Portal:A-League

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Football has had a troubled history in Australia, and has not traditionally been a major spectator sport. The A-League aspires to improve its status. Following the end of the National Soccer League, the former governing body Soccer Australia (now Football Federation Australia) announced the formation of a new 8-team competition to revitalise the sport. Clubs are from one city in Australia or New Zealand, in an attempt to concentrate player talent within regions. The cities represented are: Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Newcastle, Gosford, Wellington (New Zealand), and as of the 2009/10 season, Townsville and the Gold Coast. The average crowd for the inaugural home and away season was 10,861. The league has attracted corporate support with Hyundai as major sponsor, and is televised on Fox Sports. Additionally, Reebok have provided the playing kits for all 8 clubs. Read more about the A-League... Show new selections edit  Selected article Wellington Phoenix are a football (soccer) team based in Wellington, New Zealand. They are the only fully professional side from New Zealand, and will begin participation in the Australian A-League competition as of the 2007-08 season, replacing the now-defunct New Zealand Knights FC. The Wellington franchise was confirmed on 19 March 2007, and the new name announced on 28 March 2007. Football Federation Australia (FFA) granted the licence to New Zealand Football who then sub-let the licence to the new Wellington-based franchise. To retain the right to keep a side in the A-League – largely due to multiple extensions of a pre-decided application deadline – New Zealand Soccer had to compete with a promising bid from a Townsville-based expansion consortium in Queensland, a group called Tropical Football Australia (TFA). The club's colours and badge were revealed on 29 March 2007. The colours are black and yellow, the traditional colours of Wellington, while the badge is a shield with a phoenix rising above the shield. • Archive • Read more... edit  Selected Picture Central Coast Mariners celebrate their 2005 Pre-Season Cup championship success at Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium. They defeated Perth Glory in the inaugural final on August 21. Photo credit: Corey Davis/Daniel Bryant • Archive edit  Tasks Continually update the A-League 2009-10 article with results. In addition, update the 2009-10 season-specific content for each club. Continue to work on A-League player project, an attempt to expand the article of every A-League player, as with the coaches. Try and get all club pages to good article status or better. The Australian soccer task force's to-do list Continue to expand the two new clubs pages: (North Queensland FC and Gold Coast United). edit  A-League Teams Club Stadium Capacity Adelaide United Hindmarsh Stadium 17,000 Brisbane Roar Suncorp Stadium 52,500 Central Coast Mariners Bluetongue Stadium 20,119 Gold Coast United Skilled Park 27,400 Melbourne Heart AAMI Park 30,050 Melbourne Victory AAMI Park Etihad Stadium 30,050 53,355 Newcastle Jets EnergyAustralia Stadium 26,164 North Queensland Fury Dairy Farmers Stadium 27,000 Perth Glory Members Equity Stadium 18,156 Sydney FC Sydney Football Stadium 45,500 Wellington Phoenix Westpac Stadium 36,000 edit  A-League Results Current Round A-League: Round 1 Completed Round A-League: Grand Final Melbourne Victory 1-0 Adelaide United edit  A-League News December 2: FIFA announce Russia to host 2018 World Cup, Qatar to host 2022 World Cup November 19: Uruguay qualify to take last spot in 2010 FIFA World Cup August 6: 2009-10 A-League football: Central Coast Mariners defeat Melbourne Victory in opener July 22: Italy win with last kick against Australia; into quarter-finals July 22: Football: Melbourne Victory win A-League Pre-Season Cup on penalties Sports current events | Wikinews Football A-League website edit  WikiProjects Direct relation Football • Association Football in Australia • Australian sports • Australia WikiProject Football Task Forces and sub-projects Argentina · Australia  (A-League) · England (Arsenal · Liverpool · Manchester United · Non-league · Sheffield United · Sheffield Wednesday) · France · Germany (FC Bayern Munich) · Hong Kong · Iran · Ireland · Italy · Netherlands · Scotland (Celtic F.C.) · Spain (Real Madrid) · Sweden · Taiwan · USA & Canada (D.C. 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