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.AFL and Countries ponder eligibility rules for 2008, by Brett Northey - worldfootynews.com, 23 April 2007
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Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...

has official affiliation agreements with 15 international governing bodies, ARFL Ireland,

AFL Canada AFL Canada (formerly the Canadian Australian Football Association, french: Association canadienne de football australien) is the governing body for men's and women's Australian rules football in Canada. AFL Canada was formed on 30 July 2004, w ...

Danish Australian Football League The Dansk Australsk Fodbold Liga (Eng: Danish Australian Football League) is the controlling body and main league for the sport of Australian rules football in Denmark. Founded in 1989, regular competition commenced in 1991. Despite being predomi ...

AFL Scotland AFL may refer to: Sports * American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues: ** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football Leagu ...

AFL England AFL England is the governing body for Australian Rules Football in England. It was formed in 2012 to succeed AFL Britain with the aim to be more effective in governing the game in England, as both Scotland and Wales had developed their own a ...

, AFL Wales,

AFL Japan AFL Japan is a league and governing body for Australian rules football in Japan. The Top League season runs from April to November, with a summer break during August. All teams including the University teams compete in the Top League. The most s ...

Nauru Australian Football Association Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kir ...

AFL New Zealand AFL New Zealand is the governing body of Australian rules football in New Zealand. AFL New Zealand currently has 30,000 Registered Players. National team Australian rules football is a sport played in New Zealand rapidly gaining popularity. A ...

USAFL The United States Australian Football League (USAFL) is the governing body for Australian rules football in the United States. It was conceived in 1996 and organized in 1997. It is based in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. As of 2011, there were over 1, ...

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 ...

AFL PNG AFL PNG is the peak promotional body for the sport of Australian rules football in Papua New Guinea. AFL PNG organises the national championships tournament and selects the national team, the Mosquitos. The governing body is the PNG Rules Footb ...

, AFL Samoa,

Tonga Australian Football Association Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

AFL Germany Australian rules football in Germany is currently played by six clubs within the Australian Football League of Germany (AFLG) the governing body. Three clubs run metro leagues. The Dresden Wolves compete in the CAAFL of the Czech Republic and som ...

and

AFL Middle East Australian rules football in the Middle East describes the minority sport of Australian rules football as it is watched and played in the Middle East region. The sport is played at various levels, mainly by expatriate Australians. The main cup ...

, although it has working relations with leagues and clubs in further countries. However, while these affiliations are in place, Australia is the only nation that actively engages in this sport at a professional level.

Africa

Countries with established league(s) and non-Australian-based national team: Other nations with some history of Australian Rules:

Americas

Countries with established league(s) and non-Australian-based national team: Other countries with some history of Australian Rules:

Asia

''Main articles:

Australian rules football in Asia Australian rules football in Asia dates back to 1910 but was only sporadically played until the 1980s after which it has boomed. Clubs have begun in most Asian countries and a governing body for the region, AFL Asia was formed in 2008 to coordina ...

and

Australian rules football in the Middle East Australian rules football in the Middle East describes the minority sport of Australian rules football as it is watched and played in the Middle East region. The sport is played at various levels, mainly by expatriate Australians. The main cup ...

'' Countries with an established league(s) and non-Australian-based national team: Countries with at least one active club and/or national team including Australian players: Countries with some history of Australian Rules and/or a club in development:

Europe

+Countries with an established league and/or non-Australian-based national team: Countries with at least one active club and/or national team including Australian players: Other countries with some history of Australian Rules:

Oceania

Countries with active league(s) and national teams. Other countries with some history of Australian Rules:

References

External links

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