WesternUnited made an AU$11 million loss last season and have AU$55 million in debt.
To put that into perspective, when asking for Covid funding the Phoenix said their income before covid was NZ$7.6 million and their costs were NZ$8.6. Although I'd hope that Phoenix income and budget have both gone up since then, it seems like Western United is loosing more per season than the Phoenix spend. Imagine what their budget is.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/aug/02/western-uniteds-multimillion-dollar-loss-highlights-a-leagues-ongoing-struggles?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
To put that into perspective, when asking for Covid funding the Phoenix said their income before covid was NZ$7.6 million and their costs were NZ$8.6. Although I'd hope that Phoenix income and budget have both gone up since then, it seems like Western United is loosing more per season than the Phoenix spend. Imagine what their budget is.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/aug/02/western-uniteds-multimillion-dollar-loss-highlights-a-leagues-ongoing-struggles?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other