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Accident – Death – Obituary News : : 1. “Canada Soccer membership fees 2025”
2. “Canada Soccer revenue increase strategy”
Canada Soccer, facing financial challenges, has voted to increase its annual membership fee for players by $4 starting in 2025. The fee will rise from $9 to $13, the first increase since 2017. Peter Augruso is the new president-elect after running unopposed. The fee hike will generate an extra $2.2 million based on current membership numbers. Kevin Blue, the president and general secretary, views the fee increase as part of a broader effort to boost revenue. The increase aims to support national youth programs and Project 8, a women’s domestic pro league in development. The organization’s 2023 annual report shows that membership fees contribute 20% of revenue.
1. Canada Soccer membership fee hike 2025
2. Canada Soccer revenue boost through fee increase
Canada Soccer Increases Player Membership Fees in Montreal AGM
Financially challenged Canada Soccer took a step toward improving its bottom line Saturday, voting to increase its annual membership fee for players by £4 starting in 2025.
Soccer players will pay a £13 fee, up from £9 in what Canada Soccer says is the first membership fee hike since 2017.
New President-Elect and Board Members
Canada Soccer also has a new president-elect in Peter Augruso. The president and chair of Ontario Soccer ran unopposed after incumbent Charmaine Crooks announced before the vote that she would not seek re-election in order to pursue other opportunities.
The meeting took place in Montreal, where the two motions for the fee increase were proposed and accepted.
Revenue Generation and Financial Outlook
The fee increase would generate an extra £2.2 million using current numbers, given Canada Soccer’s 2023 annual report lists countrywide membership of some 739,642.
Kevin Blue, Canada Soccer’s president and general secretary, called the fee increase “one component of a much broader effort to increase revenue” for the governing body.
According to the organization’s 2023 annual report, membership fees account for some 20 per cent of Canada Soccer’s revenue.
Leadership Changes and Future Plans
Crooks was elevated to president from vice-president in February 2023 when Nick Bontis resigned, acknowledging change was needed to achieve labour peace with the Canadian men’s and women’s national teams.
The lack of funding for Canadian youth teams had been a bone of contention with the senior players, concerned about the future.
Blue has already offered a look at what lies ahead, in a March 30 update that cited an expected £4 million operating deficit on total expenses of £30 million in the fiscal 2024 budget.
Project 8 Women’s League
The Project 8 women’s league was officially granted membership at Canada Soccer’s 2023 annual meeting. The governing body has since confirmed six women’s clubs can proceed with operations and preparations for launch in 2025.
Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax have already been identified as cities for Project 8 clubs, with information on the other clubs yet to be announced.
“We look forward to working together with Peter (Augruso) and Canada Soccer’s newly elected board as we work together to create a pathway for the long-term growth and prosperity of women’s soccer in Canada,” Diana Matheson, the former Canadian international who is CEO and co-founder of Project 8, said in a statement.
Matheson made a presentation on Project 8 to the annual meeting.
