FIFA 21 is here, it's time to build a reasonably affordable but overpowered team that can start racking up wins, and coins, as soon as possible! Here we recommend 5 FIFA 21 cheap starter squads, one from each of the 5 main leagues: Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, and Serie A.
Best FIFA 21 Cheap & Powerful Starter Squads
At the latest since the release of FIFA 21 for buyers of the Champions or Ultimate Edition (October 6th), the FUT players have been busy tinkering with their teams. But which selection is the easiest to start the season with? Build a cheap but solid overpowered squad that can help you get a winning start in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. However, this is the first challenge you meet as no good players and no enough FIFA coins on hand to invest in top-rated players at the beginning of the game. So here we share some cheap starter squads for you, features one from each of the 5 main leagues.
How to build a solid starter team in budget in FIFA 21?
Before recommending our best start squads for five leagues to you, we would like to give you some useful tips on building your own starter teams in FUT 21:
Tip 1: We’re not looking for any superstars or world-beaters, just a simple XI to kick things off. Our needs are pretty simple: sweatiness, pace, a double-helping of beast mode, and maybe some skill moves thrown in.
Tip 2: A team chemistry of 100 is necessary for your team to perform at its best. In order to generate a STRONG CHEMISTRY immediately and without great coin expenditure, it makes sense to initially rely on professionals from just one league.
Tip 3: Even with “hybrid squads”, in which players of different nationalities from different leagues are set up, it is not a big problem to achieve a chemistry of 100. To do this, you need to pay more attention to creating good links between players.
Tip 4: Take advantage of some players. Top cheap strikers should influence your league/hybrid choice. Find cheap players with a fast pace (pace is always the key), high work ratings (help both defense and attack), high stamina. Skillful CAM with good passing and long shots, powerful, strong, tall CDMs are also your first choice. Then place the best goalkeeper you can afford for your starter team.
Tip 5: Premier League players are always more expensive so if you do love Premier League players try to build up hybrid squads with them and players from different leagues. Or you can only build up another league team at the beginning of the game.
Note: Here you will not find any absolute over-players with whom you can destroy the Weekend League. However, the following team is a team that can provide a good starting point for your FUT season.
Best FIFA 21 Premier League Starter Team
The Premier League has top players en masse. However, they also cost quite a mountain of coins, which are very difficult to get together in the first few weeks. Players like De Bruyne, Salah, or OTW player Timo Werner are simply hard to finance. Building a cheap Premier League team is not that easy, because the English league is traditionally more expensive than other leagues. That's why we looked around in the Premier League for cards that are good for starting in Ultimate Team but don't cost a fortune. After all, the FIFA 21 coins from trading should be used well. If you prefer to get players from packs, you should get to know the best FIFA 21 Packs to buy.
GK: Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) - 84
RB: Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) - 80
CB: Joel Matip (Liverpool) - 83
CB: Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea) - 76
LB: Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) - 81
CM: Naby Keita (Liverpool) - 81
CM: İlkay Gündoğan (Manchester City) - 83
CAM: James Maddison (Leicester City) - 81
RW: Willian Borges da Silva (Arsenal) - 82
LW: Diogo José Teixeira da Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - 80
ST: Danny Ings (Southampton) - 80
Best FIFA 21 Bundesliga Starter Team
Even if you don't have too many coins on hand, the Bundesliga has some players who are wonderfully suitable for starting in FUT. They may not be the absolute meta-players who wipe the floor with every opponent. But: it's enough for a decent start. We looked at a Bundesliga team that is as cheap as possible, but still competitive. The market value of the players should not exceed 5,000 coins if possible - and if possible, be lower. With the team builder we have put together the following team:
As things stand, this team costs 38,000 coins on the transfer market. However, it is possible that the price will change over the course of the day - up or down. Still, any of these players can be a good starting point for a Bundesliga team in FUT. We explained why these players are there:
GK: Lukáš Hrádecký (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) - 83
RB: Stefan Lainer (Borussia M'gladbach) - 80
CB: Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt) - 80
CB: Łukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund) - 80
LB: Christian Günter (SC Freiburg) - 78
CDM: Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund) - 81
CM: Corentin Tolisso (Bayern München) - 80
RM: Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) - 82
LM: Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) - 83
ST: Andrej Kramarić (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) - 82
ST: Hwang Hee Chan (RB Leipzig) - 77
FIFA 21 Best La Liga Starter Team
After we have already provided an overview of the best starter teams for the Bundesliga and the Premier League, we now show which team is suitable in the Spanish LA LIGA. We opted for the classic 4-3-3 formation, which will be popular in FIFA 21 thanks to the flanking game that has become more effective again.
