2003 IFAF World Championship

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.

2003 IFAF World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Germany
DatesJuly 10 – July 12
No. of nations4
Final positions
Champions  Japan
Runner-up  Mexico
Third-place  Germany
1999
2007

Participants

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  •   Japan (Asian champion)
  •   Mexico (American champion)
  •   France (European representatives)
  •   Germany (Qualify automatically as the hosts)

Venues

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Venue City Capacity
Stadion an der Berliner Straße Wiesbaden, Hesse 11,498
Herbert-Dröse-Stadion Hanau, Hesse 16,000

Rounds

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Japan23
 
 
 
  France6
 
  Japan34
 
 
 
  Mexico14
 
  Mexico21
 
 
  Germany17
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Germany36
 
 
  France7

Semi finals

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Japan 0 0 20323
  France 0 0 066

at Stadion an der Berliner Straße

  • Date: July 10
  • Game time: 14:00
  • Game attendance: 1200
  • Referee:   Jim Briggs
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Mexico 7 0 7721
  Germany 0 3 01417

at Stadion an der Berliner Straße

  • Date: July 10
  • Game time: 18:00
  • Game attendance: 1600
  • Referee:   Fereed Adus

Final

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Japan 0 17 71034
  Mexico 7 0 7014

at Herbert Dröse Stadion

  • Date: July 12
  • Game time: 18:00
  • Game attendance: 2600
  • Referee:   Jim Briggs

Winner

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2003 IFAF World Cup Winners
 
Japan
Second Title

Statistics

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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

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The following players were selected as part of the tournament's All-Star Team.[1]

2003 IFAF World Championship All-Star Team
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

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  1. ^ "IFAF Senior World Championship of American football record book" (PDF). americanfootball.jp. p. 15. Retrieved 26 March 2022.