United States Australian Football League
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The United States Australian Football League (also known informally as the USAFL or US Footy) is governing body that was conceived in 1996 and organized in 1997.
Since co-ordinating the very first National Championships, the organisation also functions as a national amateur Australian rules football representative league. The league has grown to over 30 affiliated clubs, making up 60 teams and over 2,000 players (of which 70% are American).
The USAFL has Junior Development, Coaching Development and Umpire Development programs.
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[edit] History
[edit] Metro Footy
The USAFL has embraced Metro Footy – a scaled down version of footy (as the sport is sometimes called) for American-sized fields with fewer players. Many US Footy clubs are fed by several Metro Footy sides and selected players represent at the Nationals. Metro Footy has also enabled the USAFL to stage exhibition matches at Arena Football League games.
[edit] National side
US Footy is responsible for the co-ordination of the National Team, the Revolution. The team plays in international tournaments and exhibition matches against other countries. Revolution players are selected from the best US-born players from the club teams across the country.
With close proximity to Canada, the Revolution participate in the annual 49th Parallel Cup against Canada.
The Revolution competed in the 2002 Australian Football International Cup, finishing 5th out of 11 countries and in the 2005 Australian Football International Cup finishing 3rd out of 10 countries.
[edit] Domestic Tournaments & Competitions
[edit] Funding and revenue
The Australian Football League provides around A$90,000 annually in funding for US Footy, primarily for junior development. The USAFL also generates revenue through club and player membership and merchandising activities.
[edit] US Footy Kids
US Footy Kids is US Footy's equivalent of the successful AFL Auskick program and part of the USAFL's junior development program.
[edit] US Clubs and representative sides
[edit] Former Clubs
| Club | US city | US state | Founded | Official website |
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| Detroit Overdrive | Detroit | Michigan | ||
| Illinois Ironmen | Naperville | Illinois | ||
| Inland Empire Eagles/Fire | Riverside | California | ||
| Lehigh Valley Crocs | Lehigh Valley | Pennsylvania | ||
| Los Angeles Crows | Los Angeles | California | ||
| Mojave Greens | Fort Irwin | California | ||
| Phoenix Scorpions | Phoenix | Arizona | ||
| Pittsburgh Wallabies | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | ||
| South Carolina Hawks | Charleston | South Carolina | ||
| Tri-Cities Saints | Bristol | North Carolina | ||
| Tuscon Javelinas | Tucson | Arizona |
[edit] Affiliated Leagues
- Mid American Australian Football League
- Eastern Australian Football League
- North West Pacific Australian Football League
[edit] See also
- Australian rules football
- Australian rules football in the United States
- Metro Footy
- Women's Australian Football Association
[edit] External links
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Clubs in the United States Australian Football League |
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| US Footy Representative Clubs |
Arizona | Atlanta | Austin Crows | Baltimore Washington | Bakersfield | Baton Rouge | Boston | Buffalo | Cincinnati | Chicago | Colorado Springs | Dallas | Denver | Detroit | Florida | Fort Lauderdale | Golden Gate | Green Mountain | Illinois | Inland Empire | Kansas City | Las Vegas | Lehigh Valley | Louisville | Los Angeles | Milwaukee | Minnesota | Mojave | Nashville | New York | North Carolina | Orange County | Philadelphia | Pheonix | Pittsburgh | Portland | Rocky Mountain | Salt Lake City | San Diego | Santa Cruz | Seattle | South Carolina | St. Louis | Tucson | Vermont |
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US Footy |
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| National Team | |
| Major Domestic Representative Competitions | |
| Major Leagues | |
| Metro Footy Leagues |
Arizona | Atlanta | Baltimore Washington | Chicago | Dallas | Denver | Florida | Fort Irwin | Golden Gate | Kansas City | Milwaukee | Nashville | New England | New York | North Carolina | Portland | San Diego | Seattle | Southern California | Southwestern Ontario | Texas | Western Pennsylvania |
| Women's Leagues | |
