Australia's top-flight A-League football competition has banned fans from matches for the rest of the season in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus, Football Federation Australia (FFA) said Monday.

Media had speculated that the league would be suspended due to government travel curbs that require two teams, Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory, to be quarantined for 14 days upon returning to Australia after Sunday's match in New Zealand.

But FFA chief James Johnson said the matches would be rearranged into a compressed schedule after their ­quarantine period and New Zealand-based ­Wellington had agreed to remain in Australia to allow the season to continue.

FFA said the title-deciding Grand ­Final match in the professional women's W-League competition would also be played behind closed doors.

Travel curbs in New Zealand and Australia have already forced the suspension of Super Rugby, the sprawling rugby union competition which involves teams from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Japan.