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FACEIT Season 9 ends on Tuesday, December 8, 2026 at 17:00 CET (16:00 UTC). Season 10 goes live on Wednesday, December 9, 2026 at 13:00 CET (12:00 UTC). FACEIT announced the dates on October 28. Confirmed so far: new server locations, a revamped interface, a reworked team experience and a soft ELO reset with placements. Everything else gets revealed one piece at a time through November.
Season 9 end and Season 10 start
| What | When |
|---|---|
| Season 9 ends | Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 17:00 CET (16:00 UTC) |
| Season 10 starts | Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 13:00 CET (12:00 UTC) |
| Season 10 details | through November, one announcement at a time |
You can keep queueing after Season 9 ends. FACEIT only closes the queue for a short while when Season 10 goes live on December 9 at 13:00 CET.
What is confirmed for Season 10
The order of the announcements: servers first, then team play, then the platform and the rest. FACEIT collects everything on its Season 10 page at fce.gg/s10.
Soft ELO reset and placements: what it means for you
Season 10 opens with a soft ELO reset. The rule: the higher your ELO, the more it moves. That is how FACEIT keeps inflation in check at the top, so the highest levels stay competitive. Most players only see a small adjustment, and staying active during the season keeps it even smaller.
After that, your placement matches decide where you start in Season 10. Play them well and you get a shot at starting higher.
For comparison: for the Season 9 reset, FACEIT looked at your last 50 matches, your win rate and your FACEIT Rating. Whether Season 10 works the same way, FACEIT has not said yet. How resets and placements have worked so far is covered in our guide FACEIT Season Reset: Placements and ELO. We will bring it up to date for Season 10 before December 8.
What is still open
As soon as FACEIT publishes more, we will update this post.
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