Expanding Footy 9s into South Korea 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 South Korea, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us via info@aflinternational.com.
AUSTRALIA & SOUTH KOREA
People-to-people links, supported by a large and growing Australian Korean community, are strong and growing. In the 2016 Census, almost 100,000 Australian residents claimed Korean ancestry.
People-to-people links have also been fostered through sister-city relationships, such as those between Townsville, QLD and Suwon; Parramatta, NSW and Jung-gu; Burwood, NSW and Geumcheon-gu; and Strathfield, NSW and Gapyeong County.
Sister-state relationships include those between Queensland and Gyeonggi Province, New South Wales and Seoul, South Australia and Chungnam Province, and Victoria and Busan.
SOUTH KOREA
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a country in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. It is described in a 1948 U.N. resolution as the only lawful government in Korea.
The name “Korea” is derived from Goryeo, a dynasty which ruled in the Middle Ages.
South Korea lies in the north temperate zone with a predominantly mountainous terrain. Its neighbors are China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea to the south. The capital and largest city is Seoul.
The Republic of Korea was proclaimed in August 1948 and received UN-backed support from the US after it was invaded by the North two years later. The Korean War ended in 1953 without a peace agreement, leaving South Korea technically at war for more than 50 years.
Government-sponsored schemes encouraged the growth of family-owned industrial conglomerates, known as “chaebol”. Foremost among them were the Hyundai and Samsung groups. They helped transform South Korea into one of the world’s major economies and a leading exporter of cars and electronic goods.
Relations with its northern neighbour remain a major concern in Seoul, particularly over the North’s fragile economy and its nuclear ambitions. The demilitarised zone (DMZ) between South and North Korea is the world’s most heavily-fortified frontier.
