NFL Global Junior Championship

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NFL Global Junior Championship
SportAmerican football
Founded1997
No. of teams5 in 2007
Most recent
champion(s)
 Canada (4th title)
Official websiteGlobal Football

The NFL Global Junior Championship was played during the week leading up to the Super Bowl, in the same city that is hosting the game. The first game was played in 1997, and only two teams played, Mexico and Europe. Mexico won the first and second edition, Europe won the third edition. From 2000 to 2002 four teams participated and from 2003 to 2006 five teams. The competition ended in 2007 being replaced by the .

Results[]

Summaries[]

Year Edition Champion Score Runner-Up Third Place Venue MVP
1997   30–6 European Union Europe none New Orleans, LA European Union Constantin Ritzmann, DE
1998   13–12 European Union Europe none Chula Vista, CA European Union Constantin Ritzmann, DE
1999 European Union Europe 29–8   none Fort Lauderdale, FL European Union Constantin Ritzmann, DE
2000  Canada 7–6 European Union Europe  United States Atlanta, GA Canada Nick Wishart, RB
2001  United States 21–19  Canada   Clearwater, FL United States Jay Davis, QB
2002  United States 16–14  Canada European Union Europe New Orleans, LA United States Jason Spadoni, RB
2003  United States 28–21 (OT)  Canada   San Diego, CA United States JC Cooper, LB
2004  United States 31–0  Canada   Houston, TX United States Brian Johnson, QB
2005  Canada 38–35  United States   Jacksonville, FL Canada Jerome Messam, RB
2006  Canada 10–0  United States   Pontiac, MI Canada Samuel Fournier, RB
2007 XI  Canada 23–13  United States   Fort Lauderdale, FL Canada Ameet Pall, DE

View the results of the NFL Global Junior Championship 1997 – 2007[1]

Most championships[]

Team Championships
United States United States 4
Canada Canada 4
Mexico Mexico 2
European Union Europe 1

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