Footy 9s is an exciting new sport that is coming to Europe!
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 Belgium, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us via info@aflinternational.com.
AUSTRALIA & BELGIUM
The first Belgian settlers in Australia arrived in the early 19th century. In 1846, Belgian migrant Horatio Ellerman named his 130,000 acre rural grazing settlement in north eastern Victoria ‘Antwerp,’ after his birthplace in Belgium.
Many Belgians were also attracted to gold fields throughout Australia during the gold rush. Belgians continued to migrate to Australia
in small numbers until World War II. There was a relative increase in Belgium-born migrants after the war.
In the 2016 Census there were 6,378 Belgian-born people in Australia, and just over 18,000 who claimed Belgian ancestry.
Notable Belgian Australians include Ted Baillieu (former Premier of Victoria), Mathias Cormann (former Australian Minister for Finance) and Wouter De Backer (Gotye).
Belgium is a sovereign state located in Western Europe, bordering the North Sea. Belgium shares borders with France (620 km), Germany (167 km), Luxembourg (148 km) and the Netherlands (450 km).
Belgium comprises the regions of Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels.
The name ‘Belgium’ is derived from Gallia Belgica, a Roman province in the northernmost part of Gaul that was inhabited by the Belgae, a mix of Celtic and Germanic peoples.
Today, Belgium is divided into three regions and three communities, that exist next to each other. Its two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia. The Brussels-Capital Region, officially bilingual, is a mostly French-speaking enclave within the Flemish Region.
Belgium’s linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its political history and complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.
