A-League expansion in Canberra has been proposed since the establishment of the A-League in 2005. Before the introduction of the league, Football Federation Australia (FFA) chairman Frank Lowy speculated that he hoped to expand the competition into cities such as Canberra, among others. Supporting a Canberra bid for admission into the A-League is its strong junior participation rates in football and an already existing W-League club, Canberra United.