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This is a chronological list of Australian rules football clubs since their formation.

Note that some of these football clubs that formed before 1866 (see Laws of Australian football) may not have originally played the game known today as Australian rules football. It is more than likely that most of these clubs were influenced by the Melbourne Rules of 1859 which were the dominant rules of the day. However many played by their own rules and often compromised rules when playing against other clubs.

Football clubs by date of establishment

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Founding Date Original name Location State Country Current competition Notes & References
1858 April St Kilda FC† St Kilda (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct The club was formed in April 1858, playing under its own rules (possibly rugby).[1] First recorded game was on 28 May 1859 against Melbourne University.[2] Played at Alpaca Park until council bailiff did not allow them in 1865. Money from the club went to the cricket club. Most players went to South Yarra; others may have formed the bowls club. In 1872, when a home ground was found, the club started again with players returning from South Yarra. Important note: not related to the current St Kilda Football Club.
1858 July 10 Melbourne FC Melbourne Victoria Australia Australian Football League Officially incorporated in 1859, its origins can be traced to an informal playing team prior to a prominent July 1858 letter in which Tom Wills calls for the formation of a "foot-ball club" with the need of a "code of laws".[3][4][5]
1858 August 7 Church of England Grammar School FC Melbourne Victoria Australia APS Schools Football [6] Contest the annual Cordner–Eggleston Cup against Scotch College
1858 August 7 Scotch College FC Melbourne Victoria Australia APS Schools Football [6] Contest the annual Cordner–Eggleston Cup against Melbourne Grammar
1858 September 25 South Yarra FC† South Yarra (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (1873) Formed to play under its own rules (unknown - likely rugby football). Played it first game against Melbourne on 25 September 1858. Was joined by players of St Kilda in 1865. Merged with the St Kilda Cricketers' Club in 1873 to form the present-day St Kilda Football Club.[7]
1859 May 28 Melbourne University FC Parkville (Melbourne) Victoria Australia VAFA First recorded game was on 28 May 1859 against the original St Kilda Football Club.[2] Disbanded for some time after World War I, leaving the VFL, then reformed with multiple teams in the VAFA.
1859 June 15 Castlemaine FC* Castlemaine Victoria Australia Bendigo Football League Possibly dormant for periods.[8]
1859 (9 June) Brighton FC† Brighton (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (unknown) Considered unlikely to be connected to the Brighton Football Club (1885-1964)[9]
1859 (Prior to 25 June) Coast FC† Elsternwick (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (1877) Date of formation unknown[10]
1859 July 18 Geelong FC Geelong Victoria Australia Australian Football League Formed under its own rules. Began to adopt Melbourne rules in early 1860s. One of the founding members of both the VFA and VFL.
1859 (Prior to August) Prahran FC† Prahran (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (unknown) Date of formation unknown[11] Merged with St Kilda Football Club in 1888.
1859 (Prior to August) Emerald Hill FC† Emerald Hill (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (unknown) Date of formation unknown[11]
1860 April 25 Richmond FC† Richmond (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (1861) Formed at the Royal Hotel in Melbourne on 25 April 1860.[12] Not related to the Richmond Football Club that formed in 1885 and participates in the Australian Football League. Club dissolved in 1861.[13]
1860 April 26 Old Adelaide FC† Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct (1881) Formed to play under its own rules. Staged games in the Adelaide North Parklands between sides selected from North and South of the River Torrens. Disbanded 1873 and reformed in 1875 after adopting the Victorian Rules. Founding member of SAFA in 1877. Merged with Kensington and disbanded after 5 games in SAFA 1881. Not to be confused with another SAFA Club called Adelaide which joined in 1885 or the present Adelaide Football Club in the AFL .
1860 May 18 Williamstown FC Williamstown (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Unknown Very strong likeliness that this is the same as the current VFL club (Williamstown Football Club) though there is conflicting evidence.[14] Was involved in the drafting of the 1860 rules.
1860 May 19 Collingwood FC Collingwood (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (?) No connection to AFL club. Was involved in the drafting of the 1860 rules.
1860 May 20 Ballarat FC Ballarat Victoria Australia Ballarat Football League Established as junior club. Senior club established in 1862[15]
1860 June 16 Boroondara FC† Boroondara (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (1860) Began with scratch matches, was involved in the 1860 rules committee however disappeared later that year.
1861 May 28 Warrnambool FC Warrnambool Victoria Australia Hampden FNL On 28 May 1861, the Warrnambool Examiner published an advertisement of a "foot-ball" game.[16]
1861 Federal FC Wagga New South Wales Australia Riverina Football Netball League Now known as the Wagga Tigers[17]
1861 June 3 Sandhurst FC Bendigo Victoria Australia Bendigo Football League Alleged to have been founded by J.B. Thompson, one of the inventors of Australian rules football.[18]
1862 May 7 Essendon and Flemington FC Flemington (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (?) No connection to AFL club[19]
1862 May 12 Royal Park FC Brunswick (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (?) [20]
1862 July 24 Modbury FC and Teatree Gully Adelaide South Australia Australia South Australian Amateur Football League Accepted an invitation to play the Old Adelaide Football Club on 24 July 1862.[21] Later split into two clubs being the current Modbury Football Club and Tea Tree Gully Football Club.
1862 Williamstown FC† Williamstown (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct The first of two Williamstown clubs
1862 Bendigo FC† Bendigo Victoria Australia Defunct Earliest record of matches are from 1862
1862 Kangaroo Flat FC† Bendigo Victoria Australia Defunct Earliest record of matches are from 1862. Joined the Bendigo Junior Football association in 1866. Current senior club formed in 1890.[22]
1864 Campbells Creek FC Campbells Creek Victoria Australia Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League
1864 Williamstown FC Williamstown (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Victorian Football League May have been founded as early as 1860, though possible connection with earlier club remains unproven.
1864 July Carlton FC Carlton (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Australian Football League Founding member of the VFA and VFL.
1864 New Town FC† Hobart Tasmania Australia Defunct Unlikely to have played under Victorian Rules
1865 June 17 Sydney FC† Sydney New South Wales Australia Australian Football League First club in Sydney formed under its own rules (possibly Victorian), formally adopted the Victorian Rules in 1866 but survived only briefly.
