2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division One
The 2015 event was the third edition of the ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship's Division One, instituted prior to the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier. It was held in South Africa for the first time, with the two previous editions held in Uganda. Six teams participated, each playing each other once in a round-robin. Five of the teams were associate members of the ICC, with Ghana the only affiliate member at the tournament.


2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division One, Statistics, Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.


2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division One, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division One, WCL Division Six qualifier
Along with the Twenty20 tournament, two teams, Botswana and Ghana, played each other in a one-off 50-overs match for a qualification spot in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament, at present the lowest WCL division.


2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Three
The 2015 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Twenty20 Division Three is a cricket tournament that took place in 2015.


2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One
The 2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship was a cricket tournament held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 14–20 February 2015.


2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One
Namibia won the tournament (its fifth overall, and third consecutive) on points from Uganda, thus qualifying directly for the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. As runner-up, Uganda qualified for the 2015 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, along with runners-up at other regional tournaments, with the winner of the World Cup Qualifier securing the final place at the World Cup. Two African under-19 sides, South Africa and Zimbabwe, are ICC full members, and thus qualify directly for the World Cup.


2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One
The tournament was the sixth edition of the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships, and the first to be held in Tanzania. It was originally scheduled to be played in Namibia in December 2014, but was postponed and then relocated by the African Cricket Association, only a month before the tournament's scheduled start. Matches at the tournament were televised live on Azam TV, an East African satellite provider.


2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One, Teams and qualification
The top five teams at the eight-team 2013 Division One tournament qualified directly for the 2015 Division One tournament. The three bottom teams (Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Zambia) were relegated to the 2014 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division Two tournament. Tanzania were undefeated at the tournament, and consequently returned to Division One.


2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One, Preparation
Botswana, coached by Obert Musiyamhanje, held two separate training camps, one in the north of the country, in Francistown, and another in the south, in the capital Gaborone. At least three of the players named in the 24-man squad for the championship have already represented the Botswanan senior side.


2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One, Preparation
Four teams – Kenya A, Kenya B, Tanzania, and Uganda – played a series of friendly matches in December 2014, in Nairobi, Kenya. Tanzania, coached by a former captain of the senior national side, Hamisi Abdallah, subsequently participated in a two-month training camp at the Muhimbili Cricket Academy in Dar es Salaam. The Kenyan side, coached by former ODI player Thomas Odoyo, held a training camp at the Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground, Nairobi, in early February 2015.


2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One, Preparation
Namibia, the winner of the 2013 tournament, prepared for the 2015 edition by playing a three-match one-day series against Zimbabwe. The matches were played in Harare in early February 2015, all at the Old Hararians ground. Coached by Zimbabwean Norbert Manyande, Namibia had early undertaken a brief two-day training camp at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek. Their squad includes at least two players from the previous 2014 World Cup.


2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One, Fixtures
Matches were played at the Annadil Burhani, University of Dar es Salaam and Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club grounds.


2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One, Statistics, Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.


2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division One
The 2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division One was a cricket tournament held in the United States from 3–10 May 2015. All matches were played at the World Sports Park in Indianapolis, Indiana.


2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division One
The top two teams at the tournament, Canada and the United States, progressed to the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland, where the top six teams will qualify for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India. The tournament was organised by ICC Americas, and featured the top four associate members in that region – Bermuda, Canada, Suriname, and the United States. The West Indies cricket team is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and thus qualifies directly for the World Twenty20.


2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division One, Preparation
The Americas Twenty20 is the first international tournament to be held at the Indianapolis World Sports Park, with the two previous editions having been held at the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida. Bermuda, coached by former national player Arnold Manders (assisted by a former teammate, Clay Smith), prepared for the tournament with a training camp in Jamaica. There, they played three matches against Jamaican club sides, winning all three. As part of its preparation for the tournament, Suriname played several Twenty20 matches against a touring Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) side in March 2015. Canada played three warm-up matches against an invitational XI in Houston, Texas.


2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division One, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.


2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division One, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers (total wickets) are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship
The 2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship was an international cricket tournament held in Bermuda, from 5 to 11 July 2015. It was the eighth edition of the ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, and the first held in Bermuda since the inaugural tournament in 2001.


2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship
Canada won the title for a fifth time, finishing the tournament undefeated to qualify directly for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup. The United States were the runner-up, finishing ahead of Bermuda on net run rate to proceed to the 2015 World Cup Qualifier, where the winner will also qualify for the World Cup. The tournament was originally going to involve a fourth team, Suriname, which would have been making its maiden appearance. However, Suriname withdrew from the tournament after failing to secure transit visas for its players.


2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, Teams
The 2015 tournament was originally going to feature four teams, one more than the previous tournament in Canada. Suriname, which withdrew, qualified by winning the 2014 Division Two tournament, and would have made its tournament debut, with teams at the tournament being the same as at the senior-level  2015 Americas Twenty20 Championship in Indiana. Because of the lateness of Suriname's withdrawal, the Division Two runner-up, Argentina, was unable to be invited as a replacement.


2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, Preparation
The United States named their 14-man squad for the tournament in early June, following a training camp in Los Angeles. The team was coached by Thiru Kumaran, a former Indian ODI representative and ex-assistant coach of the U.S. senior national side.


2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, Statistics, Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.


2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2015 ICC Awards
The 2015 ICC Awards were awards presented in ten categories by the ICC to international cricket players.


2015 ICC Awards
The awards covered and took into account players' performance between 18 September 2014 and 13 September 2015.


2015 ICC Awards, Selection Committee
Both of the ICC World XI Teams were chosen by a specially appointed selection panel, known as the ICC Selection Committee and chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Anil Kumble.


2015 ICC Awards, ICC World XI Teams, ICC Test Team of the Year
Alastair Cook was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year, with Sarfaraz Ahmed selected as the wicket-keeper. Other players are:


2015 ICC Awards, ICC World XI Teams, ICC ODI Team of the Year
AB de Villiers was selected as the captain of the ODI Team of the Year, with Kumar Sangakkara selected as the wicket-keeper. Other players are:


2015 ICC Europe Division One
The 2015 ICC Europe Division One was a cricket tournament held in Jersey from 9–13 May 2015. The tournament was organised by ICC Europe, and featured the top six associate members in that region – Denmark, France, Guernsey, Italy, Jersey, and Norway. Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scotland had already qualified for the World Twenty20 Qualifier, while England qualify for the World Twenty20 automatically.


2015 ICC Europe Division One
The host, Jersey, won the tournament on net run rate from Denmark, its first title. The leading runscorer at the tournament was Danish batsman Freddie Klokker, while the leading wicket taker was Italian bowler Carl Sandri. By winning the tournament, Jersey qualified for the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland. The top six teams at that tournament, where matches will have full Twenty20 status, will qualify for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India.


2015 ICC Europe Division One, Squads
Squads for the tournament were announced on 27 April 2015.


2015 ICC Europe Division One, Preparation
Jersey's preparation for the tournament consisted of three twenty-over fixtures against Dutch teams, all played at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen in late April. They defeated a Netherlands A side by 62 runs, and then played matches against the two Dutch sides in the North Sea Pro Series, defeating the Hurricanes by 68 runs and losing to the Seafarers by seven wickets. Similarly, France's preparation included twenty-over fixtures against the Hurricanes and the Seafarers, both played on 2 May at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht. They defeated the Hurricanes by 14 runs, and lost to the Seafarers in a super over, necessitated after an initial tie.


2015 ICC Europe Division One, Preparation
Denmark, coached by former Irish international Jeremy Bray, played several fixtures in Ireland in mid-April. They lost to the Irish under-19 side by seven wickets and lost both games against Leinster Lightning, but did win a fixture against The Hills Cricket Club by seven runs. Guernsey, coached by former South African international Nic Pothas, attended a training camp at the County Ground, Hove, and subsequently played fixtures against a Sussex County Cricket Club academy team and a Sussex Cricket League representative team.


2015 ICC Europe Division One, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.


2015 ICC Europe Division One, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2015 ICC Europe Division One, ICC Europe World Cricket League Division Six Qualifier
Along with the Twenty20 tournament, two teams, France and Norway played each other in one-off 50-over match for a qualification spot in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six.


