The A-League was established by the Football Federation Australia (FFA) in 2005 to succeed the National Soccer League (NSL). This decision was aimed at boosting the quality of football in the region. All traditional Australian football clubs linked to specific ethnic groups participating in the minor state-level leagues without signs of improvement were excluded. As such, the A-league has risen to come closer to Major League Soccer (MLS) than any other standard football association. Today, there are eleven teams that participate in the league, with ten teams from Australia and one from New Zealand. The league is currently referred to as the Hyundai A-League because is it sponsored by the Hyundai Motor Company.

The creation of the A-League brought many positive changes in football, with the most noticeable being football ‘de-ethinicisation’. Many football clubs embraced new brand names like Sydney FC, Melbourne Victory FC (https://www.melbournevictory.com.au/), and Brisbane FC, etc. Besides the development of the clubs, stadiums have also grown to the extent of attracting super stars like Dwight Yorke, Alessandro Del Piero, and many others.

The A-League seasons start in October and end in May and comprises of a 25 round regular season.

The A-League seasons start in October and end in May and comprises of a 25 round regular season. It is followed by a Finals Series playoff where the highest-ranked teams finish with the grand final match. The team that wins in the regular tournament is branded the ‘Premier’ winner while the winning team in the Grand finale is branded the ‘Champions’ of the league. This is different from other renowned football tournaments in Aussie where ‘Premier’ often refers to winning team in the Grand Finale match while the winner in the regular matches is dubbed the ‘Minor Premier.’

All leading A-League clubs qualify to join the continental competition known as the Asian Football Confederation Champions League (ACL) or AFC Champions League’. Since the launch of the first season, there are has been seven winners of the A-League Premiers and six winners of the A-League Champions. Currently, Perth Glory (https://www.perthglory.com.au/) is the premier winner while Sydney FC is the 2019 A-League Grand Final.

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