FC 26 pre-order guide - where to buy, editions, and bonuses

Looking for an FC 26 pre-order guide? EA has switched up its marketing strategy for its annual soccer series, promising a slew of changes from the off in its big reveal trailer. If the developer-publisher has already done enough to convince you to lock in for another year, you'll need to know when you can pre-order the game, and where you can snag it from.

What's more, pre-ordering the Ultimate Edition of FC 26 now yields one of 15 untradeable Icons, including Zlatan and R9, for you to use in FC 26 Ultimate Team; a major improvement from last year's Hero item. As soon as all of the eligible FC 26 Icons have been revealed, we'll let you know right here. Until then, check out the pre-order info for what we're expecting to be one of the year's best soccer games, as well as what its editions entail below.

FC 26 pre-orders are now open, though you only have until August 26, 2025, to secure the Ultimate Edition early bird pre-order bonuses. 

PC players can pre-order FC 26 directly from EA via the EA App, as well as through Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Amazon Luna. Console players, meanwhile, can pre-order through the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation Store, or Xbox Store.

FC 26 editions

There are two FC 26 editions: Standard and Ultimate. While you don't get anything extra with the base version of the game, the Ultimate Edition offers a couple of goodies to give your Ultimate Team grind a day-one boost.

The FC 26 Standard Edition includes:

• FC 26 base game

The FC 26 Ultimate Edition includes:

• FC 26 base game
• 6,000 FC Points (over two months, 4,500 for Switch players)
• 1x Additional Ultimate Team Player Evolution Slot

FC 26 pre-order bonuses

As is tradition, EA is offering a mixture of FC 26 pre-order bonuses. Its spiciest rewards are once again locked to Ultimate Team and require you to get your pre-order in early.

The FC 26 Standard Edition pre-order bonuses are:

• 1x FC 25 92+ OVR untradeable Icon (FC 25 Ultimate Team)
• 3x Icon players (Player Career)
• 1x Five-star Youth Scout (Manager Career)
• 1x Five-star Coach (Manager Career)
• Manager Live Challenge Content (Manager Career)2
• 1x Archetype Unlock Consumable (Clubs)
• 1x Archetype Consumable (Clubs)

The FC 26 Ultimate Edition pre-order bonuses are:

• 1x FC 26 untradeable Icon (FC 26 Ultimate Team)*
• 1x Player Evolution (FC 25 Ultimate Team)*
• 1x One of five Player Pick untradeable Icon Player Item (FC 25 Ultimate Team)*
• Up to seven days early access
• Season 1 Premium Pass
• 3x Icon players (Player Career)
• 1x Five-star Youth Scout (Manager Career)
• 1x Five-star Coach (Manager Career)
• Manager Live Challenge Content (Manager Career)
• 1x Archetype Unlock Consumable (Clubs)
• 1x Archetype Consumable (Clubs)

*Pre-order by August 26, 2025.

FC 26 pre-order Icons

The following Icons have been confirmed for the FC 26 Ultimate Edition early bird pre-order bonus pool:

• Zlatan Ibrahimović
• Ronaldo Nazário

And that's all you need to know about the FC 26 pre-order system for this year's game. Now you're clued in, check out some of the other best sports games you can play to while away the hours until the FC 26 release date arrives this September.