2006 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony - Order of Entry of Teams

Order of Entry of Teams

In a break of tradition the teams entered the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the opening ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games by regions, instead of by alphabetical order.

First into the arena was England as hosts of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

England

Then followed the European countries.

Cyprus | Gibraltar | Guernsey | Isle of Man | Jersey | Malta | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales

Then followed the African countries.

Botswana | Cameroon | The Gambia | Ghana | Kenya | Lesotho | Malaŵi | Mauritius | Mozambique | Namibia | Nigeria | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Swaziland | Uganda | United Republic of Tanzania | Zambia

Then followed the Asian countries.

Bangladesh | Brunei Darussalam | India | Malaysia | Maldives | Pakistan | Singapore | Sri Lanka

Then followed the American countries.

Belize | Bermuda | Canada | Falkland Islands | Guyana | St Helena

Then followed the Caribbean countries.

Anguilla | Antigua and Barbuda | Bahamas | Barbados | British Virgin Islands | Cayman Islands | Dominica | Grenada | Jamaica | Montserrat | St Kitts & Nevis | Saint Lucia | St Vincent & the Grenadines | Trinidad & Tobago | Turks & Caicos

Then followed the Oceanian countries.

Cook Islands | Fiji | Kiribati | Nauru | New Zealand | Niue Island | Norfolk Island | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Tonga | Tuvalu | Vanuatu

and finally, the hosts of the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Australia

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