Tokyo Goannas
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Tokyo Goannas | |
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Names | |
Full name | Tokyo Goannas Australian Rules Football Club |
Nickname(s) | Goannas |
Club details | |
Founded | 1991 |
Colours | Red and white |
Competition | AFL Japan |
Premierships | JAFL Top League (6): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 |
Other information | |
Official website | http://www.tokyogoannas.com/ |
The Tokyo Goannas Football Club is an Australian rules football team that was created in 1991 in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
The club is a non-profit organization created to advance Australian Football and Australian sporting culture in Japan.[citation needed] It has won the Japan AFL (JAFL) championship trophy ten times.[citation needed] The club participates in the JAFL along with other teams in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.
The club's membership base includes expatriate residents, foreign nationals, and supporters.[1] Past members have come from the United States, England, Ireland, and many local areas of Japan.[citation needed] The Goannas hold several events throughout the year, including a black-tie ball held at the Australian Embassy.[citation needed]
The club combines with other Japanese nationals to compete in the Asian Australian Football Championships which it has competed in since 2005 as the Japan Goannas. As the Japan Goannas it won the Men's Div 3 Champions in 2019.
Japan AFL Top League Premierships
Year | Team | G.B.P | Team | G.B.P | Location |
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2006 | Tokyo Goannas | 8.7.55 | Eastern Hawks | 2.7.21 | |
2007 | Tokyo Goannas | 15.18.108 | Nagoya Redbacks | 12.12.84 | |
2008 | Tokyo Goannas | 26.11.167 | Eastern Hawks | 9.11.65 | |
2009 | Tokyo Goannas | 13.10.88 | Eastern Hawks | 6.14.50 | Yokohama Country & Athletic Club |
2010 | Tokyo Goannas | 12.15.87 | Nagoya Redbacks | 5.8.38 | Yokohama Country & Athletic Club |
2012 | Tokyo Goannas | 7.12.54 | Osaka Dingoes | 6.15.51 | Yokohama Country & Athletic Club |
2015 | Tokyo Goannas | 10.8.68 | Tokyo Bay Suns | 10.6.66 | Yokohama Country & Athletic Club |
References
- ^ a b Japan’s Aussie Rules Football League by Andrew Stevents for Metropolis 12 August 2018
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