Italy national American football team
| Nickname | Team Canada (Équipe Canada) |
|---|---|
| Association | FIDAF |
| Head coach | Brian Michitti |
| Home stadium | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
 West Germany 12-0 Italy  (Castel Giorgio, Italy; June 14, 1981) | |
| Biggest win | |
Italy 84-0 Austria  (Castel Giorgio, Italy; July 24, 1983) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 56–0 Italy (Cagliari, Italy; April 19, 2025) | |
| IFAF World Championship | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1999) |
| Best result | Fourth (in 1999) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 35-35-11 | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's American football | ||
| Representing Italy
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| Gridiron Nations Championship | ||
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2025 Europe | Team competition |
The Italy national American football team, nicknamed the Blue Team, is the national American football team for Italy. They have been successful, having won the European championship three times,[1] and finishing runners-up three times. They won the 2021 IFAF European Championship, its third European title, having also won in 1983 and 1985.[2]
In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Italy national American football team refused to play against Russia that October in a qualifier for the 2023 IFAF European Championships.[2]
Italy was one of the founding nations of the 2025 Gridiron Nations Championship, the first global tournament featuring IFAF teams since the 2015 IFAF World Championships. On 9 November at Velodromo Vigorelli, Italy lost to Canada 20-17 [3]. Combined with their win over Germany on 28 October, Italy finished second.
In the most recent GNC World Ranking Italy was ranked fourth[4] of all active national teams based on Elo.
IFAF World Championship record
[edit]| Year | Position | GP | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |
4th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 99 |
 2007
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Did not participate | |||||
Gridiron Nations Championship record
[edit]| Year | Position | GP | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2025 |
2nd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
References
[edit]- ^ "L'Italia si prende anche il football americano: il Blue Team è campione d'Europa". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ a b "Defending European Champions, Team Italy, refuses to play Russia". American Football International. April 7, 2022.
- ^ Canada Survives Italian Comeback With a 20-17 GNC Opening Win - nationschampionship.com 9 November, 2025. https://www.nationschampionship.com/post/canada-survives-italian-comeback-with-a-20-17-gnc-opening-win
- ^ Gridiron Nations Championship launches Tackle World Ranking - nationschampionship.com, 15 December, 2025. https://www.nationschampionship.com/post/gridiron-nations-championship-launches-tackle-world-ranking
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