Hyundai A-League Free-to-Air broadcast schedule announced

22 May 2013

News Release

The Hyundai A-League will make its live free-to-air TV debut next season with the blockbuster clash between Sydney FC and the Newcastle Jets on Friday 11 October on SBS 2.

The match will be the first time a Hyundai A-League game has been shown live on free-to-air TV and SBS will show one live Hyundai A-League match per week on a Friday night.

The opening match between Sydney FC and Newcastle Jets will see two of the superstars of the game in Alessandro Del Piero and Emile Heskey go head-to-head on free-to-air TV.

SBS Managing Director Michael Ebeid said: “SBS’s broadcast of the Hyundai A-League ensures that the premier domestic football competition is free for all Australians. SBS has always championed the sports which unite communities and the world and with football being the world’s biggest game it is only fitting that the A-League has a free-to-air home on SBS.”

SBS Head of Sport Ken Shipp said: “The popularity of football has grown enormously in Australia and Friday night A-League on SBS will showcase the world game like never before. We are really excited to be part of this next phase for the domestic game, and SBS will bring its own brand of analysis and expertise to the coverage.”

SBS’s coverage of the 2013/14 A-League season will include a live Friday night match as well as a weekly preview show and highlights program.

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Full SBS broadcast schedule is in the PDF attached (click here).