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Delving into DMC: More than ‘dates on a calendar’
For the first time in its history, Football Australia has unveiled a Domestic Match Calendar (DMC) – and its main architect believes it could be a game changer.
Developed in line with the XI Principles for the future of Australian football, the DMC aims to connect all tiers domestically, and the game globally, by harmonising key dates in the domestic football schedule with FIFA’s International Match Calendar, and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competition dates. It also sets out plans for domestic registration periods or transfer windows.
Football Australia CEO, James Johnson, unveiled the DMC last month after a lengthy process that was led by Trevor Morgan – the governing body’s Technical Director. In announcing the DMC, Football Australia recognised that 2021 will be a transition year, and that it expects to achieve even greater alignment in 2022 “as COVID-19 eases” and the game considers insights f