Canberra A-League Bid
Encyclopedia
A-League4Canberra is the working name for a proposed Canberra
-based A-League
association football club.
CEO Ivan Slavich is determined to apply for and receive a license to compete in the A-League, commencing in the 2010-11 season. However Canberra failed to get the 12th licence they had applied for as a Western Sydney bid
were given the licence instead. Canberra will now compete for the 13th licence. The first formal step in this process is to present an application to the A-League License Review Committee in August 2008. Canberra is one of ten bids expected by Football Federation Australia
(FFA) for up to four available licenses, but is strongly positioned to succeed and has support from the highest levels within FFA.
hosted an Asian Cup Qualifier
game between the Socceroos and Kuwait
. FFA officials said that, if Canberra attract over 20,000 to this game then they will be the likely destination for the twelfth A-League
licence.
Despite the poor Socceroos performance, the trial in Canberra was a success, with 20,032 fans attending the match. In September 2009, however, a poor crowd to an A-League game at Canberra Stadium was recorded and doubts surfaced about the viability of the bid. As of yet no final decision has been made on whether the bid will be successful.
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Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
-based A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
association football club.
History
A Canberra based consortium led by TransACTTransACT
TransACT Capital Communications is an Australian telecommunications company based in Canberra which provides broadband internet access, fixed telephony, cable television services, and mobile phone services in Canberra and a subset of these services in Queanbeyan, throughout South-east New South...
CEO Ivan Slavich is determined to apply for and receive a license to compete in the A-League, commencing in the 2010-11 season. However Canberra failed to get the 12th licence they had applied for as a Western Sydney bid
Sydney Rovers FC
Sydney Rovers Football Club was a proposed professional football club based in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and the 12th official franchise in the A-League. The club was supposed to kick off in the 2011-2012 season....
were given the licence instead. Canberra will now compete for the 13th licence. The first formal step in this process is to present an application to the A-League License Review Committee in August 2008. Canberra is one of ten bids expected by Football Federation Australia
Football Federation Australia
Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...
(FFA) for up to four available licenses, but is strongly positioned to succeed and has support from the highest levels within FFA.
Socceroos vs Kuwait - Canberra Stadium
On Thursday, 5 March 2009, Canberra StadiumCanberra Stadium
Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...
hosted an Asian Cup Qualifier
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification saw various countries take part to determine 10 spots to the final tournament in Qatar under the new qualification system set by the Asian Football Confederation ....
game between the Socceroos and Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
. FFA officials said that, if Canberra attract over 20,000 to this game then they will be the likely destination for the twelfth A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
licence.
Despite the poor Socceroos performance, the trial in Canberra was a success, with 20,032 fans attending the match. In September 2009, however, a poor crowd to an A-League game at Canberra Stadium was recorded and doubts surfaced about the viability of the bid. As of yet no final decision has been made on whether the bid will be successful.
Notable supporters
Politics- Kate LundyKate LundyKate Alexandra Lundy is a member of the Australian Senate, representing the Australian Capital Territory.Born in Sydney, Lundy dropped out of Year 11 without telling her parents and went to work on a construction site...
- ACTAustralian Capital TerritoryThe Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
Senator - Jon StanhopeJon StanhopeJonathan Ronald Stanhope is a former Australian politician who was Labor Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory from 2001 to 2011. Stanhope represented the Ginninderra electorate in the ACT Legislative Assembly from 1998 until 2011. He resigned as Chief Minister on 12 May 2011 and as...
- Former ACTAustralian Capital TerritoryThe Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
Chief MinisterChief MinisterA Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
Football
- Ned ZelicNed ZelicNedijeljko "Ned" Zelić is a former Australian football player.-Club career:Zelic started his career in the old Australian National Soccer League,where he played with clubs Sydney Croatia and Sydney Olympic...
- Australian Men's International - Carl ValeriCarl ValeriCarl Valeri is a professional Australian football defensive midfielder who currently plays for Sassuolo in the Italian Serie B...
- Australian Men's International - Amy TaylorAmy TaylorAmy Elizabeth Taylor is a retired football player and media personality in Australia.-Football career:...
- Australian Women's International - Amy ChapmanAmy ChapmanAmy Chapman is an Australian football player and a member of the Matildas, appearing for the national team on 18 occasions between 2007 and 2008.-External links:*...
- Australian Women's International - Lydia WilliamsLydia WilliamsLydia Williams is an Australian football player, who currently plays for Canberra United FC in the Australian W-League.-Early life:...
- Australian Women's International - Sally ShipardSally ShipardSally Jean Shipard is an Australian international football midfielder.-Biography:Shipard grew up in Wagga Wagga and played her junior football with Wagga PCYC...
- Australian Women's International - Caitlin MunozCaitlin MunozCaitlin Munoz is an Australian football player, who currently plays for Canberra United FC in the Australian W-League....
- Australian Women's International
Other
- Capital Punishment Supporters Group