The official body for Australian Football in Sweden

The SVENSKA AUSTRALISKA FOTBOLLSFÖRBUNDET was officially established in August 2007 and is the official national body working to bring together all regions of Sweden playing Australian Rules Football.

Australian Rules Football has been played in Sweden for over 10 years with ex-pat Australians creating teams and encouraging the locals to participate. The style of game has become increasingly popular and the number of Swedish national players is growing rapidly each season. With six regions in Sweden now playing Aussie Rules, the introduction of a national body has been established to bring together all the clubs and further develop the game in the country.

With the recent success of the Swedish National Team - the Swedish Elk’s - the executive board has already started planning our involvement in the International Cup to be held in Melbourne in August 2011. As well as Swedish nationals, our members include ex-pats from Australia, other parts of Europe and South Africa.

Football is now being taught in schools in many parts of Sweden. AusKick or SvenskSpark Clinics have been introduced and the first regional Juniors match was played between Malmo and Stockholm in June 2007. The first Junior International match was played in Stockholm against England on the 23rd September 2007.

If you want to get in touch with AFL Sweden, want to start playing Australian Football, have questions about the sport or want to help out in any way, get in touch with the executive board of AFL Sweden .

If you want to contribute financially, we gladly accept donations on our bank giro account  448-3293.