The Capital Region Football Collective has tabled a multi-million dollar offer to Football Federation Australia to either purchase a new A-League licence or replace the for-sale Central Coast Mariners.

Capital Football is supportive of an A-League expansion to include Canberra, with chief executive Phil Brown saying they'd love to see the presence of an elite men's team alongside Canberra United.

The bid's European investors are also interested in Canberra's W-League team but have not been in communication with its affiliates Capital Football.

Brown would be willing to explore future opportunities in how the elite teams could compliment each other if the bid is successful.

"I think a discussion in how the teams would work together makes sense in the professional leagues, there would be an opportunity for some efficiency," Brown said.

"It's not just between those two teams either, we see an opportunity to work with the A-League team around other aspects of the game where we could be more efficient to realise our shared outcomes, whether it's in technical coach development, schools... there's lots of things we'd be able to do together.

"We're in a unique environment in the ACT given our size that we could achieve great things."

An A-League presence in Canberra would also give a massive boost to the region's pathway programs, with local male footballers having to move interstate for professional opportunities.

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One option could be expanding the Canberra United Academy program to encompass a men's team, but Brown says those discussions are for down the track.

"What talent identification looks like under a separated model with the A-League and what that pathway is for players, is to be determined," Brown said.

"We'd be willing to work with local clubs and the A-League team that hopefully ends up in the region to provide the best possible opportunities we could for those players, so they can end up playing for the A-League team and hopefully then the national team."

Canberra bid leaders Michael Caggiano and Bede Gahan hope the FFA move swiftly on CRFC's offer, warning their European investors have given them four to six weeks to complete a deal or they'll look elsewhere.

Gold Coast United has reportedly joined Canberra in the race for an A-League licence and been in contact with the FFA.