2005 Australian Football International Cup

The 2005 Australian Football International Cup was the second time that the Australian Football International Cup tournament, an international Australian rules football competition was held.

The event was hosted by both Melbourne and Wangaratta, Australia in 2005.

10 nations participated following the late withdrawal of both Nauru and Denmark and the introduction of Spain.

All sides were scheduled to play 4 games, after which the top 4 sides played off in semi-finals for a berth in the Grand Final decider. The Grand Final was between Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. Both sides went through the tournament undefeated. It was played as a curtain raiser to an official Australian Football League premiership season match and was replayed on Fox Sports (Australia) and the Fox Footy Channel.

Tournament results

Round 1

(Wednesday 3 August 2005)--------------------

Round 4

(Tuesday 9 August 2005)

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emifinals

(Thursday 11 August 2005)

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Grand final

(Saturday 13 August 2005)

References

External links

* http://www.aussierulesinternational.com
* [http://www.worldfootynews.com/index.php?topic=IC2005 Australian Football International Cup, 2005 - World Footy News review of all matches]
* [http://www.thefootyrecord.net/dbcomp2.php?acct=INTL&c=120&page=fr&r=0&f=yes&t=0&cn=70&go=Go Match results from the Footy Record]