Launceston could be set to play a forward role when the Women's World Cup kicks off in 2023.
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Football Tasmania has confirmed that any matches played in Tasmania will be at UTAS Stadium while the NTCA Ground, Churchill Park and Birch Avenue are all being considered as potential training sites.
Elsewhere in the state, Devonport Strikers' Valley Road headquarters and South Hobart's Wellesley Street training ground are being looked at as possible base camps for a competing nation ahead of the tournament.
A process stretching back three years identified the venues which were then examined by Football Federation Australia.
A FIFA inspection will be required to sign off on locations and facilities before competing nations choose which they intend to use.
UTAS Stadium has been selected as the most suitable venue subject to some conditions.
It would be the third time this century that Tasmania has played a part in a World Cup. The same ground staged a match in the 2003 rugby equivalent while three cricket fixtures were hosted by Bellerive Oval in 2015.
FT chief executive Matt Bulkeley said the Women's World Cup is now the third biggest sporting event on the planet and Tasmania is hoping for up to three matches in the 2023 tournament.
"The next 12 months will be critical for us to ensure we are part of it," he said.
"This has the very real potential to be a game changer for us. The legacy in infrastructure will be enormous and the benefits for all Tasmanians, but particularly females, of having a World Cup on our doorstep would be significant.
"This also represents a unique opportunity for Tasmania to secure more elite level football in the lead-up to and beyond the Women's World Cup in 2023.
"There were over one billion viewers for the World Cup last year, imagine the advert that could provide for Tasmania.
"It's almost once in a lifetime for the sport in this country and this state."
Nine French cities staged 52 matches during the eighth FIFA Women's World Cup last year. The tournament is set to expand from 24 to 32 nations when Australia and New Zealand co-host in 2023.