IFAF Flag Football World Championship

IFAF Flag Football World Championship

Sport	Flag football
Founded	2002
Most recent champion(s)	United States (men)  United States (women)
Most titles	United States (men; 5 titles)  Mexico (women; 3 titles)

IFAF Flag Football World Championship is the international championship in flag football, organized by International Federation of American Football.^[1] 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.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 championships in Denmark were cancelled. The championship was rescheduled for 2021 in Jerusalem from December 6 to 8, with a record 42 teams featured, double that competing at the 2018 event in Panama.^[2] The top seven teams at the event, not including the United States, will qualify for the Birmingham 2022 World Games.^[2]

The first championships were held in Austria in 2002 and was won by the host country. The next edition will be held in Lahti, Finland, from August 25-30, 2024.^[3]

Men's

Year	Host Country	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
		Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2002 Details	Austria	Austria national flag football team	6–0	Germany national flag football team	France national flag football team	12–6	Sweden national flag football team
2004 Details	France	Austria national flag football team	26–24	Germany national flag football team	France national flag football team	40-23	Japan national flag football team
2006 Details	South Korea	France national flag football team	46–32	Denmark national flag football team	Thailand national flag football team	45–33	Austria national flag football team
2008 Details	Canada	Canada national flag football team	12–6	Denmark national flag football team	France national flag football team	45–0	United States national flag football team
2010 Details	Canada	United States national flag football team	35–19	Denmark national flag football team	Italy national flag football team	28–24	Canada national flag football team
2012 Details	Sweden	Austria national flag football team	47–40	United States national flag football team	Denmark national flag football team	44–33	Mexico national flag football team
2014 Details	Italy	United States national flag football team	40–14	Mexico national flag football team	Italy national flag football team	53–14	Canada national flag football team
2016 Details	United States	United States national flag football team	33–32	Denmark national flag football team	Mexico national flag football team	39–26	Austria national flag football team
2018 Details	Panama	United States national flag football team	19–13	Austria national flag football team	Denmark national flag football team	38–34	Mexico national flag football team
2021 Details	Israel[4]	United States	44–41	Mexico national flag football team	Panama national flag football team	45–40	Italy national flag football team
2024 Details	Finland	TBA			TBA

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	5	1	0	6
2	Austria	3	1	0	4
3	France	1	0	3	4
4	Canada	1	0	0	1
5	Denmark	0	4	2	6
6	Mexico	0	2	1	3
7	Germany	0	2	0	2
8	Italy	0	0	2	2
9	Panama	0	0	1	1
	Thailand	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 entries)		10	10	10	30

Women's

Year	Host Country	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
		Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2002 Details	Austria	Sweden women's national flag football team	–	France women's national flag football team	—	—	—
2004 Details	France	Mexico women's national flag football team	42–12	Finland women's national flag football team	Sweden women's national flag football team	6–0	France women's national flag football team
2006 Details	South Korea	France women's national flag football team	46–32	Japan women's national flag football team	Finland women's national flag football team	45–33	[[Sweden women's national flag football team]
2008 Details	Canada	Mexico women's national flag football team	27–18	Canada women's national flag football team	France women's national flag football team	19–13	United States women's national flag football team
2010 Details	Canada	Canada women's national flag football team	31–18	United States women's national flag football team	Austria women's national flag football team	33–20	Mexico women's national flag football team
2012 Details	Sweden	Mexico women's national flag football team	33–32	United States women's national flag football team	France women's national flag football team	39–27	Austria women's national flag football team
2014 Details	Italy	Canada women's national flag football team	32–21	United States women's national flag football team	Austria women's national flag football team	34–20	Mexico women's national flag football team
2016 Details	United States	Panama women's national flag football team	35–22	Austria women's national flag football team	Mexico women's national flag football team	41–20	Canada women's national flag football team
2018 Details	Panama	United States women's national flag football team	27–12	Panama women's national flag football team	Canada women's national flag football team	19–13	Mexico women's national flag football team
2021 Details	Israel[4]	United States women's national flag football team	31–21	Mexico women's national flag football team	Austria women's national flag football team	26–13	Brazil women's national flag football team
2024 Details	Finland[5]	TBA			TBA

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mexico	3	1	1	5
2	United States	2	3	0	5
3	Canada	2	1	1	4
4	France	1	1	2	4
5	Panama	1	1	0	2
6	Sweden	1	0	1	2
7	Austria	0	1	3	4
8	Finland	0	1	1	2
9	Japan	0	1	0	1
Totals (9 entries)		10	10	9	29

References

External links

• International Federation of American Football IFAF
• Flag Football World Championship 2014

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