IFAF Flag Football World Championship is the international championship in flag football, organized by International Federation of American Football.
Description The men's and women's competitions are usually held in the same venue. The tournament starts with pool play to fill in the seeding and follows an elimination-style of play after that. At the end of the tournament the top teams are rewarded with Bronze (3rd), Silver (2nd) or Gold (1st). The IFAF Flag Football World Championship is held every two years in different countries.
History The first championship was held in Austria in 2002 and was won by the host country team in the men's category and by Sweden in the women's.
The tournament was moved or cancelled on occasion. The 2014 championships was moved from Israel to Italy. The 2016 edition was supposed to be held in the Bahamas but was moved due to internal disputes among flag football stakeholders in the country.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 championships in Denmark were cancelled. The championship was rescheduled for 2021 in Jerusalem from 6 to 8 December, with a record 42 teams featured, double that competing at the 2018 event in Panama. The top seven teams at the event, not including the United States, qualified for the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.
The eleventh edition was held in Lahti, Finland, from 27–30 August 2024. The United States won the title in both the men's and the women's categories.
Results Men YearHost countryGold medal gameBronze medal gameGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place 2002 DetailsAustria6–012–6 2004 DetailsFrance26–2440-23 2006 DetailsSouth Korea46–3245–33 2008 DetailsCanada12–645–0 2010 DetailsCanada35–1928–24 2012 DetailsSweden47–4044–33 2014 DetailsItaly40–1453–14 2016 DetailsUnited States33–3239–26 2018 DetailsPanama19–1338–34 2021 DetailsIsrael44–4145–40 2024 DetailsFinland53–2141–35 2026 DetailsGermany46–2634–26
Women YearHost countryGold medal gameBronze medal gameGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place 2002 DetailsAustria–——— 2004 DetailsFrance42–126–0 2006 DetailsSouth Korea46–3245–33 2008 DetailsCanada27–1819–13 2010 DetailsCanada31–1833–20 2012 DetailsSweden33–3239–27 2014 DetailsItaly32–2134–20 2016 DetailsUnited States35–2241–20 2018 DetailsPanama27–1219–13 2021 DetailsIsrael31–2126–13 2024 DetailsFinland31–1841–40 2026 DetailsGermany27–2020–19
Medals Men
Women
References
External links International Federation of American Football IFAF Flag Football World Championship 2014