The Wellington Phoenix are heading back to New Zealand as the A-League was the last Australasian sports competition to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Wellington team flew into Sydney last Wednesday, and were almost one week into a 14-day period in isolation in the New South Wales capital.
They were set to recommence their league campaign on Saturday April 4.
• Covid19.govt.nz: The Government's official Covid-19 advisory website
Phoenix general manager David Dome said that prior to the FFA's decision, the club had tried everything in its power to play out as much of the A-League season as it could, but the spread of Covid-19 had made it untenable to remain in Australia.