GK: Gerónimo Rulli (Villarreal FC) - 82
LB: José Luís Gayà Peña (Valencia CF) - 83
CB: Marc Bartra Aregall (Betis Sevilla) - 80
CB: Dakonam Djené (FC Getafe) - 82
RB: Ander Capa Rodríguez (Athletic Bilbao) - 81
CM: Sergio Canales Madrazo (Betis Sevilla) - 82
CAM: Coutinho (FC Barcelona) - 83
CDM: Fernando Reges (FC Sevilla) - 83
LW: Gonçalo Guedes (FC Valencia) - 81
ST: José Morales (Levante UD) - 79
RW: Rodrygo (Real Madrid) - 79
FIFA 21 Best Serie A Starter Team
The Italian Serie A offers the best value for money at the start of the FUT season. Those who do not necessarily insist on the superstars of Juventus Turin will find a decent starting eleven in this team for 23,000 - 25,000 coins. However, good wingers are still in short supply in Serie A - if you want to win with crosses and headers, you should turn to other leagues.
GK: Salvatore Sirigu (Torino) - 84
RB: Kévin Malcuit (Napoli) - 78
CB: Nicolas Nkoulou (Torino) - 80
CB: Francesco Acerbi (Lazio) - 83
LB: Johan Mojica (Atalanta) - 75
RM: Matteo Politano (Napoli) - 81
CM: Federico Bernardeschi (Piemonte Calcio) - 80
CM: Marten de Roon (Atalanta) - 81
LM: Robin Gosens (Atalanta) - 82
ST: Álvaro Borja Morata Martín (Juventus) - 82
ST: Ante Rebić (AC Milan) - 79
FIFA 21 Best Ligue 1 Starter Team
Here are some examples of a cheap (200k or less) Ligue 1 starter team for the FIFA 21 FUT mode. During the first few weeks of FUT, it is important to invest well to build a starter team capable of evolving into your first advanced training. Thus, our examples present squads based on the major FIFA 21 championships with Ligue 1 here. The advantage of Ligue 1 lies in the relatively low price of the cards before 83 overall rating, via a slightly lower demand compared to other major leagues.
GK: Mike Maignan (LOSC Lille) - 82
RB: Youcef Atal (OGC Nice) - 79
CB: Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint-Germain) - 78
CB: Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain) - 81
LB: Hassane Kamara (OGC Nice) - 77
CM: Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint-Germain) - 84
CM: Alexandr Golovin (AS Monaco) - 79
CM: Renato Júnior Luz Sanches (LOSC Lille) - 78
RW: Raphinha (Stade Rennais) - 81
ST: Andy Delort (Montpellier HSC) - 79
LW: Jonathan Bamba (LOSC Lille) - 78
FIFA 21 Ultimate Team Hybrid Starter Team
Why fixate on one league when you can combine? Would you prefer to have a team with players from different leagues right at the start in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team? Understandably, making a hybrid squad is a lot of fun! However, it is more difficult to get team chemistry of 100 here. You have to create good links between individual players - that works, for example, with the same nationality. We have built a hybrid team for you with the popular formation 4-1-2-1-2, with which you can get started right away
GK: Gerónimo Rulli (Villarreal CF) - 82
RB: Ander Capa Rodríguez (Athletic Club de Bilbao) - 81
CB: David Abraham (Eintracht Frankfurt) - 76
CB: Mario Hermoso Canseco (Atlético de Madrid) - 80
LB: Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund) - 80
CM: Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) - 77
LM: Robin Gosens (Atalanta) - 82
CM: Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Udinese) - 77
RM: Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) - 82
ST: Duván Zapata (Atalanta) - 83
ST: Luis Muriel (Atalanta) - 79
So much for our recommendation of cheap OP starter squads for the FIFA 21 FUT mode. Once again, our guide mainly offers examples and tips to help your lineup your own team to get started on FUT this year.