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Culture · Geography · Health · History · Mathematics · Nature · Philosophy · Religion · Society · Technology The A-League is the major Australasian domestic football (soccer) competition, which kicked off its inaugural 2005-06 season on August 26, 2005. 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 and Wellington (New Zealand). 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.
 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 March 19, 2007, and the new name announced on March 28, 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 March 29, 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.  Photo credit: Corey Davis/Daniel Bryant
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