2014 Australian Football International Cup

The 2014 Australian Football International Cup was the fifth edition of the Australian Football International Cup, an international Australian rules football competition run by the Australian Football League.

2014 Australian Football International Cup
AFL International Cup 2014
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates9–23 August 2014
Teams25
(18 Men's, 7 Women's)
Final positions
Champions Papua New Guinea (2nd title)
Runners-up Ireland
Third place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played62
(45 Men's, 17 Women's)

It was contested between Saturday August 9 to Saturday August 23, with games played in Melbourne.[1] All three previous champions (Ireland, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea) participated in the tournament.[2]

Men's Tournament

There are 18 nations competing in the 2014 Tournament. Of these, 15 competed in the previous tournament; Indonesia and Pakistan make their debuts, while Finland return having previously competed in 2008. The teams were seeded into three pools of six to decide which teams would play each other, though all teams will be ranked on a single ladder.[3]

Pool A Pool B Pool C

First Round (Days 1-3)
Day 1
Sunday, 10 August 11:30am  Ireland 8.7 (55) def.  Fiji 1.4 (10) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 1:30pm  Nauru 35.17 (227) def.  Indonesia 1.1 (7) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 3:30pm  Great Britain 12.18 (90) def.  France 1.1 (7) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 9:30am  Tonga 24.22 (166) def.  India 1.0 (6) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 1:30pm  South Africa 23.22 (160) def.  Pakistan 2.2 (14) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 3:30pm  Papua New Guinea 24.19 (163) def.  Japan 1.0 (6) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 9:30am  United States 27.20 (182) def.  Finland 0.1 (1) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 11:30am  New Zealand 24.18 (162) def.  Sweden 0.0 (0) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 3:30pm  Canada 19.5 (119) def.  China 0.1 (1) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Day 2
Wednesday, 13 August 11:30am  Nauru 6.14 (50) def.  Great Britain 4.5 (29) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 1:30pm  Ireland 17.9 (111) def.  France 0.2 (2) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 3:30pm  Fiji 32.16 (208) def.  Indonesia 0.0 (0) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 9:30am  Japan 9.4 (58) def.  Pakistan 3.4 (22) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 1:30pm  South Africa 13.4 (82) def.  Tonga 2.5 (17) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 3:30pm  Papua New Guinea 33.18 (216) def.  India 0.0 (0) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 12:30pm  New Zealand 28.25 (193) def.  China 0.0 (0) Linen House Centre, Seaford
Wednesday, 13 August 1:30pm  Sweden 13.13 (91) def.  Finland 2.2 (14) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 3:30pm  United States 8.3 (51) def.  Canada 2.8 (20) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Day 3
Saturday, 16 August 11:40am  Great Britain 4.9 (33) def. by  Fiji 7.7 (49) Koonung Reserve, Bulleen
Saturday, 16 August 12:00pm  France 16.14 (110) def.  Indonesia 0.4 (4) Diggers Rest Reserve, Diggers Rest
Saturday, 16 August 5:15pm  Ireland 10.6 (66) def.  Nauru 6.3 (39) Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo
Saturday, 16 August 11:40pm  Tonga 21.10 (136) def.  Japan 2.3 (15) Elgar Park, Box Hill North
Saturday, 16 August 12:00pm  Papua New Guinea 7.8 (50) def. by  South Africa 8.11 (59) St Mary's Oval, Geelong
Saturday, 16 August 4:00pm  India 1.1 (7) def. by  Pakistan 14.17 (101) Highgate Recreation Reserve, Craigieburn
Saturday, 16 August 11:10am  China 3.8 (26) def.  Finland 3.4 (22) Eureka Stadium, Ballarat
Saturday, 16 August 11:45am  Canada 20.10 (130) def.  Sweden 0.0 (0) Ben Kavanagh Reserve, Mordialloc
Saturday, 16 August 12:30pm  New Zealand 10.11 (71) def.  United States 2.1 (13) Montrose Recreation Reserve, Montrose

* These matches are to be played as curtain-raisers to various metropolitan and country football matches around Victoria.

Ladder Till Day 3

The top four teams at the end of Day 3 progress to the International Cup Semi-Finals. The other teams will play another match, depending on their ladder position, with those results added to the Ladder to decide Day 5 matchups.

The 5th to 12th-placed teams will play in Division 1 for the remainder of the tournament, and the 13th-placed team onwards will play in Division 2.

# TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS Div
1 New Zealand 3300431133315.3812Preliminary
Finals
2 Ireland 330023251454.9012
3 South Africa 330030181371.6012
4 Papua New Guinea 321043165663.088
5 Canada 321025952498.088Division
One
6 Tonga 3210325103315.538
7 Nauru3210316102309.808
8 Fiji 321026788303.418
9 United States 321024692267.398
10 Great Britain 3120152106143.404
11 Pakistan 312013722560.894
12 France 312011920558.054
13 Sweden 31209131129.264Division
Two
14 Japan 31207932324.484
15 China 3120273348.084
16 Finland 30303729912.370
17 India 3030134832.690
18 Indonesia 3030115492.000

Semi Finals (Day 4)

Note: Ladder positions in this section refer to standings after Day 3 of the tournament.

