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2011 IFAF World Championship

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The 2011 IFAF World Championship was the fourth instance of the IFAF World Championship, an international American football tournament. It began on July 8, 2011 with the final games commencing on July 16. It was hosted by Austria, with games taking place in three cities: Vienna, Innsbruck[1] and Graz; Vienna hosted the medal games.[2]

2011 IFAF World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Austria
DatesJuly 8 – July 16
No. of nations8
Final positions
Champions  United States (2nd title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third-place  Japan
Tournament statistics
Attendance20,000
MVP of the tournamentUnited States Nate Kmic
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Austria won the bid to host the games. There were a record number of attendees at the 2009 IFAF Congress, the meeting which decided the host nation.[3] The format was changed for 2011: for the first time, eight qualifying teams were divided into two groups, with the group winners competing for the Championship. Four teams automatically qualified: Austria (as host nation), the United States (as the defending World Champions), and Germany and France (for reaching the final in the 2010 EFAF European Championship. Four other teams were accepted through qualifiers in the four regions of the International Federation of American Football: Asia, Europe, Oceania and Pan-America.[2]

The United States and Canada at the top place in Group A and Group B, respectively, and played each other in the Gold Medal match on July 16, 2011.

In front of the largest crowd to ever watch a World Championship game (20,000), the United States won second title, after beat Canada, 50–7 in final.

Qualifying

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List of qualified teams

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The following 8 teams qualified for the final tournament.

EFAF (3)
PAFAF (3)
AFAF (1)
  •   Japan - qualified after defeating South Korea in a qualifying match in February 2011 (76–0).[4]
OFAF (1)

Venues

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Below is a list of the venues which hosted games during the 2011 IFAF World Championship. Each preliminary round group was hosted in a single arena in Innsbruck (Group A) and Graz (Group B). The knockout phase and Finals took place at Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna.

Preliminary round Knockout stage
Innsbruck Graz Vienna
Tivoli-Neu
Capacity: 17,400 		UPC-Arena
Capacity: 15,400 		Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Capacity: 53,008
     

Rosters

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Australia

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Australia National Football Team 2011 World Cup roster
Quarterbacks


Running backs 

FB

FB

Wide receivers 

TE/K

WR/P

TE/K


Offensive linemen 
OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

Defensive linemen 

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL
Linebackers


Defensive backs 

DB/P

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

Special teams

  • None

Roster updated 2011-07-08

Austria

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Austria National Football 2011 World Cup Team roster
Quarterbacks


Running backs


Wide receivers


Offensive linemen 
OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

Defensive linemen 

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL
Linebackers


Defensive backs 

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

Special teams 

K/P

Roster Archived 2012-06-26 at the Wayback Machine updated 2011-07-11

Canada

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Canada National Football 2011 World Cup Team roster
Quarterbacks


Running backs 

FB


Wide receivers 

WR/RB


Offensive linemen 
OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

Defensive linemen 

DL

DL

DL

DL

DT

DT/LB
Linebackers 
LB

MLB

LB/DB

LB/LS

LB

LB

LB

Defensive backs 

DB

DB

DB

CB

DB

CB

DB

DB

HB/SAM/FS

Special teams 

K/P
Inactive List 
  RB

Roster updated 2011-07-09

France

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France National Football 2011 World Cup Team roster
Quarterbacks


Running backs


Wide receivers


Offensive linemen 
OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

Defensive linemen 

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL
Linebackers


Defensive backs 

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

Special teams 

K/P

Roster updated 2011-07-08

Germany

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Germany National Football 2011 World Cup Team roster
Quarterbacks


Running backs


Wide receivers 

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

WR

TE

WR

TE
Offensive linemen 
OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

Defensive linemen 

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL
Linebackers


Defensive backs 

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

Special teams 

K/P

Roster updated 2011-07-07

Japan

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Japan National Football 2011 World Cup Team roster
Quarterbacks 
QB/WR

QB/RB


Running backs


Wide receivers 

TE

TE


Offensive linemen 
OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

Defensive linemen 

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL
Linebackers 
LB

LB

LB

LB

LB

LB

Defensive backs 

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

DB

Special teams 

K/P

Roster updated 2011-07-08

Mexico

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Mexico National Football 2011 World Cup Team roster
Quarterbacks


Running backs


Wide receivers


Offensive linemen 
OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

Defensive linemen 

DE

DE

DT

DE

DT

DL
Linebackers


Defensive backs 

CB

SS

FS

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

SS

Special teams 

K

Roster updated 2011-07-08

United States

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USA National Football 2011 World Cup Team roster
Quarterbacks


