Less than a month from kick off the A-League and Sky TV New Zealand have confirmed a deal to show the upcoming season and two more seasons after that.
It was very late in the year for the deal to be signed off with thoughts TVNZ would again pick up a sports competition which Sky had not wanted.
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The extension of the partnership means that all matches in the Isuzu UTE A-League Men (kicking off 18 October) and Ninja A-League Women (kicking off 1 November) will play on Sky Sport and streaming on Sky Sport Now and Sky Go.
All matches featuring a New Zealand team will be broadcast live and one match a week will be shared free to air on Sky Open.
Sky customers will be able to see both the Wellington Phoenix men and women look to build on their best ever seasons and Auckland FC men's makes its much-anticipated debut, giving Aotearoa its first professional football derby.
The 25/26 season will then see the introduction of the forthcoming Auckland FC women’s team, setting up a second Kiwi rivalry with the Phoenix women and ensuring an action-packed schedule of New Zealand teams across the two Leagues.
Twenty-six men’s and five women’s games will be broadcast free to air on Sky Open across the two 24/25 regular seasons – one game for every week of play, typically broadcast around 5pm on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon.