1999 IFAF World Championship

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The 1999 IFAF World Championship was the inaugural IFAF World Championship, an international American football championship run by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). It was played in Palermo, Italy from 24 June to 4 July 1999.[1] The tournament was contested by six nations and was won by Japan.[1]

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1999 IFAF World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Italy
Dates24 June – 4 July
No. of nations6
Final positions
Champions  Japan
Runner-up  Mexico
Third-place  Sweden
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Participants

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Quarterbacks
  • -- Jarkko Nieminen
  • -- Petri Pekkanen

Running Backs

  • -- Mika Ahl
  • -- Jani Puustinen
  • -- Karim Segheir
  • -- Tero Talonen

Wide Receivers

  • -- Nikko Olsson
  • -- Mikko Pimminainen
  • -- Jarkko Pippola
  • -- Timo Seppänen

Tight ends

  • -- Tommi Padatsu
  • -- Jukka Ryynänen
Offensive Linemen
  • -- Stefan Andersson
  • -- Patrik Karbin
  • -- Ilkka Katainen
  • -- Jari Lyhty
  • -- Tomi Pirhonen
  • -- Marko Puustinen
  • -- Mikko Sorvali
  • -- Mikko Vento

Defensive Linemen

  • -- Seppo Evwaraye DT
  • -- Jose Hakala DE
  • -- Timo Jokela DT
  • -- Ville Kurvinen DE
  • -- Pertti Lautala DT
  • -- Pasi Lautala DT
  • -- Marko Luoma DE
Linebackers
  • -- Henri Forsberg
  • -- Matti Lottonen
  • -- Kari Lyhty
  • -- Petri Pellinen
  • -- Juhani Salo
  • -- Jarkko Ylätalo

Defensive Backs

  • -- Markus Forsberg S
  • -- Matias Forslund S
  • -- Mika Laurila S
  • -- Sebastian Lind CB
  • -- Simo Mahkonen CB
  • -- Jani Pihlman CB
  • -- Jari Savela CB
  • -- Jukka Tahvanainen CB
  • -- Jouni Virta S

Special Teams

  • -- Tapio Hentunen P
Quarterbacks
  • -- Federico Castellani
  • -- Marcello Lio
  • -- Elvis Taroni

Running Backs

  • -- Alessandro Angeloni
  • -- Massimiliano Fagotti FB
  • -- Alessandro Greco
  • -- Cristian Longhi FB
  • -- Carlo Mezzadri FB
  • -- Giosue Rizzuto

Wide Receivers

  • -- Christian Costanzo
  • -- Fabio Capodaglio
  • -- Gianluca Mannatrizio
  • -- Matteo Soresini

Tight ends

  • -- Massimo Vicinelli
Offensive Linemen
  • -- Corrado Camerino G
  • -- Emanuele Costanzo C
  • -- Alessandro Dallai G
  • -- Massimo Gertosio T
  • -- Davide Giuliano T
  • -- Placido Massella G
  • -- Stefano Neva C
  • -- Mauro Salvemini T
  • -- Armaldo Sbriccoli C
  • -- Mauro Trombetti T

Defensive Linemen

  • -- Luca Bellora DE
  • -- Corrado Camerino DT
  • -- Francesco Fabbri DT
  • -- Fabio Franzini
  • -- Fulvio Rusconi DT
Linebackers
  • -- Alessandro Aldrovandi OLB
  • -- Giuseppe Anello MLB
  • -- Claudio Biavati MLB
  • -- Massimiliano Bonomo OLB
  • -- Marco Boscolo OLB
  • -- Ottavio Carnelli OLB
  • -- Diego Gennaro OLB
  • -- Ezio Marone MLB
  • -- Paolo Orofino
  • -- Stefano Paolucci
  • -- Antonio Pauletto OLB

Defensive Backs

  • -- Stefano De Giorgi CB
  • -- Davide Donnini CB
  • -- Renato Gargiulo SS
  • -- Paolo Guerini CB
  • -- Enrico Leonardi CB
  • -- Matteo Mantovani CB
  • -- Filippo Piermaria CB
  • -- Marco Polizzi CB
  • -- Jouni Virta S
  • -- Andrea Ventura

Special Teams

  • -- Vito Lafata P/K
Quarterbacks
  •  3 Enrique Villanueva
  • 13 Diego Rodríguez
  • 19 Antonio Toro

Running Backs

  • 34 Oliver Feria
  •  1 Eduardo Núñez
  • 33 Mauricio Loustaunau
  • 21 Jerónimo Huerta

