Sounds like the APL will sign on again with Paramount next year. Hopefully for more money. Will be a very importnant negotiation. Can the APL also try sell a small number of weekly games to a free to air broadcaster.
Good news overall, of a healthy financial turnaround.
https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/western-uniteds-plight-could-benefit-rival-clubs-as-apl-records-a-profit/news-story/1799e86614b88088dbf910762996e0dc
Clubs were informed on Friday that the APL had enjoyed a preliminary operating profit for the recently completed financial year of $1.7 million.
Good news overall, of a healthy financial turnaround.
https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/western-uniteds-plight-could-benefit-rival-clubs-as-apl-records-a-profit/news-story/1799e86614b88088dbf910762996e0dc
Clubs were informed on Friday that the APL had enjoyed a preliminary operating profit for the recently completed financial year of $1.7 million.
While it’s not a huge profit, it’s a significant improvement from the previous two years’ losses of $55 million (2023) and $37 million (2024).
The 2025 profit also incorporates a 34 per cent reduction in operating expenses from the previous year.
In an email to club bosses seen by NewsWire, APL executive chairman Stephen Conroy said: “Not withstanding the difficult decisions we’ve had to make, and the challenging circumstances we have all been working through, this (profit) represents a $57 million turnaround in the last two years.
“We started the strategic review in early 2024 to right-size the A-Leagues and grow our core football product and revenues.
“It has been an extremely challenging period, but this significantly improved financial position provides us a strong platform for sustained growth.”
Sources close to the APL say the next step is to grow revenue lines for A-League clubs through a variety of avenues, including increased sponsorship and an improved broadcast deal.
The APL deal with current broadcasters Network 10 and Paramount Plus is about to enter its final season.
The likelihood is that the APL will sign a new contract with its current broadcasters, who also have a deal with Football Australia to show Socceroos and Matildas games.
Clubs have welcomed the 2025 profit, and are hopeful it could lead to a slight increase in distribution fees which were slashed by almost 75 per cent to $530,000 per club last year.