President FC: Football Club Owner · Manual

Finances

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01 Where the money comes from

Tickets and VIP seats
TV money by league tier
sponsors (deals expire and need re-signing)
merchandise with reputation
position and cup prize money
and player sales — ticket prices aren't ours to set: they track the league tier (fewer clubs = a little more per match so the season's gate evens out
cup and European nights use the base price), so our real lever is a bigger ground

The weekly wage bill leads
then upkeep on buildings and ground, construction, fees, and contract bonuses that pile up all season and settle in one hit on 20 Jun — a bloated squad quietly costs more than the bill you see

Debt at the league ceiling = points docked, a forced fire sale and fans losing faith
our ceiling and its warnings live on Finance — amber is watch, red is danger
below the ceiling there is no penalty, but cash under zero locks transfers and building until it recovers

Set your own transfer cap and weekly wage cap (0 = no limit) — any order that would burst them is blocked automatically
the 12-month projection shows where the cash line is heading before it gets there

Sponsor deals run their course and expire — an empty slot is monthly income quietly lost, so re-sign in time
a stronger commercial centre makes every new deal richer
the bigger your name, the sweeter the offers

Every 20 June the tax office takes a share of the season's cash profit — 30% by default in every nation (editable in the editor)
a losing season pays nothing, and the loss carries forward against future profit without expiring
an estimate lands in the inbox on 1 June, and spending on transfers or construction before the 20th shrinks the bill
a B team's money sits in the parent's books, so one bill covers both
if the charge tips the cash below zero, transfers and construction lock until it recovers

Updated Sep 21, 2026