1865 Australian FC† Sydney New South Wales Australia Defunct (1868?) Likely to have played under its own rules however formally adopted Victorian rules in 1866 along with Sydney FC and played early matches against Sydney. Survived only briefly.
1865 Brunswick FC† Brunswick (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (1991)
1865 August 12 St Peter's College† Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct St Peter's College Football Club founded in 1865.[23] Played the Adelaide Educational Institute Football Club in 1865 under the Old Adelaide Football Club rules.[24] The school was still fielding a football team in 1905? Under what club?[25] An external St Peter's Old Collegians Football Club was established in 1928.
1865 August 12 Adelaide Educational Institute† Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct (1880) Played the St Peter's Collegiate Football Club in 1865 under the Old Adelaide Football Club rules.[24] Adelaide Educational Institute closed in 1880.
1865 Penola Penola South Australia Australia Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League Claims that the club was founded in 1865. Meeting held on 25 July 1868.[26] Confirmed to have been challenged by the Mount Gambier Football Club in 1869.[27]
1866 April 18 Kapunda Kapunda South Australia Australia Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association Formed by Kapunda copper miners on 18 April 1866 in the North Kapunda Hotel.[28]
1866 May 12 Hobart Town† Hobart Tasmania Australia Defunct Did not play Victorian/Australian rules[29][30] Its formation is frequently erroneously suggested as evidence of the game's early establishment in the colony.
1866 May 22 Brisbane† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct (1887c) Formed under Victorian rules. Club disbanded at the end of the 1887 season. Switched to soccer in 1870 then back to Australian rules and switched to rugby in 1879 and back to Australian rules again before disappearing around 1887-88. No connection to Brisbane Bears or Brisbane Lions[31]
1867 April Albert Park FC† Melbourne Victoria Australia Defunct (1880) Renamed South Melbourne Football Club, Emerald-hill then Albert-park. Merged with South Melbourne (Sydney Swans) in 1880
1867 August 31 Mount Gambier† Mount Gambier South Australia Australia Defunct (1897c) Club formed in 1867 and adopted the rules of Australian rules football[32] The club dissolved around 1897.[33]
1867 Newington College FC Silverwater (Western Sydney) New South Wales Australia Independent School’s Competition Australian rules football was introduced in 1867 by its then headmaster and ex-Geelong FC vice-president George Metcalfe. It was the first school club in Sydney formed to play under Victorian Rules. It switched to rugby in 1869. The school reintroduced the sport in 2016.
1868 May 23 Woodville† Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct (1877) Dissolved at the end of the 1877 SAFA season with a number of the club's players, including the captain, forming the Norwood Football Club. Not affiliated with the club of the same name that formed in 1938. Referred to as Port Suburban Football Club in its early years.
1868 June 30 Gawler† Gawler South Australia Australia Defunct (1890) Amalgamated with Albion as Gawler Albion to join SAFA for 1887. Withdrew from SAFA 1891 season to form Gawler Football Association the precursor to the Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association.
1868 Ipswich Grammar† Ipswich Queensland Australia Defunct Founded 1868[34] Switched to rugby in 1887. Participate in Queensland Independent Schools Australian Football League for some time in the 2000s
1868 Wharehousemen† Melbourne Victoria Australia Defunct
1868 Kyneton Kyneton Victoria Australia Bendigo Football League
1869 May Tradesmen† Mount Gambier South Australia Australia Defunct
1869 July 24 Creswick Creswick Victoria Australia Central Highlands Football League First game against Kingston on 24 July 1869.
1869 North Melbourne FC North Melbourne (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Australian Football League Founded as the "North Melbourne Football Club" in 1869. Amalgamated with "Albert Park" to form "Albert Park-North Melbourne" in 1876. Reformed as the "Hotham Football Club" in 1877. Reverted to the name "North Melbourne Football Club" in 1888.
1869 Northcote FC† Northcote (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (1987)
1870 May 11 Young Australian† Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct (1872) Founded at the Royal Oak Hotel in Adelaide on 11 May 1870.[35]
1871 - Renamed to Union Cricket and Football Club[36]
1870 May 12 Port Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia Australian Football League Fielding teams in the SANFL since foundation and in the AFL since 1997.[37] Only pre-existing non-Victorian club to be competing in the Australian Football League.
1870 Brisbane Grammar† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct Switched to rugby in 1885. New junior club established in 2005 to participate in Queensland Independent Schools Australian Football League
1870 May Ipswich† Ipswich Queensland Australia Defunct Dormant in the 1890s, then reformed in 1906[38] lasted until the 1940s after which it either folded or became a soccer club
1870 Volunteer Artillery† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct Appears to have begun as an 11 man soccer club before later (possibly late 1860s) switching between codes to facilitate matches against Brisbane Football Club which was the only available opposition.[39] Breakaway from Brisbane FC. There are no records of its incorporation.
1870 Civil Service† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct Members of Brisbane FC participated in scratch matches.[40] Breakaway from Brisbane FC. There are no records of its incorporation.
1871 Railway Workshops† Ipswich Queensland Australia Defunct
1871 Kensington† Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct (1886) Integral club to the codification of Australian rules in South Australia.
SAFA 1877-1881
Adelaide and Suburban Association 1882-1885
1871 Ararat* Ararat Victoria Australia Wimmera Football League
1871 Redan Redan Victoria Australia Ballarat Football League
1872 Lilydale Lilydale Victoria Australia 1st Div Eastern Football League Formerly Yarra Valley Football League, Mountain District Football League, Eastern Districts Football League
1872, 26 April Kent Terrace† Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct [41]
1872 Essendon Melbourne Victoria Australia Australian Football League Founding member of the VFL.
1872 Maryborough Maryborough Victoria Australia Bendigo Football League
1873 Maldon Maldon Victoria Australia Maryborough -Castlemaine District Football League
1873 May 21 Rockhampton† Rockhampton Queensland Australia Defunct Formed at Leichart Hotel to play under Victorian Rules[42]
1873 Warwick† Warwick Queensland Australia Defunct Club existed after 24 May 1873 and practiced, however had no opposition, appears to have gone dormant and reformed in 1875 there are no mention of matches against other clubs until the introduction of nearby Toowoomba in 1876.[43]
1873 April 2 St Kilda Melbourne Victoria Australia Australian Football League Founding member of the VFA and VFL.[44]
1873 Hawthorn† Melbourne Victoria Australia Defunct The continuity of clubs with this name is disputed. The existing Hawthorn Football Club is purported to have formed in 1901.
