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Continental Federations

Oceania
Federation of
American Football

OFAF is a continental federation formed in 1999 and consists of two IFAF member countries from the southern hemisphere, Australia and New Zealand.

Gridiron Australia

In 1983, the first fully organized gridiron teams in Australia were formed in Melbourne, Victoria. The first season saw all its games being played at an old dump yard. There were no goal posts, no medical supervisors, and no insurance. The early pioneers did not wear helmets, but found kick boxing protective headgear useful. A series of interstate bowl games were introduced and to be played between all major states in October and November in 1991. By 1995, American football was being played in every state and territory in Australia, a total of approximately 100 teams. On January 7, the Australian American Football League (AAFL) was formed, but in May of 1998 the AAFL had dissolved, leaving Gridiron Australia to become the only national body involved in the management of gridiron matters in Australia.

New Zealand American Football Association (NZAFA)

The NZAFA was originally a club competition based in Auckland in 1980 formed by a group of passionate fans of the game, who realized that their game could be played in New Zealand. In 1991, the NZAFA extended its competition with the formation of the American Football Southern Conference 'AFSC,' whose foundation clubs continue the tradition and have sustained the local competition for the past 17 years. In April of 2008, the first national forum was held to address the current and future state of the game in New Zealand. The forum provided opinions, perspectives, and decisions that would help American football in New Zealand travel a path towards growth and prosperity.

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