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Since co-ordinating the very first National Championships , the organisation also functions as a national Amateur Australian rules football representative League . By 2006, the league has grown to 40 affiliated clubs, making up 60 teams and 2,000 players USAFL Annual Report , of which 1,048 were registered USAFL players and 340 USAFL sanctioned matches were played. Of the 709 players who competed at the USAFL National Championships, 77.4% were non-Australian, and over 60% were American. The USAFL has Junior Development, Coach ing Development and Umpire Development programs. HISTORY The first match between two local US clubs was played in 1996 between Cincinnati and Louisville . MAAFL League History In the first year the Mid American Australian Football League was formed. Many of the local players had found out about the game in the 1980s on television and ESPN. Although the local game grew, ESPN no longer broadcast AFL matches, and in response the lobby group, AFANA was formed. In 1997, the first club national championships were held in Cincinnati. Nashville hosted the first Australian Grand Final Festival in the same year. The United States Australian Football League (USAFL) was formed in 1997 to govern the code in the country. Ambassadors The involvement of many well known Australians has helped boost the relations between the USAFL and AFL. In the early days, Paul Roos was a key figure. More recently, Robert DiPierdomenico , Colin Carter, Ian Dicker, Wayne Clarke, Leigh Matthews and Michael Voss have become official USAFL ambassadors. METRO FOOTY The USAFL has embraced Metro Footy – a scaled down version of footy (as the sport is sometimes called) for American-sized fields with fewer players. Many US Footy clubs are fed by several Metro Footy sides and selected players represent at the Nationals. Metro Footy has also enabled the USAFL to stage exhibition matches at Arena Football League games. NATIONAL SIDE US Footy is responsible for the co-ordination of the National Team, the Revolution . The team plays in International Tournaments and Exhibition Match es against other countries. Revolution players are selected from the best US-born players from the club teams across the country. With close proximity to Canada, the Revolution participate in the annual 49th Parallel Cup against Canada. The Revolution competed in the 2002 Australian Football International Cup , finishing 5th out of 11 countries and in the 2005 Australian Football International Cup finishing 3rd out of 10 countries. DOMESTIC TOURNAMENTS & COMPETITIONS FUNDING AND REVENUE The Australian Football League provides around A $90,000 annually in funding for US Footy, primarily for junior development. The USAFL also generates revenue through club and player membership and merchandising activities. USFooty recently launched USFootyTravel.com to combine their travel with fundraising. US FOOTY KIDS US Footy Kids is US Footy's equivalent of the successful AFL Auskick program and part of the USAFL's junior development program. US CLUBS AND REPRESENTATIVE SIDES FORMER CLUBS AFFILIATED LEAGUES
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