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Preliminary figures for the three international matches staged by the Jamaica Football Federation in the month of June including the two World Cup Qualifiers against the Bahamas showed a combined deficit of Three Hundred and Four Thousand , Eight Hundred and Sixty-Four Dollars (J$304,864.00)
The main expenditure items for the three matches that helped to lead to this loss position were:
(Combined Expenditure Items over three games)
Rental of National Stadium and Trelawny Complex Facility $3,355,750.00
Airfare $2,735,001.00
Hotel Accommodation $2,500,991.00
Match Fees $14,035,950.00
Other Operational (security, ticket coordination/printing, ushers, $ 7,068,268.00
public address, match day workers/meals)
The Board of Directors at an Emergency meeting held on June 25, 2008 noted that this loss position would force the Federation to take some harsh but necessary decisions for the upcoming qualifiers. The Board was advised by the Treasurer that the figures would have shown a more significant loss if most of the overseas players had not traveled on their own ticket for the holidays. Hence it can be expected that this line item could be tripled for the upcoming matches.
The Board was further reminded that for upcoming away qualifiers the Federation would be responsible for operational costs, the main items estimated as follows per match:
Airfares $10,780,000.00
Hotel accommodation and meals$4,500,000.00
Match Incentives $9,100,000.00
The Board discussed the need for home played qualifiers to be so profitable to help cover the costs of the away games.
The Board examined the figures against the background of five other national teams being in training and soon to enter international competition. These teams are the National Under 15;17 & 20 Men and the National Under 15 &17 Women. The Federation will have to fund airfare costs for these teams who have been in training over the past three months.
Against this background the Board discussed what it saw as inescapable options including amongst others:
St. Viincent Bahamas 1 Bahamas 2
Income $5,323,966.00 $22,238,000.00 $9,678,500.00
Expenditure $9,839,158.00 $14,264,089.00 $13,442,083.00
Gain/(Loss) ($4,515,192.00) $ 7,973,911.00 ($3,763,583.00)
($304,864) (Total Net Loss)
The main expenditure items for the three matches that helped to lead to this loss position were:
(Combined Expenditure Items over three games)
Rental of National Stadium and Trelawny Complex Facility $3,355,750.00
Airfare $2,735,001.00
Hotel Accommodation $2,500,991.00
Match Fees $14,035,950.00
Other Operational (security, ticket coordination/printing, ushers, $ 7,068,268.00
public address, match day workers/meals)
The Board of Directors at an Emergency meeting held on June 25, 2008 noted that this loss position would force the Federation to take some harsh but necessary decisions for the upcoming qualifiers. The Board was advised by the Treasurer that the figures would have shown a more significant loss if most of the overseas players had not traveled on their own ticket for the holidays. Hence it can be expected that this line item could be tripled for the upcoming matches.
The Board was further reminded that for upcoming away qualifiers the Federation would be responsible for operational costs, the main items estimated as follows per match:
Airfares $10,780,000.00
Hotel accommodation and meals$4,500,000.00
Match Incentives $9,100,000.00
The Board discussed the need for home played qualifiers to be so profitable to help cover the costs of the away games.
The Board examined the figures against the background of five other national teams being in training and soon to enter international competition. These teams are the National Under 15;17 & 20 Men and the National Under 15 &17 Women. The Federation will have to fund airfare costs for these teams who have been in training over the past three months.
Against this background the Board discussed what it saw as inescapable options including amongst others:
- Increasing ticket prices
- Recommending the reduction of overseas based professionals in the squad
- The need to have capacity attendance at all local games
St. Viincent Bahamas 1 Bahamas 2
Income $5,323,966.00 $22,238,000.00 $9,678,500.00
Expenditure $9,839,158.00 $14,264,089.00 $13,442,083.00
Gain/(Loss) ($4,515,192.00) $ 7,973,911.00 ($3,763,583.00)
($304,864) (Total Net Loss)
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