10 july 2018, canberra's a-league bid team announced the first canberra a-league membership would be named after steve doszpot oam. doszpot was a former president of capital football between 1995 and 2002 and was involved with the canberra cosmos. he was responsible for bringing football to canberra at the sydney olympics in 2000, assisted in the establishment of canberra city fc in the now defunct national soccer league (nsl) in 1977 as well as lure former australian international johnny warren to coach the new club. deszpot's widow maureen doszpot was named the number one membership holder in honor of doszpot's name.