NFL Global Junior Championship

NFL Global Junior Championship
Sport	American football
Founded	1997
No. of teams	5 in 2007
Most recent; champion(s)	Canada (4th title)
Official website	Global Football

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.

Results

Summaries

Year	Edition	Champion	Score	Runner-Up	Third Place	Venue	MVP
1997	I	Mexico	30–6	Europe	none	New Orleans, LA	Constantin Ritzmann, DE
1998	II	Mexico	13–12	Europe	none	Chula Vista, CA	Constantin Ritzmann, DE
1999	III	Europe	29–8	Mexico	none	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Constantin Ritzmann, DE
2000	IV	Canada	7–6	Europe	United States	Atlanta, GA	Nick Wishart, RB
2001	V	United States	21–19	Canada	Japan	Clearwater, FL	Jay Davis, QB
2002	VI	United States	16–14	Canada	Europe	New Orleans, LA	Jason Spadoni, RB
2003	VII	United States	28–21 (OT)	Canada	Mexico	San Diego, CA	JC Cooper, LB
2004	VIII	United States	31–0	Canada	Mexico	Houston, TX	Brian Johnson, QB
2005	IX	Canada	38–35	United States	Mexico	Jacksonville, FL	Jerome Messam, RB
2006	X	Canada	10–0	United States	Japan	Pontiac, MI	Samuel Fournier, RB
2007	XI	Canada	23–13	United States	Mexico	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Ameet Pall, DE