What to do FC 25 if ‘currently have less than minimum required number of players’

If you see the message below in FC 25, then these are the steps you should take – watch our video above to see what to do:

You currently have less than the minimum required number of players in your starting 11 and subs to start a match. Add more players to your squad to advance

The reasons for getting this message are likely to be one of two things, either you picked up too many red cards in a previous game or you did a ‘Quick Sell’ of too many players in your squad and you don’t have enough players to progress.

1. You have to have a full 11 players in the team and 7 subs on your bench for every game
2. Those in your reserves in the ‘Squad’ view don’t count towards this
3. Move any players in a red card in your team or subs bench to either reserves or to the Club section (they will have a flashing red against their card in the ‘Squad’ view)
4. Move across players from your Reserves in the ‘Squad’ view to fill those gaps in your team and subs bench
5. If you still don’t have enough players, then switch to the ‘Club’ view and move players across to fill the gaps
6. If you don’t have enough players in your ‘Club’ to fill the gaps, then click on ‘Squad Actions’ (press left button on controller) and see if there is an option to update your squad (this will import players from packs you have acquired while playing the game)
7. Next step is to go into ‘Store’ and see if you have any packs available. You should see a circle next to the ‘Store’ menu option if there are packs waiting for you.
8. Open any packs and they will be added to your Club. Go back into your Club and move them across to your Squad
9. If you don’t have any packs, then check to see if there are very cheap packs available as there are usually starter packs available for only 10 coins
10. Finally, go into the ‘Objectives’ menu and into ‘Foundations’ and complete any steps you can. By doing so you will earn reward packs that when completed will be available in your ‘Store’ – again look for a circle next to the ‘Store’ menu item which will tell you there is something waiting for you

That’s it! If you have any other suggestions, then please share them with others in the comments.