FFA posts small 2016 loss

Football Federation Australia has recorded its first loss since 2011.

Soccer's national governing body posted a small deficit of $387,000 in Steven Lowy's first year as chairman.

The chief earner for the organisation among $103.5 million of incoming funding in 2015 was the $42 million paid for broadcasting rights.

The biggest outgoing was $32.1 million in grants, including $2.5 million paid out to each A-League club.