In particular, minor grounds were also used throughout World War II, as some of the larger grounds throughout Victoria were being occupied by servicemen. Pre-season venues The following list, is a list of the venues that have been used in AFL pre-season competition. Many of the grounds were used in the Regional Challenge stage of the AFL pre-season competition, NAB Cup, which was used to bring AFL games to regional centres of South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia and Victoria. International exhibition/pre-season venues The following is a list of all of the international venues where a game of Australian rules football featuring VFL/AFL clubs has been played (in order of year last used). International matches have included pre-season competition matches or postseason exhibition matches. As of the end of 2018, the only international venues to host matches for premiership points are Westpac Stadium, in Wellington, New Zealand; and Adelaide Arena at Jiangwan Stadium, Shanghai, China. The first international Australian rules football exhibition match was in London in 1916. A team of Australian soldiers stationed in England at the time formed a team to play against a "training group". The game brought a crowd of 3,000 people that even included the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) and King Manuel II of Portugal. The more recent AFL international matches have been part of the pre-season competition format and been highly successful. Countries that have hosted such matches include: United Arab Emirates, South Africa and the United Kingdom. There are also plans to expand the game further into countries such as India and Japan. AFL Women's venues Below are the venues that have been used since the commencement of the AFL Women's competition in 2017. See also List of Australian cricket grounds List of ice rinks in Australia List of indoor arenas in Australia List of National Basketball League (Australia) venues List of Australian rugby league stadiums List of Australian rugby union stadiums List of soccer stadiums in Australia List of Oceanian stadiums by capacity References External links List of AFL/VFL premiership season venues with game statistics Grounds Australian Football League Australian Football League grounds