1873 Port District Adelaide South Australia Australia SAAFL Founded as the LeFevre Peninsula Football Club in 1873. Later renamed Semaphore Central in 1898. In 1979 absorbed the Exeter Football Club and renamed as the Port District Football Club.
1874 Victorian† Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct (1885) Founding member of SAFA in 1877 and Joint Premiers. Renamed to the North Adelaide Football Club in 1883. Collected wooden spoons in final two seasons 1883 and 1884. Resigned from SAFA on eve of 1885 Season. It is not related to the present North Adelaide Football Club in SANFL.
1874 May 29 Willunga Willunga South Australia Australia Great Southern Football League 1877 foundation member of SAFA – which became SANFL.[45]
1874 June 8 Rochester Rochester Victoria Australia Goulburn Valley Football League Founded in 1874 so it could play against the Echuca Football Club[46]
1874 June 19 Cecil South Melbourne Victoria Australia Australian Football League Renamed South Melbourne four weeks after formation. Relocated to Sydney in 1982.
1874 Sandridge Alma† South Melbourne Victoria Australia Defunct Formed from the Alma Cricket Club
1874 Port Melbourne Port Melbourne (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Victorian Football League
1874 Penshurst Penshurst Victoria Australia Mininera & District Football League
1874 Echuca Echuca Victoria Australia Goulburn Valley Football League
1875 May 22 Casterton Casterton Victoria Australia Western Border Football League [47]
1876 June 3 Albury Albury New South Wales Australia Ovens & Murray Football League
1875 June Wangaratta Wangaratta Victoria Australia Ovens & Murray Football League
1875 July 16 Launceston Launceston Tasmania Australia Tasmanian Football League [48]
1876 Toowoomba† Toowoomba Queensland Australia Defunct
1876 April 12 South Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia South Australian National Football League Formed by amalgamation after a 2nd breakaway group from the Old Adelaide Football Club who merged with a Club already called South Adelaide who had broken away in the previous year. First game of new club was on 20 May 1876.
1876 Australs Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct (1876) Held meeting at Havelock Hotel, Adelaide on 13 May 1876. SA Interclub 1876[49]
1876 Glenelg Glenelg, South Australia South Australia Australia Defunct Opening game held on 10 June 1876 [50]
SA Interclub 1876
1876 Ballarat Imperial† Ballarat Victoria20 Australia Defunct (1955)
1876 Inglewood Inglewood Victoria Australia Loddon Valley Football League [51]
1876 Heidelberg Melbourne Victoria Australia Northern Football League
1876 Winchelsea Winchelsea Victoria Australia Geelong & District Football League
1876 Portland FNCC Portland Victoria Australia Hampden FNL
1877 April 7 South Park† Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct (1884) At the start of 1885 South Park disbanded, with a number of its better players transferring to South Adelaide.
1877 June 16 Wahgunyah Wahgunyah Victoria Australia Tallangatta & District Football League
1877 Corowa† Corowa New South Wales Australia Defunct (1979)
1877 Britannia† Collingwood Victoria Australia Defunct (1892) Colours were blue, red and white. Played their first games in 1878. Played out of Victoria Park from 1882 and were a precursor to the Collingwood Football Club's formation in 1892.
1877 Camperdown Camperdown Victoria Australia Hampden FNL
1877 Sale Sale Victoria Australia Gippsland Football League
1877 Stratford Stratford Victoria Australia East Gippsland Football Netball League The ‘Stratty Swans’ FC wear a red and white vertical stripe guernsey. EGFL premierships 3 and 3 premierships in the now defunct Riviera Football League.
1877 March 28 Bankers† Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct (1877) Weak fledgling club that was a founding member of the SAFA. Folded midway during the inaugural season 1877 after struggling with playing numbers.
1877 Footscray Melbourne Victoria Australia Australian Football League The club's name remains the Footscray Football Club Pty Ltd but now trades & is known as "Western Bulldogs". The letters FFC can still be located near the neck on the back of the jumpers identifying the clubs true name. In 1879 Prince Eugene Louis Napoleon, the 'Prince Imperial' and heir to the French throne, was ambushed and killed by Zulu warriors during the Anglo-Zulu war in Africa. Out of respect to him, the Footscray Football Club changed their name to the prince Imperials Football Club. In 1882 it decided to revert to the name 'Footscray' and therefore 1883 can not have been its formation date.
1877 Beechworth Beechworth Victoria Australia Tallangatta & District Football League
1878 Clarendon FC† East Melbourne (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (1882) Renamed East Melbourne
1878 July 6 Wodonga Wodonga Victoria Australia Ovens & Murray Football League
1878 Excelsior† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct Formed at the start of the season. Played its first match in August 1878[52]
1878 Wallaroo† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct From 1880 interchanged between Australian rules and rugby
1878 Brunswick† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct
1878 Feb 28 Norwood Adelaide South Australia Australia South Australian National Football League
1878 West Melbourne† Melbourne Victoria Australia Defunct merged with North Melbourne Football Club
1878 New Norfolk District New Norfolk Tasmania Australia Southern Football League (Tasmania)
1878 Toowoomba Grammar† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct Switched to rugby in 1887
1879 March 27 Reform† Wellington New Zealand New Zealand Defunct First known club to be established outside Australia
1879 May 14 Athenian† Ipswich Queensland Australia Defunct (~1892) Began as an Australian rules club in May 1879 however switched to rugby in 1889 starting with its juniors before fielding a full senior side in 1890 and breaking away from the QFA to the local rugby competition. It switched briefly back to Australian rules in 1892 hoping that an Ipswich competition would recommence however when this didn't eventuate it switched back to continuing on until the 1920s after which it switched into a rugby league in the West Moreton Rugby League until the 1940s after which it may have folded or renamed.
