1999 IFAF World Championship
1999 IFAF World Championship Host nation Italy Dates 24 June – 4 July No. of nations 6 Champions Japan Runner-up Mexico Third-place Sweden
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]
Participants
Rosters
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
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
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
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
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
Group B
Fifth place match
Third place match
Final
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
JAPAN First Title
Statistics
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
References
Tournaments Qualification
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