Footium Community Fund: Club Auction

Footium will be auctioning two Division 3 clubs and three Division 4 clubs on Saturday the 26th of February. All of the money raised from these auctions will be going into the Footium Community Fund, which will provide grants for community-led projects!

TLDR:

• We are auctioning off two Division 3 and three Division 4 clubs
• Auctions will begin on the morning of Saturday 26th February UK time and the price will decrease over 24 hours
• They will be dutch auctions (price decreases until somebody buys)
• All money raised from the auctions will go into our Community Fund
• The fund will be available for the Footium Community to apply for grants and use for various initiatives e.g data websites, Footium fantasy football, broadcasting

The Auction

The auctions will be taking place on Saturday the 26th of February on OpenSea. The first club’s auction will start at 8am GMT and there will be a club listed for auction every half hour after that until all five of the clubs are listed for auction. More information on each of the clubs can be found at the end of this article. The schedule for the club auction is as follows:

• 8:00am: Mandove Wanderers, Division 4
• 8:30am: Chury United, Division 3
• 9:00am: Worth Villa, Division 4
• 9:30am: Wend Park, Division 4
• 10:00am: Eridge Wad, Division 3

The auction of the clubs will be a Dutch Auction, meaning that the price decreases over time. You can buy each club at any time during the auction. The auctions will last a maximum of 24 hours, but will end as soon as someone buys each club. More specific details of the auctions are below:

Division 4: Price will start at 4.5 ETH and the ending price will be 2 ETH.
Division 3: Price will start at 8 ETH and the ending price will be 3 ETH.

The price will decrease constantly over the 24 hour period. For example, after 12 hours the price for a Divison 3 club will be 5.5 ETH.

Community Fund

The Footium Community Fund is something that we have been inspired to create after seeing numerous community-led initiatives pop up surrounding Footium before the game has been released. We want to remove any barriers that would prevent these community projects from achieving their full potential!

We have seen many projects being created already, from metaverse broadcasting studios to data-driven websites, which makes us excited for the future of community projects when Footium gets released. There have been discussions in the community about creating a fantasy football league for Footium when the game releases (Wen Ron Foreman price reveal?) and even head-to-head leagues outside of the main game. We can’t wait to see what our amazing community will continue to create surrounding Footium!

All of the money raised from the auction will be going straight into the Community Fund, and anyone building community projects will be able to apply for a grant from this fund. More details on the grant application process will be released following the auction.

Prior to the game launching, we will also release a Footium API to enable more possibilities for community projects. We have already released the Footium Club metadata, which can be found here: https://footium.club/ethereum/api/nfts/clubs/1

To cycle through the metadata, change the number at the end of the URL to select each club between 1- 3060.

If you have any questions about the auction or grants, be sure to ask in the Footium Discord or Telegram!

Club Information

Mandove Wanderers

Mandove Wanderers, commonly known as ‘The Roses’

Mandove Wanderers F.C. is a professional association football club based in the region of Mandove. Mandove is a port region with an economy mainly dependent upon shipping. Their supporters sometimes still support their team when they’re losing.

Stadium Capacity: 5594

Chury United

Chury United’s badge contains the latin phrase ‘veritas et justitia’, which translates to ‘Justice and Truth’. The club was founded on principles of transparency, fairness and equality.

Chury United F.C. is a professional football club based in the region of Chury.

Stadium Capacity: 14033

Worth Villa

The city of Worth is renowned for building the first-ever cannon. The badge of Worth Villa now bears a cannon on its badge.

Worth Villa F.C. is a professional association football club based in Worth. Worth is a ex-industrial city with an economy mainly dependent upon industry. The Worth Villa supporters are famous for being loyal and sometimes continue to follow Worth Villa.

Stadium Capacity: 6161

Wend Park

The ‘Rams of Wend’ are renowned for the famous antics of their mascot, a white Ram called Bruce. Famously, the mascot once injured an opposition player after escaping his pen and running onto the pitch.

Wend Park F.C. is a professional football club based in the city of Wend. Their fans often sing louder than the opposition fans.

Stadium Capacity: 3065

Eridge Wad

Eridge Wad are renowned for their passionate fans, including a group of ultras called the ‘Eridge Wad Elite’. The EWE attire includes Stone Island jumpers, Adidas Gazelles and C.P. Company headwear.

Eridge Wad F.C. is a professional football club based in Eridge Wad. Their supporters are considered passionate and have been known to cheer louder than the opposition supporters.

Stadium Capacity: 13605

If you want to find out more information about Footium the best places are our Twitter, our Discord and our roadmap. If you are interested in buying a Footium club from the secondary market, make sure to do so from our official OpenSea collection page.