on 5 march 2009, canberra stadium hosted an asian cup qualification match between the socceroos and kuwait. ffa officials said that, if canberra attract over 20,000 to this game then they will be the likely destination for the twelfth a-league licence. the trial in canberra saw 20,032 fans attending the match. however, in september 2009, a poor crowd to an a-league game at canberra stadium was recorded and doubts surfaced about the viability of the bid.