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Posted May 27, 2025 21:30 · last edited May 27, 2025 21:31

It is still unclear whether Auckland will be joining A-League Women next season as they were expected to. It is understood a decision has been parked until after the A-League Men grand final between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City this Saturday, but it will need to come soon after.

Auckland chief executive Nick Becker has insisted they are ready and wanting to enter in 2025-26, with the hold-up understood to be related to the extra broadcast and travel costs their participation will impose on Australian Professional Leagues, the cash-strapped governing body of the A-Leagues, which is set to be limping through to the start of a new broadcast deal – and a much-needed financial injection – in 2026-27

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It is still unclear whether Auckland will be joining A-League Women next season as they were expected to. It is understood a decision has been parked until after the A-League Men grand final between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City this Saturday, but it will need to come soon after.

Auckland chief executive Nick Becker has insisted they are ready and wanting to enter in 2025-26, with the hold-up understood to be related to the extra broadcast and travel costs their participation will impose on Australian Professional Leagues, the cash-strapped governing body of the A-Leagues, which is set to be limping through to the start of a new broadcast deal – and a much-needed financial injection – in 2026-27