ACTAFL on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
AFL Canberra is the name of the local governing body for and premier competition of
The league was founded as the Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League in 1924 with founding members Acton and Queanbeyan. The following year, the premiership was contested by 4 clubs including Canberra, Federal and Duntroon. By 1926 the competition had gained popularity and was contested by 5 clubs.
AFL Canberra was once a very popular local league, however since the introduction of the Swans and matches featuring AFL clubs being played at
Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory
Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory has been played continuously since 1911 and was the most popular football code in the nation's capital Canberra between 1978 and 1982. The current governing body is AFL NSW/ACT establ ...
(and the Southern Tablelands
The Southern Tablelands is a geographic area of New South Wales, Australia, located south-west of Sydney and west of the Great Dividing Range.
The area is characterised by high, flat country which has generally been extensively cleared and ...
of New South Wales).
It acts as an umbrella to several competitions beneath it. These competitions are Seniors First Grade, Seniors Second Grade, Thirds, Fourths and a Rising Stars League. A women's league, the Australian Capital Territory Women's Australian Football League operates separately though most AFL Canberra clubs also field women's teams.
History
The league was founded as the Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League in 1924 with founding members Acton and Queanbeyan. The following year, the premiership was contested by 4 clubs including Canberra, Federal and Duntroon. By 1926 the competition had gained popularity and was contested by 5 clubs.
AFL Canberra was once a very popular local league, however since the introduction of the Swans and matches featuring AFL clubs being played at Manuka Oval
Manuka Oval is a sporting venue in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located in Griffith, in the area of that suburb known as Manuka. Manuka Oval has a seating capacity of 13,550 people and an overall capacity of 16,000 people, althoug ...
, the league's home ground, and the growth of local rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
, rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...
and association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
competitions, AFL Canberra has experienced the loss of clubs and spectator support.
In November 2010 the five AFL Canberra Premier Division clubs merged with the Premier Division clubs of the Queensland Australian Football League
The Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) is an Australian rules football competition organised by the AFL Queensland, contested by clubs from South East Queensland.
Previously known as the Queensland Football League (QFL), Queensland ...
to form the North East Australian Football League
The North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) was an Australian rules football league in New South Wales, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. The league was formed in November 2010, and its inaugural co ...
. From 2011 onwards, the AFL Canberra Premier Division together with the reserve sides from the Sydney Swans and Greater Western Sydney Giants will form the NEAFL Eastern Conference. However the NEAFL was later dissolved due primarily to the COVID pandemic and associated financial pressures.
Names
The AFL Canberra has been through a number of forms. * 1924–1926 Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League (FTARFL); * 1927–1974 as the Canberra Australian National Football League (CANFL); * 1975–1999 Australian Capital Territory Australian Football League (ACTAFL); * 2000–2010 AFL Canberra * 2011–2020 North East Australian League - Eastern Conference * 2011–present AFL Canberra LeaguesAFL Canberra Men's clubs
First & Second Grade and Under 18s Clubs
Lower Grade Clubs
AFL Canberra Women's Club
First Grade
Community League
Past clubs
Men's Grand Finals
First Grade
Team Performance
Second Grade
Team Performance
Third Grade
Team Performance
Fourth Grade
Team Performance
Regional League
Team Performance
Under 18s
Team Performance
Women's Grand Finals
First Grade
Team Performance
Community League
Team Performance
Regional League
Team Performance
Under 18s
Team Performance
See also
* Mulrooney Medal *List of Australian rules football leagues in Australia
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Afl Canberra Australian rules football governing bodies Australian rules football competitions in the Australian Capital Territory Sports organizations established in 1924