Asian Australian Football Championships

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The Asian Australian Football Championships are an annual tournament of Australian rules football between mainly expat-Australian teams from around Asia.

[edit] History

Hong Kong Dragons after winning the 2007 Asian Australian Football Championships

The Asian Australian Football Championships were first held in 2000, although a precursor tournament named the Four Nations Cup was held in Bangkok, Thailand in 1999. Teams that have competed include the Hong Kong Dragons, Singapore Wombats, Bali Geckos, Brunei Sharks, China Blues, China Reds, Tokyo Goannas (competing as the Japan Goannas), Philippines Eagles, Jakarta Bintangs, Thailand Tigers, Vietnam Swans, United Arab Emirates Heat and Malaysian Warriors.

There was an offer in 2005 to make the championships part of the Arafura Games, in Darwin, Australia, but this was turned down by Asian clubs.

[edit] Tournament statistics

Year	Venue	Champions
1999	Jakarta, Indonesia	Singapore Wombats
2000	Jakarta, Indonesia	Jakarta Bintangs
2001	Bangkok, Thailand	Singapore Wombats
2002	Singapore	Jakarta Bintangs
2003	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Dragons
2004	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hong Kong Dragons
2005	Manila, the Philippines	Singapore Wombats
2006	Jakarta, Indonesia	Singapore Wombats
2007	Bangkok, Thailand	Hong Kong Dragons