The Association of Australian Football Clubs, with 110 NPL members, is moving to the next phase in its battle to establish a national second division for the A-League and a promotion and relegation structure in Australian soccer.

It will hold its first AGM where new directors, drawn from the organisation's eight member federations, will be formally appointed.

The directors who began the process for change back in March when they called a meeting of soccer's disgruntled second tier stakeholders in Melbourne, will step down at the AGM.

"This is the next step for the AAFC in achieving the objectives we set for ourselves in our inaugural national meeting in March," said Tom Kalas, chairman of the steering committee established to set up the organisation earlier this year.

The eight new directors will be John Thiele, Gino Marra, Christo Patsan, Rabieh Krayem, Amin Ayoubi, Victoria Morton, Dean Hennessey and Gary Marocchi.

Collectively, the NPL clubs have more than 30,000 registered players of semi-professional and amateur status and manage what they describe as "significant community assets" in the shape of football grounds and training centres.

The group is particularly keen to ensure its voice is heard when the FFA continues talks about changing its governance model so that more voices are heard in debating policy and strategy decisions for the game in this country.

"We are of the view that a second division is essential for the future, long-term development of the game, as well as for Australia to meet FIFA and AFC requirements," the organisation said in a statement.