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Each team starts with a simple sports field, without stands. In the stadium configurator, a wide variety of stadium types with different expansion levels and options are available. So the stadium can either grow slowly with the club, or the new ornamental stadium can be built in one go. Just according to the strategy of the team manager.

High initial costs are offset by long-term, high admission fees. Stadium construction is an important component of a team manager.

My stadium

Image and facts about your own stadium. All team managers can view this information via the team info page.

(1) Status: Is the stadium completed or is it under construction (including construction time)?
(2) In which season was the stadium built, when was it last rebuilt?
(3) If a new stadium is built it will be displayed together with the current stadium for selection. Click on the stadium name to select and display it. As soon as the new stadium is finished, the old stadium will be removed and all matches will be played in the new stadium only.
(4) To edit your own stadium, click on „Edit stadium“ to enter the stadium configurator.
(5) Overview of the capacities and costs of the stadiums.

Configurator

CHOICE OF STADIUM TYPE

When building a stadium, every team manager should first make the strategic decision: What type of stadium is suitable for my club?

Therefor you can choose from different stadium types.

Via the arrows (1) can be clicked through the different stadium types. The following information is displayed for each stadium type:

(2) Preview as architecture representations, in the fully expanded state.
(3) General description
(4) Important criteria in text form and rating bars. Here, the more bars displayed, the bigger, longer, or more costly the criterion will be rated.
(5) Maximum capacity information: total and split by place types.

When deciding the type of stadium, the following aspects should be considered:

A cheap stadium means lower revenue in ticket prices. So in the short term, costs are lower, but in the long term, revenues are also lower.
Can I afford the high operating costs of a modern stadium?
In which league season can I establish myself with my team in the next years. Does the chosen stadium type fit in?
What is more important to me: the high revenue of a stadium or lots of spectators at home games whipping my team forward? Can I combine the two?

STARTING CONFIGURATOR

After selecting the type of stadium you want, you can start the configuration by clicking on the button „START STADIUM CONFIGURATOR“ !

Each stadium is set in the configurator at its minimum minimum upgrade level at launch. This means that no stadium areas can be changed, only additional areas can be added.

The following information is displayed at the top:

(1) Name of the stadium. This can be freely changed with a Premium account.

(2) Spectator capacity of the currently configured stadium.

(3) Construction time of the currently configured stadium.

(4) Operating costs incurred per year. These will be paid on a pro-rata basis each week after completion.

(5) One-time construction costs. Shown in red means: costs üexceed current availability. The stadium cannot be commissioned

The stadium floor plan and the table with the blanks are used to select or deselect the individual areas. It is always automatically predefined which areas can be expanded. In many cases this depends on whether adjacent blocks have already been built or ordered. For example, corner stands can only be built when the adjacent straight stands are also built. The same applies to roofs. For stadiums with several rings, e.g. the multifunctional arena, a complete ring must always be built. Therefore, when selecting or deselecting an area, the entire ring is automatically selected. For these types of stadiums it is not possible to build only a part of the ring due to structural reasons.

(6) Below the floor plan is a legend describing the status of each stadium leaf.

(7) The sliders can be used to adjust the distribution of the standing and seating areas in the blocks.

(8) Business or box seats can be added using the corresponding buttons. Depending on the stadium type, these are already available by default (e.g. Luxury Arena)

(9) Option button to roof the stands. People are willing to pay a bit more money for a roofed place.

(10) To deselect a block, the X can be clicked, or the activated area is deactivated in the stadium floor plan.

(11) The individual stands can be expanded and show the capacities and costs in the summary.

(12) To commission the stadium construction click on „COMMISSION STADIUM CONSTRUCTION“. This is only possible if the costs do not exceed the budget.

IMPORTANT: The total cost for the stadium construction will be due immediately and completely.

Under the settings is an architectural preview of the stadium. This shows the exact detailed view with all the build-out details of the future stadium.

Additional, general information about the stadium type.

Settings

For each block of the stadium, the prices for standing and seating seats can be set individually.

