AFL Japan

AFL Japan

AFL Japan is a league and governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in Japan.

History

:See Also Australian Rules Football in Japan

National team

The "Samurai" are Japan's national team.

Japan competed in the Australian Football International Cup in 2003 (finishing 10th out of 11 competing countries) and 2005 (finishing 7th out of 10 competing countries) with remarkable improvement and depth in talent.

The Samurai's best and fairest player (from the 2005 International Cup) was Michito Sakaki. Sakaki, along with teammate Tsuyoshi Kase was later invited to join the Australian Football League/Australian Institute of Sport academy camp in Canberra and Sakaki played for the Essendon Football Club annual 16-a-side match against the Sydney Swans at the North Sydney Oval on 3rd March, 2005 in front of 9,654 spectators. Both have since moved to Australia. Sakaki plays in the semi-professional Ovens & Murray Football League and Kase in the amateur VAFA.

Current Leagues & Clubs

*Tokyo Open League
**Tokyo Goannas [http://www.tokyogoannas.com/ Official Site]
***Tokyo Geckos (Women's Footy)
**Irish Galahs [http://www.japangaa.com/ Official Site]
***Irish Galahs (Women's Footy/Gaelic football/International Rules)
**University Samurais
**Eastern Hawks
**Go-Kongs [http://www.geocities.jp/thegokongs/ Official Site]
*Tokyo University League
**Komazawa University Magpies [http://blog.livedoor.jp/samurais0 Official Site]
**Waseda University Chariots [http://blog.livedoor.jp/sensyu_uni Official Site]
**Senshu University Power [http://blog.livedoor.jp/sensyu_uni Official Site]
**Nittai University Lions [http://blog.livedoor.jp/footy_nssu Official Site]
**University Leopards (formerly Blues) [http://www.geocities.jp/fcleopards/index.html Official Site]
**Osaka Dingos [http://www.osakadingoes.com/ Official Site]
***Osaka Bilbies (Women's Footy)
**Kobe Blues
**Irish Galahs [http://www.japangaa.com/ Official Site]

ee also

*List of Australian rules football leagues outside Australia

External links

* [http://www.jafl.org Official Japan AFL website]


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