The IFAF Women's World Championship is the international championship for women in American football. The first event was held in 2010, in Stockholm, Sweden, with six countries competing. The United States took home the gold while not letting any team they played score. The second event was held in 2013, with Vantaa, Finland, hosting the games. The United States swept the competitors again, winning the gold medal.[1][2] Third event was played in 2017 with Canada as the host nation. The U.S. took the gold medal for the third time, again beating the host nation Canada in the final.
Upcoming season or competition: 2022 IFAF Women's World Championship | |
| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  United States (4th title) |
| Most titles | United States (4 titles) |
| Official website | Official website |
In December 2018 IFAF announced that Finland will host the final tournament in 2021.[3]
Results
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third-place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2010 Details |
 Sweden[4] |
 United States[5] |
66–0 |  Canada |
 Finland[6] |
26–18 |  Germany | ||
| 2013 Details |
 Finland |
United States |
64–0 | Canada |
Finland |
20–19 | Germany | ||
| 2017 Details |
 Canada[7] |
United States |
41–16 | Canada |
 Mexico |
19–8 |  Great Britain | ||
| 2022 Details |
Finland[3] |
United States |
42–14 | Great Britain |
Finland |
19–17 | Canada | ||
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 |  Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations
edit- Legend
– Champions
– Runners-up
– Third place- 4–8 – 4th to 8th places.
- •• – Qualified, but withdrew
- • – Did not qualify
- – Did not enter or withdrew
- XX – Country did not exist or national team was inactive
- – host nation
| Team | 2010 (6) |
2013 (6) |
2017 (6) |
2022 (8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
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6 | 7 | ||
 Austria
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6 | |||
| Canada
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4 |
| Finland
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5 |
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| Great Britain
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4 |
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 Germany
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4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Mexico
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5 | ||
 Spain
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6 | |||
| Sweden
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5 | 5 | 8 | |
| United States
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See also
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References
edit- ^ "International American Football". www.ifaf.org.
- ^ Welch, Matt (21 January 2014). "Female football standout Welter to try out for Texas Revolution". Allen American. Allen, Texas: Star Local News. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Finland to host Women's World Championship in 2021 with Australia staging Men's event in 2023". IFAF. 6 December 2018.
- ^ "SWEDEN WELCOMES FIRST IFAF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". International Federation of American Football. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
The world's best female American Football players will converge on Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden, from June 26 to July 4 for the inaugural International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Women's World Championship.
- ^ "USA Wins Gold Medal at Inaugural IFAF Women's World Championship of American Football". USA Football. 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
The United States won the first IFAF Women's World Championship gold medal with a 66-0 victory over Canada at the Zinkensdamms IP Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden, today.
- ^ "USA Wins Gold Medal at Inaugural IFAF Women's World Championship of American Football". USA Football. 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
Earlier in the day, Finland won the Bronze medal with a 26-18 win over Germany, while on a good day for Scandinavia, host Sweden took fifth place overall by beating Austria 20-18.
- ^ "IFAF Women's Championship to be held in Canada". December 20, 2016. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.