2015 ICC Europe Under-19 Championship
The 2015 ICC Europe Under-19 Championship was an international cricket tournament held in Jersey, from 11 to 18 July 2015. The winner of the tournament, Scotland, qualified directly for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup, while the runner-up, Ireland, will play the other runners-up from regional qualifying tournaments at the 2015 World Cup Qualifier, with the winner of that tournament also qualifying for the World Cup.


2015 ICC Europe Under-19 Championship, Statistics, Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.


2015 ICC Europe Under-19 Championship, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier
The 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament held in Thailand from 28 November to 5 December 2015. It was the second edition of the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier.


2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier
Eight teams contested the tournament, with the hosts, Thailand, being joined by the bottom two teams from the 2014 World Twenty20 and five regional qualifiers. Ireland defeated Bangladesh in the final by two wickets, with both teams qualifying for the 2016 World Twenty20 tournament in India. Bangladesh's Rumana Ahmed was the player of the tournament and was the leading wicket-taker, while Ireland's Cecelia Joyce led the tournament in runs. All matches were played in Bangkok, with two grounds being used (the Thailand Cricket Ground and the Asian Institute of Technology Ground).


2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, Qualification and format
The tournament involved eight teams, the same number as at the inaugural 2013 edition. For the preliminary stages of the tournament, the teams were divided into two groups of four, with the top two in each group moving into the semi-finals. The two winners of the semi-finals qualified for the 2016 World Twenty20. As in the 2013 tournament, the four teams that failed to make the semi-finals played off in a repechage competition (referred to as the Shield).


2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, Qualification and format
Of the eight teams, two (Bangladesh and Ireland) qualified automatically by finishing in the last two places at the 2014 World Twenty20. Thailand qualified for the tournament as the host, while the other five teams qualified through regional tournaments. Teams from the ICC Americas region were unable to qualify for the tournament, as funding had been withdrawn for the ICC Americas Women's Championship in 2014, leading to its cancellation. Instead, Europe was given an additional qualification spot. Bangladesh, China, Papua New Guinea, and Scotland participated in the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier for the first time.


2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.


2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six
The 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a limited-overs international cricket tournament that took place in England from 7 to 13 September 2015. The majority of matches were played at grounds in Essex, although two matches took place in Bishop's Stortford, in the neighbouring county of Hertfordshire.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six
Three bids were received for the event, with Essex being named the host in February 2015, after defeating bids from Guernsey and Vanuatu. Eight teams participated in the tournament, which formed part of the 2012–18 World Cricket League and the qualification process for the 2019 World Cup. Three teams (the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, and Vanuatu) qualified based on their positions in earlier WCL tournaments, while the other five (Botswana, Fiji, Norway, Saudi Arabia, and Suriname) qualified after winning regional qualifiers.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six
Saudi Arabia failed to arrive for the tournament after they were unable to secure visas for their team. As a result the ICC decided to cancel all of their matches in the tournament, with Group B being reduced to three teams, Cayman Islands, Vanuatu and Norway.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six
The competition's final was played at the County Ground in Chelmsford, with Suriname defeating Guernsey by six wickets. Both teams were promoted to the 2016 Division Five tournament. However, in March 2016, Suriname withdrew from the Division Five tournament due to an ICC investigation about the eligibility of some of their players. Vanuatu, who finished third overall, were named as their replacement.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Background, Preparation
Vanuatu prepared for the tournament by playing against teams in Australia and the Netherlands. In Australia, they played against the Penrith District Cricket Club, a team in the Sydney Grade Cricket competition, while in the Netherlands they played a three-game series against the Dutch national A-team (Netherlands A). Their previous major tournament was the Pacific Games cricket tournament in July 2015, which they won. Fiji did not field a side at the Pacific Games in favour of focusing on its WCL campaign, and played a series of warm-up games against English club sides.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Statistics, Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored, then by batting average, then alphabetically by surname.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
The 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two was a cricket divisional tournament organised by the International Cricket Council. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and a qualification pathway for the ICC World Cup 2019.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
The tournament was held in Namibia from 17 to 24 January 2015. The Netherlands won the tournament, beating hosts Namibia by 8 wickets in the final.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Teams
The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2014 World Cup Qualifier and the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Fixtures, Round robin, Points table
In the event of teams finishing on equal points, the right to play in the final match or series was determined as follows:


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Fixtures, Round robin, Points table
In a match declared as no result, run rate is not applicable.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Fixtures, Round robin, Matches
All matches are scheduled to start at 09:30 local time


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers (total wickets) are listed in this table.


2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Final placings
After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:


2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
The 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, for the 2016 World Twenty20, was held from 6 to 26 July 2015. The tournament was hosted by both Ireland and Scotland. 51 matches were played among 14 nations, down from 72 matches among 16 nations previously. The tournament formed part of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier series, with the top six teams going forward to the qualifying round of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.


2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
Matches where both teams had T20I status were recorded as a Twenty20 International match. The teams in this tournament with this status were Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Nepal and Papua New Guinea. Matches which featured one or two teams without T20I status were recorded as a Twenty20 match.


2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
Scotland were the first team to qualify for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament by finishing top of Group B. Co-hosts Ireland joined them by finishing top of Group A. Joining the two group winners through the qualifier matches were the Netherlands, Afghanistan Hong Kong, and Oman. It was the first time that Oman qualified for a major ICC event and with their win over Namibia, they gained T20I status. The UAE and Nepal who made their debut in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 did not qualify, however the UAE did play in the 2016 Asia Cup which for the first time was played in a Twenty20 format.


2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
Scotland and the Netherlands shared the trophy after the final was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain. The Netherlands were the only associate nation to advance past the group stage in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.


2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Format
From the 14 teams, the top 6 qualifiers will progress to the first (qualifying) round of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, where they will meet the ninth and tenth-ranked full members (Bangladesh and Zimbabwe) in the ICC T20I Championship table as on 30 April 2014. The teams for the two groups along with the fixtures were announced on 14 May.


2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Squads
Scotland's Kyle Coetzer was not originally included in the 15-man squad, but was added on 10 June after Freddie Coleman withdrew due to personal circumstances. America's Steven Taylor withdrew from the squad on 22 June after securing a contract with Barbados Tridents in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). He was replaced by Timothy Surujbally. On 2 July Hong Kong's Waqas Barkat was replaced by Giacomo Lamplough after Barkat was ruled out due to visa issues. Canada's Nikhil Dutta chose to stay with the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the CPL and was replaced by Hiral Patel.


2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Squads
South African born Roelof van der Merwe obtained a Dutch passport a month before the tournament started and was selected over Vivian Kingma. Namibia's Zhivago Groenewald was replaced by Michau du Preez. Oman's Khawar Ali returned home for personal reasons midway through the tournament, and was replaced by Arun Poulose in their squad. However, Ali returned for the 5th place play-off match against Afghanistan, and in turn made his T20I debut.


2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Squads
Dutch bowler Ahsan Malik was reported for bowling with an illegal action following the Netherlands win over Scotland on 11 July. He was not allowed to take any further part in the tournament, until an independent assessment has taken place. Kenyan bowler James Ngoche was also suspended for bowling with an illegal action. This was following Kenya's match with Oman on 11 July. Along with Malik, Ngoche undertook an independent assessment. Hong Kong spin bowler Nizakat Khan was suspended for bowling with an illegal action, following Hong Kong's match against Nepal on 15 July. He too underwent an independent assessment. On 23 July Namibia's Jason Davidson was suspended for using an illegal action in their match against the Netherlands. He also underwent an assessment on his bowling.


2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Fixtures, Group A
Advanced to 2016 ICC World Twenty20 and Semifinal 2. Advanced to Playoffs.


2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Fixtures, Group B
Advanced to 2016 ICC World Twenty20 and Semifinal 1. Advanced to Playoffs.


2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Final standings
1st to 6th  Qualified for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 and 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier.


2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were the 37th edition of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The event took place from 15 to 20 September 2015 in London, United Kingdom, under the auspices of International Canoe Federation (ICF), at the Lee Valley White Water Centre facility, which was also the venue for the canoe slalom events at the 2012 Summer Olympics.


