2023 IFAF Men's Asia Oceania Flag Football Championship

2023 IFAF Men's Asia Oceania Flag Football Championship

Tournament information
Sport	Flag football
Location	Shah Alam
Dates	27–29 October
Host(s)	Malaysia
Venue(s)	1
Teams	11
Final positions
Champions	Thailand
Runner-up	New Zealand
3rd place	Japan

The 2023 IFAF Men's Asia Oceania Flag Football Championship is the inaugural edition of the continental tournament featuring national flag football teams from Asia and Oceania. It was held from 27 to 29 October 2023 at the EV Arena in Shah Alam, Malaysia. ^{[1] [2]}

Thailand is the inaugural champions. ^[3]

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Japan	5	5	0	183	44	+139	SemifInals		—	20–12	46–13	45–13	37–6	35–0
2	Australia	5	4	1	180	58	+122	Quarterfinals		12–20	—	50–7	47–12	33–13	38–6
3	Kuwait	5	3	2	138	144	−6			13–46	7–50	—	42–24	43–6	33–18
4	India	5	1	4	100	181	−81	5th–8th place match		13–45	12–47	24–42	—	19–21	32–26
5	Philippines	5	1	4	59	146	−87			6–37	13–33	6–43	21–19	—	13–14
6	Singapore	5	1	4	64	151	−87	10th place match		0–35	6–38	18–33	26–32	14–13	—

Source: JAFA

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Thailand	4	3	1	141	107	+34	SemifInals		—	26–19	49–34	26–34	40–20
2	New Zealand	4	3	1	112	85	+27	Quarterfinals		19–26	—	27–20	32–26	34–13
3	Malaysia	4	2	2	120	117	+3			34–49	20–27	—	33–20	33–21
4	Indonesia	4	2	2	113	104	+9	5th–8th place match		34–26	26–32	20–33	—	33–13
5	South Korea	4	0	4	67	140	−73			20–40	13–34	21–33	13–33	—

Source: JAFA

Playoffs

Classification

5th–8th place

	5th–8th place					Seventh place
	A4	India	L
	B5	South Korea	W
						B4	Indonesia	14
						B5	South Korea	12
	B4	Indonesia	W
	A5	Philippines	L			Fifth place
						QF1	Kuwait	24
						QF2	Malaysia	39

Source: IFAF, 2

9th–11th place

	9th–11th place					Tenth place
	India		27
	Philippines		33
						A6	Singapore	13
							India	12

Final

Top teams from each group received a bye to the semifinals while the next top two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals. ^[4]

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A3

Kuwait

26

B2

New Zealand

33

A1

Japan

33

B2

New Zealand

40

A1

Thailand

31

B1

New Zealand

21

A2

Australia

33

B3

Malaysia

31

B2

Thailand

48

Third place

A2

Australia

21

B2

Japan

38

A2

Australia

7

Source: IFAF, 2

Standings

Rank	Team
	Thailand
	New Zealand
	Japan
4	Australia
5	Malaysia
6	Kuwait
7	Indonesia
8	South Korea
9	Philippines
10	Singapore
11	India

Source: IFAF

References

1. Azharie, Farah (28 October 2023). "Malaysia hope to make their mark in Flag football". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
2. Azharie, Farah (27 October 2023). "Flag Football flying in Shah Alam". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
3. Sankar, Vimal (29 October 2023). "Thailand and Japan win inaugural Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships golds". Inside the Games.biz. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
4. "Flag Semis M". International Federation of American Football. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.