The Gauteng Province Australian Football League is an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
competition in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
operating out of the province of
Gauteng
Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'.
Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...
.
History
The league began with Eldorado Park (the Eldos), formed by a development officer in 2002.
In 2003, a club from
Pretoria
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...
was formed.
Teams from
Johannesburg
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and
RAU University
The Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) was a prominent South African institution of higher education and research that served the greater Johannesburg area and surroundings from 1967 to 2004. It has since merged with the Technikon Witwatersrand ...
were included in 2004.
Clubs
*Eldorado Park
*RAU University
*Johannesburg
*Pretoria
See also
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AFL South Africa
AFL South Africa (formed as "Footy South Africa" in 1997) is the governing body and federation for Australian rules football in South Africa. Its name is due to its formal affiliation in 2004 to the AFL Commission the game's world governing body ...
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Australian rules football in South Africa
Australian rules football in South Africa is a team sport played in the country with a small audience.
Earliest recollections in South Africa indicate that Australian rules football was first introduced to the colonies of Transvaal, Natal and Ca ...
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List of Australian rules football leagues outside Australia
Note: In order to be recognised as a true national team and not simply expatriates (for the purposes of this entry), the list is subject to International Cup eligibility rules.
Australian Football League has official affiliation agreements wit ...
References
External links
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Australian rules football in South Africa
Sport in Gauteng
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