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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

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

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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
 
      
 
 
 
 
Japan Japan23
 
 
 
France France6
 
Japan Japan34
 
 
 
Mexico Mexico14
 
Mexico Mexico21
 
 
Germany Germany17
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Germany Germany36
 
 
France 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: United Kingdom 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: Sweden 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: United Kingdom 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 Japan Yuichi Tomizawa DE Germany Peter Groß-Pass P/K Japan Mahoto Koyama
RB Japan Ikunori Hanna DE France Francesco Pepe Esposito RS Mexico Iván de Sandozequi
RB Japan Takuya Furutani DT Germany Cristopher Königsmann
WR Japan Masato Itai DT Japan Mirushi Fuji
WR Mexico Christian González LB Japan Kanchito Tamai
TE Germany Alexej Mittendorf LB Japan Shinzo Yamada
LT Germany Andre Mathes LB Mexico Guillermo Ruiz Burguete
LG Japan Eita Imai CB Mexico Jose Guadalupe Rafael Martiñon
C Germany Frank Söhlke CB Mexico Masahiro Nomura
RG Japan Yasushi Furuhawa FS Germany Sebastian Tuch
RT Japan Yuki Terayama SS Mexico 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.