Participation
In 2010, 594,000 people played soccer at a club or organisational level, and 325,000 people played soccer recreationally at a non-organised level. These numbers were higher than the equivalents for other football codes commonly regarded as more popular in Australia, such as Australian rules football, rugby league and rugby union. The FFA has not been able to translate soccer's high participation rate into increased spectator numbers, preventing the game from generating greater revenue and making inroads into the other football codes.
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