2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The London bid was selected by the ICF Board of Directors on April 15, 2011 in Paris. London defeated Bourg St.-Maurice in the bidding process.


2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The event was the only global qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.


2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Schedule
Gate map for the Heats of the World Championships, 2015 Sep 16-18


2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Schedule
Gate map for the Semi- & Finals of the World Championships, 2015 Sep 19-20


2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the 41st edition of the World Championships, were held from 19–23 August 2015 in Milan, Italy.


2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Explanation of events
Canoe sprint competitions are broken up into Canadian canoe (C), an open canoe with a single-blade paddle, or in kayaks (K), a closed canoe with a double-bladed paddle. Each canoe or kayak can hold one person (1), two people (2), or four people (4). For each of the specific canoes or kayaks, such as a K-1 (kayak single), the competition distances can be 200 metres (660 ft), 500 metres (1,600 ft), or 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) long. When a competition is listed as a C-2 500 m event as an example, it means two people are in a canoe competing at a 500 metres (1,600 ft) distance.


2015 IFAF World Championship
The 2015 IFAF World Championship was the fifth instance of the IFAF World Championship, an international American football tournament. The United States hosted the tournament. Seven teams had confirmed their participation for the tournament in Canton, Ohio.


2015 IFAF World Championship
The tournament was to be hosted by Stockholm, Sweden with all games to be taken place at the new Tele2 Arena, but on 19 December 2014, the local organizing committee for the Stockholm 2015 VM Amerikansk fotboll announced that it could not raise the sponsor structure to run the event and thus had to cancel. USA Football then stepped in and announced the Championships would be held at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.


2015 IFAF World Championship
Several days later both the German and Austrian teams announced they would not be able to attend the 2015 Championships citing the increased financial costs of travelling to the United States and also questioning the choice of Canton for hosting it due to the lack of facilities for a large number of teams.


2015 IFAF World Championship
The United States won their third consecutive championship in their third appearance, defeating Japan in the final. The Gold Medal Game international broadcast was carried on Sports Radio America.


2015 IFAF World Championship, History
The 2015 games in Sweden were originally scheduled to be the first ever to consist of a field of 12 national teams in World Championships. The teams were to be divided into four groups for the preliminary round.


2015 IFAF World Championship, History
Budgetary considerations caused several teams to withdraw from the 2015 Championship. After the move of the tournament to Canton a new schedule containing only 8 teams was announced.


2015 IFAF World Championship, History
The schedule in Canton originally had five rounds, with teams divided into two brackets of four teams each. The preliminary rounds consisted of three games for each team against each of the other teams in their bracket. The top three finishers in the higher bracket- which included the higher seeded teams (USA, Canada, Japan, and Mexico), and the lone top finisher in the lower bracket would reach the semi-final and final single-elimination round.


2015 IFAF World Championship, History
In late April #2 seed Canada (Silver Medal winners in 2011) announced it would withdraw, citing sponsorship, budgetary and scheduling difficulties.


2015 IFAF World Championship, History
The revised final schedule included 7 teams playing 4 rounds with three games each day on July 9, 12, 15, 18. #3 seed Japan received a bye in Round 1, while #4 seed Mexico drew a bye in Round 2 as a result of its loss in the first-round game versus the US team.


2015 IFAF World Championship, History
On July 18, the United States defeated Japan 59–12 to win the 2015 IFAF World Championship.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Qualifying, Notes
This was the fifth IFAF World Championship tournament for Japanese defensive lineman Yasuo Wakisaka, 46. He is the only player to appear in all world championship tournaments since its inception in 1999.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Venue
All games of the tournament were to be played in the 30,000 spectator Tele2 Arena located in Stockholm, Sweden but were moved to Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, U.S. instead.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Bracket, Group A
In the revised schedule, best 3 teams of Group A would advance to 1st-4th playoffs, while the bottom team would be relegated to 5th-8th playoffs. Since Canada (originally seed #2) withdrew from the tournament after the revised schedule was announced, their spot was left vacated, giving byes to Japan for Round 1, the loser between United States and Mexico for Round 2, and the Group B 4th place for 5th-8th playoffs semifinal.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Bracket, Group B
1st place of Group B would be promoted to 1st-4th playoffs, while the rest would advance to 5th-8th playoffs.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 1
at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 1
South Korea took an early lead, as Bong Do Yeo returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown early in the first quarter, which put South Korea on top 6–0. Australia's Jared Stegman was picked off again later in the quarter by Jun Keun Hwang, but South Korea was unable to take advantage of the turnover. Australia responded with 47 unanswered points, including a safety in the third quarter, to win 47–6. Stegman threw for 133 yards and four touchdowns and Conor Foley ran for 132 yards and a TD.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 1
Australia's offense finished with 385 total yards, including 247 yards rushing. The defense also held South Korea to just 69 total yards, including minus-21 yards rushing. Australia snapped a four-game losing streak in the IFAF World Championship tournament dating back to 1999. Right tackle Jason Aslimoski (39 years old) is the only player on Australia's roster remaining from the 1999 team.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 1
France scored 13 seconds into the game, with a 102-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Anthony Dable, and it was all France from there. Quarterback Paul Durand connected with Guillaume Rioux for two touchdowns to put France up 21–0 by the end of the first quarter. Durand was 11-of-19 passing for 136 yards with no interceptions, while Rioux hauled in four passes for 58 yards. Brazil scored their first ever IFAF tournament points when Rhudson Fonsecsa scored on a run from 2 yards out. Brazil tried for two, but was unsuccessful. France finished off the scoring with a 53-yard touchdown run by Stephan Yepmo with under a minute left. The run gave Yepmo 109 yards on 13 carries for the day.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 1
The U.S. dominated defensively from the beginning, holding Mexico to minus-6 yards on the ground and 93 through the air. The U.S. earned the win in large part thanks to two former Mount Union players: quarterback Kevin Burke and Luc Meacham. The two connected on a 12-yard touchdown pass to cap a 17-play drive and give the U.S. a 10–0 lead in the second quarter. Mexico answered with a field goal before halftime. In the third quarter, Team USA scored on two of its first three possessions to take total command of the game.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 1
Former Texas Tech running back Sadale Foster scored on a five-yard run and Aaron Wimberly, a running back from Iowa State, added a one-yard touchdown run. Burke was the game MVP, completing 18-of-25 passes for a touchdown and two interceptions before backup Dylan Favre (nephew of Brett Favre) saw some playing time in the second half. Meacham grabbed four passes for 37 yards and the touchdown. Mexico finished with just 87 yards of total offense, with Mexico quarterback Isaias Vega completing 11-of-19 passes for 46 yards.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 2
at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 2
Brazil figured out how to win at the IFAF World Championship level in just its second game. Brazil dominated from whistle to whistle. Running back Bruno Santucci led all rushers with 108 yards on 8 carries and Romulo Ramus joined him with a 93-yard performance on 10 carries. Quarterback Rodrigo Dantas was 8–18 for 84 yards and two touchdowns, while Rhudson Fonseca had a touchdown and 45 yards passing. Rodrigo Pons (5 catches, 60 yards, 2 touchdowns) and Azevedo (3 catches, 38 yards, 1 touchdown) caused all sorts of problems as well.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 2
The play that swung things came after Brazil's only turnover. Down 18–0 midway through the third quarter, South Korea had the ball on Brazil's 38 and was looking to cut into the lead. But Macros da Rocha jumped in front the pass of South Korea's Hoon Kim and returned it to the South Korea 19. Pons then scored the second of his two touchdowns. Due to Canada's withdrawal, South Korea advanced to the fifth place match and Brazil advanced to a match against Australia where the winner of that game would face South Korea in the fifth place match.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 2
France equaled its best start in the International Federation of American Football World Championship with another rout, defeating Australia 53–3. France scored early, when Paul Durand connected with Kevin Mwamba for 4 yard touchdown pass. Yepmo had big game, scoring on two touchdown runs in the second quarter, including a 42-yard run that put France up 17–0. Yepmo finished with 13 carries for 111 yards. For the second game in a row, Anthoney Dable returned a kickoff return for a touchdown, a 92 yards run that increased the France lead to 24–3. Khandar's 88 yard run in the fourth quarter set an IFAF tournament record for longest touchdown run in a game. Perez Mattison finished out the scoring with a 6-yard pass to Rémi Bertellin.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 2
It was a rematch of the 2007 Championship, and in the beginning, it was just as low scoring. The United States was its own worst enemy in the first half as quarterbacks Kevin Burke and Favre each threw an interception. To compound the situation, Japan blocked a 29-yard field goal by Ed Ruhnke when Keizaburo Isagawa snuck through the line. The U.S. broke things open in the second half. U.S. National Team running back Sadale Foster scored 2 touchdowns on the day, one of which was for 60 yards, a new Team USA record.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 2
Foster was awarded game MVP, finishing with 12 carries for 84 yards. By the time it was over, the United States reeled off 580 yards of total offense. Favre was 15-of-19 for 193 yards, while Burke was 8-of-16 for 160 yards with a touchdown. That was enough to offset Japan team MVP Shohei Kato, who was 28-of-49 passing for 273 yards with a touchdown for Japan.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 3
at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 3
Australia got on top early, ultimately gaining a lead it never gave up as a 58-yard touchdown pass from Jared Stegman (11-of-16, 140 yards, touchdown) to Matt Riles opened the scoring. Fullback Nate Lansdel went in from 4 yards out two drives later and put Brazil down 16 after the first quarter. Australia had outgained Brazil in total offense 134–8. Despite the start, Brazil did come back and closed within a score when Felipe Leiria caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Rodrigo Dantas (11-of-21, 126 yards) and Breno Tkashashi converted the two-point conversion with 3:06 remaining. Brazil was able to get the ball back after a three-and-out by Australia, but an interception by Damien Donaldson with 58 seconds doomed any hopes of a Brazil comeback. One bright spot for Brazil was the performance by Ramos, who caught 7 passes for 101 yards.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 3
Japan had Mexico reeling immediately as Tetsuo Takata connected with Takashi Kurihara for 70 yards just 79 seconds into the game. The two hooked up again later in the quarter on a 10-yard score. Naoki Maeda found the end zone on a 17-yard pass from Takata, and Japan walked into halftime up three scores. The offensive fireworks continued, and by the time it was over, Japan put up some impressive numbers. Takata was 17-of-24 for 223 yards with three touchdowns, while Kurihara registered four catches for 87 yards and the two scores.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 3
The running game averaged 6.4 yards per touch, while Taku Lee (7 carries, 31 yards) and Ryo Takagi (9 carries, 26 yards) each registered touchdowns. On the flip side, Japan's defense was on point as defensive linemen Ryota Takahashi (5 tackles, sack) and Tori Hirasawa (4½, sack, two tackles for loss) disrupted the offensive flow for Mexico. The Japanese defense forced Roberto Vega (11-of-21, 136 yards, touchdown) into four interceptions. Japan has been to the International Federation of American Football World Championship finals three times prior, twice winning the gold medal. With its convincing win over Mexico, Japan once again will return to the Gold Medal game to take on Team USA. Japan is 11–3 in IFAFWC tournament history, but has never beat the U.S.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 3
Playing in its own country for the first time in men's International Federation of American Football World Championship history, and in the city of the birthplace of professional football, the Americans wanted to show they can still reign over the game they created. That point was driven home when the United States beat France, 82–0, setting a new Team USA record for points scored in an IFAF game. None of the U.S. games have been close in Canton, as the U.S. has beaten Japan, Mexico and France by a combined 155–24 (30–6 against Mexico and 43–18 over Japan).


