2003 IFAF World Cup
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GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Berliner Strasse Stadion
The Helmut-Schön-Sportpark is an American Football stadium for the Wiesbaden Phantoms American football team in Wiesbaden, Germany. It was built in 1907. Capacity of the venue is 11,498 people. It was used as a venue for the 2003 IFAF World Cup. Before 2009, it was called Stadion an der Berliner...
, Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
Herbert Dröse Stadion
Herbert Dröse Stadion
The Herbert Dröse Stadion is an American Football stadium for the Hanau Hornets American football team in Hanau, Germany. It was built in 1951. Capacity of the venue is 16,000. It was used as a venue for the 2003 IFAF World Cup....
, Hanau
Hanau
Hanau is a town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main. Its station is a major railway junction.- Geography :...
Japan
Mexico GermanyThe 2003 IFAF World Championship was the second instance of the IFAF World Championship, an American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
world championship held by International Federation of American Football
International Federation of American Football
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(IFAF). The tournament was held in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
at Herbert Dröse Stadion
Herbert Dröse Stadion
The Herbert Dröse Stadion is an American Football stadium for the Hanau Hornets American football team in Hanau, Germany. It was built in 1951. Capacity of the venue is 16,000. It was used as a venue for the 2003 IFAF World Cup....
and Berliner Strasse Stadion
Berliner Strasse Stadion
The Helmut-Schön-Sportpark is an American Football stadium for the Wiesbaden Phantoms American football team in Wiesbaden, Germany. It was built in 1907. Capacity of the venue is 11,498 people. It was used as a venue for the 2003 IFAF World Cup. Before 2009, it was called Stadion an der Berliner...
. Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
won the championship for the second year in a row.
Participants
(Asian champion) (American champion) (European representatives) (Qualify automatically as the hosts)Venues
| Venue | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Berliner Strasse Stadion | Wiesbaden Wiesbaden Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens... , Hesse Hesse Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state... |
11,498 |
| Herbert Dröse Stadion Herbert Dröse Stadion The Herbert Dröse Stadion is an American Football stadium for the Hanau Hornets American football team in Hanau, Germany. It was built in 1951. Capacity of the venue is 16,000. It was used as a venue for the 2003 IFAF World Cup.... |
Hanau Hanau Hanau is a town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main. Its station is a major railway junction.- Geography :... , Hesse Hesse Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state... |
16,000 |
Rounds
Semi finals
Final
Winner
| 2003 IFAF World Cup Winners |
|---|
 JAPAN Japan national American football team The Japan national American football team represents Japan in international American football competitions. The team is controlled by the Japan American Football Association, and has been one of the world's strongest international teams since it began participating regularly in international... Second Title |
Statistics
| Pos | Team | Games | Win | Lose | Points for | Points against | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 20 | +37 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 51 | -16 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 28 | +25 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 59 | -46 |