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
Dates	July 10 – July 12
No. of nations	4
Final positions
Champions	Japan
Runner-up	Mexico
Third-place	Germany
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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
	France	6
					Japan	34
					Mexico	14
	Mexico	21
	Germany	17
					Third place
					Germany	36
					France	7

Semi finals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Japan	0	0	20	3	23
France	0	0	0	6	6

at Stadion an der Berliner Straße

• Date: July 10
• Game time: 14:00
• Game attendance: 1200
• Referee: Jim Briggs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mexico	7	0	7	7	21
Germany	0	3	0	14	17

at Stadion an der Berliner Straße

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

Final

	1	2	3	4	Total
Japan	0	17	7	10	34
Mexico	7	0	7	0	14

at Herbert Dröse Stadion

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

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

References