IFAF Americas

{{Infobox Organization

|name = IFAF Americas

|formation = 2007

|leader_title = Continental Chair

|leader_name = Javier L'Episcopo

|website = {{url|http://www.americanfootball.sport/}}

}}

IFAF Americas is the federation that governs the sport of American football in the Americas and qualifies teams from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America in the IFAF World Cup. It replaced the Pan American Federation of American Football (PAFAF) in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://usafootball.com/news/press-box/ifaf-congress-ratifies-new-structure|title=IFAF Congress ratifies new structure|access-date=30 December 2015|date=7 July 2012|website=usafootball.com|archive-date=8 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808120310/http://usafootball.com/news/press-box/ifaf-congress-ratifies-new-structure|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/american-football-to-get-new-look-in-europe-starting-in-2015-thanks-to-ifaf/|title=Structural changes on the horizon for American Football in Europe|last1=Kelly|first1=Roger|date=18 August 2014 |website=AmericanFootballInternational.com|access-date=30 December 2015}} The organization also oversees flag football competitions.

In June 2024, there were 16 member nations.

Members

  • {{af|Argentina}}
  • {{af|Brazil}}
  • {{af|Canada}}
  • {{af|Chile}}
  • {{af|Colombia}}
  • {{af|Cuba}}
  • {{af|El Salvador}}
  • {{af|Guatemala}}
  • {{af|Haiti}}
  • {{af|Honduras}}
  • {{af|Jamaica}}
  • {{af|Mexico}}
  • {{af|Nicaragua}}
  • {{af|Panama}}
  • {{af|United States}}
  • {{af|Uruguay}}

Competitions

American Football competitions

  • Central American Bowl (men)
  • North American Youth Championship (men)

Flag Football competitions

  • Americas Flag Football Continental Championship (men and women)
  • South American Flag Football Championship (men and women)
  • North American U-17 and U-15 Flag Football Championship

See also

References

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