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AFL Canada

Australian Football is well established in Canada, with active competitions operating across four provinces. Footy matches commenced in Toronto in 1989 with the formation of the Mississauga Mustangs and the Toronto Panthers and the Ontario Australian Football League and is the oldest in the Northern Hemisphere and one of the largest outside Australia. Clubs formed in British Columbia and Alberta in 2001, while a Quebec competition commenced in 2008. Canada currently boasts both the men's and women's reigning US Nationals Champion clubs and has established national team programs at senior and junior levels for men and women.

Youth development programs currently operate in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, both within the school system and as organized junior footy leagues.

Canadian Australian Football Association (CAFA) formed in 1989 OAFL operated under the banner of CAFA from 1989-2001.

Leagues & Clubs


Alberta Footy Men's League

  • Calgary Bears
  • Calgary Kangaroos
  • Edmonton Wombats

Previous Clubs

  • Red Deer Magpies
  • Edmonton Bushrangers

Alberta Footy Women's League

  • Calgary Kookaburras  - 2008 USAFL Womens Division Champions
  • Edmonton Emus
  • Hillhurst Nighthawks
  • Kensington Kingfishers

Eastern Canada Australian Football League

  • Laval Bombers
  • Montreal Saints

Ontario Australian Football League

  • Broadview Hawks aka North York Hawks
  • Central Blues
  • Etobicoke Kangaroos - Premiership: 2008
  • Guelph Gargoyles
  • Hamilton Wildcats
  • High Park Demons aka Mississauga Mustangs, Mississauga Demons  - Premiership: 1994
  • Ottawa Swans
  • Toronto Downtown Dingos - Premierships: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Toronto Eagles aka Toronto Panthers - Premierships: 1989,1990, 1991, 1995, 1996,1997,1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007.
  • Toronto Rebels (1990) aka Lawrence Park Rebels, Lakeshore Rebels - Premierships: 1992, 1993, 2001

North West Pacific Australian Football League

  • Burnaby Eagles
  • Delta Bayhawks
  • Irish Harps
  • West Coast Saints
  • Vancouver Cougars - 5 NWPFL championships (01, 02, 04, 06, 07), 2 BC Footy championships (07 & 08), 2008 USAFL Division Champions

http://www.aflcanada.com/

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