Why are crowds declining in Australia’s A-League. This article suggests that the league has expanded too quickly. Eight teams was a sustainable number, but eleven, and possibly twelve next year, was too many. The result has been a decline in quality and a loss of interest by fans. There is a risk of the A-league going the way of the National Soccer League.
Why are crowds declining in Australia’s A-League. This article suggests that the league has expanded too quickly. Eight teams was a sustainable number, but eleven, and possibly twelve next year, was too many. The result has been a decline in quality and a loss of interest by fans. There is a risk of the A-league going the way of the National Soccer League.
A counter argument would be that if a league is too small, can it maintain interest? I happen to be an ice hockey fan and with eight teams in the Elite League last season one kept seeing the same teams again and again. If football is viable in Australia, a country of its size (with one team from New Zealand) should be able to support a twelve team league. Travelling distances are an issue, of course, increasing costs and reducing away support, but that is also an issue in the MSL in the US. That competition has been making steady progress.