Crystal Palace FC Advent Calendar

December is the busiest stretch of the English football calendar, when floodlit kickoffs at Selhurst Park and Boxing Day derbies define the winter routine for South London supporters. The Crystal Palace FC Advent Calendar turns that 24-day buildup to Christmas into a daily squad call-up, combining an illustrated stadium display box with 24 free-standing miniature football figurines.

Selhurst Park Matchday Pride Throughout December

Dressed in royal Palace blue and crimson Eagle red with crisp white winter snowflakes, the rigid paperboard box centers on an exterior architectural illustration of Selhurst Park beneath its four towering floodlight pylons. Stand banners reading SELHURST PARK and SOUTH LONDON AND PROUD sit directly below the 1905 soaring Eagle crest. The rigid paperboard construction keeps the vertical box stable on a desk, shelf, or mantelpiece as each perforated daily door is opened from December 1 through Christmas Eve.

A 24-Figure Tabletop Squad on Named Black Pedestals

Rather than hanging tree charms with top loops, all 24 surprises inside this Crystal Palace edition are sculpted as free-standing Chibi-style figurines permanently mounted on flat circular black pedestals. Each base carries a white front-printed nameplate so supporters can line up a complete 24-piece tabletop squad across a desk, media console, or collector shelf:

• Touchline & Goalkeeper Presence: Manager figurine Pierre Sage dressed in an all-black sideline jacket with white club crest detailing, paired with goalkeeper Dean Henderson in his emerald-green strip.
• Defensive Back Line: Outfield figures in the vertical red-and-blue striped home shirt with white NET88 sponsor lettering, highlighted by named bases for defenders Tyrick Mitchell, Chadi Riad, and Chris Richards alongside fellow back-line squad members.
• Midfield Engine Room: Central and creative midfielders anchored by named pedestals for Adam Wharton, Will Hughes, Jefferson Lerma, Cheick Doucoure, and Daichi Kamada.
• Attacking Front Line: Forward and wing threats led by named bases for Jean-Philippe Mateta, Ismaila Sarr, and Eddie Nketiah, completing the 24-figure lineup with the remaining first-team squad pedestals.

Because each figurine rests on a balanced flat base, the 24-piece squad remains a year-round South London desk or shelf display long after the December holiday decorations are packed away.