Billionaire businessman Bill Foley has won the race to put an A-League team in Auckland and vowed the start-up franchise would be a "winning organisation".
Foley, who owns Premier League club Bournemouth, was named as the preferred bidder for the license by the Australian Professional Leagues on Wednesday.
The Auckland team, which is yet to be given a moniker, is slated to enter sides into the A-League Men and A-League Women from the start of the 2024-25 season.