(1) The prices for the next home match can be entered directly in the overall view of all stadium pages.

(2) The number of available seats. The color indicates the occupancy in the last game.

Dark grey = High
Orange = Medium
Red = Low

(3) Selecting a block on the stadium floor plan or in the table takes you to the detailed view.

(4) In detail, prices can be set by slider or by direct input. In addition, the occupancy of the last game, as well as the entire season can be seen.

This information is sometimes very useful for pricing.

Below the price settings are the statistics or stadium balance.

Grouped by season, the spectator numbers, occupancy rates and revenues of all home games can be viewed here.

The coloured background of the capacity stands for:

Dark grey = High utilization
Orange = Medium utilization
Red = Low utilization

Occupancy, revenue, and impact

There are a few factors relevant to stadium occupancy and ticket prices accepted by fans. It is always true that the more interesting a game is, the more spectator potential the game has, or the more spectators are willing to spend for the match. Whether the team manager attaches more importance to high revenues through increased ticket prices, or whether he prefers to present a sold-out house is up to each individual.

LEAGUE DIVISION

For one thing, of course, the league season is very important. The higher the league a team plays in, the more spectators come to the stadium.

HISTORY / POPULARITY

Both the home team and the opponent have a history. For both, the longer, more traditional and more successful it is, the more spectators come to the stadium. Just like in real football, there are teams that are less successful in a lower league, but are still a crowd puller. Because of their popularity!
The popularity is displayed on the team page. It is determined by the following parameters: League standings in the last 10 seasons, championships, wins, goals and number of spectators.

RANKING

A top match, 1st place against 2nd place, naturally mobilizes many more spectators than a duel of 12th place against 18th place, so the better the opponents are placed the more people come, or the more they are willing to pay.

Influences: Relevant: History (pop) / standings / goals scored by both teams and prices. High revenue vs full house -> good for my home team. Prices per game changeable

Top games / opponents with history: raise prices!

GOALS

The number of goals scored also has an influence, albeit a small one, on spectator potential. Many goals attract more spectators to the stadium!

ENTRY PRICES

Of course, pricing is a very important factor. The cheaper the tickets, the more spectators come to the stadium.

STADIUM / DISTRIBUTION OF STANDING AND SEATING

Every stadium should have a balance of standing and seating. Although seats can be sold at a higher price, many fans (supporters) prefer to cheer on their team in the standing area. This is sometimes important for the atmosphere in the stadium and therefore also affects the other, supposedly more expensive seats. The number of business and box seats should also be balanced with the overall mix.

ROOF

Roofed stands are always more popular than non-roofed places. Here, too, the impact is quantitatively and / or qualitatively noticeably.

Last but not least, a sold-out home stadium with many fans breathing down its neck is of course also a factor in the success of one's own team and should be included in strategic stadium planning and pricing policy in order to be successful in the long term.

Temporary stands

Temporary tribunes can be erected on the sports field with which every team manager begins his career. These can be activated and deactivated at any time, and rental fees are charged per match day. Up to 4 additional stands allow you to seat more than the usual 500 spectators and generate additional revenue. Keep in mind, however, that each temporary stand reduces the number of standing places by 25%. The temporary stands (1) are located just below the settings for your sports field. Since these stands only offer seats, you also set the admission price in the corresponding column (2). If you set the grandstand to Active (3), the rental fee will be highlighted in bold.

Additional tips and hints:
- Just like with the stadium, you should make sure that the number of seats offered and the ticket prices are in line with the league level, the league position of the teams playing, and the attractiveness of the opponents.
- As a new team in league 6, for example, it is very unlikely that all 4 additional tributes will be used to capacity - even with favourable prices.
- You can rent the additional stands for each game individually. - If you do not make any changes, the additional fees will remain exactly the same for the next game. - Consider the rental costs for the tribunes, with poor utilization and / or unreasonable ticket prices, the whole thing can also be a minus business. - There are only seats on the rental stands. Each rental tribune reduces the number of standing places by 25%.

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