Countries playing Australian rules football

This is a list of countries playing Australian rules football.

## Africa

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|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|South Africa|Overview|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|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Botswana|Overview|None|None|None|None|None||
|Ghana|Overview|None|None|None|None|None||
|Kenya|Overview|None|None|None|None|None||
|Senegal|Overview|None|None|None|None|None||
|Uganda|Overview|None|None|None|None|None||
|Western Sahara|Overview|None|None|None|None|None||
|Zimbabwe|Overview|None|None|None|None|None||

## Americas

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|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Canada|Overview|Northwind||AFL Canada|OAFL BCAFL AFL Quebec CWAFL || USAFL National Championships || 6th, 2008|||
|United States|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|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Argentina|Overview||Los Santos de Santiago|AAFAU||||
|Brazil|Overview||Carnaval|||||
|Bermuda|Overview||Bermuda Lions|||||
|Cayman Islands|Overview|None|None|None|None|None||
|Chile|Overview||Santiago Saints|||||

## Asia

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|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Japan|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:
|Country|Overview|National team|Major teams/clubs|Governing Body|Main league competition(s)|Main cup competition(s)|Best IC performance|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Brunei|Overview||Sharks|BARFL||Asian Championships||
|China|Overview||Beijing Bombers Shanghai Tigers Tianjin Normal University || ||  || Asian Championships || 15th, 2008|||||
|Hong Kong|Overview||Dragons|||Asian Championships||
|India|Overview|||AFL India|||16th, 2008|
|Indonesia|Overview||Jakarta Bintangs Jakarta Bulldogs Bali Geckos Banda Aceh Bandits Borneo Bears || || WeJAFL || Asian Championships Pancawati Cup Java-Bali Cup Bali 9s |||||||
|Israel|Overview|Peres Peace Team|||||13th, 2008  (as Peace Team)|
|Laos|Overview||Lao Elephants|||||
|Malaysia|Overview||Warriors|||Asian Championships||
|Pakistan|Overview|Dragoons||AFL Pakistan|Swat|||
|Philippines|Overview|Philippine Eagles|Philippine Eagles|PAFL||Asian Championships||
|Qatar|Overview||Doha|||Dubai 9s||
|Singapore|Overview||Singapore Wombats|||Asian Championships||
|Thailand|Overview||Thailand Tigers|||Asian Championships||
|United Arab Emirates|Overview||Dubai Dingoes Dubai Dragons Dubai Heat ||  || || Asian Championships Dubai 9s|||||||
|Vietnam|Overview||Hanoi Swans Saigon Saints  ||  || || Asian Championships |||||||

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|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|East Timor|Overview|Crocodiles||||||
|Lebanon|Overview|Falcons||||||
|Macau|Overview|Lightning|None|None|None|None||
|South Korea|Overview|None|None|None|None|None||
|Sri Lanka|Overview|Lions|None|None|None|None||

## Europe

|Country|Overview|National team|Major teams/clubs|Governing Body|Main league competition(s)|Main cup competition(s)|Best IC performance|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Austria|Overview|Avalanche|Styrian DownUnderDogs Vienna Galahs|||CEAFL Cup, EU Cup||
|Catalonia|Overview|||LFAC|LFAC|EU Cup||
|Czech Republic|Overview|Dragons|Prague Dragons|CAAFL|CAAFL League|EU Cup||
|Denmark|Overview|Vikings|Farum Cats|DAFL|DAFL Premier League|Doctor's Cup|4th, 2002|
|Croatia|Overview|Knights|Zagreb Hawks, Agram Power, Velika Gorica Bombers|CAARF|CRO League|EU Cup||
|England|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 ||||||||
|France|Overview|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|||||
|Finland|Overview|Ice Breakers|Helsinki Heatseekers Salo Juggernauts Espoo Roos Turku Dockers Waasa Wombats || || FAFL  ||EU Cup  || 14th, 2008|||||
|Germany|Overview|Black Eagles|Munich Kangaroos Frankfurt Redbacks Rheinland Lions Hamburg Dockers Berlin Crocodiles Stuttgart Emus || AFLG || AFLG ||EU Cup, Tri-Nations |||||||
|Iceland|Overview|Ravens|Bulls Eagles Dragons ||  IceAFL ||  ||EU Cup  |||||||
|Ireland|Overview|Warriors||ARFLI|ARFLI||1st, 2002 and 2011|
|Italy|Overview|Azzurri|Roma Blues Milano Aussie Rulers Genova Dockers || AFL Italia || || |||||||
|Montenegro|Overview|Survivors||AFL Crnu Gora||||
|Netherlands|Overview|The Flying Dutchmen|Delft Blues Waterland Eagles Amsterdam Devils|DAFA|DAFA Premiership|EU Cup||
|Norway|Overview|Trolls|Oslo Crows Ås Battlers Tromsø ||  || || |||||||
|Scotland|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||||||||
|Spain|Overview|Bulls|Madrid Bears Móstoles Kangaroos || || || || 10th, 2005|||||
|Sweden|Overview|Elks||AFL Sweden|SAFL SAFF ||Tri-Nations || 8th, 2008|||
|Switzerland||Steinbocks|Winterthur Lions Basel Dragons Geneva Jets || AFL Switzerland ||  || |||||||
|United Kingdom|Overview|Bulldogs|||AFL Britain WARFL SARFL ||  || 6th, 2002 & 2005|||
|Wales|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|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Belgium|Overview||Brussels Saints|||EU Cup||
|Poland|Overview|Polish Devils|Warsaw Bisons Fort Nysa Wrocław Lions || AFL Polska || AFL Polska|| EU Cup|||||||
|Russia|Overview|Czars|The Pirates The Shooters Slavyane St. Petersburg Cats Lazy Coalas || ФАФР ||  || EU Cup |||||||
|Hungary|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|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Georgia|Overview|||Ozirulz Georgia||||

## Oceania

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|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Australia|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|||
|Fiji|Overview|Tribe|Nausori Cats Raiwaqa Bulldogs Suva City Swans Suva Lions || AFL Fiji || AFL Fiji ||  || 10th, 2014|||||
|Nauru|Overview|Chiefs||Nauru Australian Football Association|NAFA Senior League NAFA Junior League  || || 5th, 2008|||
|New Zealand|Overview|Falcons||AFL New Zealand|Auckland AFL Canterbury AFL Waikato AFL Wellington AFL || NPC || 1st, 2005|||
|Papua New Guinea|Overview|Mosquitos||PNG Rules Football Council|Goroka Kimbe Lae Mt Hagen Port Moresby Rabaul Eastern Highland|| NPC || 1st, 2008; 2014|||
|Samoa|Overview|Kangaroos||Samoa Australian Rules Football Association|||5th, 2005|
|Tonga|Overview|Black Marlins||Tonga Australian Football Association||||
|Vanuatu|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|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Solomon Islands|Overview|||||||

## Other websites

- Australian Football International