Association Football (soccer)
The Canberra Cosmos represented Canberra between 1995 and 2001 in the National Soccer League. There are official plans to have a team in the A-league at the moment. Canberra United FC competes in the W-League. As an addition to the 2009 sporting calendar an international Asian Cup qualifier was scheduled between Australia and Kuwait at Canberra Stadium. It is the first international soccer game in Canberra in many years.
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