In 2026, die-hard FC 25 fans still wrestle with the same burning question: how on earth do you squeeze every last Season Point out of Ultimate Team without selling your soul to the transfer market? The ICON Home and Away Objectives sit there like a pair of golden carrots, promising a juicy 2,000 SP boost. But make no mistake—these shiny challenges don’t exactly hand out freebies. They prefer to watch you squirm a little first.
Seasonal Tracks in FC 25 have always been greedy beasts. They grow hungrier with every level, demanding more and more SP just to unlock a measly tifo or an untradeable pack that’ll probably cough up yet another 82-rated center-back. Playing Rush, Career Mode, or regular Ultimate Team matches only gets you so far—before you know it, you’re staring at Level 18 with a gaping SP deficit and a sinking feeling in your stomach. That’s where the ICON Home and Away Objectives swagger in, all dressed up in retro flair and ready to drain your coin balance.
The Fashion Tax: Icon Stadium Bundle
First, let’s address the elephant in the room. To even look at the objectives, you’re supposed to own the ICON Home and Away Kits. And how do you get them? By strolling into the Ultimate Team store and picking up the Icon Stadium Bundle for a cool 115,000 coins or 1,500 FC Points. Yup, you read that right. For context, 1,600 FC Points used to cost around $13.49 —enough to buy a real-life meal that won’t vanish when the servers hiccup. The bundle does toss in a badge, a couple of tifos, a stadium theme, and a ball along with the two kits, but calling it a “cosmetic only” purchase is like calling a dragon a slightly grumpy lizard.
Navigating the store menus feels like a mini-game in itself. From the main Ultimate Team screen, you scroll over to the Store tab, then slither down to Season 1 Stadium Bundles (yes, even in 2026 the naming lingers like a stubborn hangover). Scroll right until you spot the Icon Stadium Bundle. Here’s where many a trigger-happy thumb has met its doom: there’s an ICON/TOTW Kit Bundle lurking nearby with different kits, and buying the wrong one is the kind of mistake that haunts you while you’re trying to fall asleep at 2 a.m. So take a breath… double-check… and only then hit that purchase button.
The Scenic Route: Grind Your Way to Glory
Now, if parting with six-figure coins or real-world cash makes your inner accountant weep, there’s a workaround. The objectives don’t actually demand the bundle—they just want you to wear the kits. And kits can be borrowed… sort of. Some players discovered that equipping the kits via a friend’s squad or through lucky season rewards can kick things off. But let’s assume you do manage to snag the kits without buying the bundle (a minor miracle in itself). The real grind then unfolds across six bite-sized chores per kit—Home and Away—each one teasing you with small SP drizzles and then a bigger gulp at the end.
Here’s what the Home Kit path looks like, and spoiler: it’s a mirror image for the Away Kit. The objectives sit there with that smug, just-you-wait expression:
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🏃 Play three matches with the ICON Home Kit equipped (100 SP)
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⚽ Score in three separate matches with the ICON Home Kit equipped (200 SP)
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🏆 Win three matches with the ICON Home Kit equipped (300 SP)
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🎯 Complete all three above – ka-ching! (400 SP)
And then you do it all over again for the Away Kit. If you’re keeping track, that’s 1,000 SP per kit, totaling 2,000 SP—a haul that can practically launch you up two or three seasonal levels in one sweaty afternoon.
Sounds simple, right? Oh, sweet summer child. The “score in three separate matches” part has an annoying habit of turning into a comedy of errors. Picture this: you’re playing a Squad Battles match against a 64-rated bronze squad, your striker is through on goal, and suddenly the AI goalkeeper morphs into Neo from The Matrix. You’ll hit the post, sky the rebound, and then accidentally knock in an own goal for good measure. The ball practically develops a mind of its own, giggling as it skips wide. And let’s not even talk about the “win three matches” clause when the scripting gods decide you’ve been winning just a little too often lately. Cue the 90th-minute corner where your 6’5” center-back cosplays a potato.
Why Bother, Then?
Because 2,000 SP is no joke when the seasonal rewards loom large. Season 1: Total Rush (or whatever the current iteration is called by now) still demands 40 levels of increasing SP hunger. Those levels creep higher each week, making the difference between a casual player and a completionist feel like the gap between a training cone and Mbappé. The ICON objectives offer a rare chance to feed the beast without spending all your waking hours in Rush mode—a mode that, let’s be honest, leaves everyone questioning their life choices after the fourth teammate goes AFK.
The kits themselves eventually grow on you, too. There’s a nostalgic charm in seeing your players laced up in ICON home whites, as if Pelé himself might nod approvingly from the stands. And when you finally check off that last “Complete all three” task, the rush of endorphins is almost worth the tantrums along the way. Almost.
Nuggets of Wisdom Before You Dive In
A few words to the wise: if you’re tackling these objectives in Rivals or Champs, be prepared for a slower slog. Squad Battles on lower difficulties are your cozy little haven. Equip both kits in different squad slots if you can, because the game will track them separately—no need to wear the Home kit for Home objectives exclusively; just make sure it’s on your active squad when you start the match. Also, keep an eye on daily and weekly objectives that overlap; you might accidentally complete two while scoring that one header you’ve been chasing for ages.
And here’s a thought that’ll either soothe your nerves or make you scream: the Stadium Bundle isn’t going anywhere. If you absolutely can’t stomach the grind without the kits, those 115,000 coins will still be waiting in the store, flashing their little digital teeth at you. The decision really boils down to whether you value your coins or your sanity more.
In the end, the ICON Home and Away Objectives are a classic FC 25 love letter wrapped in frustration—equal parts generous SP buffet and wallet-tempting trap. Whether you pay up or grind it out, one thing’s for sure: that seasonal track will creep ever closer to the finish line, and you’ll have some gloriously retro kits to show for it. Just try not to throw your controller when the “score in three separate matches” objective stays stuck at 2 out of 3 for an hour, yeah?