1879 July 12 Angaston Angaston South Australia Australia Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association
1878 St Killian† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct
1879 Sunbury Sunbury Victoria Australia Ballarat Football League
1879 Melton Melton, Victoria Victoria Australia Ballarat Football League
1879 Cobden Cobden Victoria Australia Hampden FNL
1879 Aldinga Aldinga South Australia Australia Southern Football League One of four teams that founded what is now known as the Southern Football League in 1879.
1879 College Park College Park South Australia Australia Defunct Competed in the City and Suburban Association which formed in 1891. Renamed East Torrens in 1897. ref>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209087681</ref> 1898 competed in East Torrens Football Association.
1879 Gisborne Gisborne Victoria Australia Bendigo Football League
1880 March 25 Royal Park† Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct 1882 Joined SAFA in 1882 and folded after 5 games.
1880 April 16 Glenelg Glenelg, South Australia South Australia Australia Defunct Decided not to join proposed Junior Association[53]
1880 May 1 Kent Town Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct Played first game in 1880. [54] and was a member of the Adelaide and Suburban Football Association.
1880 Beaufort Beaufort Victoria Australia Central Highlands Football League
1880 Eaglehawk Eaglehawk Victoria Australia Bendigo Football League
1880 Macclesfield Adelaide South Australia Australia Hills Football League
1880 August 7 Sydney† Sydney New South Wales Australia Defunct (1926) Formed in 1880 as the first Australian Rules club in Sydney, participating in the NSWAFA in 1881.
1880 August 7 East Sydney† Sydney New South Wales Australia Defunct (1954) In 1926, it merged with Paddington AFC to become the Eastern Suburbs AFC. This club again merged with the University club to become the Uni-NSW Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs AFC in 1999.
1881 April 30† Blackwood Blackwood Victoria Australia Defunct [55]
1881 Murchison Murchison Victoria Australia Kyabram District Football League
1881 North Hobart Hobart Tasmania Australia Tasmanian Football League
1881 North Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia South Australian National Football League Originally known as the Medindie Football Club
which joined the Adelaide and Suburban Association in 1886 and then SAFA in 1888. Renamed North Adelaide in 1893.
1881 Balmain† Balmain (Sydney) New South Wales Australia Defunct (?)
1881 Woollahra† Woollahra (Sydney) New South Wales Australia Defunct (?)
1882 April Rovers† Perth Western Australia Australia Defunct (1899) Started as a rugby club but switched to Australian rules in 1885. Inaugural premiers of the WA competition in 1885 and again in 1891. Disbanded in 1899.
1882 April Fremantle*† Fremantle Western Australia Australia Defunct (1886) No relation to the present-day club by the same name. Formed as a rugby club but switched to Australian rules in 1885. Disbanded at the end of 1886.
1882 Unions*† Fremantle Western Australia Australia Defunct Formed as a rugby club in 1882, Unions switched to Australian rules in 1885. Its remnants were eventually folded into South Fremantle.
1882 Ballarat North Ballarat Victoria Australia Ballarat Football League
1882 Maffra Maffra Victoria Australia Gippsland Football League
1882 Preston Preston (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Victorian Football League Now Northern Bullants
1882 Maryborough† Maryborough Queensland Australia Defunct
1882 Emu† Maryborough Queensland Australia Defunct
1882 Rover† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct Started as Australian rules but switched to rugby and soccer
1882 Holbrook Holbrook New South Wales Australia Hume Football Netball League
1883 September 26 Fitzroy Melbourne Victoria Australia VAFA [56] Playing operations merged with the Brisbane Bears in 1996, but the club continues to trade as standalone entity,
1883 Swans† Fremantle Western Australia Australia Defunct
1885 March 5 Adelaide FC† North Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct (1894) Formed from merger of North Adelaide Juniors and North Park from Adelaide and Suburban Association. SAFA Premiers 1886. 1893 Merged with Eastbourne Football Club from City and Suburban Association. Not to be confused with the present Adelaide Football Club in the AFL.
1885 March 26 East Torrens Kent Town, South Australia South Australia Australia Defunct Formed from merger of Kent Town and Zingari.[57] Later an East Torrens Football Association was formed. Which Kent Town was a member.
1885 June 9 Brighton FC† Brighton (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Defunct (1964)
1885 Union† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct
1885 North Rockhampton† Rockhampton Queensland Australia Defunct [58]
1885 Day Dream Silverton New South Wales Australia
1885 Silverton Silverton New South Wales Australia
1885 Brighton† Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct (1938) In 1938 Brighton amalgamated with the Seacliff Football Club to form the Brighton and Seacliff Football Club (BSFC). At the end of the 1990 season the BSFC merged with Brighton High Old Scholars to form the Brighton Bombers.
1885 Richmond Melbourne Victoria Australia Australian Football League Joined the VFL in 1908.
1885 Victorians† Perth Western Australia Australia Defunct (1890) In 1889, the club merged with the West Australian Football Club and became Metropolitans. Metropolitans folded at the end of 1890.
1885 Rosewater Adelaide South Australia Australia South Australian Amateur Football League [59]
1886 Charters Towers† Charters Towers Queensland Australia Defunct [60]
1886 Koroit Koroit Victoria Australia Hampden FNL
1887 Kermandie† Geeveston Tasmania Australia Defunct (2010)
1887 Sydney University ANFC Sydney New South Wales Australia NEAFL SUANFC claims to be a spin-off of Australia's oldest rugby union club, Sydney University Football Club founded in 1865, which experimented with Australian rules in its early years. If the claim is accepted, this would make SUANFC the oldest Australian rules football club in NSW. However it did not play an Australian rules fixture until 1887.[61]
1887 Frankston Frankston Victoria Australia Victorian Football League
1888 Mitcham Mitcham Victoria Australia Eastern Football Netball League
1888 Healesville Healesville Victoria Australia Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League
1889 March 19 Gawler Centrals Gawler South Australia Australia Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association Founding member of Gawler Football Association renamed Gawler and Districts Football League in 1953
1889 March 21 South Gawler Gawler South South Australia Australia Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association Founding member of Gawler Football Association renamed Gawler and Districts Football League in 1953
1889 Willaston Willaston South Australia Australia Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association Founding member of Gawler Football Association renamed Gawler and Districts Football League in 1953
1889 Victoria† Maryborough Queensland Australia Defunct
1889 Eastbourne Adelaide South Australia Australia Defunct Premiers City Suburban Association 1891 and 1892.
Merged with Adelaide (SAFA) in 1893.
