Crowdie
11 Dec 2003, 09:48 PM
Here is an interesting proposal for a league involving Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore.
http://www.liberoconsulting.com.au/apl/index.htm
The Australasian Premier League (APL) is a new concept envisaged by Libero Consulting, which will enable soccer in Australia and the surrounding region to both expand and develop into a premier spectator sport within the Australasian context. Soccer is without doubt the football code with the most potential in Australia, since more people playing the world game on every weekend then any other team sport in the nation. Moreover, the first national competition in Australia was the National Soccer League, however the failure of this competition to capture the imagination of both the soccer and general sporting public has not allowed the game to progress and prosper at an elite local club level.
In order to be able to develop significant interest in the local game, it is self evident that good administration, marketing and producing a good product are all essential ingredients to develop the world game further. We have seen with Rugby Union its popularity explode in Australia especially with the international flavour of the Super 12 rugby. Soccer must follow a similar path. It has the benefit of being both international and the most popular game in the world something that holds back both AFL and Rugby League. This is why Libero Consulting puts forward the concept of an Australasian Premier League. The term Australasian obviously means Australia and New Zealand, however the well renowned World Book Encyclopaedia uses this term geographically to define the area between the Malay peninsula, the Pacific ocean and Antarctica. The major football nations of this region, for instance Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia encompass this geographical area.
Makes interesting reading.
Crowdie
http://www.liberoconsulting.com.au/apl/index.htm
The Australasian Premier League (APL) is a new concept envisaged by Libero Consulting, which will enable soccer in Australia and the surrounding region to both expand and develop into a premier spectator sport within the Australasian context. Soccer is without doubt the football code with the most potential in Australia, since more people playing the world game on every weekend then any other team sport in the nation. Moreover, the first national competition in Australia was the National Soccer League, however the failure of this competition to capture the imagination of both the soccer and general sporting public has not allowed the game to progress and prosper at an elite local club level.
In order to be able to develop significant interest in the local game, it is self evident that good administration, marketing and producing a good product are all essential ingredients to develop the world game further. We have seen with Rugby Union its popularity explode in Australia especially with the international flavour of the Super 12 rugby. Soccer must follow a similar path. It has the benefit of being both international and the most popular game in the world something that holds back both AFL and Rugby League. This is why Libero Consulting puts forward the concept of an Australasian Premier League. The term Australasian obviously means Australia and New Zealand, however the well renowned World Book Encyclopaedia uses this term geographically to define the area between the Malay peninsula, the Pacific ocean and Antarctica. The major football nations of this region, for instance Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia encompass this geographical area.
Makes interesting reading.
Crowdie