Formed in 1990 the BARFL is the oldest Australian football competition in the northern hemisphere and one of the oldest outside Australia. ...more
Footy has caught on rapidly in schools and universities, and the Chinese Red Demons competed in their first International Cup in 2008. ...more
Denmark has hosted a competitive league since 1991, which boasts seven teams from Copenhagen to Jutland and even into Sweden. ...more
The French National Commission of Australian Football (CNFA) sports two leagues with seven teams...more
ARFLI was founded after the country's first grand final was contested in 2000 between the Belfast Redbacks and the Dublin Demons. ...more
AFL Middle East currently has six competing clubs. Find out more about Australian Football in the Middle East. ...more
Four leagues operate under AFL New Zealand – six clubs in Auckland, four in Wellington, four in Canterbury and three in the new Waikato league. ...more
Footy got its start ten years ago off the back of a rugby match, when two schools played an exhibition game in front of 5000 spectators. ...more
TAFA was founded on Australia Day 2003 when Australian expatriates Tim Valente and Mark Korsten became involved in a vicious bragging competition. ...more
Australian football started being played in Canada in 1989 with the formation of the Mississauga Mustangs and Toronto Panthers. ...more
In 1999 the AFLG was set up as a promotional body for Australian Football by the Frankfurt Football Club e.V.and the Munich Football Club ...more
India fielded its first national side to compete in the 2008 International Cup. Most players had been playing the game for less than 12 months. ...more
Australian Football has been played in Japanese universities for over 15 years since 1987 when the AFL sent an exhibition match to Tokyo. ...more
The Nauru Australian Football Association has eight clubs, who have the names and colours of their favourite Australian-based teams. ...more
Australian football has been played in Papua New Guinea since the 1930s and remains popular across the country. ...more
Australian Football was first played in South Africa in 1899 as a result of Australian Army involvement in the Boer War. ...more
Footy in the US started with a couple of guys who wanted to have a kick. That kick became contagious and has continued to grow. ...more
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