Semi-Finals
Tuesday, 19 August 11:30am  New Zealand 4.4 (28) def. by  Papua New Guinea 12.3 (75) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 1:30pm  Ireland 8.5 (53) def.  South Africa 4.4 (28) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne

Divisional Matches (Day 4)
Division 1 Matches
Tuesday, 19 August 3:30pm  Canada 9.15 (69) def.  France 2.3 (15) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 11:30am  Tonga 21.21 (147) def.  Pakistan 1.0 (6) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 1:30pm  Nauru 7.7 (49) def.  Great Britain 5.3 (33) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 3:30pm  Fiji 3.2 (20) def. by  United States 12.7 (79) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Division 2 Matches
Tuesday, 19 August 11:30am  Sweden 9.6 (60) def.  Indonesia 4.8 (32) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 1:30pm  Japan 5.4 (34) def. China 2.5 (17) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Tuesday, 19 August 3:30pm Finland 3.7 (25) def. India 1.2 (8) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne

Final Division Ladders

Positional Finals (Days 5 & 6)

Note: Ladder positions in this section refer to standings after Day 4 of the tournament (above).

3rd/4th Place Playoff
Friday, 22 August 1:00pm  New Zealand 6.8 (44) def.  South Africa 6.7 (43) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
5th/6th Place Playoff (Division 1 Championship)
Friday, 22 August 1:00pm  Canada 9.7 (61) def.  Tonga 7.6 (48) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
7th/8th Place Playoff
Friday, 22 August 11:00am  United States 4.11 (35) def. by  Nauru 8.6 (54) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
9th/10th Place Playoff
Friday, 22 August 11:00am  Fiji 2.7 (19) def. by  Great Britain 5.7 (37) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
11th/12th Place Playoff
Friday, 22 August 1:00pm  France 13.11 (89) def.  Pakistan 1.2 (8) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Final Division 2 Matches
Friday, 22 August 9:00am  Finland 1.0 (6) def. by  Japan 12.19 (91) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Friday, 22 August 9:00am  Sweden 10.14 (74) def.  China 4.6 (24) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Friday, 22 August 3:00pm  Indonesia 9.6 (60) def.  India 1.1 (7) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne

Grand Final (Day 6)
Grand Final
Saturday, 23 August 4:50 pm  Papua New Guinea def.  Ireland Melbourne Cricket Ground
1.2 (8)
3.4 (22)
3.8 (26)
 6.9 (45)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		 3.2 (20)
3.4 (22)
4.5 (29)
 6.6 (42)
Beno 2
Ikupu, Gideon, So-ong, Agita 1		 Goals 4 Finn
1 Henry, Lucey
Ikupu, Beno, Simon, Guvuri, Peni Best Finn, Farrell, P. O’Halloran, O’Regan, Bartley

Final standings

Women's Tournament

For the second consecutive time, there was a concurrent Women's tournament alongside the Men's competition. Seven teams participated from five countries - the United States and Canada both fielded two teams.

Round-Robin Matches

Each team played four matches across five matchdays. Matches played on Saturday 16 August - the "Community Round" of the tournament - were played as curtain-raisers to other amateur Metropolitan and Country football matches to be confirmed; all other games in the round-robin were held at Royal Park, Melbourne.

Round-Robin Matches
Sunday, 10 August 9:30am  Ireland 10.7 (67) def.  Fiji 1.0 (6) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 11:30am  Tonga 1.1 (7) def. by  Canada Midnight Suns 4.6 (30) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Sunday, 10 August 1:30pm  Canada Northern Lights 8.13 (61) def.  USA Freedom 1.1 (7) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 9:30am  USA Freedom 9.10 (64) def.  Canada Midnight Suns 1.2 (8) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 11:30am  Ireland 9.9 (63) def.  Tonga 1.2 (8) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 13 August 11:30am  Canada Northern Lights 19.11 (125) def.  USA Liberty 0.0 (0) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Saturday, 16 August 2:00pm  Ireland 10.10 (70) def.  USA Liberty 1.0 (6) Plenty Park, Plenty
Saturday, 16 August 2:30pm  Canada Northern Lights 9.13 (67) def.  Fiji 0.2 (2) Mulgrave Reserve, Wheelers Hill
Saturday, 16 August 4:30pm  USA Freedom 9.11 (65) def.  Tonga 0.0 (0) Kings Park Reserve, St Albans
Monday, 18 August 11:00am  Ireland 11.12 (78) def.  Canada Midnight Suns 2.1 (13) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Monday, 18 August 11:00am  Fiji 7.5 (47) def.  USA Liberty 0.1 (1) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 August 10:00am  Canada Northern Lights 22.12 (144) def.  Tonga 2.0 (12) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 August 10:00am  USA Freedom 12.7 (79) def.  Fiji 0.1 (1) McAlister Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 August 12:00pm  Canada Midnight Suns 5.5 (35) def.  USA Liberty 2.3 (15) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne

Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
 Canada Northern Lights 4400397211890.4816
 Ireland 440027833842.4216
 USA Freedom 431021570307.148
 Canada Midnight Suns 42208716453.054
 Fiji 41205621426.174
 Tonga 4030273038.910
 USA Liberty 4030222777.940

Finals

After the round-robin tournament, the last placed team was eliminated. The other six teams played one extra match to decide the final placings, with the top two teams on the ladder playing in the Women's International Cup Grand Final.

5th/6th Place Playoff
Friday, 22 August 9:00am  Fiji 1.3 (9) def.  Tonga 0.5 (5) Western Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
3rd/4th Place Playoff
Friday, 22 August 11:00am  USA Freedom 17.15 (117) def.  Canada Midnight Suns 0.0 (0) Ransford Oval, Royal Park, Melbourne
2014 Australian Football International Cup Grand Final
Saturday, 23 August 2:10pm  Canada Northern Lights 5.8 (38) def.  Ireland 2.0 (12) Punt Road Oval

See also

References
  1. 2014 International Cup dates confirmed (AFL.com.au)
  2. "Aussie Rules Football expands global reach in AFL International Cup". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. "AFL International Cup Fixture". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-08-22/sweden-wins-div-2
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.