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World University American Football Championship

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World University American Football Championship
SportAmerican football
Founded2014
Organising bodyFISU / IFAF
No. of teams5
Most recent
champion(s)
 Mexico (3rd title)
Most titles Mexico (3)

The World University American Football Championship is an international college American football competition sponsored and organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). [1]

The 1st World University American Football Championship was held from May 1 to May 11, 2014 in Uppsala, Sweden and the last edition was held from June 16 to June 24, 2018 in Harbin, China.

The 2020 and 2022 championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From 2022, the Championship will change formats, with university teams participating rather than National teams.[2]

Results

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The tournament was held with a round-robin format, the national team with the most wins was crowned champions.

Year Host Championship game Third-place game
Winner Runner-up 3rd place 4th place
2014
Details
Sweden
Uppsala, Sweden

Mexico

Japan

Sweden

Finland
2016
Details
Mexico
Monterrey, Mexico

Mexico

United States

Japan

China
2018
Details
China
Harbin, China

Mexico

United States

Japan

South Korea

References

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  1. ^ "FISU American Football – the World University Championship".
  2. ^ "FISU American Football". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2021-10-06.