| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| No. of teams | 7 in 2024 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Canada (4th title) |
| Most titles | Canada (4 titles) |
The IFAF Junior World Championship or IFAF Junior World Cup is a biennial competition for American football which ran from 2009 to 2020 and was the precursor of the quadrennial IFAF U20 World Cup with the first event scheduled for 2024 in Canada.
The IFAF U19 World Cup is the precursor of the IFAF U20 World Cup. The U19 World Cup was the world championship of American football for players under the age of 19 organized by the International Federation of American Football. From 2012 through 2018, the age designation "U-19" was used in the tournament title. An age adjustment ratified by IFAF has repositioned the premiere junior competition as the U20 IFAF World Junior Championship in 2024 hosted in Edmonton, Alberta on a four-year cycle. [1]
It was announced in June 2008 and the first competition started on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Canton, Ohio. [2] The tournament replaced the eleven-year running NFL Global Junior Championship and is held every two years.
The first iteration of the competition was known as the IFAF Junior World Cup and served as the world championship of American football for players age 20 and under organized by the International Federation of American Football.
The 2020 championships scheduled for Canton, Ohio were cancelled on 3 March 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. [3] A 2021 event was scheduled for Vancouver, Canada to replace the 2020 event. This event was cancelled on 13 March 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. [4]
| Year | Host | Final | Third-place game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||
| 2009 Details |  United States |  United States [5] | 41–3 |  Canada |  Japan [6] | 42–27 |  Mexico |
| 2012 Details | United States | Canada [7] | 23–17 | United States | Japan | 7–0 |  Austria |
| 2014 Details |  Kuwait | United States [8] | 40–17 | Canada | Mexico | 31–30 | Austria |
| 2016 Details |  China | Canada [9] | 24–6 | United States | Mexico | 24–7 | Japan |
| 2018 Details |  Mexico | Canada | 13–7 | Mexico | United States | 61–9 |  Sweden |
| 2024 Details | Canada | Canada | 20–9 | Japan | Austria | 32–25 | United States |
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The inaugural IFAF Junior World Championship will be played at Fawcett Stadium at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in the summer of 2009.
The United States defeated Canada 41–3 in the final on Sunday at the 2009 IFAF World Junior Football Championships in Canton, Ohio.
Japan defeated Mexico 42–27 on Saturday for the bronze medal.
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