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Finances

The revenues of a team come from several sources. The basic revenue is from ticket sales. The ticket prices are not adjustable and the ticket price is set to 400 for each league. Another source of revenue is the souvenir sale. The number of souvenirs sold depends mainly on attendance, popularity of the players and the number of fan shops in the arena. Yet more revenue comes from general sponsor, media sponsor and skybox lease.

Funds earned from the ticket sales from a friendly game are shared. Therefore both teams that have participated in the friendly game will have half of these funds added to their accounts. Ticket sale revenues from the National Cup games are also split between both teams.

General sponsor

     Every team has a valid contract with a general sponsor upon arrival of the new manager. The sponsorship deals for the upcoming season are negotiated at the end of each season. The club receives three offers on each of the three consecutive days. If you accept any offer, the club will not receive further offers. If you do not accept any of the nine offers, the owners will sign a sponsorship deal with a fixed weekly income without bonuses on the following day. The general sponsorship deal is signed for the whole of the following season.

     There are three various types of sponsor offers. The first type is based on regular weekly payments. In the second type of contract, the weekly payments are lower, but you get financial bonuses after every league win. This applies to regular season, playoff, placement playoff and relegation/promotion round. You get bonuses also for wins in overtime or shootout. In the third type of offer, your first need to choose the target position which you think is within your team's capabilities. The higher the target, the more money you can earn, but also the higher the risk that you won't achieve the goal. The bonus for position in the league is paid out 5 times in a season (day 23, 44, 67, 88 and 104 of the season). If you are not on the target position or higher at the given day, the bonus will not be paid out.

     Contracts with performance bonuses can be renegotiated midway through the season. If you have the second type of contract and you are not doing as expected, you can switch to the first type midway through the season. Your weekly income will grow, but you will not get bonuses for wins any more. If you have the third type of contract, you can switch to the first type or change the target position midway through the season. If your team is moved to a different league in league regrouping and you signed a contract with bonuses, you can renegotiate this contract during the first two days of the season.

     The amount of money you get from the general sponsor is influenced mainly by: the final ranking in the recently ended season, the overall team rating and the level of the human resources and economic department. The first offers arrive on the last Thursday of the season which is day 109 of the season.

     The sponsors also take into account whether your team was promoted or relegated. If your team was promoted to a higher league, you can expect better offers. On the other hand if it was relegated, the offers will be worse. Sponsors pay special attention to how your team approaches key games in connection with promotion or relegation. If they find out that your team plays these games with significantly weakened lineup, it will reflect on their offers at the end of the season. These key games are playoff quarterfinals, semifinals and finals, first round of playoffs for 9th-16th place and also the promotion/relegation games.

     Taking part or qualifying for an international cup competition will also draw better sponsorship offers. The quality of the offer is also influenced by the level of your league. The number of league tiers in the country may also influence the sponsor offers. The sponsors are more willing to invest in countries with larger number of leagues.

     You have the option to accept or reject any of the offers. The old offers are canceled upon arrival of the new ones.

Media sponsor

     As with general sponsor, the team already has a valid contract with a media sponsor upon arrival of the new manager. The media sponsorships for the upcoming season are negotiated at the end of each season. The club receives three offers on three consecutive days. If you accept the first offer, the club will not receive any further offers. If you do not accept any of the three offers, the owners will sign a contract with a new media sponsor on the following day even without your approval. The sum offered by the media sponsor is divided into regular weekly payments which are transfered to the club's account every Wednesday. To help you make a decision, the human resources and economic department will give their recommendation on each offer. The amount of money you get from the media sponsor is influenced mainly by: the final rank in the recently ended season, the overall team rating, the level of the human resources and economic department and the capacity of the arena. Warning! The offers from media sponsors are based on the current capacity of the arena. The sectors under construction are not taken into account. The first offer arrives on the last Thursday of the season which is day 109 of the season.

     The media sponsors also take into account whether your team was promoted or relegated. If your team was promoted to a higher league, you can expect better offers. On the other hand if it was relegated, the offers will be worse. Media sponsors pay special attention to how your team approaches key games in connection with promotion or relegation. If they find out that your team plays these games with significantly weakened lineup, it will reflect on their offers at the end of the season.

     Taking part or qualifying for an international cup competition will also draw better offers from media sponsors. The quality of the offer is also influenced by the level of your league. The number of league tiers in the country may also influence the media sponsor offers. The media sponsors are more willing to invest in countries with larger number of leagues.

     Every time you get an offer you have the option to accept or reject it. A new offer will arrive even if you have not rejected the previous offer. The previous offer is rejected automatically upon arrival of the new offer.

Skyboxes

     When the skybox construction is finished, the team owners automatically lease it to some company until the end of the current season. Companies then send in new offers at the end of each season. The club will get three offers on three consecutive days. If you accept the first offer, the club will not receive further offers. If you do not accept any of the three offers, the owners will lease the skybox to a new company on the following day even without your approval. Skyboxes are leased for the whole duration of the following season. The sum offered by the leaseholder will be divided into regular weekly payments, which will be transfered to the club's account each Wednesday. To help you make a decision, the human resources and economic department will give their recommendation on each offer. The amount of money you get from the skybox lease is influenced mainly by: the ranking in the league, the overall team rating, the level of the human resources and economic department and the level of the stand. The first offer arrives on the last Thursday of the season which is day 109 of the season.

     The skybox suitors also take into account whether your team was promoted or relegated. If your team was promoted to a higher league, you can expect better offers. On the other hand if it was relegated, the offers will be worse. The skybox suitors pay special attention to how your team approaches key games in connection with promotion or relegation. If they find out that your team plays these games with significantly weakened lineup, it will reflect on their offers at the end of the season.

     Taking part or qualifying for an international cup competition will also draw better offers from the companies for skybox lease. The quality of the offer is also influenced by the level of your league. The number of league tiers in the country may also influence the skybox lease offers. There is a bigger demand for skyboxes in countries with larger number of leagues.

     Every time you get an offer you have the option to accept or reject it. A new offer will arrive even if you have not rejected the previous offer. The previous offer is rejected automatically upon arrival of the new offer.

Prize money

The teams can gain some extra funds from the prize money. The prize money is awarded for final regular season ranking, for final ranking after the playoffs and also for the leading positions in the player statistics. The prize money depends on the final rank of the team and/or player as well as the level of your league and the average overall team rating of all the teams in the league.

Prize money for final regular season ranking and for the leading positions in the player statistics is awarded during the overnight calculation after the last game of the regular season. Prize money for final ranking after the playoffs is awarded in the statistical calculation after the last playoff games. Prize money for promotion to a higher league is awarded at the same time as the prize money for final ranking after playoffs. Prize money for promotion via the promotion round is awarded in the statistical calculation after the last promotion games.

Loan

If you plan to build up the arena or buy players but the financial situation is not the best, you can borrow money from the bank. You have to be careful when borrowing because the bank loans money with interest which has to be repaid as well. You can only have one loan at a time! The loan can be repaid prematurely, but only if you have sufficient amount of money on your account. The sooner you repay the loan, the less you spend on interest payments.

There are 6 types of a loan depending on the amount borrowed. For every type of loan you need to have a certain level of manager experience. The more money you want to borrow, the more manager experience you need to have.

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