NFL Global Junior Championship

The NFL Global Junior Championship was played during the week leading up to the Super Bowl, in the same city that is hosting the game. The first game was played in 1997, and only two teams played, Mexico and Europe. Mexico won the first and second edition, Europe won the third edition. From 2000 to 2002 four teams participated and from 2003 to 2006 five teams. The competition ended in 2007 being replaced by the IFAF Junior World Cup.

NFL Global Junior Championship
SportAmerican football
Founded1997
No. of teams5 in 2007
Most recent
champion(s)		 Canada (4th title)
Official websiteGlobal Football

Results

Summaries
YearEditionChampionScoreRunner-UpThird PlaceVenueMVP
1997I Mexico30–6European Union EuropenoneNew Orleans, LAEuropean Union Constantin Ritzmann, DE
1998II Mexico13–12European Union EuropenoneChula Vista, CAEuropean Union Constantin Ritzmann, DE
1999IIIEuropean Union Europe29–8 MexicononeFort Lauderdale, FLEuropean Union Constantin Ritzmann, DE
2000IV Canada7–6European Union Europe United StatesAtlanta, GACanada Nick Wishart, RB
2001V United States21–19 Canada JapanClearwater, FLUnited States Jay Davis, QB
2002VI United States16–14 CanadaEuropean Union EuropeNew Orleans, LAUnited States Jason Spadoni, RB
2003VII United States28–21 (OT) Canada MexicoSan Diego, CAUnited States JC Cooper, LB
2004VIII United States31–0 Canada MexicoHouston, TXUnited States Brian Johnson, QB
2005IX Canada38–35 United States MexicoJacksonville, FLCanada Jerome Messam, RB
2006X Canada10–0 United States JapanPontiac, MICanada Samuel Fournier, RB
2007XI Canada23–13 United States MexicoFort Lauderdale, FLCanada Ameet Pall, DE

View the results of the NFL Global Junior Championship 1997 – 2007[1]

Most championships
TeamChampionships
United States United States4
Canada Canada4
Mexico Mexico2
European Union Europe1

References
  1. http://www.globalfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/GJC-11-yr-history-scores.pdf
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