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2011 IFAF World Championship

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2011 IFAF World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Austria
DatesJuly 8 – July 16
No. of nations8
Champions  United States
Runner-up  Canada
Third-place  Japan
MVP of the tournament Nate Kmic
2007
2015

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]

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 won 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 beat Canada, 50–7.

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

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

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

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


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

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Inactive List

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

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Roster updated 2011-07-08

Germany

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Germany National Football 2011 World Cup Team roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Roster updated 2011-07-07

Japan

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Japan National Football 2011 World Cup Team roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


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

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Roster updated 2011-07-08

United States

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USA National Football 2011 World Cup Team roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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
Period 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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Period 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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Period 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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Period 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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Period 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 Germany Joachim Ullrich 96 58 881 6 5
2 Canada Michael Faulds 97 64 805 6 4
3 United States Cody Hawkins 88 60 784 5 1
4 France Max Sprauel 98 57 575 5 1
5 Japan Tetsuo Takata 80 48 559 3 1
6 Mexico Rodrigo O.Perez 72 49 556 3 1
7 Australia Kiernan Dorney 83 40 465 3 3
8 Austria Christoph Gross 72 31 377 1 4
9 Mexico Bruno Márquez 42 22 368 2 2
10 Austria Thomas Haider 38 23 363 3 2

Receiving

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

All-tournament teams

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

First team selections

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

Second team selections

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