MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's professional women's soccer league will have three new expansion teams by the time the country co-hosts the 2023 Women's World Cup with New Zealand, organisers said on Friday.

Central Coast Mariners, Western United and New Zealand-based Wellington Phoenix, all clubs in the Australian men's A-League, have committed to fielding W-League sides over the next two seasons, Australian Professional Leagues (APL) said in a statement.