Австралийский футбол в США: история и развитие лиги USAFL

Governing body for Australian rules football in the United States
The USAFL selects the national men's (USA Revolution) and women's (USA Freedom) teams for competitions such as the Australian Football International Cup and the 49th Parallel Cup.

The first match between two local US clubs was played in 1996 between Cincinnati and Louisville. In the first year the Mid American Australian Football League was formed. Many of the local players had found out about the game in the 1980s on television via the then nascent ESPN cable network. Although the local game grew, ESPN no longer broadcast AFL matches, and in response the lobby group, Australian Football Association of North America was formed. In 1997, the first club national championships were held in Cincinnati. Nashville hosted the first Australian Grand Final Festival in the same year. The United States Australian Football League (USAFL) was formed in 1997 to govern the code in the country. The involvement of many well known Australians has helped boost the relations between the USAFL and AFL. In the early days, Paul Roos was a key figure. Robert DiPierdomenico, Leigh Matthews and Michael Voss are official USAFL ambassadors.

USAFL is responsible for the co ordination of the National Teams, the USA Revolution men's team and the USA Freedom women's team. The team plays in international tournaments and exhibition matches against other countries. National team players are selected from the best US born players from the club teams across the country. With close proximity to Canada, the Revolution & Freedom participate in the annual 49th Parallel Cup against Canada each year except for years of the Australian Football International Cup. The Revolution competed in the 2002 Australian Football International Cup, finishing 5th out of 11 countries and in the 2005 Australian Football International Cup finishing 3rd out of 10 countries. They competed in the 2008 Australian Football International Cup where the Revolution finished 7th out of 16 countries. At the 2011 Australian Football International Cup, the Revolution finished 4th in an increased field of 18 countries. The Revolution finished 8th at the 2014 Australian Football International Cup, again with 18 countries participating.

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Colours ClubNickname Years in competitionReason for DisbandmentArizonaOutlaws2018 2021Absorbed back into Arizona Hawks Baltimore WashingtonEagles1998 2017Split to form Baltimore Dockers and DC EaglesCharleston Saints 2011 2015Folded CentennialTigers2020 2022Withdrew from leagueDetroit Overdrive 1999 2006Folded Florida Redbacks 1999 2013 FoldedIllinois Ironmen 2000 2004 Merged with Chicago Swans Inland Empire Eagles 1997 2002 FoldedLehigh Valley Crocs 1999 2003 Absorbed by Philadelphia HawksLittle RockCoyotes2017 2021Folded Los Angeles Crows 1996 2003 Folded MojaveGreens 2003 2006 FoldedOklahoma CityFlyers2016 2017Absorbed into Oklahoma BuffaloesPittsburgh Wallabies 2004 2006 Absorbed by Philadelphia Hawks South Carolina Hawks 1999 2001 FoldedSt. Petersburg Swans2014 2017Left to create Major League Footy, both folded in 2019 Tri Cities Saints 1999 2004 FoldedTucson Javelinas 1999 2004 Folded