IFAF Junior World Championship explained

Sport:	American football
Founded:	2009
Teams:	8 in 2024
Champion:	(4th title)
Most Champs:	(4 titles)

The IFAF Junior World Championship or IFAF World Junior Cahmpionship is a biennial competition for American football which ran from 2009 to 2020 and was the precursor of the quadrennial IFAF U20 World Cup with the first event played in 2024 in Edmonton, Canada.

IFAF U19 World Cup

The IFAF U19 World Cup is the precursor of the IFAF U20 World Cup. The U19 World Cup was the world championship of American football for players under the age of 19 organized by the International Federation of American Football. From 2012 through 2018, the age designation "U-19" was used in the tournament title. An age adjustment ratified by IFAF has repositioned the premiere junior competition as the U20 IFAF World Junior Championship in 2024 hosted in Edmonton, Alberta on a four-year cycle.^[1]

It was announced in June 2008 and the first competition started on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Canton, Ohio.^[2] The tournament replaced the eleven-year running NFL Global Junior Championship and is held every two years.

IFAF U20 World Cup

The first iteration of the competition was known as the IFAF Junior World Cup and served as the world championship of American football for players age 20 and under organized by the International Federation of American Football.

The 2020 championships scheduled for Canton, Ohio were cancelled on 3 March 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.^[3] A 2021 event was scheduled for Vancouver, Canada to replace the 2020 event. This event was cancelled on 13 March 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.^[4]

Results

Year	Host	Final			Third-place game
width=15%	Winner	width=8%	Score	width=15%	Runner-up	width=15%	3rd place	width=8%	Score	width=15%	4th place
2009 Details	United States	^[5]	41–3		^[6]	42–27
2012 Details	United States	^[7]	23–17			7–0
2014 Details	Kuwait	^[8]	40–17			31–30
2016 Details	China	^[9]	24–6			24–7
2018 Details	Mexico		13–7			61–9
2024 Details	Canada		20–9			32–25

Notes and References

News: Football Canada have been awarded hosting rights for the 2024 IFAF World U20 Championship.. 25 February 2019. 2017-08-08.
Web site: IFAF Junior World Championship . International Federation of American Football . 23 October 2011 . The inaugural IFAF Junior World Championship will be played at Fawcett Stadium at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in the summer of 2009. .
Web site: IFAF postpones 2020 World Junior and World Flag Championships. March 3, 2020. footballcanada.com.
Web site: IFAF cancels 2021 Under 20 World Championships. March 13, 2021. American Football International.
Web site: THE U.S., BEATS CANADA IN FINAL . 5 July 2009 . Football Canada . PDF . 23 October 2011 . The United States defeated Canada 41–3 in the final on Sunday at the 2009 IFAF World Junior Football Championships in Canton, Ohio. . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425023902/http://24760.vws.magma.ca/useredits/Image/THE%20U.S.,%20BEATS%20CANADA%20IN%20FINAL.pdf . 25 April 2012 . dead .
Web site: THE U.S., BEATS CANADA IN FINAL . 5 July 2009 . Football Canada . PDF . 23 October 2011 . Japan defeated Mexico 42–27 on Saturday for the bronze medal. . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425023902/http://24760.vws.magma.ca/useredits/Image/THE%20U.S.,%20BEATS%20CANADA%20IN%20FINAL.pdf . 25 April 2012 . dead .
Web site: CANADA WINS U-19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP . https://archive.today/20130218045329/http://www.ifaf.info/articles/view/1322/L2FydGljbGVzL2ZlYXR1cmVkL2luZGV4L3BhZ2U6Mw. dead . 18 February 2013 . 8 July 2012 . IFAF . 18 July 2011 .
Web site: 2014 IFAF U19 WC RESULTS AND FINAL STATS INFORMATION . 16 July 2014 . IFAF . 29 April 2016.
Web site: Canada defeats U.S. National Team, 24-6, in IFAF Under-19 World Championship Game . 10 July 2016 . USA Football . 11 July 2016.