Rejoined City Suburban Association in 1894.
1889 Yankalilla Yankalilla South Australia Australia Great Southern Football Association
1889 Cranbourne Cranbourne Victoria Australia Casey Cardinia Football League
1890 Kangaroo Flat Kangaroo Flat Victoria Australia Bendigo Football League
1891 Marion Adelaide South Australia Australia SAAFL (first formed in 1891 as the Sturt Football Club no relation to the SANFL’s Sturt Football Club. Renamed in 1956 to Marion)
1891 Coburg Coburg (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Victorian Football League
1891 Centrals† Perth Western Australia Australia Defunct
1891 West Perth Perth Western Australia Australia West Australian Football League The oldest surviving football club in Western Australia, West Perth moved to the northern suburb of Joondalup in 1993 and has come under pressure to change its name to recognise its new location.
1891 Cheltenham Cheltenham Victoria Australia Southern Football Netball League
1892 February 12 Collingwood Melbourne Victoria Australia Australian Football League A meeting was held at the Collingwood town hall on Friday 12 February 1892 to announce the foundation of the Collingwood Football Club.
1892 Bunbury Bunbury Western Australia Australia South West Football League Known as "Bunbury Railways Football Club" from 1906 until 1956.

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1892 Imperials† Perth Western Australia Australia Defunct
1892 Corryong FNC* Corryong Victoria Australia Upper Murray Football Netball League
1892 Cudgewa FNC* Cudgewa Victoria Australia Upper Murray Football Netball League
1892 Federal FNC* Corryong Victoria Australia Upper Murray Football Netball League Founded as the "Mount Elliot Football Club" in 1892 before being renamed to "Federal Football Club" in 1901.
1892 West Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia SANFL Joined SAFA in 1897.
1893 South Bendigo South Bendigo Victoria Australia Bendigo Football League
1893 Sebastopol Sebastopol Victoria Australia Ballarat Football League
1895 Culcairn Culcairn New South Wales Australia Hume Football Netball League
1895 Henty Henty New South Wales Australia Hume Football Netball League
1896 Wanderers† Johannesburg South Africa South Africa Defunct Date of formation unknown
1896 Subiaco Perth Western Australia Australia West Australian Football League
1897 South Bunbury Bunbury Western Australia Australia SWFL South West Football League
1897 Midland Mildand Western Australia Australia Metro Football League
1895 Howlong Howlong New South Wales Australia Hume Football Netball League
1895 Lockhart Lockhart New South Wales Australia Hume Football Netball League
1898 East Fremantle* Fremantle Western Australia Australia West Australian Football League
1898 Kelmscott* Kelmscott Western Australia Australia South Suburban Murry Football League
1899 North Broken Hill Broken Hill New South Wales Australia Broken Hill Football League
1899 Perth Perth Western Australia Australia West Australian Football League
1900 April 20 South Fremantle Fremantle Western Australia Australia West Australian Football League
1900 Durban† Durban South Africa South Africa Defunct (1909) Date of formation unknown
1895 Jindera Jindera New South Wales Australia Hume Football Netball League
1900 South Broken Hill Broken Hill New South Wales Australia Broken Hill Football League
1895 Osborne Osborne New South Wales Australia Hume Football Netball League
1901 Sturt Adelaide South Australia Australia South Australian National Football League Formed by the Sturt Cricket Club[63][64]
1901 Kangarilla Adelaide South Australia Australia Hills Football League
1901 Walkerville Adelaide South Australia Australia South Australian Amateur Football League
1901 Hawthorn Melbourne Victoria Australia Australian Football League
1901 Spring Vale Springvale (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Victorian football league Now Casey Demons
1902 Kalkee Kalkee Victoria Australia Horsham & District Football League
1903 Echunga Adelaide South Australia Australia Hills Football League
1903 Balaklava Balaklava South Australia Australia Adelaide Plains Football League
1907 Gerogery Gerogery New South Wales Australia Defunct (1949)
1903 February 25 North Shore Sydney New South Wales Australia Sydney Australian Football League
1903 Balmain Sydney New South Wales Australia Sydney Australian Football League
1903 Newtown Sydney New South Wales Australia Defunct (1987)
1903 Lefroy† Wellington New Zealand New Zealand Defunct Renamed City
1903 Federal† Wellington New Zealand New Zealand Defunct
1903 Pretoria† Pretoria South Africa South Africa Defunct (1909) Date of formation unknown. First appeared in 1903.
1904 Petone† Wellington New Zealand New Zealand Defunct
1904 Newtown† Wellington New Zealand New Zealand Defunct
1904 Wanderers† Wellington New Zealand New Zealand Defunct
1904 Auckland Imperial† Auckland New Zealand] New Zealand Defunct
1904 Austral† Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Defunct
1904 Victoria† Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Defunct Changed name to Eden in 1906
1904 Commonwealth† Johannesburg South Africa South Africa Defunct (1909) Date of formation unknown. First appeared in 1904.
1904 Central Railways (CSAR)† Johannesburg South Africa South Africa Defunct (1909) Date of formation unknown. First appeared in 1904.
1904 Germiston† Johannesburg South Africa South Africa Defunct (1909) Date of formation unknown. First appeared in 1904.
1904 Quambatook Football Club Quambatook Victoria Australia Defunct (2022) Club was believed to be over 120 years old.[65]
1905 Wynnum† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct Merged with Gordon in 1910. Disappeared in the 1920s. Unrelated to the present day Wynnum Football Club that plays in the QAFL.
