2011 IFAF World Championship
| File:2011 IFAF World Cup logo.png | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
| Dates | July 8 – July 16 |
| No. of nations | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions File:Gold medal blank.svg | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (2nd title) |
| Runner-up File:Silver medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Third-place File:Bronze medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| MVP of the tournament | United States Nate Kmic |
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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]
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, 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
[edit | edit source]List of qualified teams
[edit | edit source]The following 8 teams qualified for the final tournament:
- EFAF (3)
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria - qualify automatically as host nation.
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany - qualify as a result of reaching the final of the 2010 EFAF European Championship.
- File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France - qualify as a result of reaching the final of the 2010 EFAF European Championship.
- PAFAF (3)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States - qualify automatically as current champions through winning the 2007 IFAF World Cup.
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
- AFAF (1)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan - qualified after defeating South Korea in a qualifying match in February 2011 (76–0).[4]
- OFAF (1)
Venues
[edit | edit source]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 |
| File:Umbau Tivoli Neu.JPG | File:UPC-Arena Front New.jpg | File:Ernst-happel-stadion vienna.jpg |
Rosters
[edit | edit source]Australia
[edit | edit source]Austria
[edit | edit source]| Austria National Football 2011 World Cup Team roster | ||||||
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Roster Archived 2012-06-26 at the Wayback Machine updated 2011-07-11 | ||||
Canada
[edit | edit source]France
[edit | edit source]| France National Football 2011 World Cup Team roster | ||||||
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Roster updated 2011-07-08 | ||||
Germany
[edit | edit source]Japan
[edit | edit source]Mexico
[edit | edit source]United States
[edit | edit source]Matches
[edit | edit source]Group 1
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 14 |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 32 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 90 |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 156 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 13 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 61 |
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 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
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 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 7 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 65 |
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 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 7 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 48 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
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 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 51 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 86 | 47 |
| File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 96 |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 84 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
- 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 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 36 |
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 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
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 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
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
[edit | edit source]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 48 |
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
[edit | edit source]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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
[edit | edit source]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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
[edit | edit source]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 7 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 50 |
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
[edit | edit source]Passing
[edit | edit source]| # | Player | Att | Comp | YDS | TD | INT |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]| # | 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
[edit | edit source]Head Coach of the tournament: United States Mel Tjeerdsma
MVP of the tournament: United States Nate Kmic #1 RB
First team selections
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]| 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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