▁some ▁countries , ▁the ▁majority ▁involving ▁Australian ▁serv ic emen , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁game ▁held ▁in ▁Port ▁Dick son , ▁British ▁Mal aya . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ ▁international ▁games ▁in ▁Asia ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁( the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Drag ons ▁played ▁their ▁first ▁match ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁A FL ▁Grand ▁Final .) ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁foot y ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁has ▁bo omed ▁with ▁A FL ▁Club s ▁developing ▁in ▁most ▁Asian ▁countries . ▁Play ed ▁mainly ▁by ▁exp atri ate ▁Austral ians , ▁however ▁in ▁some ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Japan , ▁China ▁and ▁Indones ia ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁loc als ▁in ▁the ▁playing ▁base . ▁ ▁There ▁existed ▁an ▁inform al ▁association ▁for ▁various ▁Asian ▁A FL ▁clubs ▁for ▁some ▁time , ▁but ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁Asia ' s ▁pres idents ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Bang k ok ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁foot y ▁in ▁Asia . ▁In ▁all , ▁ 1 3 ▁countries ▁/ ▁clubs ▁attended ▁and ▁subm issions ▁were ▁received ▁from ▁a ▁further ▁four ▁clubs . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁represent atives ▁of ▁Asian ▁Australian ▁R ules ▁football ▁had ▁ever ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁sole ▁purpose ▁of ▁prepar ing ▁a ▁road ▁map ▁for ▁Asian ▁foot y . ▁This ▁meeting ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁A FL ▁Asia , ▁the ▁official ▁Association