Football Australia reports record $11m loss for 2025

[p]The figures, reported in local media ‌and confirmed by FA, come despite record ‌revenue of almost $140 million. The loss is almost double the $8.5 million ‌deficit posted for 2024.[/p][p]On Tuesday, FA ⁠chief executive ‌Martin Kugeler had told Australian media that the ​governing body may shed a fifth of its staff to "live ​within (their) [b]means[/b]".[/p][p]"[b]Increasing losses year-on-year is obviously not a situation that is sustainable or ⁠acceptable,[/b]" Kugeler said.[/p][p]FA ​said on Tuesday it had settled its long-running dispute with Australian Professional Leagues, which runs the A-League Men and ‌A-League Women competitions.[/p][embed guid="c708453e-88f6-462f-ab7d-5d7aab2bd4bf" url="https://x.com/TraceyLeeHolmes/status/2056676423415607766" social-type="twitter" /][p]The dispute centred on historic debts between the two organisations.[/p][p]Australia co-hosted the Women's World Cup with New Zealand in 2023 and the Women's Asian Cup in March.[/p][p]FA touted the World Cup as a major success as huge crowds watched the games and Australia's ‌women reached the semi-finals.[/p][p]The Matildas have ​since emerged as a major commercial ‌driver for FA, bringing in new sponsorship and significant match-day ticket revenue but Kugeler said FA had failed to capitalise fully on hosting the ⁠World Cup.[/p]