The Australian Freestyle Football Titles is run by the sports Official Australian Governing Body, Freestyle Football Australia. The 1st event was run in December 2009 at Sydney Football Stadium in association with Sydney FC. A knockout battle format was used with the event split into both an Amateur & Pro Level competition. The Final between Kane Edwards & Chris Beavon, both from New South Wales, was so tight to call that it had to go down to a 30 second tie breaker routine which was won by Kane Edwards.
In December 2010 the AFFT’s moved to the heart of Melbourne at the iconic Federation Square. The event, sponsored by Power Balance had an amazing 1st Prize which was a career changing place on the Inaugural World Freestyle Football Championship Tour, which was staged in Malaysia in September 2011. The event changed to a Show Format which saw Freestylers prepare a fully choreographed routine to music and categories again split into Amateur & Pro Levels of competition. The Pro Final was taken out by Chris Beavon from Newcastle and he took his place on the World Tour.
With the formation of the Official Sports Governing body F3 (Freestyle Football Federation) taking place in 2011 the AFFT’s took a year out, but is now back again in 2012 as the Official Nationally Recognised Freestyle Championship of Australia. An agreement has been struck with Fit X which is a Sports & Fitness Expo to be held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre with over 10,000 people expected on the weekend. The event is a 1 star ranked event with freestylers battling for points that will see them have the opportunity to earn a place on the 2013 F3 World Freestyle Series.
F3 (Freestyle Football Federation) is the Sports Official World Governing Body and is based in London.
Freestyle Football Australia Owner Paul Harvey, is one of the 6 Presidents of F3 in charge of Oceania and is also the Event Manager & Official Host MC on the F3 World Freestyle Series.
In 2012 a World Ranking Points System was put in place to allow any Freestyler to qualify for the sports premiere event, the F3 World Freestyle Series, which involves 16 of the world's best freestyle footballers, taking part in a series of events around the world to determine the World Champion.
The pathway for an Australian Freestyler is to enter the 1 Star 'Australian Freestyle Football Titles', the 2 Star Óceania Championships and the 3 Star 'Superball World Open' and accumalate as many World Ranking Points as possible. More >
Check out this highlights video from the 2012 event HERE!
Friday 17th February, 2012: Which Freestyle Footballer will be reppin’ Australia on the streets of Prague?
The Australian Freestyle Football Titles has now firmly put itself on the world map and will be the envy of freestylers worldwide as they announce the signing of a Naming Rights Partner that will see the event now known as the FIFA Street Australian Freestyle Football Titles. EA Sports backing has also enabled the event organisers, Freestyle Football Australia, to offer a life changing 1st Prize to the winner of the event.
FIFA Street’s involvement in this event is a natural fit for all parties, with the game, released March 15 in Australia, featuring many of the Freestyle Tricks that will be seen at the Titles as Freestyle Football Australia President Paul Harvey says “The new FIFA Street game looks amazing and so realistic, that I hope that kids will want to not only play the game, but to try the tricks out for real, which will produce a new generation of freestylers” EA Sports backing has also enabled the event to offer an amazing 1st Prize, as Paul Harvey goes on to say “With the winner of this event gaining 125 world ranking points, this will put him in a great position to qualify for the 2013 F3 World Freestyle Series, which will be a life changing experience, so now with EA’s help we can send the winner on a Trip to the highest world ranking event ‘Superball’ which will be held in Prague, Czech Republic from August 12 – 19, to enable them to try and fulfil there dream”. More >
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