1905 Locomotives† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct
1905 Valley† Fortitude Valley, Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct Merged with Brisbanes in 1928
1906 March 26 Adelaide University Adelaide South Australia Australia SAAFL
1906 Koonibba Koonibba South Australia Australia The oldest surviving Aboriginal football club in Australia.
1906 Langhorne Creek Langhorne Creek South Australia Australia Great Southern Football League
1906 Oxford University Oxford United Kingdom United Kingdom AFL England (National University League) Oldest existing club in both Europe and outside of Australia. First recorded match was in 1911[66][67]
1906 East Perth Perth Western Australia Australia West Australian Football League
1906 Balldale Balldale New South Wales Australia Defunct (1975)
1907 Brocklesby Brocklesby New South Wales Australia Defunct (2006) Merged with Burrumbuttock
1907 Hamley Bridge Hamley Bridge South Australia Australia Adelaide Plains Football League
1908 Newtown† Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Defunct
1908 Loxton Loxton South Australia Australia Riverland Football League
1908 Clayton Melbourne Victoria Australia Southern Football League Have been known as the Magpies, currently known as The Clays. [1]
1909 Mt Roskill† Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Defunct
1909 Columbia Park† San Francisco United States United States Defunct (1919c) Founded as juniors club
1909 Berri Berri South Australia Australia Riverland Football League
1908 Kingscote Football Club Kangaroo Island South Australia Australia Kangaroo Island Football League
1910 South Brisbane† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct Merged with Yeronga date unknown
1910 Seisoka† Tokyo Japan Japan Defunct
1911 Carrum† Carrum Victoria Australia Defunct (1996) Went into recess in 1996. Reformed in 2013 as the Carrum Patterson Lakes Football Club (See entry below)[2]
1907 Burrumbuttock Burrumbuttock New South Wales Australia Defunct (2006) Merged with Brocklesby
1912 South Melbourne Districts Melbourne Victoria Australia Victorian Amateur Football Association
1913 Heatherton Heatherton Victoria Australia Southern Football League Originally named the Heatherton Freighters they are now known as the Tunners [3]
1916 Darwin Darwin, Northern Territory Northern Territory Australia Northern Territory Football League
1916 Wanderers Darwin, Northern Territory Northern Territory Australia Northern Territory Football League
1916 Waratah Darwin, Northern Territory Northern Territory Australia Northern Territory Football League
1918 Murrumbeena Melbourne Victoria Australia Southern Football League The club began as an Under 18 team in 1918, playing in the Caulfield-Oakleigh-Dandenong Junior Football League. [4]
1919 Edwardstown Adelaide South Australia Australia SAAFL
1920 Bencubbin Bencubbin Western Australia Australia Central Wheatbelt Football League
1920 Taringa† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct Changed name to Western Districts Australian Football Club in 1946, merged with Sherwood Districts in 1991
1920 Glenelg Adelaide South Australia Australia South Australian National Football League
1921 Encounter Bay Encounter Bay South Australia Australia Great Southern Football League
1921 Cambridge University Cambridge United Kingdom United Kingdom AFL England (National University League) *Possibly formed in 1911 for first recorded match, though did not play regularly until 1921
1921 Claremont Perth Western Australia Australia West Australian Football League
1923 Zillmere Brisbane Queensland Australia Queensland Australian Football League Merged with Windsor in 1962
1925 Windsor† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct Merged with Zillmere in 1962
1924 Boe Boe District Nauru Nauru Nauru Australian Football Association
1924 Denigomodu† Denigomodu District Nauru Nauru Defunct
1924 Acton Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia Defunct (1973)
1924 Queenbeyan Queanbeyan New South Wales Australia AFL Canberra
1924 Mayne Everton Hills Queensland Australia AFLQ State Association (division 2) formed as a junior club and became senior club in 1925
1926 Western Suburbs Sydney New South Wales Australia Sydney Australian Football League
1926 Eastern Suburbs Sydney New South Wales Australia Defunct (1999) Formed from merger of East Sydney and Paddington clubs
1926 Colonel Light Gardens Mortlock Park Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Australia SAAFL
1926 Eastlake Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia NEAFL Renamed Canberra in 2016
1927 Ainslie Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia AFL Canberra Renamed Canberra in 2016
1928 Yeronga Brisbane Queensland Australia AFLQ State Association
1928 Kedron Kedron, Brisbane Queensland Australia AFLQ State Association
1928 St George Sydney New South Wales Australia Sydney Australian Football League
1929 Sandringham Sandringham (Melbourne) Victoria Australia Victorian Football League
1931 Imperial Murray Bridge South Australia Australia River Murray Football League
1932 Golden Square Golden Square Victoria Australia Bendigo Football League
1934 Swan Districts Perth Western Australia Australia West Australian Football League
1935 April Coorparoo Brisbane Queensland Australia QANFL, QAFL Seniors folded in 1995 but the Junior club still operate out of Giffin Park.
