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:

TeamBudget
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.

TeamBudget
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.

TeamBudget
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.

TeamBudget
 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.

TeamBudget
 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.