Australian rules football in China has been played since the 1989 and grew in popularity in the 2010s.
Jiangwan Stadium the venue for the first Australian Football League matches played in China
China's Red Demons take on the US at IC08
Lin Jong playing for the Western Bulldogs in 2018
Callum Ah Chee playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in 2018
The Australian Football International Cup was a triennial international tournament in Australian rules football. It was the biggest international tournament in the sport that is open to all nations. M
Australian rules football in China
…and went on to represent China with significant esteem in a number of International Cups, mostly as a midfielder/forward or pinch hitting in the Ruck. Australian Football International Cup 2008: 15th…
PNG at the Melbourne Cricket Ground celebrating their 2008 Australian Football International Cup victory
Mike Finn of Ireland, one of the tournament's most decorated players
Showgrounds at Wangaratta, the event's first co-host city which has held the record match attendance since 2005
Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex, at Maroochydore proposed AFL standard host venue for the winning bid for the (cancelled) 2020 tournament