Countries playing Australian rules football
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This is a list of countries playing Australian rules football.
Africa
[change | change source]Countries with established league(s) and non-Australian-based national team:
Country | Overview | National team | Major teams/clubs | Governing Body | Main league competition(s) | Main cup competition(s) | Best IC performance |
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Overview[1] | Lions (formerly Buffaloes) | AFL South Africa | North West Province Gauteng Province |
3rd, 2008 |
Other nations with some history of Australian Rules:
Country | Overview | National team | Major teams/clubs | Governing Body | Main league competition(s) | Main cup competition(s) | Best IC performance |
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Overview[2] | None | None | None | None | None | |
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Overview[3] | None | None | None | None | None | |
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Overview[4] | None | None | None | None | None | |
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Overview | None | None | None | None | None | |
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Overview[5] | None | None | None | None | None | |
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Overview[6] | None | None | None | None | None | |
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Overview | None | None | None | None | None |
Americas
[change | change source]Countries with established league(s) and non-Australian-based national team:
Country | Overview | National team | Major teams/clubs | Governing Body | Main league competition(s) | Main cup competition(s) | Best IC performance |
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Overview | Northwind | AFL Canada | OAFL BCAFL AFL Quebec CWAFL |
USAFL National Championships | 6th, 2008 | |
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Overview | Revolution | USAFL | MAAFL EAFL NWPAFL SEAFL WAFA |
USAFL National Championships | 3rd, 2005 |
Other countries with some history of Australian Rules:
Country | Overview | National team | Major teams/clubs | Governing Body | Main league competition(s) | Main cup competition(s) | Best IC performance |
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Overview | Los Santos de Santiago | AAFAU | ||||
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Overview[7] | Carnaval | |||||
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Overview[8] | Bermuda Lions | |||||
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Overview[9] | None | None | None | None | None | |
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Overview[10] | Santiago Saints |
Asia
[change | change source]Countries with an established league(s) and non-Australian-based national team:
Country | Overview | National team | Major teams/clubs | Governing Body | Main league competition(s) | Main cup competition(s) | Best IC performance |
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Overview | Samurais | Tokyo Goannas | AFL Japan | JAFL |
Asian Championships Narita Cup |
8th, 2008 |
Countries with at least one active club and/or national team including Australian players:
Countries with some history of Australian Rules and/or a club in development:
Country | Overview | National team | Major teams/clubs | Governing Body | Main league competition(s) | Main cup competition(s) | Best IC performance |
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Overview | Crocodiles | |||||
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Overview[23] | Falcons | |||||
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Overview | Lightning | None | None | None | None | |
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Overview | None | None | None | None | None | |
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Overview | Lions | None | None | None | None |
Europe
[change | change source]Country | Overview | National team | Major teams/clubs | Governing Body | Main league competition(s) | Main cup competition(s) | Best IC performance |
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Overview | Avalanche | Styrian DownUnderDogs
Vienna Galahs |
CEAFL Cup, EU Cup | |||
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Overview | LFAC | LFAC | EU Cup | |||
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Overview | Dragons | Prague Dragons | CAAFL | CAAFL League | EU Cup | |
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Overview | Vikings | Farum Cats | DAFL | DAFL Premier League | Doctor's Cup | 4th, 2002 |
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Overview | Knights | Zagreb Hawks, Agram Power, Velika Gorica Bombers | CAARF | CRO League | EU Cup | |
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Overview | Dragonslayers (Form part of the Great Britain Bulldogs for the IC) |
AFL Britain | AFL London Southern Division Central & North West Division North East Division |
Brit Cup EU Cup |
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Overview[24] | Les Bleus | Aix-Marseille Dockers Bordeaux Bombers Montpellier Fire Sharks Paris Cockerels Perpignan Tigers Strasbourg Kangaroos Toulouse Crocodiles |
UFFA | UFFA ARFLF |
EU Cup | 14th, 2011 |
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Overview[25] | Ice Breakers | Helsinki Heatseekers Salo Juggernauts Espoo Roos Turku Dockers Waasa Wombats |
FAFL | EU Cup | 14th, 2008 | |
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Overview | Black Eagles | Munich Kangaroos Frankfurt Redbacks Rheinland Lions Hamburg Dockers Berlin Crocodiles Stuttgart Emus |
AFLG | AFLG | EU Cup, Tri-Nations | |
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Overview | Ravens | Bulls Eagles Dragons |
IceAFL | EU Cup | ||
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Overview | Warriors | ARFLI | ARFLI | 1st, 2002 and 2011 | ||
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Overview | Azzurri | Roma Blues Milano Aussie Rulers Genova Dockers |
AFL Italia | |||
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Overview | Survivors | AFL Crnu Gora | ||||
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Overview[26] | The Flying Dutchmen | Delft Blues
Waterland Eagles |
DAFA | DAFA Premiership | EU Cup | |
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Overview | Trolls | Oslo Crows Ås Battlers Tromsø |
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Overview | Clansmen (Form part of the Great Britain Bulldogs for the IC), Sirens |
Edinburgh Bloods Glasgow Sharks Greater Glasgow Giants Kingdom Kangaroos West Lothian Eagles |
AFL Britain | SARFL | Haggis Cup EU Cup | |
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Overview | Bulls | Madrid Bears Móstoles Kangaroos |
10th, 2005 | |||
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Overview | Elks | AFL Sweden | SAFL SAFF |
Tri-Nations | 8th, 2008 | |
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Steinbocks | Winterthur Lions Basel Dragons Geneva Jets |
AFL Switzerland | ||||
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Overview | Bulldogs | AFL Britain WARFL SARFL |
6th, 2002 & 2005 | |||
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Overview | Cymru Red Dragons (Form part of the Great Britain Bulldogs for the IC) |
Cardiff Double Blues Gwent Tigers South Cardiff Panthers Swansea Magpies Vale Warriors |
AFL Britain | WARFL | Dragon Cup |
Countries with at least one active club and/or national team including Australian players:
Country | Overview | National team | Major teams/clubs | Governing Body | Main league competition(s) | Main cup competition(s) | Best IC performance |
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Overview | Brussels Saints | EU Cup | ||||
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Overview | Polish Devils | Warsaw Bisons
Fort Nysa Wrocław Lions || AFL Polska || AFL Polska|| EU Cup|| | ||||
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Overview | Czars | The Pirates The Shooters Slavyane St. Petersburg Cats Lazy Coalas |
ФАФР | EU Cup | ||
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Overview | Cats | Budapest Bats | AFL Hungary | EU Cup |
Other countries with some history of Australian Rules:
Country | Overview | National team | Major teams/clubs | Governing Body | Main league competition(s) | Main cup competition(s) | Best IC performance |
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Overview | Ozirulz Georgia |
Oceania
[change | change source]Countries with active league(s) and national teams.
