United States men's national Australian rules football team

United States
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Revolution
Head coachKyle Strenski
Rankings
CurrentSteady 6th (as of October 2022[1])
First international
1999 49th Parallel Cup [2]
United States vs. Canada
United States 10.15 (75) def. Canada 8.7 (55)
International Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2002)
Best result3rd (2005)

The United States national Australian rules football team, nicknamed the Revolution, represents the United States of America in the sport of Australian rules football. The Revolution are named after the American Revolution (an event which gave the country separation from the British Empire) and wear the colors of the American flag.

The team plays in international tournaments, including the Australian Football International Cup, as well as exhibition matches against other countries. The US national team has participated in every International Cup since its inception in 2002. The team's best result has been third behind New Zealand and Papua New Guinea at the 2005 Australian Football International Cup.[3][4]

Revolution players are selected from United States-born players from USAFL clubs across the country.[5][6]

  1. ^ "World Footy News World Rankings post 2022 European Championships - World Footy News".
  2. ^ "Men's World Rankings Matches - World Footy News".
  3. ^ "International Cup team summaries - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. August 8, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  4. ^ Neumann, Thomas (October 18, 2016). "North American clubs put their best footy forward". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017. The best American finish was third in 2005
  5. ^ "What's the Score? Australian rules football: Australian Football League" (PDF). Australian Human Rights Commission. Retrieved November 29, 2017. Australian Football International Cup, involving 10 countries (New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, United States, Ireland, Samoa, Great Britain, Canada, South Africa, Japan and Spain) with teams composed entirely of nationals
  6. ^ Ryan, Conor (August 7, 2017). "Montrose's stars and stripes". Herald Sun. Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader. Retrieved November 29, 2017. All of the Revolution's players hail from USAFL clubs