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 3
Team USA MVP and U.S. running back Aaron Wimberly, broke a U.S. record for most rushing yards in a game, with 117 yards rushing and a touchdown. Unlike its first two games, the United States (3–0) came out strong against the French and put things away relatively early. Wimberly opened the scoring with a 17-yard touchdown run. B.J. Beatty then recovered a blocked punt by Robert Virgil, and it was 12–0 early.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Round 3
By the time the quarter was over, Trent Steelman added a 49-yard touchdown catch from Kevin Burke, and Matt Oh not only sacked Perez Mattison but recovered the fumble for a score to make it a 26-point lead. The United States was up 54–0 at halftime. The U.S. dominated on offense, with 334 yards rushing and 454 total yards. The defense was just as impressive, causing 4 turnovers and holding France's offense to minus-26 yards rushing, and 75 yards of total offense.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, 5th Place Game
at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, 5th Place Game
There was no medal on the line Saturday when Australia beat South Korea, 42–14, to clinch fifth place at the International Federation of American Football World Championship. The Australians started the scoring in the first quarter going up 7–0. Another Aussie drive put the team in scoring range late in the first quarter. On 3rd down and goal from the 6 yard line, Conor Foley seemed to be tackled by two defenders at the 10 yard line. Foley broke through those two tackles, and spun away from yet another defender to give Australia a 14-point lead.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, 5th Place Game
The Australia defense then showed that they can score points as well, as Damien Donaldson intercepted a pass on the Aussie 35 yard line, returned it five yards before lateraling to Calvin Young, who then raced 60 more yards to pay dirt to give the squad a 20–0 lead late in the second quarter. Australian quarterback Jared Stegman had another good game, going 18-of-27 for 224 yards and a touchdown, and he tied a tournament record by throwing six touchdown passes.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, 5th Place Game
Daniel Strickland led the receivers, with 88 yards on five catches (including a touchdown), and Tyson Garnham hauled in nine passes for 70 yards. Nate Lansdel added a score and 39 yards rushing, and the Australian offense recorded three touchdowns on the ground. South Korea goes home winless, but the team did make history when San Hong Kim scored the country's first offensive touchdown in IFAFWC history and backed it up when Bo Sung Park ran one in as well. While the Aussies got the win, the South Koreans had better rushing and receiving performers. Sung Park ran for 69 yards on 16 carries, while Hong Kim caught 4 passes for 140 yards.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Bronze Medal Game
at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Bronze Medal Game
In the Bronze Medal Game of the International Federation of American Football World Championship, Mexico defeated France 20–7. It was the first win of the IFAF 2015 tournament for Mexico, which was surprising considering the fact that Mexico was facing its worse performance in IFAFWC history following runner-up finishes in 1999 and 2003 and a fourth-place finish in 2011. The loss for France was just as surprising, as the French team lost two in a row after easily winning their first two games.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Bronze Medal Game
But perhaps the biggest loss of all for France was the loss of starting quarterback Paul Durand, who could not start due to an injury he suffered in the previous game against the U.S. Durand did make one attempt at passing, but pain sidelined him after that play. Without Durand at quarterback, France had to rely on the oldest quarterback in the tournament, 41-year-old Perez Mattison. The France offense just wasn't the same. Mexico's defense forced three interceptions (by Cesar Martinez, Jaime Heras and Vladislave Avila), and the Mexican offense had their best game of the tournament.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Bronze Medal Game
Early on, it looked like Mexico was going to run away with things after Alexis Magallanes scored from 55 yards on the second play of the first quarter. Jose Maltas added a 40-yard field goal, and Mexico was up 9–0 until late in the second quarter. But a 12-yard touchdown by Stephan Yepmo (17 carries, 78 yards) capped off a seven-play, 68-yard drive before halftime, and just like that the French went into halftime down by only two. The French drove inside Mexico territory to start the half, but a fumble by Mattison gave it back to Mexico.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Bronze Medal Game
Maltas put a 53-yard field goal through the uprights to give Mexico a 12–7 lead, and France never got any closer. Mexico running back and team MVP Allan Rosado rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown. Despite the loss, France leaves matching its highest finish in IFAF history. Mattison finished the day 17 of 31 for 160 yards.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Gold Medal Game
at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Gold Medal Game
Japan had won two World Championships, and the United States had won two World Championships. When these two teams faced off in the Gold Medal Game, something had to give. By the time it was over, Team USA had its third straight title game of the International Federation of American Football World Championship, with a crushing 59–12 win over Japan. Playing in just its fourth game as a team, the United States looked like a veteran squad that had been together for years as each member won a gold medal for the first time.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Gold Medal Game
It came in just about every facet as defense was responsible for three touchdowns – a 75-yard pick six by David Guthrie, a 36-yard fumble recovery by Kyle Olugbode, and another fumble recovery by Alex Gross in the end zone. It came with touchdowns from eight players, and it came with 413 yards on 62 plays for an average of 6.7 yards. Offense once again was at a premium as U.S. game and tournament MVP wide receiver Trent Steelman led all rushers with 56 yards and a score, while Dylan Favre, Aaron Wimberly, and Kevin Burke added rushing scores.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Gold Medal Game
Tight end Ernst Brun registered the only receiving touchdown as the United States once again showed its dominance. The defense was stout again, limiting the Japanese rushing game to minus-7 yards. The one minor bright spot for Japan was in the passing game, where Kato (12-22-141 yards) performed very well. Dylan Favre for the US however had a near perfect game (12-12-124). The 2015 Team USA was the most dominant in terms of points (214) and kept the Americans undefeated in IFAF play through 11 games.


