ABCTV will resume broadcasting W-League matches for the 2015/16 season.

After axing its broadcast at the end of last season due to excessive costs, the ABC returns in a broadcasting partnership with Fox Sports.

Both ABC and Fox will broadcast the match of the round live, which will run as a double-header with the Sunday afternoon A-League match.

The season will begin with the broadcast of defending W-League champions Canberra United playing Brisbane Roar at Lang Park on October 18.

"Thanks to creative thinking and great collaboration between the FFA, Fox Sports and the ABC, the growing sport of women's football will be available to fans and audiences around Australia on both subscription and free to air TV," ABC director of television Richard Finlayson said.