2003 IFAF World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Germany |
| Dates | July 10 – July 12 |
| No. of nations | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Japan |
Runner-up  |  Mexico |
Third-place  | Germany |
← 1999 2007 → | |
The 2003 IFAF World Championship was the second instance of the IFAF World Championship, an American football world championship held by International Federation of American Football (IFAF). The tournament was held in Germany at Herbert Dröse Stadion and Berliner Strasse Stadion. Japan won the championship for the second time in a row.
Participants
Japan (Asian champion)- Mexico (American champion)
- France (European representatives)
- Germany (qualify automatically as the hosts)
Venues
| Venue | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Stadion an der Berliner Straße | Wiesbaden, Hesse | 11,498 |
| Herbert-Dröse-Stadion | Hanau, Hesse | 16,000 |
Rounds
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Japan | 23 | |||||
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_France_(1976%E2%80%932020).svg.png){kind=small} France | 6 | |||||
| Japan | 34 | |||||
| Mexico | 14 | |||||
| Mexico | 21 | |||||
| Germany | 17 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Germany | 36 | |||||
| France | 7 | |||||
Semi finals
Final
Winner
| 2003 IFAF World Cup winners |
|---|
Japan Second title |
Statistics
| Pos | Team | Games | Win | Lose | Points for | Points against | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 20 | +37 |
| 2 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 51 | −16 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 28 | +25 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 59 | −46 |
All-Star Team
The following players were selected as part of the tournament's All-Star Team.[1]
| Offense | Defense | Specialists | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Position | Player | Position | Player |
| QB | Yuichi Tomizawa | DE | Peter Groß-Pass | P/K | Mahoto Koyama |
| RB | Ikunori Hanna | DE | Francesco Pepe Esposito | RS | Iván de Sandozequi |
| RB | Takuya Furutani | DT | Cristopher Königsmann | ||
| WR | Masato Itai | DT | Mirushi Fuji | ||
| WR | Christian González | LB | Kanchito Tamai | ||
| TE | Alexej Mittendorf | LB | Shinzo Yamada | ||
| LT | Andre Mathes | LB | Guillermo Ruiz Burguete | ||
| LG | Eita Imai | CB | Jose Guadalupe Rafael Martiñon | ||
| C | Frank Söhlke | CB | Masahiro Nomura | ||
| RG | Yasushi Furuhawa | FS | Sebastian Tuch | ||
| RT | Yuki Terayama | SS | Francisco Rodríguez | ||
References
- ^ "IFAF Senior World Championship of American football record book" (PDF). americanfootball.jp. p. 15. Retrieved 26 March 2022.