2015 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Gold Medal Game
The 11 games won matches Japan's for most wins by a country, though Japan has lost four times – three of them to the United States. Steelman logged 18 catches for 258 yards and two scores, rushed for 66 yards and a score, and recovered a fumble for a touchdown over four games to earn his All-Tournament MVP nod. Also making the All-Tournament team were: Burke, Wimberly, Brun, and James Atoe on offense, and Jack Sherlock, Steve Kurfehs, Gross, Guthrie, and Robert Virgil on defense. The 3,000 fans at the game was not only the largest crowd in the tournament, but also the first game in the tournament to have more than 1,000 in attendance, yet a far cry from the previous high of 20,000 set in Austria in 2011.


2015 IFAF World Championship qualification
This article describes the qualification for the 2015 IFAF World Championship. The final tournament was to be contested by twelve teams, but five teams that later qualify withdrew from the tournament. Sweden qualified automatically as original hosts of the tournament but was among the teams that withdrew. The United States hosted the tournament instead which would have still automatically qualified as defending world champions if Sweden did not withdrew from the tournament.


2015 IFAF World Championship qualification, Asian qualifiers, South Korea vs. Kuwait
The Kuwait Gridiron Football National team lost the first Asian World Championship Qualifier against Korea by a score of 69–7.


2015 IFAF World Championship qualification, Asian qualifiers, Japan vs. Philippines
Japan defeated Philippines 86–0 in Tokyo to secure a spot in the final tournament.


2015 IFAF World Championship qualification, 2014 European Championship
The European participants won a seed in the tournament by finishing top-3 in the 2014 EFAF European Championship.


2015 IFAF World Championship qualification, 2014 European Championship, Germany vs. Austria
The first seed is for Germany for being the champion and the second is Austria who was the runner-up. Both teams played the gold medal game were the defending champion Germany won during overtime the host team Austria by a score of 30 to 27.


2015 IFAF World Championship qualification, 2014 European Championship, Finland vs. France
The last seed was for the third place France by beating Finland during the European Championship bronze medal game with a score of 35 to 21.


2015 IFAF World Championship qualification, African qualifiers, Egypt vs. Morocco
The first participation of Africa on the IFAF World Championship Competition. The qualifier was decided in one game the December 13, 2014. Between the two teams Egypt and Morocco. It was held in Cairo, Egypt.


2015 IFAF World Championship qualification, American qualifiers
USA will be the first representative as the reigning champion by winning the 2011 IFAF World Championship. IFAF Americas have three more spots; the first two will be represented by Canada and Mexico respectively, these countries qualified directly by finishing second and fourth at the last World Championship.


2015 IFAF World Championship qualification, American qualifiers, Panama vs. Brazil
Panama as the champion of the Central American Bowl will play a game for the last seed in the road to the IFAF World Championship 2015, facing the national team of Brazil. The game is going to be held on January 31, 2015 being Panama the host nation.


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships
The 2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships was the world championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. IFCPF stands for International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football. Athletes with a physical disability competed. The Championship took place in the England from 16 to 28 June 2015.


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships
Football CP Football was played with modified FIFA rules. Among the modifications were that there were seven players, no offside, a smaller playing field, and permission for one-handed throw-ins. Matches consisted of two thirty-minute halves, with a fifteen-minute half-time break. The Championships was a qualifying event for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Paralympic Games.


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, The draw
During the draw, the teams were divided into pots because of rankings. Here, the following groups:


