Darwin will host subsequent month’s Australia Cup playoffs, which can embrace holders Macarthur FC following their disastrous A-League season.
The playoffs will once more function the golf equipment that completed within the A-League’s backside 4.
Despite profitable the Cup in October final 12 months underneath then coach Dwight Yorke, Macarthur had an A-League season to overlook, ending with the picket spoon.
Joining the Bulls within the playoffs, from which solely two groups will qualify for the Cup’s spherical of 32 stage, might be Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets and Melbourne Victory.
The Glory, who positioned ninth and are and not using a coach following final week’s departure of Ruben Zadkovich, will tackle the Bulls on July 18 at Darwin Football Stadium.
The different playoff – between the Jets and the Victory – will happen on the identical venue one night time earlier.
The losers of the 2 video games received’t be part of this 12 months’s Cup, with 10 A-League groups to hitch 22 member federation golf equipment within the spherical of 32.
Darwin hasn’t hosted a sport that includes two A-League sides since a pre-season conflict between Adelaide United and Melbourne City in 2015.
Football Northern Territory chief govt officer Bruce Stalder mentioned: “I know the city will get right behind these two exciting encounters and demonstrate that the Northern Territory should host more national and international football events.”
Football Australia chief govt officer James Johnson mentioned the game’s nationwide governing physique was “committed to … taking elite football to as many cities as possible”.
Meanwhile, the Western Sydney Wanderers have parted methods with left-back Adama Traore, on-loan attacker Amor Layouni and 19-year-old Alessandro Lopane.
Originally revealed as Holders Macarthur FC amongst A-League groups heading to Darwin in bid to qualify for Australia Cup
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
