Australian Football Harmony Cup

The Australian Football Harmony Cup is an amateur Australian rules football competition featuring teams drawn from Melbourne's migrant communities. The tournament is coordinated by Australian Football International.

Australian Football Harmony Cup
SportAustralian rules football
CountryHost: Australia Australia
Most recent
champion(s)
Samoa Samoa
Official websiteOfficial website

It was first held in 2004 in Melbourne around National Harmony Day.

Background

Australian Football is also known for a high participation rate amongst migrants, particularly amongst Europeans. Many such players reach the highest levels and some like Ron Barassi, Stephen Silvagni, Robert DiPierdomenico and Alex Jesaulenko are legends of the game. Some Australian Football League clubs, such as Carlton are renowned for the high number of players of Mediterranean origin.

Teams

The Harmony Cup has included teams representing multicultural communities from Albania, Chile, Croatia, Israel, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Macedonia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Samoa, South Sudan, Spain, Switzerland, Tonga, Wales, Vietnam and Turkey. A side drawn from the Melbourne Aboriginal community has also competed at the Harmony Cup. Teams under the banner of "United Nations", "Team Harmony" and "Team Africa" have also competed at the Harmony Cup.

Teams
Albania Albania
Chile Chile
Croatia Croatia
Greece Greece
Republic of Ireland Ireland
Israel Israel
Italy Italy
Lebanon Lebanon
Malta Malta
North Macedonia Macedonia
Netherlands Netherlands
Poland Poland
Samoa Samoa
South Sudan South Sudan
Spain Spain
Switzerland Switzerland
Tonga Tonga
Wales Wales
Vietnam Vietnam
Turkey Turkey

History

The first Harmony Cup was held in 2004 at Skinner Reserve, Braybrook in 2004, with Israel 8.9 (57) defeating Samoa 1.0 (6) in the Grand Final.

The 2005 Harmony Cup was won by Greece 5.5 (35) over Turkey 3.3 (21) in front of a crowd of 2,300 at Optus Oval in Carlton, Melbourne.

The Harmony Cup returned in 2010 and has been held every year since.

Results
Year Champions
2023 Samoa Samoa
2022 Republic of Ireland Ireland
2021 Republic of Ireland Ireland
2020 Italy Italy
2018 Republic of Ireland Ireland
2017 Italy Italy
2016 Republic of Ireland Ireland
2015 Lebanon Lebanon
2014 Lebanon Lebanon
2013 Australia Australia
2012 Albania Albania
2011 Lebanon Lebanon
2010 Lebanon Lebanon
2005 Greece Greece
2004 Israel Israel

See also

References

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