega Pack (Untradable), 2 x Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Mega Pack (Untradable), Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradable), 20,000 Coins

Milestones (Untradeable)

20 matches – Premium Mixed Players Pack, Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack
50 matches – Rare Mega Pack, Jumbo Rare Players Pack
90 matches – 2 Primer Gold Players Packs, 2 Jumbo Rare Players Pack

Division 3

Base

Option 1 – Prime Gold Players Pack, Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradable), Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack (Untradable), 12,500 Coins

Upgraded

Option 1 – Rare Players Pack, Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack, Jumbo Premium Gold Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Rare Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Rare Players Pack (Untradable), Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), Jumbo Premium Gold Pack (Untradable), 25,000 Coins

Milestones (Untradeable)

20 matches – Premium Mixed Players Pack, Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack
50 matches – Rare Mega Pack, Jumbo Rare Players Pack
90 matches – 2 Prime Gold Players Packs, 2 Jumbo Rare Players Packs

Division 2

Base

Option 1 – Prime Gold Players Pack, Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradable), Jumbo Premium Gold 26 Pack (Untradable), 12,500 Coins

Upgraded

Option 1 – Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack, Rare Players Pack, Rare Electrum Players Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Rare Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Rare Electrum Players Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), Rare Players Pack (Untradable), Rare Electrum Players Pack (Untradable), 30,000 Coins

Milestones (Untradeable)

20 matches – Small Rare Gold Players Pack, Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack
50 matches – Rare Electrum Players Pack, Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack, Jumbo Rare Players Pack
90 matches – 2 Mega Packs, Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack, 2 Jumbo Rare Players Packs

Division 1

Base

Option 1 – Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack, Rare Gold Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Rare Gold Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), Rare Gold Pack (Untradable), 17,500 Coins

Upgraded

Option 1 – Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack, Jumbo Rare Players Pack
Option 2 – 2 x Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Jumbo Rare Players Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack (Untradable), Jumbo Rare Players Pack (Untradable), 35,000 Coins

Milestones (Untradeable)

20 matches – Rare Electrum Players Pack, Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack
50 matches – Prime Gold Players Pack, Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack, Jumbo Rare Players Pack
90 matches – Jumbo Premium Gold Players Pack, 3 Jumbo Rare Players Packs

Elite Division

Base

Option 1 – 1 of 3 FUT Champions (TOTW 21 to Current) Player Pick (Untradable), Prime Gold Players Pack, Mega Pack
Option 2 – 1 of 3 FUT Champions (TOTW 21 to Current) Player Pick (Untradable), 2 x Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Mega Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – 1 of 3 FUT Champions (TOTW 21 to Current) Player Pick (Untradable), Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradable), Mega Pack (Untradable), 20,000 Coins

Upgraded

Option 1 – 1 of 5 FUT Champions (TOTW 21 to Current) Player Pick (Untradable), Jumbo Rare Players Pack, Rare Players Pack, Two Rare Gold Players Pack
Option 2 – 1 of 5 FUT Champions (TOTW 21 to Current) Player Pick (Untradable), 2 x Jumbo Rare Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Rare Players Pack (Untradable), 2 x Two Rare Gold Players Pack (Untradable)
Option 3 – 1 of 5 FUT Champions (TOTW 21 to Current) Player Pick (Untradable), Jumbo Rare Players Pack (Untradable), Rare Players Pack (Untradable), Two Rare Gold Players Pack (Untradable), 40,000 Coins

Milestones (Untradeable)

20 matches – 2 Prime Gold Players Packs
50 matches – 2 Jumbo Rare Players Packs
90 matches – 2 Prime Gold Players Packs, 3 Jumbo Rare Players Packs

FIFA 22 Division Rivals tips

The difficulty ramps up quickly in Division Rivals, especially when you hit the higher leagues, so it’s important to be at your best in every game.

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With this in mind, we’ve put together our top tips for how to achieve FUT Rivals glory:

Custom Tactics – Make sure you have both defensive and offensive tactics set up to adapt to every possible situation
Take your time – The fact you can’t be relegated in Rivals means it’s easy to get stuck in a divison that is too difficult, so don’t be too eager to climb the ranks straight away
Wait for checkpoints to change your team – You’ll want to keep updating your squad, but wait until you’ve secured the next rank to start experimenting and reduce the risk of slipping down
Impact subs – Make sure your substitutes offer something different to the players in your starting XI. For example, if you play with a pacey striker, leave a target man on the bench just in case.
A draw isn’t a loss – Sometimes you get matched against a player who is just better than you, so don’t be afraid to play for a draw. You won’t lose your position and you can move on to the next one.

That was our guide on how Division Rivals works in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, as well as some tips to help you progress.

For more FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, check out the nominees for Premier League Team of the Season, as well as the full TOTS schedule.

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