Finances
Finances
The Finances page is essential for managing a club. It gives you quick access to your team's income and expenses, so that you can manage the budget allocated by the board for the season.
The Finances page
The page is split into several tabs:
- Budget: an overview of your remaining budget, the budget at the beginning of the month and of the season, and the budget allocated to payroll.
- Graphs: the evolution of your budget and payroll, and the share of each source of income.
- Details and Detailed budget: every transaction, which you can filter by Expenses or Income, on a monthly or annual basis.
Income
- Arena income: tickets sold, store income and refreshment bar income during home games.
- Sponsoring: the base payment of your sponsors, plus bonuses when their objectives are reached. See Sponsors.
- Prize money: bonuses received at the end of a competition.
- Facilities income: some buildings (Museum, VIP Room, Esport Center...) generate income. See Facilities.
- Player transfers: money received when you sell a player.
- Subventions.
Expenses
- Players' salaries and Staff salaries (usually the biggest part of your expenses).
- Arena expenses: upkeep of the arena, building work and extensions.
- Upkeep cost of facilities.
- Scouting expenses and scout travelling expenses. See Scouting.
- Recruitment costs: visiting a player or inviting them to visit your facilities. See Recruitment.
- Travelling expenses, taxes and club operating costs.
- Dismissal fees when you release a player or a staff member under contract.
- Luxury Tax (American league only, see below).
Arena prices
From the arena page you can set the ticket prices for each stand, as well as the selling prices in the stores (shirts, caps, scarves, balls...) and refreshment stands (drinks, fries, sandwiches...).
Each parameter (ticket and food prices, arena quality, entertainment...) has an impact on attendance and income. If your prices are too high, your fans will let you know! Many other factors also determine how many fans attend a game:
- Rivalry with the opponent.
- Renown of the opponent.
- Competition (there are fewer fans at a friendly game).
- Period of the year (more fans attend playoff games, for example).
- Importance of the game (for example against a team with a ranking close to yours).
- Fans' mood.
You can also send a funding request to the local government to help pay for arena work.
Budget for the next season
At the beginning of every season, the board sets an objective for each competition. At the end of the season, the budget for the next season is adjusted depending on whether you reached these objectives: achieving ambitious objectives can significantly increase your budget, while failing them will reduce it.
Raising an objective when the board sets it can also give you an immediate boost to your budget and payroll, but the board will be less indulgent if you fail. See Search for a New Team for more information on board satisfaction.
Negative balance
Keep an eye on your balance! When your budget is negative:
- The satisfaction of your directors drops every month, and you will receive a warning in your inbox.
- You cannot send any transfer offer.
- It will be harder to get your contract renewed.
If the situation lasts, the board may well dismiss you, no matter how well you did on the court!
Salary cap and Luxury Tax (American league)
In the American league, the payroll is controlled by a salary cap. The Finances page shows your cap room and the luxury tax you will have to pay at the end of the season.
If your overall payroll exceeds the luxury tax threshold, you will have to pay a tax whose amount is relative to your payroll. Not all teams can afford to pay this tax at the end of the season, so be careful when signing players!