Hyundai A-League ready to resume

The 2019-20 season of the biggest football league from Australia is very close to resume after being stopped due to COVID-19 pandemic. Football Federation Australia (FFA) CEO James Johnson confirmed that FFA, the Hyundai A-League clubs and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) reached agreement for the re-start of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season. However they still need to reach an agreement with Fox Sport – their broadcast partner.

There is no scheduled date yet, but players must return to training soon – “Ideally mid-June will see players return to training, allowing them to reach the required elite level of fitness for competitive matches to commence by mid-July, and for the Hyundai A-League Finals Series to be completed by mid-August,” said Johnson.

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During this period FFA and Hyundai A-League will follow the best protocols in order to keep everyone safe – “The health and safety of our players, match officials, coaches, staff and other match day personnel remains our highest priority,” said Greg O’Rourke, the head of Hyundai A-League.

The return of Hyundai A-League means that we will be able to watch Wellington Phoenix in the pitch soon. The New Zealand-based club is currently in the third position with 36 points in 20 matches. You can check the current standings by clicking here.