1936 Box Hill Box Hill Victoria Australia Victorian Football League
1943 Sandgate Brisbane Queensland Australia Queensland Australian Football League Merged with Zillmere in 1991 then de-merged
1945 Wilston Brisbane Queensland Australia Queensland Australian Football League Originally known as Wilston, renamed Wilston-Grange in 1947
1947 Morningside Brisbane Queensland Australia AFLQ State League [5]
1952 St Marys Darwin, Northern Territory Northern Territory Australia Northern Territory Football League
1955 Port Moresby ARFC Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Defunct (?) Foundation club of the POM AFL[68]
1955 Boroko-Badili Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Defunct (1970) Foundation club of the POM AFL[69]
1955 North Cairns Cairns Queensland Australia AFL Cairns
1956 South Cairns Cairns Queensland Australia AFL Cairns
1956 University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia AFLQ State Association [6]
1956 Sherwood† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct Formed as junior club. Merged with Sherwood Districts in 1991
1958 Centrals-Trinity Beach Cairns Queensland Australia AFL Cairns
1959 Central District Elizabeth South Australia Australia South Australian National Football League New Club which played in SANFL reserves 1959-1963
before competing in the League from 1964
1961 Southport Southport Queensland Australia AFLQ State League [7]
1961 Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise Queensland Australia Queensland Australian Football League
1961 Central Australian Palm Beach Queensland Australia Queensland Australian Football League Name changed to Palm Beach Currumbin in 1965
1963 Christies Beach Adelaide South Australia Australia Southern Football League
1964 Labrador Palm Beach Queensland Australia Queensland Australian Football League
1964 Mount Gravatt Brisbane Queensland Australia AFLQ State League
1964 Aspley Brisbane Queensland Australia AFLQ State League
1965 Koboni Demons Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Rules Football League One of the oldest surviving clubs in Papua New Guinea[70]
1965 Werribee Werribee Victoria Australia Victorian Football League
1966 Victoria Point† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct Changed name to Redlands in 1972
1969 Maroochydore Maroochydore Queensland Australia Queensland Australian Football League
1969 Aviat† Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Defunct (1971)
1969 Defence Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Rules Football League Formed as Murray Barrack Football Club[71]
1969 Manly-Warringah Curl Curl, Sydney New South Wales Australia AFL Sydney
1969 Macquarie University Macquarie Park, Sydney New South Wales Australia AFL Sydney
1970 Palmerston Palmerston, Northern Territory Northern Territory Australia Northern Territory Football League
1970 Noosa Noosa Queensland Australia Queensland Australian Football League
1970 Goroka Goroka Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Goroka Football League [72]
1970 PIR Regiment† Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Defunct [73]
1970 October 4 Coolaroo Toowoomba Queensland Australia AFL Darling Downs
1971 Pennant Hills Pennant Hills, Sydney New South Wales Australia AFL Sydney
1971 Turner Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia AFL Canberra Merged with West Canberra Football Club in 1986 to become Belconnen
1971 Broadbeach Broadbeach Queensland Australia AFLQ State League [8]
1971 Dysart* Dysart Queensland Australia Central Queensland Highlands AFL Defunct League Club still continues but has no league to play in.
1972 Sutherland Sutherland Shire, Sydney New South Wales Australia AFL Sydney
1972 Springwood Springwood (Logan City) Queensland Australia QFA Division 1
1972 West Bundaberg Bundaberg Queensland Australia AFL Wide Bay Now known as Brothers Bulldogs Bundaberg (1996-)
1973 Caloundra Caloundra Queensland Australia Queensland Football Association
1973 Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs Wellington New Zealand New Zealand Wellington AFL Oldest surviving club in New Zealand
1974 West Canberra Football Club Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia AFL Canberra Merged with West Canberra Football Club in 1986 to become Belconnen
1974 North Shore Tigers Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Auckland AFL
1974 Halagu† Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Defunct
1975 University Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Rules Football League
1975 West New Britain Kimbe Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Kimbe Football League
1975 South West Sydney Kellyville, Sydney New South Wales Australia AFL Sydney
1975 East Coast Eagles Macquarie Fields, Sydney New South Wales Australia AFL Sydney
1977 Hervey Bay Hervey Bay Queensland Australia AFL Wide Bay Started as Seahawks – now Bombers (1985-)
1977 Maryborough Maryborough Queensland Australia AFL Wide Bay Started as Tigers – now Bears(1995-)
1978 Boroko† Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Defunct Merger of the Bomana and Elcom clubs[74]
1979 West Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Rules Football League
1981 Dubbo Dubbo New South Wales Australia AFL Central West
1981 Parkes Parkes New South Wales Australia AFL Central West
1982 Young Saints FC† Young New South Wales Australia Defunct (2018) Reformed in 2008 after 19 year recess
1982 Orange Orange New South Wales Australia AFL Central West
1981 Cowra Cowra New South Wales Australia AFL Central West
1981 University Blues Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Auckland AFL
1981 Takapuna† Takapuna, Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Defunct Former Auckland AFL club
1981 Brothers Rockhampton Rockhampton Queensland Australia AFL Capricornia
1981 Penrith Penrith, Sydney New South Wales Australia AFL Sydney
1981 Gungahlin Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia AFL Canberra
1981 Southern Districts Darwin, Northern Territory Northern Territory Australia Northern Territory Football League
1982 PINT Darwin, Northern Territory Northern Territory Australia Northern Territory Football League
1983 Manunda Cairns Queensland Australia AFL Cairns
1983, November Narooma Lions Narooma New South Wales Australia Sapphire Coast Australian Football League
1983 Tathra Tathra New South Wales Australia Sapphire Coast Australian Football League
1983 Pambula Panthers Pambula New South Wales Australia Sapphire Coast Australian Football League
1983 Merimbula Diggers Merimbula New South Wales Australia Sapphire Coast Australian Football League
1983 Eden Whalers Eden New South Wales Australia Sapphire Coast Australian Football League
1986 Brisbane Bears† Brisbane Queensland Australia Defunct (1996) Participated in the VFL/AFL from 1987 until 1996, then merged with Fitzroy to form the Brisbane Lions.
1986 West Coast Eagles Perth Western Australia Australia Australian Football League Participant in the VFL/AFL since the 1987 VFL season.
1987 Belconnen Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia AFL Canberra Merger of West Canberra and Turner
1989 Hong Kong Dragons Hong Kong China China South China AFL
1989 Port Douglas Port Douglas Queensland Australia AFL Cairns
1990 February 14 Wandsworth Demons London United Kingdom United Kingdom AFL London
1990 September 12 Adelaide Crows Adelaide South Australia Australia Australian Football League Participant in the Australian Football League since the 1991 AFL season.
1990 Bermagui Breakers Bermagui New South Wales Australia Sapphire Coast Australian Football League
1991 November Tokyo Goannas Tokyo Japan Japan Japan AFL Top League
1991 Manurewa Raiders Manurewa, Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Auckland AFL Later renamed South City Raiders
1991 Mt Roskill Saints Mt Roskill, Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Auckland AFL
1991 Woodville-West Torrens Woodville South Australia Australia South Australian National Football League Formed from merger of neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens clubs at end of 1990
1993 April 24 Singapore Wombats Singapore Singapore Singapore Asian Australian Football Championships
1993 Cairns Saints Cairns Queensland Australia AFL Cairns
1994 Munich Kangaroos Munich Germany Germany Australian Football League Germany The oldest team in the Australian Football League Germany
1995 Jakarta Bintangs Jakarta Indonesia Indonesia Asian Australian Football Championships
1995 Wellington City Saints Wellington New Zealand New Zealand Wellington AFL
1995 Fremantle Fremantle Western Australia Australia Australian Football League Participant in the Australian Football League since the 1995 AFL season.
