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‘Final model’: Major A-League second division meeting set for June
The Australian Association of Football Clubs (AAFC) have confirmed there is a key meeting set for June with Football Australia (FA) as the proposed National Second Division (NSD), initially set to commence in 2022, looks like commencing in 2023.
27 May 2021
Lions ready for the future, and the fans are hopping on board
The Preston Lions are on the way to recapturing their glory days.
9 Apr 2021
NSD candidates may not all be NPL1 clubs admits AAFC Chairman
AAFC Chairman Nick Galatas has confirmed the inaugural 12 clubs in the National Second Division won’t necessarily be drawn from the NPL1 competitions around the country.
15 Feb 2021
Will a NSD raise or cut the cost of grassroots football?
The cost of grass roots football has been one of the major points of contention in Australia. In fact, Football Australia has confronted the issue in one of its 11 principles for the future of football.
1 Feb 2021
'It’s all smoke and mirrors...' - Questions raised over ‘independent’ leagues deal
Some clubs are quietly seething over the finer details of the "historic" unbundling deal which finally saw the A-League and W-League split from Football Australia on New Year's Eve.
2 Jan 2021
FFA and NPL prioritising 'collaboration' in football's new age
As the A-League's clubs and players fracture, FFA and NPL clubs have never seemed more united as Australia moves towards a national second tier.
16 Sep 2020
NPL clubs form 25-team second division group
63 Australian football clubs have met to form a 25-team advisory National Second Division group.
26 Aug 2020
Unshackle football! - AAFC responds to FFA's XI Principles Document
In the wake of the FFA's 'XI Principles for the future of Australian football', the Association of Australian Football Clubs (AAFC) has reiterated its calls for the speedy introduction of a national second division, as well as a major review of the structure of the game below it.
5 Jul 2020
Clubs say 2020 NPL Victoria season resumption is 'not viable'
The return of the 2020 NPL Victoria senior men’s season has been thrown into uncertainty, with clubs declaring that a resumption of play "isn't financially viable" under current circumstances.
14 May 2020
NPL clubs: We're now free to celebrate our history!
Australia's traditional clubs today celebrated the official end of the FFA's hated National Club Identity Policy that tried to make clubs and players ashamed of their history.
9 Jul 2019
'New second division by 2020, promotion and relegation to follow...'
Australia's traditional clubs still believe promotion and relegation is on the cards for the A-League despite yesterday's furore of confusion over the FFA's proposed timeline.
25 Mar 2019
'FFA credibility at risk': Pressure over Stajcic sacking grows
Football Supporters Australia (FSA) has become the latest advocacy group to call for "greater transparency" regarding the sacking of former Matildas coach, Alen Stajcic.
29 Jan 2019
'Second division will be delivered by 2020'
Former head of the A-League Archie Fraser has joined the Association of Australian Football Clubs (AAFC) and says he can deliver a national second division by 2020.
12 Oct 2018
'The second division is coming'
NPL clubs believe a national second division is closer than ever after the revolution at the FFA yesterday.
3 Oct 2018
Why A-League expansion is doomed
Expanding the A-League won’t work unless Australia follows the global standard of football says co-founder of the AAFC Tom Kalas.
12 Apr 2018
FIFA: Why isn't there a second division in Australia?
Former strategist and co-founder of the Australian Association of Football Clubs (AAFC) Tom Kalas says the A-League model created by the PFA and FFA was flawed and ignored the grassroots.
9 Apr 2018
AAFC pushing second tier in FIFA and FFA meeting
The AAFC - proponents of a second division in Australia called 'The Championship' - say they'll press visiting FIFA and AFC representatives this week as the on-going governance crisis seeks resolution.
20 Feb 2018
Does FIFA want Australia to have a second tier?
The head of the Association of Australian Football Clubs (AAFC), Rabieh Krayem, says the organisation is confident of being part of the newly formed Congress when FIFA arrives in February.
25 Jan 2018
AAFC: Game on for second division as FFA seek meeting
Football Federation Australia has apparently had a change of heart, asking to meet with those behind a recently released plan for a second division.
31 Oct 2017
How 'The Championship' will work
Association of Australian Football Clubs (AAFC) Chairman Rabieh Krayem says each state will be represented in the 'The Championship' competition with the aim of 16 clubs playing in a proposed second tier.
27 Oct 2017
Second division in Australia set for 2019
The Association of Australian Football Clubs (AAFC) has set the target of 2019 for a second division below the A-League, called 'The Championship'.
27 Oct 2017
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