The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) is the international governing body of American Football associations. The IFAF oversees the organisation and promotion of all amateur international competitions across both contact and non contact versions of the game,[2] including the IFAF World Championship of American Football, which is held every four years. The IFAF became a provisionary member of SportAccord in 2003, and became a full SportAccord member in 2005. The organisation's head office is located in the French commune of La Courneuve, in the Île-de-Franceregion.
European Woman's tackle football championship, every four years.
European Men's flag football championship, every two years.
European Woman's flag football championship, every two years.
Under-15 and Under-17 European Flag football championships (Men and Women), every two years.
Asiaedit
Asian Flag football Championship (Men), every two years.
Asian beach Flag football championships. (Men), every two years.
Asia-Oceania Flag football championships. (Men and Woman), every two years.
Oceaniaedit
Oceania Flag Football Championships. (Men and Women). Every two years
Oceania Bowl, winner represents Oceania in the World Championship, every four years.
Junior Oceania Bowl, winner represents Oceania in the U-19 World Championship, every two years.
Governance controversy and schismedit
Following the cancellation of the 2015 IFAF World Championship in Sweden for financial reasons, the event was moved to the United States. In February 2015 Tommy Wiking resigned as president of IFAF due to the cancellation of the event. During the 2015 meeting, Tommy Wiking was illegitimately put[clarification needed] as president, and caused a schism. One group, in New York, elected Roope Norenen as interim president in September 2014, and Richard MacLean in 2015. The other group, based in Paris, recognized Tommy Wiking as president.
In September 2016, "IFAF in Paris" suspended six nations for not submitting players information for anti-doping, The suspended nations were the United States, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Finland, and Denmark. A group of European federations wished for a reunification of the sport during a December 2016 meeting in Rome.[5] In May 2017, after a split that created rival groupings of the International Federation of American Football, the IFAF grouping based in Paris stripped its recognition of USA Football,[6] citing disputes over anti-doping enforcement. IFAF (Paris) instead recognized the United States Federation of American Football as the USA's governing body,[7] and the USFAF organized a team to participate in the 2017 World Games, in which it won a bronze medal. The grouping of the IFAF based in New York continued to recognize USA Football[8] and organized the 2017 Women's World Championships, which the USA won.[9]
In March 2018, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) determined that the IFAF (NY) was the proper governing entity and voided all decisions of the other IFAF entity, including their decision to strip USA Football of its recognition.[10] USA Football is currently the internationally recognized governing body for American football in the United States.[11]
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IFAF redirects here For The International Federation of Association Football see FIFA Not to be confused with World League of American Football This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources International Federation of American Football news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 template removal help The International Federation of American Football IFAF is the international governing body of American Football associations The IFAF oversees the organisation and promotion of all amateur international competitions across both contact and non contact versions of the game 2 including the IFAF World Championship of American Football which is held every four years The IFAF became a provisionary member of SportAccord in 2003 and became a full SportAccord member in 2005 The organisation s head office is located in the French commune of La Courneuve in the Ile de France region International Federation of American FootballAbbreviationIFAFFormation1998 25 years ago 1998 TypeSports federationLegal statusGoverning body of American footballHeadquartersLa Courneuve FranceRegion servedWorldwideMembership74 members April 2023 1 PresidentPierre TrochetMain organCongressAffiliationsARISFWebsiteamericanfootball sport Contents 1 Structure and organization 2 Members 3 Top competitions 3 1 World 3 2 America 3 3 Europe 3 4 Asia 3 5 Oceania 4 Governance controversy and schism 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksStructure and organization editThe IFAF recognizes in their respective areas the following branches and has 74 members as of September 2023 3 4 IFAF Africa 12 IFAF Americas 16 IFAF Asia 12 IFAF Europe 29 European Championship of American football IFAF Oceania 5Members editAfrica 12 nbsp Cameroon nbsp Congo nbsp Egypt nbsp Ghana nbsp Ivory Coast nbsp Kenya nbsp Nigeria nbsp South Africa nbsp Sudan nbsp Tunisia nbsp Uganda nbsp ZimbabweAmericas 16 nbsp Argentina nbsp Brazil nbsp Canada nbsp Chile nbsp Colombia nbsp Cuba nbsp El Salvador nbsp Guatemala nbsp Haiti nbsp Honduras nbsp Jamaica nbsp Mexico nbsp Nicaragua nbsp Panama nbsp United States nbsp UruguayAsia 12 nbsp Hong Kong nbsp India nbsp Indonesia nbsp Japan nbsp Jordan nbsp Kazakhstan nbsp Kuwait nbsp Malaysia nbsp Philippines nbsp Singapore nbsp South Korea nbsp VietnamEurope 29 nbsp Austria nbsp Belarus nbsp