Country | Overview | National team | Major teams/clubs | Governing Body | Main league competition(s) | Main cup competition(s) | Best IC performance |
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Overview | Galahs All-Australian Team | List of clubs | AFL | AFL SANFL WAFL VFL Queensland State NTFL Sydney AFL TSL O&M MFL VWFL SAWFL SWAFL WAWFL ACTWAFL NTWARFA |
AFL Grand Final NAB Cup TAC Cup |
Ineligible |
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Overview | Tribe | Nausori Cats Raiwaqa Bulldogs Suva City Swans Suva Lions |
AFL Fiji | AFL Fiji | 10th, 2014 | |
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Overview | Chiefs | Nauru Australian Football Association | NAFA Senior League NAFA Junior League |
5th, 2008 | ||
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Overview | Falcons | AFL New Zealand | Auckland AFL Canterbury AFL Waikato AFL Wellington AFL |
NPC | 1st, 2005 | |
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Overview | Mosquitos | PNG Rules Football Council | Goroka Kimbe Lae Mt Hagen Port Moresby Rabaul Eastern Highland |
NPC | 1st, 2008; 2014 | |
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Overview | Kangaroos | Samoa Australian Rules Football Association | 5th, 2005 | |||
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Overview | Black Marlins | Tonga Australian Football Association | ||||
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Overview | AFL Vanuatu |
Other countries with some history of Australian Rules:
Country | Overview | National team | Major teams/clubs | Governing Body | Main league competition(s) | Main cup competition(s) | Best IC performance |
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ South Africa target 28000 players by 2010, youth Test match confirmed, by Brett Northey - worldfootynews.com, 15 Jan 2007
- ↑ "FootyWILD set to take Africa by storm? - World Footy News".
- ↑ "West African kids kick the Aussie Footy in soccer's heartland - World Footy News".
- ↑ Footy a welcome hit in Kenya, by Matt Morris - worldfootynews.com, 20 Nov 2004
- ↑ "Footy Shorts - Footy in Uganda ? - World Footy News".
- ↑ "Aussie Rules in Western Sahara - World Footy News".
- ↑ Santiago Saints headed to Rio for Brazil's first-ever footy match, by Aaron Richard - worldfootynews.com, 9 June 2009
- ↑ Bermuda 2007 cancelled, by Brett Northey - worldfootynews.com, 16 January 2007
- ↑ "Footy in the Cayman Islands - World Footy News".
- ↑ Footy enters Chilean alternative sports scene, by Aaron Richard - worldfootynews.com, 15 Oct 2004
- ↑ Dixon's world tour to advance the cause, by Brett Northey - worldfootynews.com, 13 Sep 2006
- ↑ Kickstart to sport from Down Under by Romila Saha for the Calcutta Times 16 November 2006
- ↑ Indian footy - the 2008 International Cup, Croatian connection and Vegemite Vindaloo, by Ash Nugent - worldfootynews.com, 18 January 2007
- ↑ "Indonesian League does the hard yards alone, by Sean - worldfootynews.com, 28 November 2006". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
- ↑ Footy in Israel - From St Kilda to the Dead Sea, by Aaron Richard - worldfootynews.com, 19 January 2005
- ↑ College tournament planned for North-West Pakistan, by Aaron Richard - worldfootynews.com, 18 May 2006
- ↑ Pakistan keen to spread the word, by Ash Nugent - worldfootynews.com, 22 June 2006
- ↑ Aussie Rules gets its start in the Philippines, by Derek Ackary - worldfootynews.com, 15 January 2005
- ↑ Asian Eagles want to take to the skies again, by Craig Francis - hk-dragons.com, 24 November 2006 Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Dubai tries to get footy moving in the Middle East, by Ash Nugent - worldfootynews.com, 23 November 2006
- ↑ "Aussie Rules is gaining momentum in Dubai, by Steve Hill - gulfnews.com, 25 November 2006". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
- ↑ Dubai 9s preview, by Ash Nugent - worldfootynews.com, 7 Mar 2007
- ↑ Lebanese Falcons take Flight, by Aaron Richard - worldfootynews.com, 1 Oct 2004
- ↑ French footy gets on board with Leo Lagrange, by Aaron Richard - worldfootynews.com, 22 November 2006
- ↑ Finland domestic comp ready to break the ice in 2007, by Aaron Richard - worldfootynews.com, 16 November 2006
- ↑ "Netherlands". Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2024-04-13.