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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Jack Snape

Football Australia ‘not satisfied’ with $8.5m loss amid concern over A-League debt

The Central Coast Mariners won last year’s A-League grand final.
The Central Coast Mariners won last year’s A-League grand final. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

Football Australia’s chair has admitted he is unhappy with his organisation’s financial performance as the local game faces a raft of challenges including the search for a new chief executive and the A-Leagues’ struggles with debt.

FA recorded an $8.5m loss in 2024 according to the financial accounts presented at Friday’s annual general meeting in Sydney, which included writing off more than $4m in bad debt, some from A-Leagues operator APL.

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