Expanding Footy 9s into China is part of our plan to grow the game in Asia.
Footy 9s is played on rectangular fields, allowing the sport to be played on any soccer or rugby field.
There are 3 great formats to choose from – Men’s Footy, Women’s Footy and Touch Footy.
Get Involved
If you are keen to be involved with the development of the sport in China, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us via info@aflinternational.com.
AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Community and cultural links play a vital role in the Australia-China relationship. Chinese migration started in the middle of the 19th century and Mandarin is now the second most spoken language in Australia after English. Chinese Australians have contributed significantly to the development of Australia and also foster people-to-people links with China. In addition to immigration, education, trade and tourism also bolster these links.
Australian residents identifying themselves as having Chinese ancestry at the 2016 census numbered 1,213,903.
AFL PLAYERS
Lin Jong
Bailey Banfield
Connor Downie
Ernie Foo
Lin Jong
Wally Koochew
Dannie Seow
George Tansing
Jack Wunhym
TEAM CHINA
Team China has participated in the AFI Touch Footy World Cup in Melbourne.
The People’s Republic of China (PRC), is the world’s most-populous country with a population of over 1.3 billion. It covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres in total area and is the world’s second-largest country by land area.
China is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party of China. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 directly controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions (SARs), Hong Kong and Macau. Its capital city is Beijing.
The PRC also claims the island of Taiwan, which is controlled by the government of the Republic of China, as its 23rd province, a claim controversial due to the complex political status of Taiwan and the unresolved Chinese Civil War.
China has a continuous culture stretching back nearly 4,000 years. Many of the elements that make up the foundation of the modern world originated in China, including paper, gunpowder, credit banking, the compass and paper money.
China has the world’s fastest-growing economy and is undergoing what has been described as a second industrial revolution.
