From 1 to 11 May, 2014, the inaugural edition of the FISU World University American Football Championship took place in Uppsala, Sweden. Five nations participated in the first edition of this international student-athletes competition on the gridiron, i.e. China, Finland, Japan, Mexico and host Sweden.
The championship was dominated by Japan and Mexico. Both teams placed themselves for the finals without a loss. After a real ‘Clash of Titans’, Team Mexico maintained undefeated throughout the tournament beating Japan 14-6 and capturing the historic gold medal. Host Sweden succeeded in beating arch rivals Finland in the bronze medal game 28-6.
Although China lost all its games, the Chinese stood well up to their competitors and appreciated the fair play on the playing field. With a lot of players new to the game, the inexperienced team saw the WUC as an excellent opportunity to learn.
The 2nd edition of the FISU WUC American Football will be hosted in Monterey, Mexico in 2016.
May 2nd |
China vs Finland |
0 – 47 |
May 2nd |
Sweden vs Mexico |
0 - 62 |
May 4th |
Finland vs Japan |
0 - 84 |
May 4th |
Sweden vs China |
41 – 0 |
May 6th |
Mexico vs Finland |
53 - 0 |
May 6th |
China vs Japan |
0 - 54 |
May 8th |
Japan vs Sweden |
57 - 0 |
May 9th |
Mexico vs China |
55 - 0 |
May 10th |
Finland vs Sweden |
6 – 28 |
May 11th |
Japan vs Mexico |
6 - 14 |
Team |
G |
W |
L |
P |
% |
Mexico |
4 |
4 |
0 |
174-6 |
100 |
Japan |
4 |
3 |
1 |
202-14 |
75 |
Sweden |
4 |
2 |
2 |
69-125 |
50 |
Finland |
4 |
1 |
3 |
53-165 |
25 |
China |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0-197 |
0 |