IFAF Junior World Championship

IFAF Junior World Championship

Sport	American football
Founded	2009
No. of teams	8 in 2024
Most recent champion(s)	Canada (4th title)
Most titles	Canada (4 titles)

The IFAF Junior World Championship or IFAF World Junior Championship 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 played in 2024 in Edmonton, Canada.

IFAF U19 World Cup

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]

The first competition started in June 2009, at Canton, Ohio. ^[2] The tournament replaced the eleven-year running NFL Global Junior Championship and was held every two years.

IFAF U20 World Cup

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 in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. ^[3] A 2021 event was scheduled for Vancouver, Canada to replace the 2020 event, but was cancelled in March due to the pandemic. ^[4]

Results

Men

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

References

1. "Football Canada have been awarded hosting rights for the 2024 IFAF World U20 Championship". 25 February 2019. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
2. "IFAF Junior World Championship". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 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.
3. "IFAF postpones 2020 World Junior and World Flag Championships". footballcanada.com. March 3, 2020.
4. "IFAF cancels 2021 Under 20 World Championships". American Football International. March 13, 2021.
5. "THE U.S., BEATS CANADA IN FINAL" (PDF). Football Canada. 5 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011. The United States defeated Canada 41–3 in the final on Sunday at the 2009 IFAF World Junior Football Championships in Canton, Ohio.
6. "THE U.S., BEATS CANADA IN FINAL" (PDF). Football Canada. 5 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011. Japan defeated Mexico 42–27 on Saturday for the bronze medal.
7. "CANADA WINS U-19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". IFAF. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
8. "2014 IFAF U19 WC RESULTS AND FINAL STATS INFORMATION". IFAF. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
9. "Canada defeats U.S. National Team, 24-6, in IFAF Under-19 World Championship Game". USA Football. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.