Fantasy Premier League’s (FPL) third and final announcement on Friday was a bit more low-key than the first two.
Earlier in the day, FPL revealed that defensive contribution points were coming. Managers are also set to get two lots of chips in 2025/26.
This one was a little less dramatic: two new leagues for those who finished in the top 1% and top 10% of overall managers in 2024/25.
WHO QUALIFIES?
Managers who finished in the top 114,319 places last season have qualified for the Top 1% 24/25 League.
Managers who finished in the top 1,143,193 places last season have qualified for the Top 10% 24/25 League.
CAN YOU QUALIFY FOR NEXT SEASON’S LEAGUES?
FPL say that you can qualify for these same leagues in 2026/27 based on your finish in the upcoming campaign.
PRIZES
It’s not just for ‘fun’ either.
There are prizes for winning each of the leagues, including Puma merchandise, a replica shirt, the EA SPORTS FC game and an FPL bundle. An “exclusive FPL certificate” is also promised…
Let’s see if Saturday brings us any closer to the launch of FPL 2025/26, be it through more rule changes or the long-awaited price reveals.
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»So you're suggesting that I could use all my saved transfers to make some of my intended wildcard changes in Gameweek 15, then use up to five in Gameweek 16 to make the rest, and play my Wildcard some other time? That might be a possibility. Or I could still Wildcard in Gameweek 16 as originally planned and then carry the five transfers over and use them later, as Nightcrawler suggests. I may perhaps just see how it goes and then decide later whether to play my wildcard in Gameweek 16 or earlier, and whether to use the extra AFCON transfers in Gameweek 16 or save them for later. There's certainly no point now in carrying any transfers over from Gameweek 15 to Gameweek 16. If I have transfers to spare then that might be a good time to Bench Boost. Even more managers than usual will probably now be Bench Boosting in Gameweek 1 and Wildcarding shortly after, but playing a very early wildcard always seems to turn out badly for me, so I made a resolution (which I often have difficulty in keeping to) to wait at least till the second international break before playing it in future. If the pricing is too generous then it might even be possible to afford a strong bench for a Bench Boost in Gameweek 1 as well as a strong first eleven, and not have to wildcard away from it straight afterwards, but I think it is unlikely that will be possible without weakening the first eleven more than I would like.
»They've managed to upset everyone. The hardcore players are upset with the double chips and 5ft top up, decreasing the need for long-term planning, and increasing the luck factor. They've also upset casual players who like to go off the eye test alone, with the stats-heavy complicated defensive actions. Now stats table are almost required when picking defenders. FPL have taken a sledgehammer to a delicate and successful eco-system.
»Ooh, nice.
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