Estimated salaries pm TT$:
Under 20 - 3,000 - 4,500
Experienced league player 4,000 - 6,000
Marquee player 6,000- 12,000
Add additional 1,000 - 3,000 for national team regular.
Overseas players can come in from 3,000 - 5,000
Accommodation costs around $8,000 (but you can offset this against saved salaries - usually, 1,000 per player)
Coach could cost anywhere between 5,000 - 25,000
Asst coach 4,000 - 6,000
Physio 4,000 - 6,000
Kit man 3,000 - 5,000
Manager 3,000 - 6,000
Office staff (if applicable)
Office rent (if applicable)
Transport costs are huge, medical items 2,500-4,000, food is thousands per month and even ice can run over 2,000 per month.
Match and practice balls could cost between 35,000 - 60,000 per year
Uniforms and equipment can cost as much as you want to spend, but a minimum $20,000
Youth teams and women's team can get by on $10,000- $20,000 each, (again, transport and food is the killer)
And we haven't mentioned costs of gyms, website, water/refreshments, washing detergents, insurance, signing bonus etc.
A businessman wanting a hobby could get by on TT$1.25 million, but would struggle to win more than a few games.
Otherwise, I would expect the average cost of a team to be around TT$2 million per year and a top team to exceed TT$3 million, if you include a GK coach, masseur. marketing staff etc