United States men's national American football team

United States United States
AssociationUSA Football
RegionIFAF Americas
Founded1984
IFAF Affiliation2002
IFAF Tackle Ranking1 Steady [1]
IFAF Flag Ranking1 Steady [1]
Colors  Red   White   Blue
Head coachDan Hawkins
General managerTodd Bell
First international
 United States 77–0  South Korea
(Kawasaki, Japan; July 10, 2007)
Biggest win
 United States 82–0  France
(Canton, United States; July 15, 2015)
Biggest defeat
 United States 13–14  Germany
(Wrocław, Poland; July 24, 2017)
IFAF World Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2007)
Best result (2007, 2011, 2015)
IFAF Flag Football World Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2008)
Best result (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021)
United States men's national American football team
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's American football
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Japan Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 2011 Austria Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 2015 United States Team Competition
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Poland Team Competition
Men's Flag football
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Canada Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 2014 Italy Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 2016 United States Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 2018 Panama Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 2021 Mexico Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 2012 Sweden Team Competition
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team Competition

The United States national American football team often referred to as Team USA represents the United States in international men's Flag football and American football (Tackle Football) competitions. It is currently controlled by USA Football and is recognized by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). The team is currently ranked no.1 in the world in both flag and tackle Football by the IFAF.[2]

Team USA has won the IFAF World Championships three times (most recently in 2015) and has won the IFAF Flag Football World Championship five times (most recently in 2021); which are the most championships won by a country for both tournaments. In 2017, Team USA won a bronze medal at the World Games. In 2022, Team USA won a gold medal in Flag football at the World Games.

During 2015, a split between IFAF Paris and IFAF New York occurred, in which IFAF Paris expelled USA Football in 2017.[3] USA Football was temporary replaced by the United States Federation of American Football in Paris, while New York retained USA Football as their active member. The United States Federation of American Football would manage the 2017 national team at the World Games.[4]

In March 2018, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) determined that the IFAF New York was the proper governing entity and voided all decisions of the other IFAF entity, including their decision to strip USA Football of its recognition.[5] USA Football is currently the internationally recognized sole governing body for American football in the United States.[6]

  1. ^ a b "IFAF World Rankings 2022". Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. ^ "IFAF World Rankings". Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  3. ^ "IFAF Paris expels USA Football from American football". American Football International. 9 May 2017.
  4. ^ "The World Games: "Team USA" or Team USA? Or, What Happened In Wroclaw?". Touchdown Europe. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  5. ^ McKeon, John (2017-09-28). "Court of Arbitration rules against IFAF Paris, affirms Tommy Wiking resigned as President". American Football International. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  6. ^ "Nations: Americas | NATIONS | International American Football". 2018-05-02. Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2023-06-27.

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