Expanding Footy 9s into India 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 India, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us via info@aflinternational.com.
AUSTRALIA & INDIA
Australia and India are building strong and lasting ties through people-to-people links. The Indian diaspora (comprising both Australians of Indian origin and Indians resident in Australia) is now Australia’s third largest and fastest growing diaspora. Around 700,000 people claim Indian ancestry. India remains Australia’s largest source of skilled migrants and the second largest source of international students.
The number of India-born in Australia has rapidly increased in recent times. The 1996 Census reported 77,551 India-born in Australia. This number almost doubled 10 years later, to 147,105 at the time of the 2006 Census. The number more than trebled 10 years later to 455,385 at the 2016 Census.
The Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.4 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world.
Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south-west, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Burma and Bangladesh to the east.
In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; in addition, India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
The world’s largest democracy and second most populous country emerged as a major power in the 1990s. It is militarily strong, has major cultural influence and a fast-growing and powerful economy.
With its many languages, cultures and religions, India is highly diverse. This is also reflected in its federal political system, whereby power is shared between the central government and 28 states.
India launched its own satellites and in 2008 sent its first spacecraft to the moon. It also boasts a massive cinema industry, the products of which are among the most widely-watched films in the world.