Belgium nbsp Croatia nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Denmark nbsp Finland nbsp France nbsp Georgia nbsp Germany nbsp Great Britain nbsp Hungary nbsp Ireland nbsp Israel nbsp Italy nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Malta nbsp Netherlands nbsp Norway nbsp Poland nbsp Romania nbsp Russia nbsp Serbia nbsp Slovakia nbsp Slovenia nbsp Spain nbsp Sweden nbsp Switzerland nbsp Turkey nbsp UkraineOceania 5 nbsp Australia nbsp New Caledonia nbsp New Zealand nbsp Papua New Guinea nbsp French PolynesiaTop competitions editWorld edit Senior Men s World Championship Men every four years Senior Women s World Championship Women every four years Under 19 World Championship Men every four years Senior Men s Flag Football World Championship Men every two years Senior Women s Flag Football World Championship Women every two years Senior Beach Football World Championship Women Men and Mixed every two years World University American Football Championship Men every two years International Bowl men every year The World Games flag and tackle various years next event in 2025 Youth international cup Men Women every year Olympic Games Men various years America edit Americas Continental Championship Men and Women Every two years Central America Bowl Men Winner qualifies for the Senior World championship Every four years Under 18 and Under 19 North American Championships various years Under 15 and Under 17 North American Flag football Championships Men and Woman first edition held in 2023 South American Flag football Championships Men and Woman Every two years Europe edit European Championship every four years European U 19 Championship every two years European Woman s tackle football championship every four years European Men s flag football championship every two years European Woman s flag football championship every two years Under 15 and Under 17 European Flag football championships Men and Women every two years Asia edit Asian Flag football Championship Men every two years Asian beach Flag football championships Men every two years Asia Oceania Flag football championships Men and Woman every two years Oceania edit Oceania Flag Football Championships Men and Women Every two years Oceania Bowl winner represents Oceania in the World Championship every four years Junior Oceania Bowl winner represents Oceania in the U 19 World Championship every two years Governance controversy and schism editFollowing the cancellation of the 2015 IFAF World Championship in Sweden for financial reasons the event was moved to the United States In February 2015 Tommy Wiking resigned as president of IFAF due to the cancellation of the event During the 2015 meeting Tommy Wiking was illegitimately put clarification needed as president and caused a schism One group in New York elected Roope Norenen as interim president in September 2014 and Richard MacLean in 2015 The other group based in Paris recognized Tommy Wiking as president In September 2016 IFAF in Paris suspended six nations for not submitting players information for anti doping The suspended nations were the United States Japan Canada Mexico Finland and Denmark A group of European federations wished for a reunification of the sport during a December 2016 meeting in Rome 5 In May 2017 after a split that created rival groupings of the International Federation of American Football the IFAF grouping based in Paris stripped its recognition of USA Football 6 citing disputes over anti doping enforcement IFAF Paris instead recognized the United States Federation of American Football as the USA s governing body 7 and the USFAF organized a team to participate in the 2017 World Games in which it won a bronze medal The grouping of the IFAF based in New York continued to recognize USA Football 8 and organized the 2017 Women s World Championships which the USA won 9 In March 2018 the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS determined that the IFAF NY was the proper governing entity and voided all decisions of the other IFAF entity including their decision to strip USA Football of its recognition 10 USA Football is currently the internationally recognized governing body for American football in the United States 11 See also edit nbsp American Football portalList of American and Canadian football leagues NFL Europe IFAF Flag Football World Championship IFAF Junior World ChampionshipReferences edit Member Federations International Federation of American Football Retrieved 28 September 2023 History International Federation of American Football Retrieved 2023 10 03 IFAF Congress ratifies new structure usafootball com 7 July 2012 Retrieved 30 December 2015 Kelly Roger 18 August 2014 Structural changes on the horizon for American Football in Europe AmericanFootballInternational com Retrieved 30 December 2015 European federations attempt to reunify American football with series of measures following crunch Rome meeting 9 December 2016 Retrieved 2017 11 30 Football IFAF Accepts USFAF as Provisional Member from USA IFAF Archived from the original on 2017 05 16 IFAF Articles View 1654 Archived from the original on 2017 07 26 IFAF Articles View 1659 Archived from the original on 2017 07 26 Court of Arbitration rules against IFAF Paris affirms Tommy Wiking resigned as President 28 September 2017 Nations Americas NATIONS International American Football Archived from the original on 2018 05 02 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Federation of American Football amp oldid 1182916736, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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