If you are reading this article, you are probably looking to find out who the best teams in FIFA 21 career mode are before you make the important managerial decision. I am a big fan of career mode myself and have played it since EA released early access for EA play subscribers. During this time, I had the chance to do my research and compile this list of teams that you are about to see.
Furthermore, I know that the ‘best career mode teams’ is a very relative term as each one of us plays career mode for a different reason. While some of us want to take our local teams to Premier League and European glory, others want to jump into the big leagues and take advantage of signing FIFA 21’s meta players, 5-star skillers, fastest strikers, and so on.
So, don’t worry. I will suggest a few completely different teams to suit each and every one of you.
Career Mode Clubs With the Highest Budgets
For the ones that are looking to have money to virtually sign anyone they want, here are a few teams that you should get started with.
Premier League
Looking for the highest budget premier league teams? Here are the top 5:
Team | Budget |
Manchester United | $210 291 000 |
Manchester City | $209 703 000 |
Liverpool | $96 955 000 |
Chelsea | $91 078 000 |
Arsenal | $89 792 000 |
La Liga Santander
Fan of the Spanish league? Here are the top 5 teams with the highest budgets.
Team | Budget |
Real Madrid | $212 955 000 |
Barcelona | $212 282 000 |
Atletico Madrid | $77 488 000 |
Valencia | $74 962 000 |
Sevilla | $39 009 000 |
Serie A
With the move of Cristiano Ronaldo to Serie A, the league has gained a lot of new attention. So, if you are looking to manage a Seria A team but aren’t sure which one to go for, here are the top 5 teams with the highest budgets.
Team | Budget |
Juventus | $118 651 000 |
Inter Milan (Internazionale) | $89 250 000 |
Napoli | $52 863 000 |
AS Roma | $49 730 000 |
Milan | $41 696 000 |
Bundesliga
As for the Bundesliga, here are the top 5 teams with the highest budgets.
Team | Budget |
Bayern Munich | $135 397 000 |
Hertha BSC | $81 326 000 |
Borussia Dortmund | $67 795 000 |
RB Leipzig | $63 377 000 |
Bayer Leverkusen | $54 236 000 |
Ligue 1
And finally, the French Ligue 1. Here are the top 5 teams with the deepest pockets.
Team | Budget |
Paris Saint-Germain | $151 066 000 |
Olympique Lyonnais | $49 602 000 |
AS Monaco | $39 139 000 |
LOSC Lille | $15 865 000 |
Olympique de Marseille | $15 865 000 |
Challenging Career Mode Clubs
Now, if you are looking for a challenge and desire to manage teams with lower budgets that need quite a lot of work before they reach success, here is a list of teams that you definitely need to try out. But before that, keep in mind that some of these teams are quite difficult to bring to glory, so don’t be surprised if you begin to wonder how to get job offers in FIFA 21 career mode after a few seasons.
Note: The lower you go on the list, the more challenging the team will be to succeed. Furthermore, the lower the team is listed, the lower budget they have on FIFA 21 career mode.
1) Leeds United – Premier League – ($ 18 645 000)
2) OGC Nice – Ligue 1 – ($ 11 785 000)
3) FC Augsburg – Bundesliga ($ 11 780 000)
4) Málaga – La Liga Santander ($ 11 153 000)
5) Stoke City – Championship – ($ 9 304 000)
6) Stade de Reims – Ligue 1 – ($ 7 881 000)
7) FC Lorient – Ligue 1 – ($ 5 838 000)
8) Alavés – La Liga Santander – ($ 4 995 000)
9) Aberdeen – Scottish Premiership – ($ 3 221 000)
10) Jahn Regensburg – Bundesliga ($ 2 923 000)
11) Southend United – Football League 2 – ($ 1 875 000)
12) Gwangju FC – K League 1 – ($ 1 834 000)
13) Carlisle United – Football League 2 – ($ 1 288 000)
14) Varberg – Allsvenskan – ($ 729 000)
15) Finn Harps – SSE Airtricity League – ($ 610 000)
Final Thoughts
Starting a journey in Career Mode is a great way to test your managerial abilities. With this article, I hope that I have helped you find the team that you were after to start your managerial career and tackle all of the challenges ahead in the hope of success.