| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| No. of teams | 8 in 2024 |
| Most recent champion |  Canada (4th title) |
| Most titles | Canada (4 titles) |
TheIFAF Junior World Championship orIFAF World Junior Championship is a biennial competition forAmerican 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.
The IFAF U19 World Cup is the precursor of the IFAF U20 World Cup. The U19 World Cup was the world championship ofAmerican football for players under the age of 19 organized by theInternational 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 inEdmonton, Alberta on a four-year cycle.[1]
The first competition started in June 2009, atCanton, Ohio.[2] The tournament replaced the eleven-year runningNFL Global Junior Championship and was held every two years.
The first iteration of the competition was known as the IFAF Junior World Cup and served as the world championship ofAmerican football for players age 20 and under organized by theInternational Federation of American Football.
The 2020 championships scheduled forCanton, Ohio were cancelled in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3] A 2021 event was scheduled for Vancouver, Canada to replace the 2020 event, but was cancelled in March due to the pandemic.[4]
| Year | Host | Final | Third-place game | ||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||
| 2009 Details |  United States | United States[5] | 41–3 | Canada |  Japan[6] | 42–27 |  Mexico |
| 2012 Details | United States | Canada[7] | 23–17 | United States | Japan | 7–0 |  Austria |
| 2014 Details |  Kuwait | United States[8] | 40–17 | Canada | Mexico | 31–30 | Austria |
| 2016 Details |  China | Canada[9] | 24–6 | United States | Mexico | 24–7 | Japan |
| 2018 Details | Mexico | Canada | 13–7 | Mexico | United States | 61–9 |  Sweden |
| 2024 Details | Canada | Canada | 20–9 | Japan | Austria | 32–25 | United States |
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.
The United States defeated Canada 41–3 in the final on Sunday at the 2009 IFAF World Junior Football Championships in Canton, Ohio.
Japan defeated Mexico 42–27 on Saturday for the bronze medal.
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