1995 Frankfurt Redbacks Frankfurt Germany Germany Australian Football League Germany
1996 Brisbane Lions Brisbane Queensland Australia Australian Football League Merger of Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears. Participating in the Australian Football League since the 1997 AFL season.
1996 Cincinnati Dockers Cincinnati United States United States United States Australian Football League
1996 Louisville Kings Louisville United States United States United States Australian Football League
1996 Peel Thunder Mandurah Western Australia Australia West Australian Football League Participant in the West Australian Football League since the 1997 WAFL season.[75]
1996 Thailand Tigers Bangkok Thailand Thailand Asian Australian Football Championships
1995 Bali Geckos Bali Indonesia Indonesia Asian Australian Football Championships
1997 Across The Waves Bundaberg Eagles Bundaberg Queensland Australia AFL Wide Bay Merger of Norths and Souths
1997 Boston Demons Boston United States United States United States Australian Football League
1997 Nashville Kangaroos Nashville United States United States United States Australian Football League
1997 North Carolina Tigers Raleigh United States United States United States Australian Football League
1997 St. Louis Blues St. Louis United States United States United States Australian Football League
1997 Denver Bulldogs Denver United States United States United States Australian Football League
1997 Murray Magpies Lavington New South Wales Australia Hume Football Netball League
1997 San Diego Lions San Diego United States United States United States Australian Football League
1998 Bendigo Gold Bendigo Victoria Australia Defunct (2014)
1998 Atlanta Kookaburras Atlanta United States United States United States Australian Football League
1998 Chicago Swans Chicago United States United States United States Australian Football League
1998 Paris Cockerels Paris France France Championnat de France de Football Australien
1989 Toronto Eagles Toronto Canada Canada AFL Ontario
1989 High Park Demons Toronto Canada Canada AFL Ontario
1993 Broadview Hawks Toronto Canada Canada Defunct (2017)
1990 Hamilton Wildcats Hamilton, Ontario Canada Canada AFL Ontario
1990 Toronto Rebels Toronto Canada Canada AFL Ontario
1992 Balmy Beach Saints Toronto Canada Canada Defunct (1997)
1993 Brampton Wolverines Brampton Canada Canada Defunct (1999)
1996 Toronto Dingos Toronto Canada Canada AFL Ontario
1999 Waitakere Magpies Waitākere, Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Auckland AFL
1999 UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs Daceyville, Sydney New South Wales Australia AFL Sydney Formed from merger of Eastern Suburbs Australian Football Club and University of New South Wales Australian National Football Club
2000 Malaysian Warriors Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malaysia Asian Australian Football Championships
2001 January Vancouver Cougars Vancouver Canada Canada British Columbia Australian Football League
2001 Grand River Gargoyles Guelph Canada Canada AFL Ontario
2001 Belfast Redbacks Belfast Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Australian Rules Football League of Ireland
2002 Austin Crows Austin United States United States United States Australian Football League
2002 Windsor Mariners Windsor Canada Canada Defunct (2005)
2003 Etobicoke Kangaroos Toronto Canada Canada AFL Ontario
2003 London Magpies London Canada Canada Defunct (2005)
2004 Bay Power Hervey Bay Queensland Australia AFL Wide Bay Replacement Club for Fraser Coast
2004 Bathurst Bushrangers Bathurst New South Wales Australia AFL Central West Merger of Charles Sturt University and Bathurst Eagles
2004 Philippine Eagles Manila The Philippines Philippines Asian Australian Football Championships
2005 Billabong Crows Oaklands New South Wales Australia Hume Football Netball League Formed by merger of Urana and Oaklands
2005 Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock Brocklesby New South Wales Australia Hume Football Netball League Formed by merger of Brocklesby and Burrumbuttock
2005 Coreen-Daysdale-Hopefield-Buraja United Coreen New South Wales Australia Hume Football Netball League Formed by merger
2006 Central Blues Toronto Canada Canada AFL Ontario
2006 Tiwi Bombers Darwin, Northern Territory Northern Territory Australia Northern Territory Football League
2006 Pyramid Power† Gordonvale Queensland Australia Defunct (2020)
2006 Ottawa Swans Ottawa Canada Canada AFL Ontario
2007 Singapore Sharks Singapore Singapore Singapore Asian Australian Football Championships
2007 Lao Elephants Vientiane Laos Laos Asian Australian Football Championships
2007 Vietnam Swans Saigon Vietnam Vietnam Asian Australian Football Championships
2008 Bengal Tigers Bengal India India AFL India
2008 Quebec Saints Montreal Canada Canada Defunct (2019)
2009 Gold Coast Suns Gold Coast Queensland Australia Australian Football League Participant in the Australian Football League since the 2011 AFL season.
2009 Greater Western Sydney Giants Sydney New South Wales Australia Australian Football League Participant in the Australian Football League since the 2012 AFL season.
2010 Los Angeles Dragons Los Angeles United States United States United States Australian Football League
2010 Cambodian Eagles Phnom Penh Cambodia Cambodia Asian Australian Football Championships
2011 Cairns City Cairns Queensland Australia AFL Cairns
2012 Howick Hornets Howick, Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Auckland AFL
2013 Islamabad Tigers Islamabad Pakistan Pakistan AFL Pakistan
2013 Carrum Patterson Lakes Carrum Victoria Australia Southern Football League Takes on the history of the Carrum Football Club Est. 1911. Now named 'Carrum Patterson Lakes' to incorporate the suburb of Patterson Lakes which was developed adjacent to Carrum in the 1970s [9]
2013 Bega Bombers Bega New South Wales Australia Sapphire Coast Australian Football League
2014 Bathurst Giants Bathurst New South Wales Australia AFL Central West
2016 Rand-Walbundrie-Walla Walla Rand New South Wales Australia Hume Football Netball League Formed by merger
2017 PNG Muruks Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Asian Australian Football Championships
2019 Mongolian Wolves Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Mongolia Asian Australian Football Championships
2020 Queenstown Queenstown New Zealand New Zealand Otago AFL

* = defunct, disputed, poorly documented or dormant for a period.

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