The Tokyo Goannas Football Club is an Australian rules football team that was created in 1991 in Tokyo

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

.Japan’s Aussie Rules Football League
by Andrew Stevents for Metropolis 12 August 2018 The club is a

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created to advance Australian Football and Australian sporting culture in Japan. It has won the Japan AFL (JAFL) championship trophy ten times. The club participates in the JAFL along with other teams in

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Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

, and

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. The club's membership base includes

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residents, foreign nationals, and supporters. Past members have come from the

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, and many local areas of Japan. The Goannas hold several events throughout the year, including a black-tie ball held at the

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. The club combines with other Japanese nationals to compete in the

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which it has competed in since 2005 as the Japan Goannas. As the Japan Goannas it won the Men's Div 3 Champions in 2019.

Japan AFL Top League Premierships

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* {{Official website Australian diaspora in Asia Sports clubs and teams in Tokyo Australian rules football in Japan Australian rules football clubs Australian rules football clubs established in 1991 1991 establishments in Japan