2025 IFAF Women's Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championship

2025 IFAF Women's Asia Oceania Flag Football Championship
Tournament information
SportFlag football
LocationNingbo
Dates24–26 October
Host China
Venue1
Teams13
Final positions
Champions China
Runner-up Australia
3rd place Japan

The 2025 IFAF Women's Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championship is the second edition of the IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships, the continental tournament featuring national teams from IFAF Asia and IFAF Oceania. It will be held from 24 to 26 October, 2025 in Ningbo, China.[1] The top three teams will qualify for the 2026 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship in Düsseldorf, Germany.[2]

Host selection

China was awarded the hosting rights for the tournament on July 24, 2025. The Asia Oceania tournament will be the second flag football tournament China will host after the women's flag football event at the 2025 World Games.[3] The championships will mark China's first time of hosting a major International Federation of American Football (IFAF) event.[4]

Draw

Pool A Pool B Pool E
 Japan  South Korea  New Zealand
 Thailand  Malaysia  Australia
 Indonesia  Philippines  American Samoa
 Hong Kong  India
 China  Jordan

Group stage

Asia tournament

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Japan 4 4 0 174 59 +115 Semifinals — 33–18 56–35 41–0 44–6
2  China (H) 4 3 1 147 85 +62 — — 40–20 48–32 41–0
3  Indonesia 4 2 2 127 132 −5 5th–8th semifinals — — — 33–24 39–12
4  Thailand 4 1 3 70 128 −58 — — — 14–6
5  Hong Kong 4 0 4 24 138 −114 Ninth place game — — — — —
Source: IFAF
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Philippines 4 4 0 144 18 +126 Semifinals — 19–12 35–6 28–0 62–0
2  Malaysia 4 3 1 111 38 +73 — — 32–7 33–0 34–12
3  South Korea 4 2 2 72 99 −27 5th–8th semifinals — — — 25–12 34–20
4  Jordan 4 1 3 38 98 −60 — — — — 26–12
5  India 4 0 4 44 156 −112 Ninth place game — — — — —
Source: IFAF

Oceania tournament

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Australia 4 3 1 97 50 +47 Asia-Oceania final and 2026 World Championship — 38–12 20–19
2  American Samoa 4 2 2 61 90 −29 Asia-Oceania third place playoff 6–27 — 21–12
3  New Zealand 4 1 3 57 75 −18 13–12 13–22 —
Source: IFAF

Final round

Final bracket

Asia semifinals Asia final Asia Oceania final
         
A1  Japan 33
B2  Malaysia 0
A1  Japan 22
B2  China 25
B1  Philippines 6
A2  China 47
B2  China 36
C1  Australia 29
Asia Oceania third place
A1  Japan 42
C2  American Samoa 12
Asia bronze medal game
   
B2  Malaysia 19
B1  Philippines 13

Source: IFAF 1, 2

Consolation bracket

5th–8th playoffs Fifth place game
      
A3  Indonesia 53
B4  Jordan 0
A3  Indonesia 41
B4  Thailand 20
B3  South Korea 0
A4  Thailand 46 Seventh place game
B4  Jordan 26
B3  South Korea 19
Ninth place medal game
   
A5  Hong Kong 27
B5  India 18

Source: IFAF 1, 2

Standings

Asia Oceania Asia-Oceania
Rank Team Rank Team Rank Team
1  China 1  Australia  China
2  Japan 2  American Samoa  Australia
3  Malaysia 3  New Zealand  Japan
4  Philippines 4  American Samoa
5  Indonesia
6  Thailand
7  Jordan
8  South Korea
9  Hong Kong
10  India

Source: IFAF

See also

References

  1. ^ Preston, Michael (3 October 2025). "A Record Number of Nations Head to China For Asia-Oceania Flag 2025". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ Preston, Michael (3 October 2025). "Asia-Oceania Flag Opens With China vs Japan Clash". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Asia-Oceania Championships awarded to China". Francs Jeux. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Interview: Federation chief confident of China's flag football potential with Olympic boost". Xinhua. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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