The Port Adelaide Football Club is still planning to play a premiership match in China next year but is yet to confirm an opposition team.

The club's chief executive Keith Thomas said the club was aiming to have the match scheduled in the first half of the season.

He believes the best time to play the match in Shanghai would be during March or April.

"Earlier in the season for us works better," he said.

"If you were to pick the perfect time to be playing footy in China it's March/April but it'll be determined by the AFL fixtures.

"The other possibility is the bye round which makes it a little bit later so we're still having those discussions but I would have thought if we could be there in April that would be ideal."

Mr Thomas said club representatives have travelled to the region to find a venue while the opposition team and the location will be finalised this month.

"We're talking to several clubs," he said.

"The broadcaster will have some influence on that as will the AFL.

"I think the first priority is to actually get the venue sorted out.

"We were in China last week but we've got to do the economics of it and all of that work has to be done by the end of July."

In April, the Gold Coast Suns announced they were keen to host Port Adelaide in China next year in a bid to put the young club in the limelight.