IFAF Asia Flag Football Championship

IFAF Asia Flag Football Championships
SportFlag football
Founded2015
Ceased2017
No. of teams6–8
Most titles Thailand
 Japan (1 each)

The IFAF Asia Flag Football Championship is an international flag football tournament for national teams of IFAF Asia. It was held two times in 2015 and 2017 which was won by Thailand and Japan respectively.[1] The supposed first edition was scheduled to take place in 2014 in Kuwait but was not held.[2]

The tournament served as the qualification tournament for Asian teams in the IFAF Flag Football World Championships.

It was replaced by the IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships in 2023.

Summary

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game Ref.
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
2015
Ho Chi Minh City 		 Thailand 27–20  Japan  South Korea 22–19  Philippines [3]
2017
Taguig 		 Japan 31–20  Thailand  South Korea 32–26  Philippines [4][5]

2015 edition

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Philippines 3 3 0 0 101 19 +82 Semifinals — 36–7 19–12
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 95 57 +38 —
3  Malaysia 3 0 1 2 65 81 −16 5th–8th place 14–23 —
4  Vietnam (H) 3 0 1 2 46 150 −104 0–46 7–65 39–39 —
Source: RMIT Vietnam
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 113 64 +49 Semifinals — 34–33
2  Thailand 3 2 0 1 132 83 +49 —
3  Kuwait 3 1 0 2 93 84 +9 5th–8th place 24–25 31–41 —
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 43 150 −107 7–54 18–58 18–38 —
Source: RMIT Vietnam

Placement matches

5th–8th place semifinals 5th place
      
A4  Vietnam 12
B3  Kuwait 48
B3  Kuwait 29
A3  Malaysia 25
B4  Saudi Arabia 26
A3  Malaysia 41 7th place
A4  Vietnam 6
B4  Saudi Arabia 47

Knock-out stage

Semifinals Finals
      
B1  Japan 39
A2  South Korea 12
B1  Japan 20
B2  Thailand 27
B2  Thailand 48
A1  Philippines 20 Third place
A1  Philippines 19
A2  South Korea 22

2017 edition

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Japan 2 2 0 0 69 32 +37 Semifinals — 28–25
2  South Korea 2 1 0 1 44 53 −9 Quarterfinals 7–41 —
3  Kuwait 2 0 0 2 37 65 −28 12–37 —
Source: IFAF Asia

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Thailand 2 1 1 0 110 52 +58 Semifinals — 71–13
2  Philippines (H) 2 1 1 0 97 51 +46 Quarterfinals 39–39 —
3  Vietnam 2 0 0 2 25 129 −104 12–58 —
Source: IFAF Asia
(H) Hosts

Knock-out stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
A1  Japan 40
B2  Philippines 33 B2  Philippines 19
A3  Kuwait 31 A1  Japan 39
B1  Thailand 21
B1  Thailand 39
A2  South Korea 44 A2  South Korea 21
B3  Vietnam 0 Third place
B2  Philippines 26
A2  South Korea 32

Placement match

5th place
   
B3  Vietnam 7
A3  Kuwait 66

Participating nations

Nation
2015
2017		 Years
 Japan 2nd 1st 2
 Malaysia 6th 1
 Kuwait 5th 5th 2
 Philippines 4th 4th 2
 Saudi Arabia 7th 1
 South Korea 3rd 3rd 2
 Thailand 1st 2nd 2
 Vietnam 8th 6th 2
Total 8 6

References

  1. ^ "Roll of Honour". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  2. ^ "ATFAP gears up for Asian Continental tilt". The Philippine Star. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Asian Friendly Flag Football Tournament RMIT Vietnam 2015". IFAF Asia Flag Football Championship RMIT Vietnam 2015. 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025 – via Facebook.
  4. ^ "Final Standings of the IFAF Asia Asian Flag Football Championship, Manila 2017". IFAF Asia - International Federation of American Football Asian Committee. Archived from the original on 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ "第２回 IFAF ASIA フラッグフットボール選手権開催のお知らせ". Japan American Football Association (in Japanese). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
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