The Australian Soccer league was founded in 1961 but became affiliated to FIFA in 1963. The club is also known as the A-League. The league is being run by the Football Federation Australia (FFA). The Australian Soccer Federation (ASA) used to run the league before 2005 when the league debut. There are presently 10 clubs in the A league. The A league is made up of leagues from Australia and New Zealand. Some of the most popular clubs in the Australian A League include Adelaide United, Newcastle Jets, Sydney FC, Melbourne victory and Central coast Mariners. Australian league is made up of one of the fewest football clubs in Europe though there are possibilities that the league might expand in the nearest future.

Adelaide United Football Club is the only club from the Southern part of Australia. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Australia and it is based in the city of Adelaide in South Australia. The club was founded in 2003 and currently plays its home matches in the 17,000 capacity Hindmarsh stadium in Adelaide. One of the greatest Brazilian footballers of all time Romario played for Adelaide United Football club in the 2006/2007 A league season. The club has won the A League premiership and championship once each.

Sydney FC was founded in 2004 in Sydney, Australia. It presently has one of the biggest stadia in Australia (46,000 seat-capacity) in Sydney. Sydney football club is the most successful football club outside the Australian league. It won the Oceania championship and close to winning the Asian Champions League after placing second behind Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan. Some world best footballers such as Brazilian Juninho and Dwight Yorke of Manchester United have played for Sydney FC. The interest of investors in the club has made it very attractive for players outside Australia and it remains one of the elitist clubs in Australia. Newcastle jets, Melbourne victory and Central coast mariners have also won the Australian A-Leagues since the inception of the league.

The Australian league is relatively young but enjoys relative financial prosperity. The Australian economy is quite robust and its immigration policies are moderately ideal for several upcoming footballers to start their football careers. The major football clubs in Australia currently provides the Australian football team players, even though the best Australian players are playing in bigger clubs in Europe.

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