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Encyclopedia > Australian rules football in Catalonia

Australian rules football is played by four teams in Catalonia (Barcelona, Valls, Lleida and Tarragona) joining the Catalan Australian Football League (LFAC). The Big Men Fly - high marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the most important skill in Aussie Rules Footy Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy... Anthem: Els Segadors Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan, Spanish and Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32,114 km²  6. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal Postal code 08001-08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Valls is the capital of the comarca of Alt Camp, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Lleida (IPA: Standard Central Catalan [] or North-Western Catalan []) (Spanish: Lérida (IPA: []) although officially referred as Lleida) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. ... For the municipality in the Philippines, see Tarragona, Davao Oriental. ...

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History

Since 2000, when a group of people begun to play in Valls, Aussie Rules has developed in Catalonia with some teams: Belfry Valls AFC, Barcelona Stars, Gabas Tarragona, Lleida Coiots, and Wendells Salou (actually joined with Tarragona). The LFAC was officially created in 2005, going the first title to Belfry Valls beating Wendells Salou. Valls is the capital of the comarca of Alt Camp, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. ...


A French team from Northern Catalonia, the Saint Esteve Saints, is considering joining the Lliga de Futbol Australià de Catalunya for their 2007 season. ...


Current Clubs

  • Belfry Valls AFC
  • Barcelona Stars
  • Gabas Tarragona
  • Lleida Coiots

League's Champions

  • 2005 Belfry Valls AFC
  • 2006 Belfry Valls AFC

National Team

The Catalan national team played at the 2005 EU Cup in London.


See also

The Big Men Fly - high marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the most important skill in Aussie Rules Footy Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy...

External links

  • Official LFAC Website
Countries playing Australian rules football

Oceania
Australia | Fiji | Nauru | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Tonga

Asia & Middle East
Brunei | Cambodia | China | East Timor | Hong Kong | India | Indonesia | Israel | Japan | Lebanon | Malaysia | Philippines | Pakistan | Singapore | South Korea | Thailand | United Arab Emirates | Vietnam

Europe
Austria | Belgium | Catalonia | Croatia | Czech Republic | Denmark | England | France | Germany | Ireland | Italy | Netherlands | Scotland | Spain | Sweden | Wales Australian rules football is a sport played in England as well as Australia. ...

Africa
Kenya | South Africa | Zimbabwe

Americas
Argentina | Bermuda | Canada | Chile | United States



 
 

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