The first of two Western United fixtures in a week scheduled at UTAS Stadium will kick-off at 5.05pm on Saturday, April 17, providing the opportunity for a curtain-raiser fixture from either state league competition.

Football Tasmania is also debating whether to postpone all matches that day in order to maximise the match attendance and underline the state's passion for the sport as it seeks to host games in the 2023 Women's World Cup and secure an A-League team of its own.

"We are looking at all options," FT chief executive Matt Bulkeley said. "We definitely wish to have local football as a curtain-raiser and are also considering what we do with all other local football that day and have not landed on a definite decision yet, but will soon.

"We want to make it as easy as possible for people to attend the match and know a lot of people involved in football around the state will want to be involved."

Western United have confirmed that their second fixture, against Wellington Phoenix on Thursday, April 22, will follow a curtain-raiser between Victorian senior women's team Calder United and a Tasmanian select XI.

It is understood the suburban Melbourne club favour all Tasmanian fixtures being cleared on the day of the Mariners match to avoid the AFL scenario of State League and NTFA staging full rounds on the same day that Hawthorn play at UTAS.

Announcing the fixtures, Western United chief executive Chris Pehlivanis said: "The week-long festival of football will give the Tasmanian community in and around Launceston, Devonport and Hobart the opportunity to experience what an A-League club has to offer."

Currently, the NPL Tasmania roster has all four games for April 17 being played in the South, headlined by Glenorchy versus champions Devonport at 2.15pm at KGV.

In the Women's Super League, only two games are rostered that day including Launceston United hosting reigning champions Olympia at Birch Avenue at 1pm.

FT has confirmed that while both rosters are now locked in, there may still be changes to some venues and kick-off times.

There appears to be strong support for a statewide postponement.

"I think we should cancel all games that day and maybe have a couple of curtain-raisers to get as many people at York Park as possible," Launceston City's senior president Danny Linger said. "The most recent Western United match (against Brisbane Roar at AAMI Park) only got about 1900, surely we can easily beat that and get a decent crowd in."

Comments on FT's Facebook page about the issue include: "All the NPL games are being played in the south on Saturday, April 17. Will these games be postponed to allow players and fans to go watch an A-league game being played in Tasmania?"

It also emerged this week that Tasmania should find out by the end of this month if it will host matches in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, with UTAS Stadium among 12 venues shortlisted.

On a visit to Tasmania, Football Australia chief executive James Johnson said: "What we would like to do as the national governing body, irrespective of whether Launnie is in or out of the Women's World Cup, is ensure that more and more content at a national level is brought here to Tasmania."