Wide Receivers

  • 88 Héctor Cuervo
  • 80 Sergio Aguilar
  •  5 Mauricio Líbano
  • 12 Víctor Narváez

Tight Ends

  • 82 Félix Joanem
Offensive Linemen


Defensive Linemen

  • 99 Erick Sámano DT
  •  6 Jesús Alfredo Muñoz DE
Linebackers


Defensive Backs

  • 27 Edgar Loyo CB
  • 10 Jesús Medina CB

Special Teams

  • 37 Alejandro Barona K
  • 20 Roberto Mendoza P
Quarterbacks
  • -- Hakan Eriksson
  • -- Martin Hejdesten
  • -- Martin Wiman

Running Backs

  • -- Kaj Dyrvold
  • -- Lars Gustafsson
  • -- Eric Hakansson
  • -- Rachid Karlsson
  • -- Niklas Karlsson

Wide Receivers

  • -- Joel Andersson
  • -- Henrik Eriksson
  • -- Benny Granqvist
  • -- Mattias Hejdesten
  • -- Yohan Ohlsson
  • -- Johan Perlstrom

Tight ends

  • -- Ola Olsson
  • -- Mikael Tagel
Offensive Linemen
  • -- Carl-Johan Blomwall
  • -- Magnus Dahlin
  • -- Ted Hagberg
  • -- Michael Jonsson
  • -- Tomas Lohr
  • -- Sighsten Lundqvist
  • -- Bjorn Marcusson
  • -- Marten Persson

Defensive Linemen

  • -- Andreas Blomquist
  • -- Jorgen Lejon
  • -- Dann Petersson
  • -- Richard Rosenholtz
  • -- Peter Rundberg
  • -- Ola Schon
  • -- Kristian Stenshamn
  • -- Jonas Svan
  • -- Anders Tibling
Linebackers
  • -- Martin Janzon
  • -- Giacomo La Cerva
  • -- Kristian Lonnesjo
  • -- Marcus Miramahdi
  • -- Stefan Skoldeback
  • -- Brian Vilborg

Defensive Backs

  • -- Mikael Berg
  • -- Andreas Ekholm
  • -- Mats Eriksson
  • -- Magnus Kullenberg
  • -- Lars Leksell
  • -- Peter Raicevic
  • -- Eric Saeden
  • -- Richard Trincas

Special Teams

Group stage

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA
 Mexico 2201430
 Italy 2112861
 Finland 2027117
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More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
 Italy 7 7 7728
 Finland 0 7 007
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  • Date: June 24
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
 Mexico 24 35 82289
 Finland 0 0 000
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  • Date: June 27
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
 Mexico 21 7 121454
 Italy 0 0 000
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  • Date: June 30

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA
 Japan 2207814
 Sweden 2113630
 Australia 202676
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More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
 Sweden 7 3 6622
 Australia 0 6 006
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  • Date: June 25
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
 Japan 7 7 7324
 Sweden 0 0 14014
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  • Date: June 28
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
 Japan 14 16 141054
 Australia 0 0 000
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  • Date: July 1

Fifth place match

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
 Australia 0 0 01010
 Finland 0 7 007
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Third place match

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
 Sweden 10 13 31238
 Italy 0 6 7013
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  • Date: July 3

Final

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Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
 Japan 0 0 0066
 Mexico 0 0 0000
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  • Date: July 4

Both teams entered the gold medal game undefeated in group play. The Mexico defense had not allowed any points, shutting out their two previous opponents, and the Mexican offense was impressive in beating Finland 89-0 (the most points ever in an IFAF Tournament game) and Italy 54-0. The Championship Game was a defensive struggle, with both teams committing turnovers (5 by Mexico, 2 by Japan), and for the first time in the tournament, Mexico did not score a point in any quarter. Japan held a slight advantage in total yards gained (233 to Mexico's 198). In overtime, Japan scored first on 5 yard pass from Sunaga to Abe. The extra point kick was wide, and Japan led 6-0. As they had all game, the Japanese defense kept Mexico out of the endzone, sealing the victory for Japan.

Winner

1999 IFAF World Cup Winners
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JAPAN
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Statistics

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Pos Team Games Win Lose Points for Points against Difference
1  Japan 3 3 0 84 14 +70
2  Mexico 3 2 1 143 6 +137
3  Sweden 3 2 1 74 43 +31
4  Italy 3 1 2 41 99 -58
5  Australia 3 1 2 16 83 -67
6  Finland 3 0 3 14 127 -113
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