Schedule announced for 2012 IFAF Under-19 World Championship in Austin, Texas
Steve Alic, USA Football Sat, 04/28/2012 - 1:56pm
Representatives from eight Under-19 football national teams spanning four continents are meeting Saturday, April 28, in Austin, Texas, to visit practice facilities, game sites and housing accommodations as well as discuss plans for the International Federation of American Football Under-19 World Championship this summer.
The tournament is June 30 to July 7 at Burger Stadium in Austin and is one of six exciting events that together comprise the first World Football Festival, which involves more than 2,000 players and coaches. The United States won the first IFAF Under-19 World Championship in 2009 in Canton, Ohio, going 3-0 to earn the gold medal.
Representing their national team programs in Austin are:
- SCOTT HALLENBECK, USA Football executive director
- FREDRIK HARALDSON, Sweden chef de mission (general manager)
- OLIVIER MORET, France head coach
- THOMAS OELSBOECK, Austria chef de mission (general manager)
- MEL PURCELL, American Samoa chef de mission (general manager)
- GUILLERMO SUAREZ, Panama chef de mission (general manager)
- NOEL THORPE, Canada head coach
- SHINZO YAMADA, Japan chef de mission (general manager)
IFAF President TOMMY WIKING released the tournament’s seedings and game schedule (all times CST).
Multi-game ticket options are now available at www.U19championship.com.
Saturday, June 30 (all games at Burger Stadium)
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9:00 a.m. |
No. 4 Panama vs. No. 5 Austria |
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11:30 a.m. |
No. 3 Japan vs. No. 6 France |
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5:00 p.m. |
No. 2 Canada vs. No. 7 Sweden |
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8:00 p.m. |
No. 1 United States vs. No. 8 American Samoa |
Tuesday, July 3
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5:00 p.m. |
JAP/FRA losing team vs. CAN/SWE losing team |
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8:00 p.m. |
PAN/AUT losing team vs. USA/AMS losing team |
Wednesday, July 4
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5:00 p.m. |
JAP/FRA winner vs. CAN/SWE winner |
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8:00 p.m. |
PAN/AUT winner vs. USA/AMS winner |
Friday, July 6
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5:00 p.m. |
Seventh-place game |
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8:00 p.m. |
Fifth-place game |
Saturday, July 7
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5:00 p.m. |
Bronze Medal Game |
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8:00 p.m. |
Gold Medal Game |
The IFAF Under-19 World Championship is part of the World Football Festival, which is June 22 to July 12 throughout Austin. Events and competitions include:
- Under-15 International Development Week, June 28 to July 5, Whitaker Fields at University of Texas
- NFL FLAG powered by USA Football Regional Tournament, June 30 and July 1, Whitaker Fields at U. of Texas
- USA Football 7-on-7 Tournament, June 30, Ellie Noack Field Sports Complex
- Under-17 International Development Week, July 5-12, Whitaker Field at University of Texas
- U.S. Under-19 National Team Trials, July 5-8, Ellie Noack Field Sports Complex
About USA Football: USA Football, the sport’s national governing body in the United States, hosts more than 100 football training events annually offering education for coaches, skill development for players and resources for youth football league commissioners. The independent nonprofit is the official youth football development partner of the NFL, its 32 teams and the NFL Players Association. USA Football manages U.S. national teams within the sport for international competitions and provides more than $1 million annually in equipment grants and youth league volunteer background check subsidies. Endowed by the NFL and NFLPA in 2002 through the NFL Youth Football Fund, USA Football (www.usafootball.com) is chaired by former NFL team executive Carl Peterson.
