IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships

IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships
SportFlag football
Founded2023
Most recent
champions
 Australia (men)
 China (women)
Most titles Australia
 Thailand
(men; 1 title each)
 Japan
 China
(women; 1 title each)

The IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships is an international flag football tournament for national teams of IFAF Asia and IFAF Oceania.

It replaced the IFAF Asia Flag Football Championship

History

The first IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships was held in Shah Alam, Malaysia in 2023.[1] It was established as the Asia and Oceania tournament of IFAF's biannual Continental Championships and the qualification method for the IFAF Flag Football World Championships.[2]

This is set to be followed by the second edition in Ningbo, China in 2025.[3]

Results

Asia-Oceania tournament

Men

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
2023
Details

Shah Alam
 Thailand 31–21  New Zealand  Japan 38–7  Australia
2025
Details

Ningbo
 Australia 23–19  Japan  China 41–34  American Samoa

Women

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
2023
Details

Shah Alam
 Japan 47–29  Australia  New Zealand 20–13  Malaysia
2025
Details

Ningbo
 China 36–29  Australia  Japan 42–12  American Samoa

Asia tournament

Men

Year Host Asia final Asia third place game
First place Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
2023
Details

Shah Alam
No separate Asian tournament
2025
Details

Ningbo
 Japan 40–39  China  Thailand 32–20  Indonesia

Women

Year Host Asia final Asia third place game
First place Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
2023
Details

Shah Alam
No separate Asian tournament
2025
Details

Ningbo
 China 25–22  Japan  Malaysia 19–13  Philippines

Oceania tournament

Men

Year Host Oceania final Oceania third place game
First place Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
2023
Details

Shah Alam
No separate Oceanian tournament
2025
Details

Ningbo
 Australia Double round robin  American Samoa  New Zealand Double round robin No other teams

Women

Year Host Oceania final Oceania third place game
First place Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
2023
Details

Shah Alam
No separate Oceanian tournament
2025
Details

Ningbo
 Australia Double round robin  American Samoa  New Zealand Double round robin No other teams

References

  1. ^ Azharie, Farah (29 October 2023). "Thailand, Japan win inaugural IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships". The New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Continental Flag Football Championships". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Ningbo, China to host IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships". American Football International. Retrieved 5 October 2025.