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Stadium & Facilities
DIR By: Stevie
Date: July 17, 2026, 8:05 am
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Stadium & Facilities Summary Table
[table][tr][td]Improvement[/td]
[td]Cost[/td]
[td]Build Time[/td]
[td]Weekly Costs[/td]
[td]Main Benefit[/td]
[/tr]
[tr][td]Wooden Stand[/td]
[td]£90,000[/td]
[td]8 weeks[/td]
[td]£150[/td]
[td]300 covered seats, +£750 per home match[/td]
[/tr]
[tr][td]Covered Terrace[/td]
[td]£60,000[/td]
[td]6 weeks[/td]
[td]£75[/td]
[td]Better winter attendance, +£350 per home match[/td]
[/tr]
[tr][td]Additional Seating[/td]
[td]£45,000[/td]
[td]5 weeks[/td]
[td]£60[/td]
[td]Basic Uncovered 250 seats +£400 per home match[/td]
[/tr]
[tr][td]Floodlights[/td]
[td]£110,000[/td]
[td]10 weeks[/td]
[td]£200[/td]
[td]Evening matches +£250 Match income[/td]
[/tr]
[tr][td]Clubhouse[/td]
[td]£75,000[/td]
[td]8 weeks[/td]
[td]£100[/td]
[td]Matchday Income +£600 per home match, Weekly Income
+£300[/td]
[/tr]
[tr][td]New Dressing Rooms[/td]
[td]£85,000[/td]
[td]7 weeks[/td]
[td]£75[/td]
[td]Recruitment and morale[/td]
[/tr]
[tr][td]Hospitality Suite[/td]
[td]£180,000[/td]
[td]14 weeks[/td]
[td]£250[/td]
[td]Matchday Income +£1500 per home match, Sponsorship Income
+£15,000 per season[/td]
[/tr]
[tr][td]Artificial Pitch[/td]
[td]£450,000[/td]
[td]18 weeks[/td]
[td]Save £300[/td]
[td]Weekly Rental Income +£1000[/td]
[/tr]
[tr][td]Better Pitch Drainage[/td]
[td]£70,000[/td]
[td]6 weeks[/td]
[td]Save £100[/td]
[td]Fewer postponed matches[/td]
[/tr]
[tr][td]Club Shop[/td]
[td]£40,000[/td]
[td]4 weeks[/td]
[td]£50[/td]
[td]Weekly Income +£250, Matchday Income +£400[/td]
[/tr]
[tr][td]Training Pitch[/td]
[td]£130,000[/td]
[td]12 weeks[/td]
[td]£175[/td]
[td]Player development[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
Requirements/Benefits: (Please Read)
Wooden Stand - Future Upgrade
The Wooden Stand can later be replaced by a larger Main Stand.
Covered Terrace - Benefits
- Protects standing supporters from bad weather
- Reduces attendance losses during winter
- Improves atmosphere
- Increases supporter satisfaction
Special Effect
During poor-weather matches, the club suffers only half the
normal attendance reduction.
Additional Seating - Benefits
- Increases seated capacity
- Helps meet future league ground requirements
- Attracts families and less mobile supporters
- Improves potential cup-match attendance
Limit
Can be purchased twice.
Maximum additional seating:
500 seats
Floodlights - Benefits
- Allows evening fixtures
- Reduces postponements caused by poor visibility
- Enables friendly matches and community events
- Improves ground grading
- Attracts cup and televised fixtures
Clubhouse - Benefits
- Produces bar and food income
- Can host club events
- Improves supporter loyalty
- Generates income on non-matchdays
- Improves community reputation
Special Effect
Once per season, the manager may hold a fundraising event
producing:
£5,000 to £15,000
New Dressing Rooms - Benefits
- Improves player morale
- Helps attract better players
- Improves home-match preparation
- Helps meet higher-division ground regulations
- Improves the club’s professional reputation
Game Effect
- Small bonus to player contract negotiations
- Reduces the chance of players refusing to join due to poor
facilities
- Required before becoming a Hybrid club
Hospitality Suite - Benefits
- Generates strong matchday income
- Attracts larger sponsors
- Allows corporate bookings
- Improves prestige
- Produces extra income during cup matches
Requirements
- Wooden Stand
- Clubhouse
- Average attendance of 900
- Club must have at least £250,000 in the bank before
construction
Cup Match Effect
Hospitality income rises to:
£2,500 per home cup match
Artificial Pitch - Benefits
- Greatly reduces weather postponements
- Can be rented to local teams
- Allows academy and community use
- Produces year-round income
- Reduces long-term pitch maintenance
- Improves training availability
Special Effects
- 90% reduction in weather-related postponements
- Generates £1,000 per week from community bookings
- Generates an additional £10,000 during the close season
Disadvantage
Older players may be slightly less interested in joining clubs
with artificial pitches.
Requirement
- Better Pitch Drainage
- Training Ground Level 2 or equivalent
Better Pitch Drainage - Benefits
- Reduces waterlogged-pitch postponements
- Protects matchday income
- Improves pitch quality
- Reduces rearranged fixtures
- Helps avoid fixture congestion
Special Effect
Reduces weather postponement risk by:
60%
Club Shop - Benefits
- Produces regular merchandise income
- Improves club visibility
- Makes supporter growth more valuable
- Generates extra income after promotions or cup success
Success Bonuses
After promotion:
£10,000 merchandise bonus
After winning a trophy:
£7,500 merchandise bonus
After reaching a major cup round:
£5,000 merchandise bonus
Requirement
- Average attendance of 400
Training Pitch - Benefits
- Improves player development
- Protects the stadium pitch
- Improves fitness preparation
- Helps attract ambitious players
- Allows more frequent training
- Supports future club-status upgrades
Requirement
The club must own or purchase suitable land.
Land purchase, when required:£50,000
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