Austria 2011 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL
1
USA defends SWC title
USA won the gold medal at the IFAF World Championship against Canada with a score of 50:7 in front of 20.000 fans in Vienna, Austria.
2
Germany remains Europe's #1
Germany outlasted France 21:17 to claim fifth place at the IFAF Senior World Championship at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna.
3
Japan earns bronze medal
A blocked field goal in the final seconds of the game for the 3rd place at the IFAF World Championship saved the bronze medal for Team Japan.
[Translate to English:] © Herbert Kratky4
One for the fans
Host Austria finally has the first win at the IFAF World Championship. The Austrians beat Australia in the game for the 7th place.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Japan
Defense backfield
| Name | # | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fujimoto, Masashi | 14 | DB | |
| Miyake, Takeshi | 16 | DB | |
| Kato, Koki | 21 | DB | |
| Imanishi, Ryohei | 22 | DB | |
| Sano, Tadanari | 24 | DB | |
| Tsuji, Atsushi | 27 | DB | |
| Watanabe, Yuichi | 36 | DB |
Linebacker
| Name | # | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosho, Naoki | 2 | LB | |
| Tsukada, Masayoshi | 9 | LB | |
| Azuma, Kentaro | 10 | LB | |
| Makiuchi, Takashi | 42 | LB | |
| Suzuki, Shoichiro | 45 | LB | |
| Soma, Akinobu | 55 | LB |
Defense Line
| Name | # | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamanaka, Masayoshi | 13 | DL | |
| Shikama, Munekazu | 37 | DL | |
| Takechi, Daiki | 41 | DL | |
| Wakisaka, Yasuo | 43 | DL | |
| Hirai, Motoyuki | 53 | DL | |
| Nishikawa, Takeshi | 92 | DL | |
| Kihira, Mutsunori | 93 | DL | |
| Yoneda, Takayuki | 96 | DL |
Special Teams
| Name | # | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aoki, Daisuke | 15 | K |
Coaches
| Name | # | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mori, Kiyoyuki | HC | ||
| Ohashi, Makoto | DC | ||
| Fujita, Satoshi | OC | ||
| Ito, Goro | AC | ||
| Arisawa, Gen | AC | ||
| Yanagi, Hideo | AC | ||
| Nobuhara, Norikazu | AC | ||
| Itai, Masato | AC | ||
| Yamada, Shinzo | AC |
QB, Running Backs
| Name | # | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugawara, Shun | 6 | QB | |
| Takata, Tetsuo | 8 | QB | |
| Maeda, Naoki | 11 | QB, WR | |
| Tono, Minoru | 19 | QB | |
| Furutani, Takuya | 20 | RB | |
| Kamiyama, Kosuke | 25 | RB | |
| Maruta, Yasuhiro | 29 | QB, RB | |
| Sueyoshi, Tomokazu | 31 | RB |
Receiver
| Name | # | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinoshita, Noriaki | 1 | WR | |
| Hasegawa, Shoei | 7 | WR | |
| Ogawa, Michihiro | 17 | WR | |
| Shimizu, Ken | 83 | WR | |
| Hagiyama, Ryoma | 85 | WR |
Offense Line
| Name | # | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuramochi, Kazuhiro | 57 | OL | |
| Murai, Yuta | 67 | OL | |
| Sano, Tsunenao | 70 | OL | |
| Kobayashi, Yutaro | 71 | OL | |
| Murakami, Takanari | 72 | OL | |
| Taniguchi, Yuji | 73 | OL | |
| Miyamoto, Tsukasa | 75 | OL | |
| Shima, Hideaki | 76 | OL | |
| Hiramoto, Haruhisa | 77 | OL | |
| Haruta, Takahiro | 84 | TE | |
| Oya, Yuji | 87 | TE |