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:Group A


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Kostyantyn Symashko (GK)02 Vitaliy Trushev (DF)03 Yevhen Zinoviev (DF)04 Taras Dutko (DF)05 Oleh Len (FW)06 Edhar Kahramanian (DF)07 Vitalii Romanchuk (FW)08 Denys Ponomarov (FW)09 Dmytro Molodtsov (DF)10 Stanislav Podolskyi (MF)11 Volodymyr Antonyuk (MF)12 Bohdan Kulynych (GK)13 Artem Krasylnykov (MF)14 Artem Sheremet (MF)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Giles Moore (GK)02 Harry Barker (DF)03 Karl Townshend (DF)04 Matt Crossen (DF)05 Jack Rutter (c) (MF)06 Martin Sinclair (DF)07 Michael Barker (FW)08 James Blackwell (DF)09 George Fletcher (MF)10 Ibrahima Diallo (MF)11 Ollie Nugent (MF)12 Jake Brown (MF)13 Ryan Kay (GK)14 Emyle Rudder (MF)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Naoyoshi Henry Kagayama (GK)02 Keisuke Kawabe (DF)04 Hiroto Takahashi (MF)05 Taisei Taniguchi (MF)06 Yuji Yamada (MF)07 Yuki Soma (MF)08 Kazuhiro Kubo (MF)09 Tetsuya Toda (DF)10 Ryuta Yoshino (MF)11 Tatsuhiro Ura (DF)12 Shou Kuroda (MF)14 Shotaro Osawa (FW)16 Tenma Inoue (MF)18 Hideyuki Yanagi (GK)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
03 Aslanbek Sapiev (DF)06 Aleksey Tumakov (MF)07 Alexey Chesmin (DF)08 Ivan Potekhin (DF)09 Eduard Ramonov (MF)10 Dimitrii Pestretsov (FW)12 Guram Chkareuli (GK)13 Lasha Murvanadze (DF)14 Georgiy Albegov (DF)15 Viacheslav Larionov (MF)16 Vladislav Raretckii (GK)17 Zaurbek Pagaev (MF)18 Aleksandr Kuligin (MF)23 Alexei Borkin (FW)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Brian McGillivary (GK)02 Joe Markey (DF)03 Darragh Snell (MF)04 Luke Evans (DF)05 Eric O'Flaherty (MF)06 Paraic Leacy (MF)07 Gary Messett (MF)08 Carl McKee (MF)09 Aaron Tier (MF)10 Dillon Sheridan (MF)11 Peter Cotter (FW)12 Ryan Nolan (FW)13 Jason Moran (FW)14 Simon Lestrange (GK)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Christopher Barty (GK)02 Benjamin Roche (FW)03 Jack Williams (MF)06 Christopher Pyne (DF)07 David Barber (DF)08 Thomas Goodman (MF)09 Ben Atkins (MF)10 Connor Marsh (DF)11 James Turner (MF)12 Zachary Jones (DF/GK)13 Jarrod Larkins-Law (FW)14 Angus MacGregor (MF)16 Cameron Gudgeon (MF)19 Ned McCabe (GK)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Rui Miguel Ferreira Rocha (GK)02 Ricardo Santos França (DF)03 Hugo Manuel da Silva Pinheiro (MF)04 Vasco João Gomes dos Santos (DF)05 Rúben Miguel Sousa Oliveira (DF)06 Cláudio Filipe Ferreira Nóvoa (MF)07 Vítor Emanuel Ribeiro Vilarinho (MF)08 Pedro Filipe Fernandes dos Santos (MF)09 Tiago Carneiro (FW)10 Tiago Ribeiro Baptista Ramos (FW)11 André Ricardo Silva Ferreira (MF)12 Sérgio Manuel Silva Barros (DF)13 Lucas de Souza Semblano Pinheiro (MF)14 Telmo Luís dos Santos Baptista (GK)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Marcos Dos Santos Ferreira (GK)02 Jonatas Santos Machado (MF)03 Fernandes Celso Alves Vieira (DF)04 Jose Carols Monteiro Guimarães (FW)05 Felipe Rafael da Silva Gomes (MF)06 Ubirajara da Silva Magalhães (MF)07 Ronaldo de Souza Almeida (DF)08 Evandro de Oliveira Gomes de Souza (FW)09 Igor Romero Rocha (FW)10 Wanderson Silva de Oliveira (FW)11 Jan Francisco Brito da Costa (MF)12 Wesley Martins de Souza (GK)12 Diego Delgado da Silva (DF)14 Gilvano Diniz da Silva (GK)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Craig Connel (GK)02 Blair Glynn (DF/MF)03 Martin Hickman (DF/MF)04 Lewis McIntyre (DF/MF)05 Ross MacMillan (DF/MF)06 Ian Paton (DF/MF)07 Mark Robertson (MF/FW)08 Jamie Mitchell (DF/MF)09 Kyle Hannin (MF/FW)10 Jonathan Paterson (MF/FW)11 Thomas Brown (DF/MF)12 Martin Scott (GK)13 Barry Halloran (FW)14 Darren Aitken (MF/FW)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Keith Edward Johnson (GK)02 Gavin James Sibayan (DF/MF)03 Bryce Zachary Boarman (DF)04 Tyler Allen Bennett (MF)05 Jordan Andrew Weise (DF/MF)06 Adam Kyle Ballou (DF)07 Jarrett Paul Razon (MF)09 Seth David Jahn (FW/GK)10 Kevin Tyler Hensley (MF)11 Mason Dane Abbiate (MF)14 David Navarro Garza (DF)19 Michael Robert Moore (FW)23 Marthell Alonso Vazquez (FW/GK)25 Rene Renteria (MF)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Frank Renee Pineda Teran (GK)02 Gabriel Alfredo Medina Diaz (DF)03 Peter Antoni Alvarado Gonzalez (DF)04 Marco Tulio Cardenas Nieto (DF)05 Daniel Enrique Sanchez (DF)06 Richard Alexander Mogollon Melendez (MF)07 Richard Alexander Alarcon Pacheco (MF)08 Asdrubal Eusabio de Jesus Olicares Mora (MF)09 Angel Evelio Molina Camacho (MF)10 Jessi Junior Yari Villegas (FW)11 Saul Eliecer Torres Villegas (DF)12 Marlon Alexander Bello (GK)17 Jose Luis Felipe Quintana (FW)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Stefan Boersma (GK)02 George van Altena (GK)03 Jeroen Schuitert (MF)04 Jeroen Saedt (FW)05 Teddy Witjes (DF)06 Peter Kooij (MF)07 Minne de Vos (MF)08 Lars Conijn (DF)09 Rik Rodenburg (FW)10 Stephan Lokhoff (MF)11 Iljas Visker (FW)12 Guido Floors (MF)14 Daan Dikken (MF)15 Joey Mense (DF)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Claudio Omar Figuera (GK)02 Pablo Matias Molina (DF)03 Mariano Cortes (MF)04 Rodrigo Adolfo Luquez (DF)05 Matias Agustin Bassi (MF)06 Maximiliano Sebastian Fernandez (DF)07 Rodrigo Eloy Lugrin (MF)08 Ezequiel Anibal Jaime (DF)09 Duncan Coronel (FW)10 Mariano Andres Morana (MF)11 Matias Emiliano Fernandez (FW)12 Gustavo Nahuelquin (GK)13 Matías Salvat (FW)13Juan Alberto Alabarce (FW)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Yuri Woodfall (GK)02 Liam Stanley (MF)03 Matt Gilbert (DF)04 John Phillips (DF)05 Sam Charron (MF)06 Lucas Bruno (DF)07 Dustin Hodgson (MF)08 Vito Proietti (FW)09 Trevor Stiles (MF)10 Kyle Payne (DF)11 Matthew Brown (DF)12 Nick Heffernan (MF)13 Samuel Denton (GK)14 Damien Wojtiw (GK)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Participating teams and officials, Squads
01 Gareth Miller (GK)02 Darren Lemon (GK) / (DF)03 Christian Canning (DF)04 Cormac Birt (MF)05 Jordan Cush (DF/MF)06 Shea Tigh (DF)07 Stephen Halpin (MF)08 David Levy (MF)09 Ryan Walker (FW)10 Jordan Walker (MF)11 Conor Lewsley (FW)12 Alex Cossins (GK)13 Charlie Fogarty (MF)14 Harry Cheeseman (FW)


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Venue
The venue to be used for the World Championships were located in Burton-upon-Trent.


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Format
The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 16 teams divided among four groups of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage for the position one to eight, the two lower ranked teams played for the positions nine to 16. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. When comparing teams in a group over-all result came before head-to-head.


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Format
In the knockout stage there were three rounds (quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final). The winners plays for the higher positions, the losers for the lower positions. For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 60 minutes of regulation time was followed by two 10 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner. If the teams were still tied, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine a winner.


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Format
ClassificationAthletes with a physical disability competed. The athlete's disability was caused by a non-progressive brain damage that affects motor control, such as cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or stroke. Athletes must be ambulant.


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Format
Teams must field at least one class C5 or C6 player at all times. No more than two players of class C8 are permitted to play at the same time.


2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, Group stage
The first round, or group stage, have seen the sixteen teams divided into four groups of four teams.


2015 IFK Göteborg season
The 2015 season was IFK Göteborg's 110th in existence, their 83rd season in Allsvenskan and their 39th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished second for the second season in a row, Svenska Cupen where they won the competition, Svenska Supercupen where they finished as runners-up and in qualification for the UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out in the third qualifying round. IFK Göteborg also participated in one competition in which the club continued playing in for the 2016 season, 2015–16 Svenska Cupen. The season began with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 21 February, league play started on 5 April and will last until 31 October. The season will conclude on 8 November with Svenska Supercupen against IFK Norrköping.


2015 IFK Göteborg season
Jörgen Lennartsson was appointed new head coach, this after the former head coach Mikael Stahre was sacked.


2015 IFK Göteborg season
The club won their 7th Svenska Cupen title on 17 May 2015 when they defeated Örebro SK with 2–1 in the final at Gamla Ullevi.


2015 IFK Göteborg season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 IFK Göteborg season, Players, Youth players with first-team appearances
Youth players who played a competitive match for the club in 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015 IFK Göteborg season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2015 IFK Norrköping season
The 2015 season was IFK Norrköping's 118th in existence, their 75th season in Allsvenskan and 5th consecutive season in the league. The club competed in 2015 Allsvenskan, 2014–15 Svenska Cupen (starting with group stage after qualification previous season) and 2015–16 Svenska Cupen (qualification for next season group stage). The season began with 2014–15 Svenska Cupen group stage on 22 February, with 2015 Allsvenskan starting on 4 April. The league ended with the last match on 31 October 2015, in which they became league champions, and the last match of the season was 2015 Svenska Supercupen on 8 November where IFK Norrköping, as champions, met 2014–15 Svenska Cupen winners, IFK Göteborg.


2015 IFK Norrköping season
On 4 October 2015, with three matches remaining in 2015 Allsvenskan, IFK Norrköping secured a top 3 finish and a spot in European competitions for the next season. If they win the league, they will compete in 2016–17 UEFA Champions League and if they finish as runners-up or third-placed team they will compete in 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.


2015 IFK Norrköping season
IFK Norrköping won the 2015 Allsvenskan in the last match of the season on 31 October 2015, defeating the champions from the previous season, Malmö FF, with 2–0. By winning 2015 Allsvenskan they qualified for 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.


2015 IFK Norrköping season
One week after becoming champions of 2015 Allsvenskan, IFK Norrköping took their second title of the season when they defeated 2014–15 Svenska Cupen winners, IFK Göteborg with 3–0 in 2015 Svenska Supercupen.


2015 IFK Norrköping season, Competitions, Overview
Note: Only matches during 2015 are included, otherwise they would be counted twice (next season as well).


