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Byes, 26 rounds, 11 teams: What will the 2019-20 A-League season look like?

While the dust has barely settled on the 2018/19 A-League campaign, the attention of many fans has quickly turned to next season.

With a new club in the form of Western United joining the competition, an uneven 11 sides will compete for the Premiers Plate and championship.

Football Federation Australia's Head of League's, Greg O'Rourke, has previously confirmed that the regular A-League season will be cut from 27 to 26 rounds next season.

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But with 11 clubs, the 2019-20 campaign will actually be getting longer as a result of byes.

"One of the reasons we are reducing the games to 26 rounds is because there are byes in the season which extends the season to 29 weeks," O'Rourke told SMH.