FFA dreams of an all-Sydney A-League final Dream match-up: An all-Sydney grand final would draw an estimated 80,000 crowd to ANZ Stadium, smashing the Australian football attendance record. Photo: Mark Nolan Football Federation Australia is preparing for a possible all Sydney A-League grand final, booking out ANZ Stadium to host the potential blockbuster on May 4. The FFA has pencilled in ANZ Stadium to host the grand final if the Western Sydney Wanderers (second) meet Sydney FC (fourth) in the decider, but also haven't ruled out a switch to the Olympic venue if the Wanderers were to host a team from outside Sydney. An ANZ Stadium spokesperson told Fairfax Media that the FFA has also sounded out the possibility of playing a semi-final if the two teams were to clash in either of the two weeks of the playoffs. The success of the local derby, which attracted a sell out crowd of 40,388 at Allianz Stadium in round three this season, has prompted the FFA to seek a larger venue in case the two teams meet in the finals. A move to ANZ Stadium would likely draw a crowd of 80,000, which would surpass the record of 55,436 for the largest domestic football crowd in Australia set at Etihad Stadium for the Melbourne Victory-Adelaide United grand final in 2007. Last season's A-League grand final between the Wanderers and Central Coast Mariners attracted a sell-out crowd of 42,102 - a figure that would almost be doubled if the cross-town rivals were to go toe-to-toe at ANZ Stadium for the right to be crowned champions. The next Sydney derby will be played at Pirtek Stadium on Saturday, January 11, but the FFA is unable to switch the fixture down the road to ANZ Stadium given a drop-in pitch has been laid for the Big Bash League, which will host Sydney Thunder from December 27 until as late as February 5. The Wanderers have 16,500 ticketed members, with the remaining 2500 tickets available for the derby at Pirtek Stadium expected to be snapped up in the Wanderers members presale on December 19 and Sydney FC members sale the following day. It is understood next month's game between the fierce rivals could be the last derby played at Pirtek Stadium, with the FFA eyeing a permanent switch to maximise crowds in the future. The A-League grand final is scheduled on the same weekend of the NRL's representative round and will go head to head with the City-Country Origin match in Dubbo. The NRL has scheduled a Test match between Australia and New Zealand on Friday, May 2 but hasn't confirmed the venue. The only clash between the two codes could occur if the FFA decides to move a semi-final to ANZ Stadium. The A-League schedule consists of a Friday night and Sunday afternoon game for both semi-final weekends. The NRL has locked in a Rabbitohs-Bulldogs game at Sydney Olympic Park for their its Good Friday afternoon game on April 18, leaving Sunday free for the A-League to play a semi-final. The following week the NRL has scheduled a Bulldogs-Knights game at the venue on Saturday, April 26 - which allows the A-League to host a semi-final on either Friday night or Sunday afternoon of that weekend. On Tuesday, ANZ Stadium will release its event calendar for next year, which includes a Bledisloe Cup game on Saturday, August 16, and the second State of Origin game on Wednesday, June 18.