Sport | American football |
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Founded | 2014 |
Organising body | FISU / IFAF |
No. of teams | 5 |
Most recent champion(s) | ![]() |
Most titles | ![]() |
The World University American Football Championship is an international college American football competition sponsored and organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). [1]
The first World University American Football Championship was held from May 1-11, 2014 in Uppsala, Sweden and the last edition was held from June 16a24, 2018 in Harbin, China.
The 2020 and 2022 championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From 2022, the Championship changed formats, with university teams participating rather than national teams. [2]
The tournament was held with a round-robin format, the national team with the most wins was crowned champions.
Year | Host | Championship game | Third-place game | ||||
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Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | 4th place | ||||
2014 Details | ![]() Uppsala, Sweden | ![]() Mexico | ![]() Japan | ![]() Sweden | ![]() Finland | ||
2016 Details | ![]() Monterrey, Mexico | ![]() Mexico | ![]() United States | ![]() Japan | ![]() China | ||
2018 Details | ![]() Harbin, China | ![]() Mexico | ![]() United States | ![]() Japan | ![]() South Korea |