EA hasn’t given a single, universal time when “Ultimate Team will be back up” because it depends on why it’s down (scheduled maintenance, promo content refresh, or unexpected server issues).

What usually happens with Ultimate Team downtime

For EA SPORTS FC and similar Ultimate Team modes:

  • Scheduled maintenance : EA typically announces maintenance windows on their official game site or social channels, during which online services (including Ultimate Team) go offline for a few hours and then return at a posted end time.
  • Promo/content refreshes : New Ultimate Team promos almost always go live on Fridays at around 1 PM ET (6 PM UK, 10 AM PT), so very short outages or “soft” disruptions can happen right before those drops.
  • Unplanned outages : If servers crash or there’s an unexpected issue, there usually isn’t an exact public ETA at first; EA tends to say they’re investigating, and then quietly bring things back once fixed. Community sites and forums often notice the return before any formal announcement.

In player forums for other Ultimate Team–style modes, people also note that when a new yearly cycle or big update arrives, old content can be disrupted or phased into “legacy” or lower-priority status, which sometimes feels like things are “down” even when servers are technically online.

How to check when it’ll be back for you

Since the timing depends on the specific game and the exact issue right now, the fastest way to see when Ultimate Team will be back up is to:

  1. Look at the official EA SPORTS FC (or relevant game) server/status page for current outage or maintenance notices and end times.
  1. Check the game’s official X/Twitter or news section , where they post maintenance windows and big promo releases.
  1. Browse community hubs and gaming news sites tracking the current FC 26 Ultimate Team calendar and promos; if a big promo drop is happening (TOTY, Future Stars, Fantasy FC, etc.), brief disruptions right before the scheduled release time are common.

If your outage matches a posted maintenance window, Ultimate Team usually returns right after that window ends; if not, it’s likely an unscheduled issue and you’ll need to rely on those official channels for the first confirmed “back online” reports.

Bottom note: Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.