IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships

IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships

Sport	Flag football
Founded	2023
Most recent champions	Australia (men)   China (women)
Most titles	Australia   Thailand (men; 1 title each)   Japan   China (women; 1 title each)

The IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships is an international flag football tournament for national teams of IFAF Asia and IFAF Oceania.

It replaced the IFAF Asia Flag Football Championship

History

The first IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships was held in Shah Alam, Malaysia in 2023. ^[1] It was established as the Asia and Oceania tournament of IFAF's biannual Continental Championships and the qualification method for the IFAF Flag Football World Championships. ^[2]

This is set to be followed by the second edition in Ningbo, China in 2025. ^[3]

Results

Asia-Oceania tournament

Men

Year	Host	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
		Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2023 Details	Shah Alam	Thailand	31–21	New Zealand	Japan	38–7	Australia
2025 Details	Ningbo	Australia	23–19	Japan	China	41–34	American Samoa

Women

Year	Host	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
		Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2023 Details	Shah Alam	Japan	47–29	Australia	New Zealand	20–13	Malaysia
2025 Details	Ningbo	China	36–29	Australia	Japan	42–12	American Samoa

Asia tournament

Men

Year	Host	Asia final			Asia third place game
		First place	Score	Second place	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2023 Details	Shah Alam	No separate Asian tournament
2025 Details	Ningbo	Japan	40–39	China	Thailand	32–20	Indonesia

Women

Year	Host	Asia final			Asia third place game
		First place	Score	Second place	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2023 Details	Shah Alam	No separate Asian tournament
2025 Details	Ningbo	China	25–22	Japan	Malaysia	19–13	Philippines

Oceania tournament

Men

Year	Host	Oceania final			Oceania third place game
		First place	Score	Second place	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2023 Details	Shah Alam	No separate Oceanian tournament
2025 Details	Ningbo	Australia	Double round robin	American Samoa	New Zealand	Double round robin	No other teams

Women

Year	Host	Oceania final			Oceania third place game
		First place	Score	Second place	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2023 Details	Shah Alam	No separate Oceanian tournament
2025 Details	Ningbo	Australia	Double round robin	American Samoa	New Zealand	Double round robin	No other teams

References

1. Azharie, Farah (29 October 2023). "Thailand, Japan win inaugural IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships". The New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
2. "Continental Flag Football Championships". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
3. "Ningbo, China to host IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships". American Football International. Retrieved 5 October 2025.