'The prize fund isn’t where we wanted to be' - LOI chief admits 'big' gap with other leagues

Mark Scanlon says he'd love to see the pot increase 'but the key for us is the competitive balance.' 

FAI League of Ireland director Mark Scanlon during the annual general meeting of the Football Association of Ireland last weekend. Picture: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Prize-money for the upcoming League of Ireland season will remain unchanged at €600,000, a pot Mark Scanlon admits is well behind its European peers.

The league director, while talking up the increased interest reflected by a spike of 29% in attendances, admitted the FAI is not positioned to beef up their pitiful funds.