Running backs 

FB/TE


Receivers 

TE
Offensive linemen 
OL

OL

OL

OL

C

OL

OT

C

Defensive linemen 

DE

DL

DT

DT

DL

DT

DL

DL/OL
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Defensive backs 

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CB

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CB/S

S

CB

S

DB

CB

Special teams 

K/P

Roster updated 2011-07-08

Matches

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Group 1

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Team Pld W L PF PA
  United States 3 3 0 126 14
  Mexico 3 2 1 94 32
  Germany 3 1 2 52 90
  Australia 3 0 3 20 156
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Australia 0 0 000
  United States 13 21 131461

at Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria

  • Date: July 8, 2011
  • Game time: 15:00
  • Game weather: 24°C, light wind, sunny
  • Game attendance: 6,000
  • Box score
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Mexico 7 3 21022
  Germany 0 7 0815

at Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria

  • Date: July 8, 2011
  • Game time: 19:00
  • Game weather: 23°C, light wind, cloudy
  • Game attendance: 4,500
  • Box score
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Australia 0 0 000
  Mexico 7 21 251265

at Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria

  • Date: July 10, 2011
  • Game time: 15:00
  • Game weather: 28°C, no wind, cloudy
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Referee: K. Yokochi
  • Box score
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  United States 7 21 20048
  Germany 0 7 007

at Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria

  • Date: July 10, 2011
  • Game time: 19:00
  • Game weather: 26°C, light wind, cloudy
  • Game attendance: 6,800
  • Referee: F. Rasmussen
  • Box score
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Germany 14 9 0730
  Australia 7 7 6020

at Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria

  • Date: July 12, 2011
  • Game time: 15:00
  • Game weather: 30°C, light wind, sunny
  • Game attendance: 1,500
  • Referee: K.Yokochi
  • Box score
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Mexico 0 0 707
  United States 0 10 0717

at Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria

  • Date: July 12, 2011
  • Game time: 19:00
  • Game weather: 28°C, light wind, sunny
  • Game attendance: 4,800
  • Referee: F.Rasmussen
  • Box score

Group 2

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Team Pld W L PF PA
  Canada 3 3 0 112 51
  Japan 3 2 1 86 47
  France 3 1 2 44 96
  Austria 3 0 3 36 84
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Japan 0 17 0724
  Austria 0 6 006

at UPC-Arena, Graz Austria

  • Date: July 9, 2011
  • Game time: 15:00
  • Game weather: 32°C, light wind, sunny
  • Game attendance: 6,000
  • Referee: Bill LeMonnier
  • Box score
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Canada 7 17 71445
  France 7 3 0010

at UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria

  • Date: July 9, 2011
  • Game time: 19:00
  • Game weather: 28°C, light wind, sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Box score
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  France 0 0 7310
  Japan 7 14 7735

at UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria

  • Date: July 11, 2011
  • Game time: 15:00
  • Game weather: 28°C, light wind, cloudy
  • Game attendance: 2,500
  • Referee: Bill LeMonnier
  • Box score
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Austria 0 0 01414
  Canada 7 7 71536

at UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria

  • Date: July 11, 2011
  • Game time: 19:00
  • Game weather: 26°C, light wind, cloudy
  • Game attendance: 4,500
  • Referee: H.H.Rieske
  • Box score
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Canada 7 10 01431
  Japan 7 7 6727

at UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria

  • Date: July 13, 2011
  • Game time: 15:00
  • Game weather: 30°C, light wind, cloudy
  • Game attendance: 2,000
  • Referee: H.H.Rieske
  • Box score
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  France 0 0 17724
  Austria 0 3 01316

at UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria

  • Date: July 13, 2011
  • Game time: 19:00
  • Game weather: 30°C, light wind, sunny
  • Game attendance: 4,800
  • Referee: W.D.Le Monnier
  • Box score

7th place match

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Australia 0 3 7010
  Austria 14 14 61448

at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria

  • Date: July 15, 2011
  • Game time: 15:00
  • Game weather: 23°C, light wind, sunny
  • Game attendance: 4,128
  • Referee: K.Yokochi
  • Box score

5th place match

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
  France 0 7 7317
  Germany 0 7 7721

at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria

  • Date: July 16, 2011
  • Game time: 15:00
  • Game weather: 25°C, Light wind, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 16,800
  • Referee: W.D. Le Monnier
  • Box Score

Bronze medal match

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Mexico 0 7 0714
  Japan 0 10 7017

at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria

  • Date: July 15, 2011
  • Game time: 19:00
  • Game weather: 23°C, Light wind, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 4,128
  • Referee: H. Henning
  • Box Score

