India
The West Australian Football League toured India in 1969, playing a series of exhibition matches between East Perth and Subiaco Football Clubs, which attracted large crowds and interest.
Aussie Rules began in India with the creation of the Indian Amateur Australian Football Association (IAAFA) in 2001. Brian Clarke from the IAFC travelled to India and conducted coaching clinics in Delhi and Chandigarh. The organisation was based in Delhi, but disbanded in 2004.
The potential for the game has several times attracted interest from Australia, with the WAFL proposing an exhibition match for Mumbai.
The next appearance of organised Australian rules in India came with the visit of Brian Dixon to Calcutta in 2006 which resulted in the formation of starter clubs in the city and a platform for the development of an Indian team for the 2008 Australian Football International Cup. The first Indian national team was drawn from players recruited by AFL India in Kolkata, as well as Indian nationals living in Melbourne.
India also participated in the 2010 Harmony Cup in Melbourne.
