Recently there have been a lot of articles relating to an A-League expansion. David Gallop and Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou have spoken about this topic along with top A-League players. David has said in the next couple of years there will be an expansion to 12 teams. Rejoins such as Canberra, Ipswich are already seeking an A-League license. It would be great to see Auckland City FC to have a go and try get a license. In my opinion ACFC is too good for the SS prem and only Team Wellington can give ACFC a challenge for the title. Also the topic of adding promotion/relagation to the A-league has been brought up but probably wont happen for a long time.
A-League: Future expansion to 12 teams
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If recent media reports are correct, we have potential bidders...
AU City... long standing club and could share existing facilities for matches and the team has a history and local support.
South Melbourne... Long History existing ground is HHHHHmmmmm needs work but their appears to be investors willing to invest.
Tassie .... is putting in a bid ... looks like using an oval ground, small population and would the AFL just invade with matches ...
Geelong ... not sure about this bid a regional centre very AFL town ...but a very serious bid for a team.
Canberra ... Strong Rugby Union / League town with The Great Waste of Space playing some games very crowded sports market ... having access to a quality playing surface could be an issue.... there are bidders ...
South Western Sydney ... Son of the the Drive Bys huge potential, stadium ready to go only issue is the MacArthur area is not a Football heartland like Liverpool / Fairfield up the road ... however has a lot going for it.
Southern Sydney ... Could it kill SFC is the issue as many SFC fans come from this area .... two small stadiums to choose from ... will either work or drag fans from SFC... but there is a bidder ...
A Sydney United along with a couple of other former NSL clubs add to SU stadium at Liverpool similar issue to South Melbourne in many ways... but they have backers ...existing 12k stadium as well with lighting good enough for broadcasting.
Brisbane former Strikers and Lyons teams making noises and a bid expected to arrive soon... stadium is the big issue...
Not sure in Auckland has expressed an interest in bidding but AFC issues would need to be sorted first I guess.
Me I would go for AU City + Sydney United along with some former NSL clubs in Liverpool ... will hurt WSW but WSW should be able to deal with it..
I don't see why Adelaide or Sydney should get another team. Adelaide for one has sluggish population growth. I just don't see why we should add in Adelaide City if they will take away from Adelaide United. If Adelaide City will add new fans then why should we be catering to people who have an a-league team in their city but are too lazy to go to games. People just have to look at Melbourne City's continued poor crowds and that is a team with a lot of money, in a far bigger city.
I would put teams in Wollongong and Canberra, provided they had strong business plans. Both have decent populations and would give new fans a chance to enter the game.
Plenty of chat about expansion over in this thread: https://www.yellowfever.co.nz/categories/straya-a-...
Lets keep it all in there for now.
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