Gold medal match

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Canada 0 7 007
  United States 7 30 13050

at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria

  • Date: July 16, 2011
  • Game time: 19:00
  • Game weather: 28°C, Light wind, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 20,000
  • Referee: F. Rasmussen
  • Box score

The United States routed Canada 50–7 in the gold medal game of the 2011 IFAF Senior World Championship. The 20,000 fans in attendance at Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, Austria, set a record for an IFAF Championship game. The game was never close, with Team USA leading 37–7 at halftime. Team USA dominated the rushing game, outgaining Canada 247-48, with four different players scoring touchdowns on the ground. While Henry Harris led the way for the Americans on the ground, with 114 yards on 15 carries and a TD, RB Nate Kmic was the only American to score two touchdowns on the day. Team USA quarterback Cody Hawkins was 13 of 21 for 161 yards and 2 TD passes. The U.S. defense recorded four sacks, and Jordan Lake caught two interceptions. One bright spot for team Canada was Shamawd Chambers, whose 7 receptions for 74 yards bested the Americans.

Individual Statistics

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Passing

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# Player Att Comp YDS TD INT
1   Joachim Ullrich 96 58 881 6 5
2   Michael Faulds 97 64 805 6 4
3   Cody Hawkins 88 60 784 5 1
4   Max Sprauel 98 57 575 5 1
5   Tetsuo Takata 80 48 559 3 1
6   Rodrigo O.Perez 72 49 556 3 1
7   Kiernan Dorney 83 40 465 3 3
8   Christoph Gross 72 31 377 1 4
9   Bruno Márquez 42 22 368 2 2
10   Thomas Haider 38 23 363 3 2

Receiving

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# Player No. YDS TD Long
1   Niklas Römer 14 253 2 50
2   Nate Kmic 6 236 1 53
3   Jose Antonio Alfonso 13 226 1 76
4   Scott Valberg 13 189 1 52
5   Shamawd Chambers 13 174 2 47
6   Jakob Dieplinger 9 173 2 54
7   Michihiro Ogawa 9 157 1 38
8   Oscar Ruiz 12 152 1 44
9   Jeremy Rabot 10 139 2 71
10   Locklan Gilbert 5 134 2 76

All-tournament teams

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[5]

Head Coach of the tournament:   Mel Tjeerdsma
MVP of the tournament:   Nate Kmic #1 RB

First team selections

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Position Country No. Name
OL   70 Santiago Maltos
OL   77 Dane Wardenburg
OL   75 Nick Rossi
OL   61 Matt Norman
OL   66 Zachary Pollari
RB   33 Matt Walter
RB   28 Henry Harris
RB/WR   1 Nate Kmic
WR   84 Shamawd Chambers
WR   11 Naoki Maeda
QB   7 Cody Hawkins
K   19 Jose Carlos Maltos
DL   91 Charles Bay
DL   99 Daniel Calvin
DL   90 Adriano Belli
LB   44 Zach Watkins
LB   54 Anthony Maggiacomo
LB   56 Manuel Padilla
LB   23 Osayi Osunde
DB   20 Sammy Okpro
DB   12 DeWayne Lewis
DB   27 Jeff Franklin
DB   21 Koki Kato

Second team selections

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Position Country No. Name
OL   79 Valentin Gruber
OL   65 Josh Koeppel
OL   50 Nick Wieland
OL   67 Alex Alvarez
OL   64 Sascha Sauer
RB   22 Dimitri Kiernan
RB   23 Jonathan Barrera
RB/WR   84 Niklas Römer
WR   1 Jakob Dieplinger
WR   18 Jeremy Rabot
QB   3 Michael Faulds
K   15 Daisuke Aoki
DL   45 Giovanni Nanguy
DL   43 Yasuo Wakisaka
DL   98 Tyler Roach
LB   43 Terrence Jackson
LB   5 Jorge Valdez
LB   13 Jasson Scott
LB   58 Florian Hueter
DB   22 Stefan Virgil
DB   21 Troy Adams
DB   7 Leonard Greene
DB   3 Arnaud Vidaller

References

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  1. ^ AFBOE (2010-05-27). "Test gegen Augustana markiert WM-Start" [Test against Augustana marked World Cup Start] (in German). AFBOE. Archived from the original on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b IFAF (2009-07-05). "Austria to Host 2011 IFAF Senior World Championship". IFAF. Archived from the original on 2012-11-16. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ^ IFAF (2009-07-10). "Record Number of Attendees at 2009 IFAF Congress". IFAF. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ^ Japan to play at WC
  5. ^ IFAF Names World Championship All-Tournament Team
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