Australian Football International Cup 2374910 225325680 2008-07-13T02:48:25Z 220.253.72.211 {{Infobox sports league |current_season=2008 Australian Football International Cup |logo= |pixels=150px |caption=2005 Tournament logo |sport=[[Australian rules football]] |founded=2002 |teams=12 |continent=[[International]] ([[Australian Football League|AFL]]) |champion={{flag|New Zealand}} }} The '''Australian Football International Cup''' is an international [[Australian rules football]] competition hosted by the [[Australian Football League]]. The goal of the competition is to promote the sport outside Australia. The tournament is the largest international Australian rules football event and the only one that is open to [[worldwide]] senior competition, although [[Australia]] (the home and world's strongest nation in the game) does not participate (as it would most likely dominate the competition). [[Melbourne, Australia]] has hosted both the 2002 and 2005 tournaments, along with some games in [[Wangaratta]] in [[2005 Australian Football International Cup|2005]]). Matches in the 2008 tournament will be played in Melbourne and [[Warrnambool]]. The inaugural tournament was the [[2002 Australian Football International Cup]] and it has been held every 3 years since. The [[2008 Australian Football International Cup]] will be held in Melbourne with between 14 and 16 nations competing, after which the AFL intends to resume competition every 4 years. It is expected that there will also be [[Women's Australian rules football|women's teams]] in attendance from the [[USA]], [[Canada]] and possibly [[Papua New Guinea]], and games may be played against Australian women's club teams. The women's matches will not be part of the International Cup 2008, although there is a possibility of a women's division at future tournaments. Despite being the only country where AFL is played professionally, Australia is not represented in the tournament. ==History of the Cup== When the [[International Australian Football Council]] was formed in 1995 one of its aims was to 'establish and promote an official World Cup of Australian Football.' At the time it was thought that 2008, being the 150th anniversary of the game, was the appropriate date. However, in 1999 a proposal was received from the [[New Zealand Australian Football League]] (NZAFL), suggesting that the World Cup be brought forward to 2002. This was accepted by the Council and, following visits to many countries, Brian Clarke drafted a discussion paper and draft regulations for circulation to the various national bodies. An approach was then made to the AFL, asking for their support in staging the event. The AFL agreed on the basis that the event was renamed the "International Cup". An Organising Committee, chaired by Ed Biggs and including AFL and IAFC representatives, was then appointed. The inaugural competition was held between [[August 14]] and [[August 23]], [[2002]] (in conjunction with the [[International Australian Football Council]]), with 11 countries competing including [[Canada]], [[Great Britain]], [[Denmark]], [[Ireland]], [[South Africa]], [[Japan]], [[New Zealand]], [[Nauru]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Samoa]] and the [[United States]]. Ireland defeated Papua New Guinea in the final. The second Cup was held between [[August 3]] and [[August 13]], [[2005]] in Australia. Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Japan, Samoa, South Africa, [[Spain]] and the United States competed. Denmark and Nauru competed in 2002 but withdrew from the 2005 tournament for financial reasons. Papua New Guinea were again runners up, this time defeated by New Zealand by 7.8 (50) to 5.2 (32). ==Results== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;" |- !rowspan=2 width=5%|Year !rowspan=2 width=10%|Host |width=1% rowspan=9| !colspan=3|Final |width=1% rowspan=9| !colspan=3|Third place match |- !width=15%|Winner !width=8%|Score !width=15%|Runner-up !width=15%|3rd place !width=8%|Score !width=15%|4th place |- |2002<br> [[2002 Australian Football International Cup|Details]] |[[Melbourne]] |[[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|33px]] <br /> '''[[Irish national Australian rules football team|Ireland]]''' |'''7.9 (51)''' - 2.7 (19) |[[Image:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg|33px]] <br /> '''[[Papua New Guinea national Australian rules football team|Papua New Guinea]]''' |[[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|33px]] <br /> '''[[New Zealand national Australian rules football team|New Zealand]]''' |'''3.7 (25)''' - 2.4 (16) |[[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg|33px]] <br /> '''[[Denmark national Australian rules football team|Denmark]]''' |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" |2005<br> [[2005 Australian Football International Cup|Details]] |[[Melbourne]], [[Wangaratta]] |[[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|33px]] <br /> '''[[New Zealand national Australian rules football team|New Zealand]]''' |'''7.8 (50)''' - 5.2 (32) |[[Image:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg|33px]] <br /> '''[[Papua New Guinea national Australian rules football team|Papua New Guinea]]''' ||[[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|33px]] <br /> '''[[United States national Australian rules football team|United States]]''' |'''10.5 (65)''' - 4.6 (30) |[[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|33px]] <br /> '''[[Irish national Australian rules football team|Ireland]]''' |- |2008<br> [[2008 Australian Football International Cup|Details]] |[[Melbourne]], [[Warrnambool]] | | | | | | |} == Competing Teams , Nicknames & Placings == {| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" !| Flag || Nation || Rep team || [[2002 Australian Football International Cup|2002]] (11) || [[2005 Australian Football International Cup|2005]] (10) |- | {{flagicon|Canada}} || [[Canada]] || ''[[Northwind]]'' || 9th || 7th |- | {{flagicon|Denmark}} || [[Denmark]] || ''[[Denmark Vikings (Australian rules football)|Vikings]]'' || 4th || - |- | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} || [[Great Britain]] || ''[[Great Britain national Australian rules football team|Bulldogs]]'' || 6th || 6th |- | {{flagicon|Ireland}} || [[Ireland]] || ''[[Irish national Australian rules football team|Warriors]]'' || '''1st''' || 4th |- | {{flagicon|Japan}} || [[Japan]] || ''[[Japanese national Australian rules football team|Samurais]]'' || 10th || 9th |- | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} || [[New Zealand]] || ''[[New Zealand national Australian rules football team|Falcons]]'' || 3rd || '''1st''' |- | {{flagicon|Nauru}} || [[Nauru]] || ''[[Nauru national Australian rules football team|Chiefs]]'' || 8th || - |- | {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} || [[Papua New Guinea]] || ''[[Papua New Guinea national Australian rules football team|Mosquitos]]'' || 2nd || 2nd |- | {{flagicon|Samoa}} || [[Samoa]] || ''[[Samoan national Australian rules football team|Bulldogs]]'' || 7th || 5th |- | {{flagicon|South Africa}} || [[South Africa]] || ''[[South African national Australian rules football team|Buffaloes]]'' || 11th || 8th |- | {{flagicon|Spain}} || [[Spain]] || ''[[Spanish national Australian rules football team|Bulls]]'' || - || 10th |- | {{flagicon|United States of America}} || [[United States]] || ''[[United States of America national Australian rules football team|Revolution]]'' || 5th || 3rd |} ==Ranking== {| class="wikitable" width=60% |- !width=5%| Pos. !width=20%| Team !width=10%| Champion !width=10%| Runner-up !width=10%| Third |- |1st |[[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px]] '''[[New Zealand]]''' |'''1''' (2005) | |'''1''' (2002) |- |2nd |[[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|20px]] '''[[Ireland]]''' |'''1''' (2002) | | |- |3rd |[[Image:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg|20px]] [[Papua New Guinea]] | |'''2''' (2002, 2005) | |- |4th |[[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[United States]] | | |'''1''' (2005) |} ==See also== *[[Australian rules football around the world]] *[[List of Australian rules football leagues outside Australia]] *[[List of International Australian rules football Tournaments]] *[[Australian Football Multicultural Cup]] *[[Australian football around the world#World Rankings|International Rankings]] ==External links== *[http://www.worldfootynews.com/staticpages/index.php/20070107140306873 Australian Football International Cups - World Footy News central page for all of the Cups] *[http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=intcup Australian Football International Cup, 2005 - AFL Page] *[http://www.worldfootynews.com/index.php?topic=IC2005 Australian Football International Cup, 2005 - World Footy News review of all 2005 Cup matches] ===Video Content=== *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_hqosNvv5E Video of Aussie Rules] from [[YouTube]] *[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6079144366356008330&q=afl New Zealand's Haka versus Samoan's Siva Tau - Wangaratta - International Cup 2005] from [[Google Video]] *[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8856379896636741698&q=afl Samoan Siva Tau - International Cup 2005] from [[Google Video]] *[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8614873593015313420&q=afl Papua New Guinea War Dance - International Cup 2005] from [[Google Video]] *[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7632994618603262253&q=aussie+rules South Africa and Canada post match song] from [[Google Video]] {{Australian Football International Cup}} {{Aussie Rules Playing Nations links}} [[pt:Copa Internacional de Futebol Australiano]] [[de:Australian Football International Cup]] [[Category:Australian rules football competitions]] [[Category:Australian rules football outside Australia]]