| Nickname | Team Canada (Équipe Canada) |
|---|---|
| Association | FIDAF |
| Head coach | Brian Michitti |
| Home stadium | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
 West Germany 12-0 Italy  (Castel Giorgio, Italy; June 14, 1981) | |
| Biggest win | |
Italy 84-0 Austria  (Castel Giorgio, Italy; July 24, 1983) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 56–0 Italy (Cagliari, Italy; April 19, 2025) | |
| IFAF World Championship | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1999 ) |
| Best result | Fourth (in 1999) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 35-35-11 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's American football | ||
| Representing Italy | ||
| Gridiron Nations Championship | ||
 | 2025 Europe | Team competition |
The Italy national American football team, nicknamed the Blue Team, is the national American football team for Italy. They have been successful, having won the European championship three times, [1] and finishing runners-up three times. They won the 2021 IFAF European Championship, its third European title, having also won in 1983 and 1985. [2]
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In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Italy national American football team refused to play against Russia that October in a qualifier for the 2023 IFAF European Championships. [2]
Italy was one of the founding nations of the 2025 Gridiron Nations Championship, the first global tournament featuring IFAF teams since the 2015 IFAF World Championships. On 9 November at Velodromo Vigorelli, Italy lost to Canada 20-17 [3] . Combined with their win over Germany on 28 October, Italy finished second.
In the most recent GNC World Ranking Italy was ranked fourth [4] of all active national teams based on Elo.
