A-League club owners are set for a showdown with Football Federation Australia this week over a range of issues confronting the country's premier soccer competition, with an expected bumper new broadcast rights deal top of the agenda.

The parties will converge in Adelaide ahead of tomorrow's inaugural FFA Cup final, with Adelaide United to host Perth Glory in the showpiece event at Coopers Stadium.

Club owners gathered last month in Abu Dhabi - home of Melbourne City's new oil-rich owners - and will meet again privately before sitting down with FFA bosses tomorrow.

The club owners' bid to have greater control over the running of the A-League is at the heart of a power struggle with FFA.

Their end goal is to run the league independently from FFA.

The model would be similar to the English Premier League, which has been run by clubs, as opposed to the Football Association, for more than 20 years.

This week's talks will focus mainly on broadcast rights and the distribution of revenue beyond the current television deal, which ends in 2017.

The next deal could be worth upwards of $80 million a year and could commence before 2017, with league chiefs not ruling out an early termination of the current deal.

Other issues put on this week's agenda by club owners in a letter to FFA chief executive David Gallop, obtained by _The West Australian _, included:

·The number of international players allowed on A-League club rosters.

·League expansion plans.

·FIFA dates and national team camps.

·Refereeing and disciplinary matters.

·Attribution of AFC Champions League spots.

·Academies and youth teams.

·International club tours and All-Stars games.

·Commercial rights development.

·FFA cup hosting arrangements.

Glory felt particularly aggrieved they weren't granted a home cup final, claiming their arduous travel schedule and the lack of marquee soccer fixtures in Perth over the last decade were grounds for hosting rights.

FFA bowed to pressure from broadcasters in awarding the historic first final to Adelaide, with the match to be shown live in prime time in major markets on the east coast.

Kick-off is set for 4.30pm WA time, which Glory said would make it hard for their fans and the WA sporting public to watch.

The cup final is likely to be played on weekends in the future, allowing for greater flexibility in the schedule.

Glory will go into the cup final full of confidence after extending their unbeaten streak to nine matches in all competitions with a 2-0 league win over Newcastle Jets on Friday to retain top spot on the A-League ladder.