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2023 IFAF Men's Asia Oceania Flag Football Championship

The 2023 IFAF Men's Asia Oceania Flag Football Championship is the inaugural edition of the continental tournament featuring national flag football teams from Asia and Oceania. It was hosted in 27 to 29 October 2023 at the EV Arena in Shah Alam, Malaysia.[1][2]

2023 IFAF Men's Asia Oceania Flag Football Championship
Tournament information
SportFlag football
LocationShah Alam
Dates27–29 October
Host(s) Malaysia
Venue(s)1
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Thailand
Runner-up New Zealand
3rd place Japan

Thailand is the inaugural champions.[3]

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification            
1   Japan 5 5 0 183 44 +139 SemifInals — 20–12 46–13 45–13 37–6 35–0
2   Australia 5 4 1 180 58 +122 Quarterfinals 12–20 — 50–7 47–12 33–13 38–6
3   Kuwait 5 3 2 138 144 −6 13–46 7–50 — 42–24 43–6 33–18
4   India 5 1 4 100 181 −81 5th–8th place place match 13–45 12–47 24–42 — 19–21 32–26
5   Philippines 5 1 4 59 146 −87 6–37 13–33 6–43 21–19 — 13–14
6   Singapore 5 1 4 64 151 −87 10th place match 0–35 6–38 18–33 26–32 14–13 —
Source: JAFA

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Thailand 4 3 1 141 107 +34 SemifInals — 26–19 49–34 26–34 40–20
2   New Zealand 4 3 1 112 85 +27 Quarterfinals 19–26 — 27–20 32–26 34–13
3   Malaysia 4 2 2 120 117 +3 34–49 20–27 — 33–20 33–21
4   Indonesia 4 2 2 113 104 +9 5th–8th place place match 34–26 26–32 20–33 — 33–13
5   South Korea 4 0 4 67 140 −73 20–40 13–34 21–33 13–33 —
Source: JAFA

Playoffs

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Classification

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5th–8th place

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5th–8th place Seventh place
      
A4   India L
B5   South Korea W
B4   Indonesia 14
B5   South Korea 12
B4   Indonesia W
A5   Philippines L Fifth place
QF1   Kuwait 24
QF2   Malaysia 39

Source: IFAF, 2

9th–11th place

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9th–11th place Tenth place
      
  India 27
  Philippines 33
A6   Singapore 13
  India 12

Final

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Top teams from each group receives a bye to the semifinals while the next top two team from each group advances to the quarterfinals.[4]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A3   Kuwait 26
B2   New Zealand 33
A1   Japan 33
B2   New Zealand 40
A1   Thailand 31
B1   New Zealand 21
A2   Australia 33
B3   Malaysia 31
B2   Thailand 48 Third place
A2   Australia 21
B2   Japan 38
A2   Australia 7

Source: IFAF, 2

Standings

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Rank Team
    Thailand
    New Zealand
    Japan
4   Australia
5   Malaysia
6   Kuwait
7   Indonesia
8   South Korea
9   Philippines
10   Singapore
11   India

Source: IFAF

References

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  1. ^ Azharie, Farah (28 October 2023). "Malaysia hope to make their mark in Flag football". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ Azharie, Farah (27 October 2023). "Flag Football flying in Shah Alam". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ Sankar, Vimal (29 October 2023). "Thailand and Japan win inaugural Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships golds". Inside the Games.biz. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Flag Semis M". International Federation of American Football. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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