The season clock
Season 6 starts 23 October 2026. The patch lands at 08:00 UTC, the store at 10:00, Season 5 ranked closes at 12:00 with rewards paid, and Season 6 queues reopen at 14:00. Plan the gap. A ranked match started late will not sneak into the old table.
Open ranked notes See arena stills
Player Contracts
Season 6 retires Player Level as the ranked gate. Contracts hand out rewards and profile pieces you pick from, based on how you play. Legacy caps and profile bits still follow the level you had when Sloclap locks the old number. Push that level before the cutoff if you care about the keepsake.
Read ranked notes Ask the room
Netcode 2.0
Sloclap is rebuilding how the server resolves tackles, dives, catches, and first touches. The beta, live from 14 October 2026 on the REMATCH Beta Test app, adds about 50 milliseconds of input delay and was pencilled in through mid-November. That window is the studio’s tentative plan, not a locked date. Gameplay edits on the live servers stay small so the delay is easier to read.
Read 3v3 notes Open dispatches