Australian rules football in Sweden
A national governing body was formed in 2007 under the name Svenska Australisk Fotbollsförbundet or AFL Sweden.
The three centres for footy in Sweden continued to operate largely independently of each other, with the Dynamite creating its own three team local league, the Stockholm region Australian Football Federation.
The announcement of the creation of the Swedish Australian Football League in 2006 comprises the Scania and Gothenburg clubs, the Stockholm teams remaining separate in the SAFF.
The Stockholm Dynamite has competed against the South Sweden Saints (aka Scania Griffins) at least once a year to date since 2004.
The Southerners won the first cup in 2004 (surprisingly considering they were thrashed in a practice game earlier in the year) and defended it successfully in 2005.
With one loss and one win the Elks were in round 2 placed in a group together with Denmark and eventual winners Ireland.
Sweden were not able to win any further group matches but finished strongly against Japan in the 11th/12th playoff game improving their ranking by one place from 2008.
Sweden lost to New Zealand in their opening match but returned strongly in game 2 to put Finland to the sword.
The third seeding game against Canada resulted in defeat placing Sweden in division 2 for the remainder of the tournament.
The Swedish women's national team the Ravens was formed in 2015 with the goal of competing in The Afl Europe Euro Cup.
In 2006, the Berserkers started playing against the Landskrona Bulldozers and Port Malmö Maulers in the Southern Sweden Regional League.
During this period, the Saints played as Scania in the DAFL's regional league, being a representative team made up of the best players from the three Scanian clubs.
This season saw the Saints reach the DAFL Grand Final for the second time, again they were soundly defeated by the Farum Cats.
The SAFF runs a five-team suburban competition featuring the Bromma Vikings, Solna Axemen, Södermalm Blues, Norrtälje Dockers and Årsta Swans, with a representative team known as the Stockholm Dynamite.
After earlier attempts to start the game of Australian Rules in Stockholm, the first meeting of what was to become the SAFF was held on the December 19, 2003.
Six weeks later the Dynamite accepted an invitation to play a full-strength team in Helsingborg for the inaugural E4 Cup (named after the major freeway between Stockholm and the south).
The Dynamite also travelled to Denmark for the Sheep Station Cup and played an International Rules game against a local Gaelic football club.
The West London Wildcats toured Stockholm in early April, defeating the locals by a good margin.
The game of Australian rules football has grown steadily in Stockholm over the past few years with a marked increase in local Swedish players.
The AFL International Census in 2007 reported a total of 393 players in Sweden, of which 257 were senior, 58 junior and around 78 participants registered in the Viking footy Auskick like program.
