The Phoenix could end up out of pocket, despite potentially selling out Saturday's home A-League football semi-final against the Victory

Revenue from all play-off fixtures goes directly to the governing body, with no incentive handouts to the clubs involved.

General manager David Dome says clubs are virtually the only stakeholder scrambling to make ends meet.



Clubs are given limited corporate areas to sell at play-off matches, and can profit from merchandise sales.

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