FFF: €217.6m in revenues (-1.2%) and €0.7m net profit (-12.5%) in 2015-16

The Fédération Française de Football recorded €244.8m in revenues during the 2015-16 fiscal year (01/07/2015 to 30/06/2016), up 3.2% from 2015 (€237.1m), according to the 2015-16 financial report of the FFF, presented on 11/11/2016. This report should be submitted for the approval of the elected Federal Assembly of French football on 18/03/2017.

Excluding the financial allocations from UEFA for the stadiums and host cities of Euro 2016 collected by the FFF (€25.4m), the Federation's revenues amounted to €217.6m, slightly down, -1.2%, compared to 2014-15 (€220.3m).

The Federation's partnerships (€86m, +1.8%) were the main source of income in 2015-16 (39.2% of the total revenue), ahead of the audiovisual rights revenues for the national teams and the Coupe de France (€50.9m, +1.4%, 23.2% of the total). Ticketing (€12.6m, 5.7% of the total) fell sharply by 30% compared to 2014-15 (a record €20m) due to a lower number of home games (six compared to seven the year) and less attractive games (friendly matches against Brazil, Spain, and Portugal in 2014-15), and a "difficult security…