Volleyball club Neftohimik has set up a website to sell symbolic pieces of the pitch at the Izgrev Sports Center, with the money going toward its renovation, the club said.
The site shows an interactive map of the pitch. Buyers scroll down, pick the section they want, get a certificate and have their name added to a donor wall.
The pitch covers 8,134 square metres in total, and the site breaks this "green carpet" into tiles of 10 square metres each. The smallest buy is 1 square metre for 19.62 euros, a nod to 1962, the year Neftohimik was founded.
There are six levels of support. Buy 1 square metre and you become a "fan". 10 square metres for 196.20 euros makes you a "friend", while 50 square metres for 981 euros earns the title "family". A bronze partner pays 9,810 euros for 500 square metres, a silver partner 19,620 euros for 1,000 square metres, and a gold partner 98,100 euros for 5,000 square metres.
Depending on the level, the club also throws in extras: a meeting with the first team, VIP passes, advertising space and a video feature.