How do Sorare Football Card Levels, XP, and Bonuses work?

Starting Game Week 55, (February 21st – 25th, 2025) you’ll earn XP as a reward that fills your XP reserve.

This allows you to allocate XP to the cards you want to level up.

Every In-Season Prize Pool will reward 500 XP for lineups ranked between the top 30% and top 50% on the leaderboard. This gives you the opportunity to accumulate XP every Game Week then use it to level up your cards, progress, and have a better chance to unlock top rewards in future Game Weeks.

You’ll also have opportunities to win XP through Special Events and other occasions, giving you even more ways to boost your cards.

There is a maximum cap on the total XP you can accumulate per scarcity. You cannot exceed 30,000 XP per scarcity. To help you manage your XP, you’ll receive a notification when you get close to the cap, reminding you to use your XP.

 

Please note that your cards will continue to earn XP when used in a competition lineup, based on the following simplified formula: The lineup’s total base score divided by 5.

The base score refers to the player’s score without any bonuses (XP, collection, scarcity, or captain).

 

In My Cards, you’ll be able to apply your accumulated XP to level up selected cards—only the exact amount needed for the next level will be deducted from your XP reserve.

 

Please note that with this update, the Training competition is no longer accessible. 

 

 

Cooldown Period

After a card levels up, a cooldown period will apply before you can level it again. The duration of the cooldown varies by card level—the higher the level, the longer the cooldown period. Here’s a breakdown of XP Level thresholds, cooldown periods, and bonuses:

 

XP is specific to both the sport and scarcity of each card, just like Essence.

 

Card transfers and XP impact: 

When a card is traded or sold on the secondary market, the XP accumulated on the card will halve by 50%, which will impact the card level. 

Bonuses: 

• Captain: 0%, 20%, 50% (For every team you submit, you will need to select a captain and based on the competition, Captains may receive a different bonus)
• Level bonus: depends on the XP your card has gained and its scarcity
• New Season Bonus (NSP): 5% 
• Collection Bonus: depends on your Collection Game score - will apply in competitions where XP is scored
• Based on card scarcity there is also an opportunity for scarcity bonuses in certain competitions, this will be outlined prior to entry. 

Details regarding In-Season status:

 

Cards lose their In-Season status 11 days before the first game of the new league season for the club shown on the card (regardless of where the player is currently playing).

Cards that lose their In-Season status become Classic Season cards and lose their New Season Bonus of 5%.

Because our Game Weeks open in advance, this 11 days window allows us to ensure that there is no overlap between Classic Season and In-Season card eligibility.