Division Rivals

Division Rivals is a new online mode with a skill-driven rank system in FIFA 19 Ultimate Team as a replacement for the previous Daily Knockouts, allowing users to earn FUT Champions Points and enter the FUT Champions Weekend League.

To qualify to FUT Champions Weekend League, you need to play Division Rivals matches and earn minimum 2,000 FUT Champions Points. In other words, FUT Division Rivals is the qualification round for the Weekend League. By playing Division Rivals you will earn weekly rewards which is calculated based on your Division Rivals rank and division tier you finished with.

Divisons & Rankings

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There are 10 divisions (DIV) in Division Rivals mode, each division has 5 ranks. The higher rank you gain, the better reward you get. To climb up the ranking list in your division and promote to higher divisions, you will need to collect Skill Rating. To earn Skill Rating you will need to win or draw matches, a loss will deduct points from your Skill Rating which may cause you to go down the ranking list and even demote to lower divisions.

Placement Matches

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To be ranked and placed in a division, you will need to play 5 replacement matches for the very first time you play Division Rivals. Once you’ve completed your replacement matches, it cannot be played again. Then, you will be assigned a Skill Rating based on your performance in those matches, which determines your Division.

Skill Rating

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Your Division is determined by your Skill Rating. Skill Rating is a way to rate your skills in Division Rivals. The result of each match you play in your Division during the week impacts your Skill Rating. If you win, your Skill Rating is going to go up, but if you lose, it’s going to go down. By building up a high Skill Rating, you will be able to move to a higher Division. Your opponent is also a key part of the equation: if you beat someone with a higher skill Rating than yourself, you will earn a larger Skill Rating increase than if you beat someone with a lower Skill Rating. Similarly, when you are on the losing end of a match, your Skill Rating decreases more when it’s a lower-rated player rather than a higher-rated player.

This Skill Rating is coming from the "Elo rating system", a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in zero-sum games such as chess. It involves a K-value (K-factor - K=800/(N{e}+m), which equates to the maximum amount that your Skill Rating can increase per game. This K-Factor is different for each Division. Below is the list of K-factor values that Skill Rating calculation is based on:

Division	K-Factor
1	30
2	50
3	60
4	60
5	60
6	60
7	60
8	60
9	50
10	30

Matchmaking

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Division Rivals matchmaking system will try to match you with a player with a similar Skill Rating who is close to you geographically (Based on your Internet IP address). This means that if you are on the cusp of promotion or relegation in Rivals, you could potentially play against an opponent in a higher or lower Division than your current Division.

Weekly Score

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Weekly Score is the score you have gotten in a weekly competition of FUT Division Rivals. Weekly Score will determine your Rank in your Division as well as what rewards you can choose from at the end of the weekly competition. Your performance will be evaluated every week based on your Weekly Score and you will either move up or down a division, or stay where you are. The Weekly Score is calculated using your Win/Draw/Loss record. This is how your Weekly Score is calculated:

Action	Weekly Score
Win	500
Draw	300
Loss	150
Complete a Weekend League Match	400
Goals Scored	90 per goal to a maximum of 5

FUT Champions Points

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The point of play Division Rivals is to qualify to the Weekend League and to earn FUT rewards. To qualify to FUT Champions Weekend League, you need to collect points which are known as FUT Champions Points. Each game you play, gives you some amount of FUT Champions Points. A win has more than a draw or a loss. FUT Champions Points are given to you based on your performance. You can also receive some FUT Champions Points from the weekly rewards based on your Division and Rank - Check out the rewards table for more detail.

Currently, Weekend League qualification requires 2000 FUT Champions Points.

Rewards

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Division Rivals refreshes every Thursday (7am UK) and weekly rewards are given at the same time to players who played Division Rivals matches within past 7 days. The rewards are calculated based on your Division and its Rank you finished with.

See also

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• FUT Champions
• Weekend League

Related Links

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• Division Rivals in FIFA 19