The A-League will feature two teams in New Zealand for the 2024-25 season after a licence for a team in Auckland. was awarded to billionaire Bill Foley, who owns English Premier League club Bournemouth and reigning NHL champs the Vegas Golden Knights,
Foley is the founder and general partner of Black Knight Football Club, which owns AFC Bournemouth, has a significant investment in FC Lorient of France's Ligue 1 and this year he hoisted the Stanley Cup after the Golden Knights' NHL triumph.
The yet-to-be-named team will enter a men's side in the A-League next season, with a women's team to follow the season after.