2003 IFAF World Championship

2003 IFAF World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Germany
DatesJuly 10 – July 12
No. of nations4
Final positions
Champions  Japan
Runner-up  Mexico
Third-place  Germany
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The 2003 IFAF World Championship was the second instance of the IFAF World Championship, an American football world championship held by International Federation of American Football (IFAF). The tournament was held in Germany at Herbert Dröse Stadion and Berliner Strasse Stadion. Japan won the championship for the second time in a row.

Participants

  •  Japan (Asian champion)
  •  Mexico (American champion)
  •  France (European representatives)
  •  Germany (Qualify automatically as the hosts)

Venues

Venue City Capacity
Stadion an der Berliner Straße Wiesbaden, Hesse 11,498
Herbert-Dröse-Stadion Hanau, Hesse 16,000

Rounds

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Japan23
 
 
 
 France6
 
 Japan34
 
 
 
 Mexico14
 
 Mexico21
 
 
 Germany17
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Germany36
 
 
 France7

Semi finals

Quarter 1 2 34Total
 Japan 0 0 20323
 France 0 0 066

at Stadion an der Berliner Straße

  • Date: July 10
  • Game time: 14:00
  • Game attendance: 1200
  • Referee: Jim Briggs
Quarter 1 2 34Total
 Mexico 7 0 7721
 Germany 0 3 01417

at Stadion an der Berliner Straße

  • Date: July 10
  • Game time: 18:00
  • Game attendance: 1600
  • Referee: Fereed Adus

Final

Quarter 1 2 34Total
 Japan 0 17 71034
 Mexico 7 0 7014

at Herbert Dröse Stadion

  • Date: July 12
  • Game time: 18:00
  • Game attendance: 2600
  • Referee: Jim Briggs

Winner

2003 IFAF World Cup Winners

Japan
Second Title

Statistics

Pos Team Games Win Lose Points for Points against Difference
1  Japan 2 2 0 57 20 +37
2  Mexico 2 1 1 35 51 −16
3  Germany 2 1 1 53 28 +25
4  France 2 0 2 13 59 −46

All-Star Team

The following players were selected as part of the tournament's All-Star Team.[1]

2003 IFAF World Championship All-Star Team
Offense Defense Specialists
Position Player Position Player Position Player
QB Yuichi Tomizawa DE Peter Groß-Pass P/K Mahoto Koyama
RB Ikunori Hanna DE Francesco Pepe Esposito RS Iván de Sandozequi
RB Takuya Furutani DT Cristopher Königsmann
WR Masato Itai DT Mirushi Fuji
WR Christian González LB Kanchito Tamai
TE Alexej Mittendorf LB Shinzo Yamada
LT Andre Mathes LB Guillermo Ruiz Burguete
LG Eita Imai CB Jose Guadalupe Rafael Martiñon
C Frank Söhlke CB Masahiro Nomura
RG Yasushi Furuhawa FS Sebastian Tuch
RT Yuki Terayama SS Francisco Rodríguez

References

  1. ^ "IFAF Senior World Championship of American football record book" (PDF). americanfootball.jp. p. 15. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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