Canberra and Auckland are the A-Leagues’ preferred markets for their next round of expansion ahead of the 2024-25 season.
They beat out 11 other contenders including north Queensland, Gold Coast and Wollongong and are now on track to join the competition in little more than 18 months, pending the finalisation of licence applications in June.
It is the latest development in Australia’s footballing landscape after 32 clubs put their hats in the ring to join a national second-tier competition slated to start in March next year.
The four key criteria the markets were judged on included…
