1999 IFAF World Championship

1999 IFAF World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Italy
Dates	24 June – 4 July
No. of nations	6
Final positions
Champions	Japan
Runner-up	Mexico
Third-place	Sweden
	2003 →

The 1999 IFAF World Championship was the inaugural IFAF World Championship, an international American football championship run by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). It was played in Palermo, Italy from 24 June–4 July 1999. The tournament was contested by six nations and was won by Japan.

Participants[]

Rosters[]

Quarterbacks

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Tight ends

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Offensive Linemen

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Defensive Linemen

-- Seppo Evwaraye DT
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Linebackers

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Defensive Backs

-- S
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-- CB
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Special Teams

-- P

Quarterbacks

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Running Backs

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Wide Receivers

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Tight ends

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Offensive Linemen

-- G
-- C
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-- T
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-- G
-- C
-- T
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-- T

Defensive Linemen

-- DE
-- DT
-- DT
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-- DT

Linebackers

-- OLB
-- MLB
-- MLB
-- OLB
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-- OLB
-- MLB
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-- OLB

Defensive Backs

-- CB
-- CB
-- SS
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-- S
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Special Teams

-- P/K

Quarterbacks

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13
19

Running Backs

34
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21

Wide Receivers

88
80
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12

Tight Ends

82

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

99 DT
6 DE

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

27 CB
10 CB

Special Teams

37 K
20 P

Quarterbacks

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Running Backs

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Wide Receivers

-- Joel Andersson
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Tight ends

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Offensive Linemen

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Defensive Linemen

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Linebackers

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Special Teams

-- Ola Kimrin K

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
Mexico	2	2	0	143	0
Italy	2	1	1	28	61
Finland	2	0	2	7	117

	1	2	3	4	Total
Italy	7	7	7	7	28
Finland	0	7	0	0	7

Date: June 24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mexico	24	35	8	22	89
Finland	0	0	0	0	0

Date: June 27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mexico	21	7	12	14	54
Italy	0	0	0	0	0

Date: June 30

Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
Japan	2	2	0	78	14
Sweden	2	1	1	36	30
Australia	2	0	2	6	76

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sweden	7	3	6	6	22
Australia	0	6	0	0	6

Date: June 25

	1	2	3	4	Total
Japan	7	7	7	3	24
Sweden	0	0	14	0	14

Date: June 28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Japan	14	16	14	10	54
Australia	0	0	0	0	0

Date: July 1

Fifth place match[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Australia	0	0	0	10	10
Finland	0	7	0	0	7

Third place match[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sweden	10	13	3	12	38
Italy	0	6	7	0	13

Date: July 3

Final[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Japan	0	0	0	0	6	6
Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0

Date: July 4

Both teams entered the Gold Medal game undefeated in group play. The Mexico defense had not allowed any points, shutting out their two previous opponents, and the Mexican offense was impressive in beating Finland 89-0 (the most points ever in an IFAF Tournament game) and Italy 54-0. The Championship Game was a defensive struggle, with both teams committing turnovers (5 by Mexico, 2 by Japan), and for the first time in the tournament, Mexico did not score a point in any quarter. Japan held a slight advantage in total yards gained (233 to Mexico's 198). In overtime, Japan scored first on 5 yard pass from Sunaga to Abe. The extra point kick was wide, and Japan led 6-0. As they had all game, the Japanese defense kept Mexico out of the endzone, sealing the victory for Japan.

Winner[]

1999 IFAF World Cup Winners
JAPAN First Title

Statistics[]

Pos	Team	Games	Win	Lose	Points for	Points against	Difference
1	Japan	3	3	0	84	14	+70
2	Mexico	3	2	1	143	6	+137
3	Sweden	3	2	1	74	43	+31
4	Italy	3	1	2	41	99	-58
5	Australia	3	1	2	16	83	-67
6	Finland	3	0	3	14	127	-113

References[]

Coordinates: 38°09′10″N 13°20′33″E / 38.15278°N 13.34250°E / 38.15278; 13.34250

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