The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for Germany 2006, has realised a profit of $232,906 from the October 12 Concacaf World Cup qualifier between T&T and Mexico at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, according to figures released to the media yesterday.
It was the second time in five matches that the LOC had recorded a profit.
The February 9 match between T&T and the USA at the Queen’s Park Oval also returned a profit, declared as $322,211.
T&T has played ten matches in the Concacaf final round on a home and away basis .
The Costa Rica match on March 30 saw a loss of $758,663, while the matches against Panama in June and Guatemala in September, also left the LOC in the red in excess of $700,000.
For the Mexico match, ticket sales was given as $1,971,087 and broadcast rights $80,000 for an income of $2,051,087.
Total expenses included transportation ($589,724), rental of the stadium ($197,109), players’ match fees ($445,752), Concacaf dues ($137,976) and accreditation and uniforms ($129,653).
The LOC profit for the USA match was much better because of three key factors:
Rental of the Oval was $50,000, compared to $197,109 for the stadium.
Players’ match fees were $150,249, because more local players were used compared to the Mexico match
Transport was $277,375.
Today a crucial meeting between the Ministry of Sport and the Football Federation will centre around the money needed to take T&T to Germany, if the team gets past Bahrain in the play-off on November 12 (home) and November 16 (Bahrain).
The meeting, originally scheduled for 1 pm on Monday had to be re-scheduled because of the absence from FIFA vice president and T&TFF advisor Jack Warner, who returns from New York, today.
Although Oliver Camps, T&TFF president, said that no budget was available when he was questioned during last Friday’s news conference with the Minister of Sport Roger Boynes, G-Sports understands that it will cost an estimated $7.6 million for the German challenge once T&T gets past Bahrain.
Minister Boynes revealed that assistance to the TTFF includes:
$324,000 to the women’s football programme and tours.
$250,000 for the Under-17 team.
$18 million for the T&TFF development plan
$144,000 towards the senior team.
Boynes made the statement in dismissing claims by Warner that the Government was not helping the sport.
He also said that the rental fees paid by the T&TFF for use of the Hasely Crawford Stadium, believed to be an estimated $251,577 to date, would be refunded to the federation.
Income
Ticket Sales.................................1,971,087
Broadcast Rights................................80,000
Total Income.................................2,051,087
Expenditure
Accomodation-Teams and officials...............129,653
Accreditation & Uniforms........................12,028
Advertising Radio Tv............................52,609
Fifa Dues......................................137,976
Gate Administration.............................10,000
Insurance........................................2,000
Licence COTT and Bar.............................4,450
Media............................................9,490
Misc match day expenses..........................9,855
Players match Fees.............................445,752
Printing tickets................................76,332
Refreshments....................................52,750
Rental of Stadium..............................197,109
Rental SOund System.............................15,000
Security........................................66,523
Signage field boards.............................6,330
Transport air and ground teams & officials.....589,724
Total expenditure............................1,818,181
Excess of Income over Expenditure..............232,906