IFAF Women's World Championship

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IFAF Women's World Championship
Sport American football
Founded 2010
No. of teams 8
Most recent champion(s)  United States (1st title)
Most titles  United States (1 title)

The IFAF Women's World Championship is the international championship for women in American football. The first event was held in 2010, in Stockholm, Sweden, with six countries competing, and was won by the United States. The second event will be held in August 2013, in New Brunswick, Canada, this time with eight countries competing.[1]

Results [edit]

Year Host Final Third-place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2010
Details
Sweden
Sweden[2]

United States
[3]
66–0
Canada

Finland[4]
26–18
Germany
2013
Details
Finland
Finland

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Canada to host second IFAF Women's World Championship in 2013". USA Football. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012. "Canada will host the second International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Women’s World Championship when the national teams of eight countries converge on New Brunswick in August 2013." 
  2. ^ "SWEDEN WELCOMES FIRST IFAF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". International Federation of American Football. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011. "The world's best female American Football players will converge on Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden, from June 26 to July 4 for the inaugural International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Women's World Championship." 
  3. ^ "USA Wins Gold Medal at Inaugural IFAF Women's World Championship of American Football". USA Football. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011. "The United States won the first IFAF Women's World Championship gold medal with a 66-0 victory over Canada at the Zinkensdamms IP Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden, today." 
  4. ^ "USA Wins Gold Medal at Inaugural IFAF Women's World Championship of American Football". USA Football. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011. "Earlier in the day, Finland won the Bronze medal with a 26-18 win over Germany, while on a good day for Scandinavia, host Sweden took fifth place overall by beating Austria 20-18."