Thursday, September 17, 2009
No more foreign teams in SLeague?
I came across this article on SBS recently. It relates to an old interview they had with the head of the AFC Mohamed Bin Hammam and I was particularly struck by this comment.
He said, among other things, that the FFA has been given until 2011 to continue its inclusion of a foreign team – the Wellington Phoenix – in its domestic competition, after which, so far as the AFC is concerned, there will be no non-Australian clubs permitted in the A-League.
Does the same apply to the SLeague who currently have three 'foreign' teamsteams; Albirex Niigata (Japanese), Super Reds (Korean) and DPMM (Brunei)?
Would they have to Singapore-ize themselves or would it mean the league would have to look around for three more teams to join?
Food for thought eh?
He said, among other things, that the FFA has been given until 2011 to continue its inclusion of a foreign team – the Wellington Phoenix – in its domestic competition, after which, so far as the AFC is concerned, there will be no non-Australian clubs permitted in the A-League.
Does the same apply to the SLeague who currently have three 'foreign' teamsteams; Albirex Niigata (Japanese), Super Reds (Korean) and DPMM (Brunei)?
Would they have to Singapore-ize themselves or would it mean the league would have to look around for three more teams to join?
Food for thought eh?
# posted by Me @ 7:57 AM 
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The team needs to be registered with an AFC member, so that they are under AFC's jurisdiction. Wellington is registered with the NZ FA and not FFA thus the issue.
Think the "foreign" teams in Singapore are safe.
FYI - I heard Wellington went to the AFC Champions League Workshop as a guest and had to pay their own way there unlike the other A-League sides.
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Think the "foreign" teams in Singapore are safe.
FYI - I heard Wellington went to the AFC Champions League Workshop as a guest and had to pay their own way there unlike the other A-League sides.
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