2015 IFK Norrköping season, Competitions, Allsvenskan, Matches
On 21 January 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2015 IFK Norrköping season, Competitions, Allsvenskan, Matches
Times up to 24 October 2015 (matches 1–28) are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matches 29–30) times are CET (UTC+1). This because of the use of Daylight saving time in Sweden.


2015 IFK Norrköping season, Competitions, Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen, unlike Allsvenskan, spans over two seasons, with qualification in the fall and group stage and final stages in the spring. Therefore, IFK Norrköping will compete in both 2014–15 Svenska Cupen (group stage and final stages) and 2015–16 Svenska Cupen (qualification for next year group stage and final stages) for the 2015 season.


2015 IFK Norrköping season, Competitions, Svenska Cupen, 2014–15 Svenska Cupen
2014–15 Svenska Cupen were played during the fall in 2014 and in the spring of 2015, with the first two rounds in 2014 and the group stage and final stages in the beginning of 2015.


2015 IFK Norrköping season, Competitions, Svenska Cupen, 2014–15 Svenska Cupen
IFK Norrköping were drawn in a group with Djurgårdens IF (first tier), Ängelholms FF (second tier) and Norrby IF (third tier) with the winner of the group advancing to the final stages (quarter-finals). IFK Norrköping won their first two matches against Norrby IF and Ängelholms FF, which was enough to win the group (on goal differential) despite losing to Djurgårdens IF in the last match. This meant IFK Norrköping advanced to the final stages.


2015 IFK Norrköping season, Competitions, Svenska Cupen, 2014–15 Svenska Cupen
IFK Norrköping qualified for the knockout stage as group stage winners, but they were unseeded in the quarter-final draw because they were not one of the four teams with the best record in the group stage. All of the winners in the group stage were teams that would be participating in 2015 Allsvenskan, so IFK Norrköping was drawn against BK Häcken in a draw with many tough opponents (especially since being unseeded).


2015 IFK Norrköping season, Competitions, Svenska Cupen, 2014–15 Svenska Cupen
BK Häcken had the advantage of playing at home since they were the seeded team and, despite scoring the first goal, IFK Norrköping was not able to defeat BK Häcken away from home and lost with the final score 3–1. It was Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson, who previously played for IFK Norrköping, that scored a brace for BK Häcken to turn the match around, and Simon Gustafson ended the scoring with the 3–1 goal.


2015 IFK Norrköping season, Competitions, Svenska Cupen, 2015–16 Svenska Cupen
2015–16 Svenska Cupen will be played during the fall in 2015 and in the spring of 2016, with the first two rounds in 2015 and the group stage and final stages in the beginning of 2016.


2015 IFK Norrköping season, Competitions, Svenska Cupen, 2015–16 Svenska Cupen
IFK Norrköping entered Svenska Cupen in the second round (all teams from top tier Allsvenskan and second tier Superettan receive bye to this round). They were seeded in the draw together with all the other teams from Allsvenskan and Superettan, and they were drawn against Akropolis IF from Division 1 (fourth tier). The match was played on 20 August 2015 and it ended as a 5–0 win for IFK Norrköping, who qualified for the group stage to be played in the beginning of the next season.


2015 IFK Norrköping season, Competitions, Svenska Supercupen
Svenska Supercupen, is a cup being played between league champions and cup winners, with the league winners being the home team. The 2015 Svenska Supercupen was played between 2015 Allsvenskan champions, IFK Norrköping, and 2014–15 Svenska Cupen winners, IFK Göteborg (runners-up in Allsvenskan), at Nya Parken, Norrköping on 8 November 2015. IFK Norrköping defeated IFK Göteborg with 3–0 and won their second title of the season.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship – 2WD
The 2WD class of the 2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championshipcommencing on the 4 October and concluding on the 6 October at the Yatabe Arena in Tsukuba in the Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan .


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
The 2015 IFMAR 1:10 scale Electric Off-Road World Championships (2015年IFMAR EP オフロード世界選手権) is the 16th edition of the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship for 1:10 scale radio-controlled electric off-road buggies sanctioned by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR). It was run over two separate classes (2WD and 4WD) over eight days from 3 to 10 October, with each class running for three days each in total.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
The national sanctioning body, Japan Model Racing Car Association (JMRCA), acted as the host nation on behalf of the Far East Model Car Association (FEMCA), with JMRCA Kanto acting as the host club for the championship taking place at the Yatabe Arena in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture. This was the arena's third time hosting the event and its second time hosting a 1:10 off-road race, the first since the 1995 event. It also became the first Off-Road Worlds to take place in an indoor venue since 1999.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
The event was best known for its decision to be run on artificial turf for the first time, ending a tradition of dirt tracks in the tournament's entire 30-year history, a decision that has not been met without controversy. As a result of this controversy, the decision became known as "Astrogate" and the event as "Turf Worlds".


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
Jared Tebo and Steven Hartson, both of the United States, were the defending champions of the 2WD and 4WD class respectively. The 2WD class was won by Team Associated's Spencer Rivkin who, at the age of 16, became the youngest driver to win the 1:10 off-road race. After losing to Naoto Matsukura in electric touring car when he won the last two of three heats needed to secure a title the previous year, XRAY's Bruno Coelho of Portugal won the 4WD class.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Background
During the annual general meeting for electric racing on September 26, when the Off-Road Worlds was still in session, Yatabe Arena was awarded hosting rights under IFMAR's bloc host rotation order as it turned to FEMCA, who represents Asia,


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Background
This was the Yokomo owned venue's third IFMAR event, its first was as a 1:10 electric off-road championship in 1995. They also hosted the 2000 Electric On-Road Worlds (1:12, PRO 10, touring car), the only time three official world championship events took place under the same host. Beside the Worlds, the circuit regularly hosts the JMRCA All-Japan Championships.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Circuit
The circuit was originally famously built by Yokomo as a replica of the circuit used for the 1989 Worlds in Australia to help themselves prepare for the race three months prior, using soil samples collected from the track. The circuit was at the time built over a large plastic awning. The venue was reopened in 2011 following a major refurbishment work which included a new permanent building that was built.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Circuit
There are currently four circuits in total, one is used for off-road racing in its original building, three others are on-road circuits housed under the new building, two are used as a drift circuit and the other used for on-road carpet racing.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Circuit
When Yatabe Arena was given the right to host the world championship following the 2013 Worlds; at the time, the rulebook stated that the choice of surface was packable rock free dirt but a proposal was sent to IFMAR to run the event on artificial turf.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Circuit
On December 15, 2014, the rules was reamended to allow for the track to be entirely run on artificial turf following a vote by the four continental blocs with only ROAR of North America opposing, with some traditionalists branding this decision to run the world championship on a "touring car track with jumps" and in a public poll conducted by the NeoBuggy website, 62% of readers opposed the decision. The reason for this decision was in response to the rise of professional carpet racing for off-road racing, particularly in Europe, with its highly successful Euro Offroad Series, a winter multi-round professional championship taking place on indoor carpet tracks.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Circuit
As off-road racing has traditionally taken place on dirt track, artificial turf in off-road racing is considered to be easy to set up, durable and easier to maintain and thus became a choice surface over dirt, with manufacturers producing parts and cars designed for racing on this type of high-grip surface. Also, it enables events to take place in commercial venues such as shopping malls.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Circuit
Instead of using the existing track, a new track will be temporarily built over its indoor on-road circuit in the venue's newly built extension, the Center Building; to achieve this, the track require two layers of wooden sheeting put underneath the new surface to enable the piping, strips and corner dots to be screwed securely to the track. Because of it being an indoor venue, it is the first Off-Road Worlds to take place in an indoor venue since 1999 which took place in Finland.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Circuit
The overall dimension of the track is 21.5m deep by 38m wide. The circuit was extensively modified from the track originally used in the pre-Worlds based on feedback from competitors that was criticized for "lacking obstacles". The most significant additions from the IFMAR warm-up race is the inclusion of the large tabletop, originally built but was left out by the organizers. Another change made for the two events was that the main straight was relocated front of the drivers stand to the opposite side of the track.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Circuit
During the first day of racing, many of the drivers praised the overall layout some more positive than initially thought but criticized the circuit's five washboard section, with some branding it "stupid" especially from Jörn Neumann and Ryan Maifield and it being too high however the sections was praised by a few drivers including the defending 2WD champion, Jared Tebo who claimed it encouraged driver errors. The strips consisted of five black rubber strips placed underneath house doors, designed to force drivers to set their car to off-road racing ground clearance. Four times world champion Ryan Cavalieri praised the track, describing it "fun except for the black strips".


