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Each new club would also have to pay a participation fee of $200,000 per season,on top of the money they would need to produce to underwrite player and staff salaries,ground hire and other costs.
This,says the organisation,would not be a stretch for the sort of clubs - South Melbourne,Perth Soccer Club,Melbourne Knights,Adelaide City,Sydney Olympic and United,Wollongong Wolves,Gold Coast United and South Hobart,amongst others,who have joined forces to promote the NSD.
"Under current arrangements,the clubs taking part in the state,or regional-based National Premier Leagues require up to $950,000 per season to take part in their competition,depending on their location and the size of the competition,"an AAFC statement reads.
"Most clubs already operate numerous teams and have activities and facilities in place and
do not require significant,additional infrastructure expenditure.
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"The single biggest cost to run the competition is travel[but] clubs have expressed confidence they can generate additional revenue,especially for the commencement and establishment phases,principally from being able to offer to sponsors,supporters,and members a new,more exciting product."
AAFC chairman Nick Galatas said that a reset of the game in Australia is vital because"it would provide motivation and inspiration to genuine community clubs to aspire to the highest level of competition possible".
"NPL clubs haven't gone broke - not even during COVID-19,"he said."Many of our members have experienced massive external financial challenges during their decades of existence. They have navigated them all.
"They remain with us today;still healthy,still aspirational. They have not incurred hundreds of millions of dollars in operating losses,as A-League owners have. They are self-funded through their members,supporters,sponsors and football activities."