International Cup 日本の対戦相手決まる

7月11日、International Cupの対戦表がAFLより発表された。
日本はPool Aでニュージーランド、サモア、インドと同じ組に入った。
日本の初戦の相手はニュージーランド、27日に開幕。


Pools - 2008 Australian Football International Cup

RANK POOL A POOL B POOL C POOL D
1 New Zealand Papua New Guinea USA Ireland
2 Samoa Great Britain South Africa Canada
3 Japan Nauru Denmark Sweden
4 India Peace Team China Finland


Pool Schedule - 2008 Australian Football International Cup

Round 1 - Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Match-up Pool Oval Time
New Zealand vs. Japan A
Samoa vs. India A
Great Britain vs Peace Team B
PNG vs Nauru B
USA vs. Denmark C
South Africa vs China C
Ireland vs. Sweden D
Canada vs. Finland D


Round 2 - Friday 29 August 2008
Match-up Pool Oval Time
Samoa vs. Japan A
New Zealand vs. India A
Great Britain vs. Nauru B
PNG vs. Peace Team B
USA vs. China C
South Africa vs. Denmark C
Ireland vs. Finland D
Canada vs. Sweden D


Round 3 - Monday, 1 September 2008
Match-up Pool Oval Time
New Zealand vs. Samoa A
Japan vs. India A
Great Britain vs. Peace Team B
PNG vs. Nauru B
USA vs. Denmark C
South Africa vs. China C
Ireland vs. Sweden D
Canada vs. Finland D


Finals - 2008 Australian Football International Cup

Top 4 5th - 8th 9th - 12th 13th - 16th
1st Pool A 2nd Pool A 3rd Pool A 4th Pool A
1st Pool B 2nd Pool B 3rd Pool B 4th Pool B
1st Pool C 2nd Pool C 3rd Pool C 4th Pool C
1st Pool D 2nd Pool D 3rd Pool D 4th Pool D


Finals Schedule - 2008 Australian Football International Cup

Round 4 - Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Match-up Final Oval Time
4th Pool A vs. 4th Pool D 1
4th Pool B vs. 4th Pool C 2
3rd Pool A vs. 3rd Pool D 3
3rd Pool B vs. 3rd Pool C 4
2nd Pool A vs. 2nd Pool D 5
2nd Pool B vs. 2nd Pool C 6
1st Pool A vs. 1st Pool D 7
1st Pool B vs. 1st Pool C 8


Round 5 - Friday 5 September 2008
Match-up Rank Oval Time
Loser Final 1 vs. Loser Final 2 15th/16th
Loser Final 3 vs. Loser Final 4 11th/12th
Loser Final 5 vs. Loser Final 6 7th/8th
Winner Final 1 vs. Winner Final 2 13th/14th
Winner Final 3 vs. Winner Final 4 9th/10th
Winner Final 5 vs. Winner Final 6 5th/6th
Loser Final 7 vs. Loser Final 8 3rd/4th


Grand Final - Saturday 6 September 2008 (TBC)
Match-up Rank Venue Time
Winner Final 7 vs. Winner Final 8 1st/2nd MCG TBC


MULTICULTURAL CHALLENGE MATCHES
Match-up Date Venue Time
Team Africa v South Africa 23rd August
Team Africa v Tonga 27th August Royal Park
Team Africa v Team Asia 5th September Royal Park

* Fixture subject to change