Icon Swaps are making a return to FC 26 this January

While the FC 26 community celebrates the new year and awaits the Team of the Year event (TOTY), it has been leaked that the EA FC 26 Icon Swaps are coming.

Given the popularity of the event in the past editions of the game, the community is excited for the arrival of the EA FC 26 Icon Swaps. This news is especially exciting given that it will co-exist with TOTY 2026. In this post, we will check out everything you need to know about EA FC 26 Icon Swaps.

What are Icon Swaps in EA FC 26?

With the FC 26 TOTY Voting soon being closed, we will soon have an idea as to which Icons and current players will come into the game with the seasonal event. In addition to TOTY, players will also have a chance to bag some Icons from the EA FC 26 Icon Swaps that have just been leaked.

@Futdonk took it to their official X to share the FC 26 Icon Swaps news with the community. The post was made on 12th January 2026, around 12 AM (IST). The post contains an infographic that was from one of the previous editions of EA FC Icon Swaps. However, given the popularity of the event, the community is excited for its arrival of the event.

FC 26 Icon Swaps Release Date: When are Icon Swaps returning?

For those who will be playing it for the first time, what you need to do is acquire a certain number of tokens to unlock packs. There are generally packs like 25x 81+, 25x 83+, and more. There are also 92+ Icon Packs and much more. Given that you can get your hands on a broad range of packs based on the tokens you have, in the previous editions, the FC 26 Icon Swaps have been a huge success.

As of now, we have yet to receive an official announcement on the FC 26 Icon Swaps release date. But as per the leaks, the event is expected to arrive in the game in 2 weeks for now. This means the players will have more chances to bag some Icons in January as TOTY 2026 will also kickstart this week in EA FC 26. Speaking of which, don't forget to check our FC 26 TOTY 2026 Predictions.