lo ▁FC ▁into ▁one ▁club , ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Premier ▁Le agues ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁beyond . ▁The ▁new ▁merged ▁club ▁was ▁officially ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁with ▁colours ▁for ▁their ▁new ▁strip ▁s our ced ▁from ▁both ▁clubs ▁( black ▁from ▁West on ▁Creek ▁and ▁red ▁from ▁W oden ▁Valley ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁league ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁teams ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁Can ber ra ▁United ▁Academy ▁( C U A ) ▁team . ▁The ▁decision ▁by ▁Capital ▁Football ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁C U A ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁division ▁of ▁A CT ▁s occer ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁opposition ▁by ▁other ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁cit ing ▁concern ▁with ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁losing ▁their ▁best ▁young ▁players ▁to ▁the ▁Academy . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁C U A , ▁other ▁clubs ▁were ▁concerned ▁with ▁lack ▁of ▁action ▁taken ▁on ▁making ▁the ▁Pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁N PL ▁clubs ▁voting ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Capital ▁Football ▁board . ▁A ▁possible ▁re bel ▁league ▁was ▁mo oted , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁believed ▁there ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁contact ▁made ▁with ▁the ▁Ref ere es ' ▁Association ▁and ▁potential ▁spons or ship ▁l ined ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁N PL ▁clubs . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁also ▁saw ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Capital ▁Football ▁Char ity ▁Sh ield ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁between ▁the ▁Federation ▁Cup ▁w inners ▁and