Stadium
Your home ground: every home match in the championship and the cups is played here, and every ticket is income. The level sets the seats and the highest price you may charge for one.
Capacity and ticket ceiling by level#
| Level | Seats | Ticket ceiling |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10,000 | 3 |
| 2 | 12,500 | 3 |
| 3 | 15,000 | 3 |
| 4 | 17,500 | 3 |
| 5 | 20,000 | 3 |
| 6 | 22,500 | 3 |
| 7 | 25,000 | 3 |
| 8 | 27,500 | 3 |
| 9 | 30,000 | 3 |
| 10 | 32,500 | 4 |
| 11 | 35,000 | 4 |
| 12 | 37,500 | 4 |
| 13 | 40,000 | 4 |
| 14 | 42,500 | 4 |
| 15 | 45,000 | 4 |
| 16 | 47,500 | 4 |
| 17 | 50,000 | 4 |
| 18 | 52,500 | 4 |
| 19 | 55,000 | 4 |
| 20 | 60,000 | 5 |
You set the ticket price when you submit the lineup for a home match. Gate income is attendance times that price.
Attendance#
Attendance is worked out at kick-off. A base share of the ground always turns up: 28 to 32% for a competitive match, 4 to 6% for a friendly. The rest of the seats fill according to three things multiplied together, and the result never passes capacity.
- Fame. Your club's fame above the base of 50 counts on a logarithmic scale from 10 (nothing) to 144 (the full effect). The Fame page explains where it comes from.
- Importance. A tournament coefficient times a stage coefficient, from the two tables below.
- Price. Charging the ceiling takes 40% off the variable part; charging half the ceiling takes 20% off.
| Tournament | Coefficient |
|---|---|
| Champions League | 1.3 |
| Contenders League | 1.2 |
| Challengers League | 1.1 |
| National Cup | 1.1 |
| Promotion and relegation play-offs | 1.05 |
| Elite championship | 1.0 |
| Pro championship | 0.9 |
| Amateur championship | 0.8 |
| Rookie League | 0.7 |
| Cup stage | Coefficient |
|---|---|
| League phase | 1.05 |
| Knockout play-off, Round of 32 | 1.1 |
| Round of 16 | 1.2 |
| Quarter-final | 1.3 |
| Semi-final | 1.4 |
| Final | 1.5 |
The trade is plain: a high price empties a few seats but multiplies every ticket sold, and only a nearly full ground earns the strength bonus below.
Gate income and the round cap#
Within one round of a division, or one stage of a cup, the total gate of all its matches is capped at 105% of the total match expenses in that round. If the sum goes over, every club's gate in the round is scaled down by the same share. Neutral-ground finals are exempt.
Home advantage#
| Ground filled | Home strength |
|---|---|
| Under 80% | no bonus |
| 80 to 84% | +1% |
| 85 to 89% | +2% |
| 90 to 94% | +3% |
| 95 to 99% | +4% |
| Sold out | +5% |
A Groundsman multiplies on top: +3% for the free Assistant, +5% Specialist, +7% Expert and +10% Master. There is no home bonus in a friendly or in a neutral cup final.
Cup finals#
Every cup final is played on neutral ground. The nominal home team is drawn by lot, the venue seats 60,000, the ticket is 5, it sells out, and the 300,000 gate is split 50/50 — 150,000 to each club. Neither side has a home advantage.