Build A Soccer Squad Beginner Guide

Welcome to Build A Soccer Squad. This beginner guide turns a confusing first session into a clear plan. Follow it and you will avoid the common traps, spend your currency where it counts, and reach a strong, well-linked squad far faster than players who roll blindly.

First: understand the goal

You are building a collection of footballers and arranging them into the highest-rated squad possible. Higher rating comes from three things working together: good cards, strong chemistry, and completed squads that unlock 99 OVR captains. Everything in this guide pushes you toward that. For the big-picture overview, the how to play guide is a useful companion.

Your optimal first hour

1. Claim everything free

Before spending a single coin, collect your daily shop rewards and any starter currency. Free income is the foundation of early progress, and it resets, so make claiming it a habit every session.

2. Learn the menus

Open the shop, the pack/roll screen, and your squad screen. Get comfortable with where things are before you commit currency. Our controls and interface guide breaks down every menu if anything is unclear.

3. Open a few starter packs

Open a small number of affordable packs to see how the roll system feels and to build a base of cards. Do not empty your balance — the goal here is learning, not gambling.

4. Pick one target squad

This is the single most important beginner decision. Instead of chasing random stars, choose one 2026 squad you can realistically complete. Completing it later unlocks that team’s 99 OVR captain and a fully linked set of players. Use the captains tier list to pick a beginner-friendly target.

5. Build a starting eleven with chemistry

Slot your best cards into a full formation, prioritizing players who share a nation or league so your chemistry climbs. A linked mid-rated team beats a random high-rated one.

What to spend on (and what to avoid)

Spend on:

• Targeted daily-shop cards that move you toward your chosen squad.
• Hourly Prime players (100+ OVR) when one fills a real gap — see Prime players.
• Standard packs in moderate volume to build cards and reroll fuel.

Avoid:

• Emptying your balance on random rolls with no plan.
• Refreshing the shop repeatedly hoping for luck.
• Hoarding low-OVR duplicates instead of rerolling them.

Our best packs tier list ranks every offer if you want the full breakdown.

Build good habits early

The players who progress fastest do a few small things every session:

1. Claim dailies first. Free currency, every time.
2. Spend with a goal. Each purchase should improve a position or chemistry link.
3. Reroll the chaff. Convert off-squad cards into more chances using the reroll and refresh guide.
4. Check for updates. The beta changes often — the updates hub keeps you current.

Codes for free currency

You will see “codes” searched everywhere. The system is not live in the beta yet, but when it arrives it will hand out free currency. Get ready with our codes page and how to redeem guide so you are first in line.

Your next steps

Once you have a linked starting eleven and a target squad, graduate to the deeper guides:

• How to get coins fast — accelerate everything.
• How to unlock captains — turn your target squad into an elite card.
• Chemistry guide — squeeze more rating from the same cards.
• Best players and the players tier list — know what to chase.

Stick to the plan, claim your free rewards, and spend with intent. That is the whole beginner formula — the rest is enjoying the climb.