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 Slovakia, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us via info@aflinternational.com.
AUSTRALIA & SLOVAKIA
The first Slovak migrant recorded in Australia was Brother Jakub Longa, a Jesuit priest sent to Australia in 1888 to undertake missionary work in the NT and later in South Australia.
More significant numbers began to migrate in the late 1920s. By 1939, about 350 Slovaks lived in Australia. This number increased to around 3000 following World War II when many arrived as displaced persons. Initially the new arrivals settled in all parts of Australia, however they gradually moved to the more established Slovak communities in the major centres of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
In the 2016 Census, over 11,000 people identified as having Slovak heritage.
Slovakia is a landlocked country bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is the capital, Bratislava, and the second largest is Košice.
The Slovak landscape is noted primarily for its mountainous nature, with the Carpathian Mountains extending across most of the northern half of the country. Amongst these mountain ranges are the high peaks of the Tatra mountains.
To the north, close to the Polish border, are the High Tatras which are a popular skiing destination and home to many scenic lakes and valleys as well as the highest point in Slovakia, the Gerlachovský štít at 2,655 metres, and the country’s highly symbolic mountain Kriván.
Slovakia was part of Czechoslovakia until the “velvet divorce” in January 1993. It became a member of the EU in 2004.
