New Zealand will have two teams in the A-League Men in 2024-25, with an Auckland-based side backed by billionaire businessman Bill Foley to join Wellington Phoenix in Australia’s top flight.
Australian Professional Leagues (APL) said it awarded a full license to American Foley, founder and general partner of Black Knight Football Club, which owns English Premier League team Bournemouth and has a significant stake in French side Lorient.
A women’s team will follow in 2025-26.
Foley is also founder and owner of the National Hockey League’s 2023 Stanley Cup champions, Vegas Golden Knights.
“It’s an honour to bring a top football club to Auckland,” he said in a statement.
“Building a championship team from expansion has been my most exhilarating professional achievement, and I aim to do the same for the fans of New Zealand and particularly the community on the North Island.
…more to come.
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