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Dates
The date was initially was to take place on September 26 through October 3 but a decision was made that it have to be moved forward 7 days to prevent a date clash with the prestigious All Japan Model & Hobby Show in Tokyo as a number of important JMRCA officials are required to be present at the show


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Tires
Schumacher Racing Products have been announced as the sole supplier of control tires for the world championships. The tire used will be Mini Spike 2 Yellow compound with Med. Rear CAT foam insert for both 2WD and 4WD with Wide Stagger Rib Yellow compound with Med. Front CAT insert for the 4WD front.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Drivers
A number of federations submitted their entry lists in August. The Association of Australia Radio Controlled Model Car Club (AARCMCC) announced in August that they will be sending nine drivers. Remotely Operated Auto Racers (ROAR), representing the North America intended to send 15 drivers with all but one (who is a Canadian) from the United States, half of its allocation total. European Federation of Radio Operated Model Automobiles (EFRA) sent 58 drivers but with late cancellations and no-shows, 48 drivers competed. British Radio Car Association (BRCA), representing the United Kingdom, being the majority being the most with 12 drivers followed by Federation Française de Voitures Radio Commandees (FFVRC), representing France, with 7.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Drivers
The most entries per country is the Japan Model Racing Car Association (JMRCA) with a total of 54 entries Fourth Association of Model Auto Racing (FAMAR), representing South Africa, South America and the rest of the world did not send any drivers.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Classification, 2WD, Qualifying
The tie-breaker time set by each entry is denoted with bold over a gray background.


2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Classification, 4WD, Qualifying
The tie-breaker time set by each entry is denoted with bold over a gray background.


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The 2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup was held in 13 locations. Bouldering competitions were held in 5 locations, lead in 7 locations, and speed in 5 locations. The season began on 17 May in Central Saanich, Canada and concluded on 15 November in Kranj, Slovenia.


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The top 3 in each competition received medals, and the overall winners were awarded trophies. At the end of the season an overall ranking was determined based upon points, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The winners for bouldering were Jongwon Chon and Akiyo Noguchi, for lead Adam Ondra and Mina Markovic, and for speed QiXin Zhong and Mariia Krasavina, men and women respectively.


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Highlights of the season
In bouldering, at the World Cup in Munich, Shauna Coxsey of United Kingdom flashed all boulders in the final round to take the win.


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Highlights of the season
In lead climbing, Janja Garnbret of Slovenia, after just turned 16 years old (the minimum age to compete in the World Cup), made her debut in the World Cup circuit by competing in lead climbing in Chamonix, France. She competed in 3 out of 7 Lead World Cups in the season and was in the top three in all competitions she attended, which made her 7th in the overall ranking in lead discipline.


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Highlights of the season
In speed climbing, at the World Cup in Central Saanich, Iuliia Kaplina of Russia set a new world record of 7.74s in the semifinal round, breaking her previous world record of 7.85s which she set at the 2013 Speed World Cup in Wujiang. Then, at the World Cup in Chongqing, Iuliia Kaplina, again, set a new world record of 7.56s during qualifications, breaking her previous world record which she had set in Saanich (CAN), by as much as 0.18 seconds. Then at the World Cup in Chamonix, Iuliia Kaplina, again, set a new world record of 7.53s in the semifinal against her teammate Anna Tsyganova, breaking her previous world record by 0.03s.


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Highlights of the season
France was the only nation in the top three National Team Ranking in all disciplines.


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Bouldering
An overall ranking was determined based upon points, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Bouldering, Men
5 best competition results were counted (not counting points in brackets).


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Bouldering, Women
5 best competition results were counted (not counting points in brackets).


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Bouldering, National Teams
For National Team Ranking, 3 best results per competition and category were counted (not counting results in brackets).


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Lead
An overall ranking was determined based upon points, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Lead, Men
6 best competition results were counted (not counting results in parentheses).


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Lead, Women
6 best competition results were counted (not counting results in parentheses).


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Lead, National Teams
For National Team Ranking, 3 best results per competition and category were counted (not counting results in parentheses).


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Speed
An overall ranking was determined based upon points, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Speed, Men
5 best competition results were counted (not counting points in brackets).


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Speed, Women
5 best competition results were counted (not counting points in brackets).


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Speed, National Teams
For National Team Ranking, 3 best results per competition and category were counted (not counting results in brackets).


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Combined
5 best competition results were counted. Participation in at least 2 disciplines was required.


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Combined, Men
The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Combined World Cup 2015:


2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Combined, Women
The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Combined World Cup 2015:


2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship
The 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship was the first edition of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF). The tournament was held in Pristina and Gjakova, Kosovo, from 20 to 26 June.


2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship
A total of 16 nations played in the tournament: several European teams that did not qualify to the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship, plus Australia, Cameroon, China and Uruguay.


2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship, Venues
The championship were played at two venues in Pristina and Gjakova in Kosovo.


2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship, Preliminary round
The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.


2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship, Preliminary round, Tie-breaking criteria
For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:


2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship, Final ranking
Team Roster: Mikkjal Hansen, Bartal T. Kamban, Bogi Gaard Davidsen, Rókur Rasmusen, Hans Eli Sigurbjørnsson, Rúni Højgaard, Kjartan Johansen, Jóannes Prestá, Áki Egilsnes, Allan Norðberg, Andreas Eriksen, Tróndur Kragesteen, Rókur Akralíð, Tony Hammer Weyhe, . Team Officials: Kári Nielsen, Birgir Hansen, Jákup Duruus.


2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship, Media coverage
RTV21 streams all Kosovo matches and both final and 3rd place matches.


2015 IHF Super Globe
The 2015 IHF Super Globe was the ninth edition. It was held at the Duhail Handball Sports Hall in Doha, Qatar from 7–10 September 2015.


2015 IHF Super Globe
Füchse Berlin captured their first title by defeating MKB Veszprém in the final.


2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
The 2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia became the 8th IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 14 and 19 March 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan.


2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, Division I
The Division I competition will played between 18 and 25 April 2015 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.


2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I
The 2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, Division I was the international ice hockey competition played between 18 April and 24 April 2015 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship
The 2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship was the 19th IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, an international inline hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The World Championship runs alongside the 2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament and took place between 5 and 11 July 2015 in Tampere, Finland. The tournament was won by Canada, earning their third World Championship title. Finland finished in second place and Sweden in third after defeating Slovakia in the bronze medal match. Slovenia, after losing the relegation game against Germany was relegated to Division I for 2017.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, Qualification
Seven of the eight teams automatically qualified for the 2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship while the eighth spot was awarded to the winner of the 2014 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament. The 2014 Division I tournament was won by Slovenia who defeated Australia in the final to earn promotion back to the World Championship after they were relegated in 2013.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, Seeding and groups
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the final standings at the 2014 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship and 2014 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournaments. The World Championship groups are named Group A and Group B while the 2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament uses Group C and Group D, as both tournaments were held in Tampere, Finland. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding at the previous year's tournament (in parenthesis is the corresponding seeding):


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, Preliminary round
Eight participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, every team advanced to the Playoff round.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, Playoff round
All eight teams advanced into the playoff round and were seeded into the quarterfinals according to their result in the preliminary round. The winning quarter finalists advanced through to the semifinals, while the losing teams moved through to the placement round. Slovenia was relegated back to Division I after losing the relegation game against Germany, while the United States finished fifth after defeating Slovenia and the Czech Republic finished sixth following their win over Germany in their placement round games. In the semifinals Finland defeated Slovakia and Canada beat Sweden, both advancing to the gold medal game. After losing the semifinals Slovakia and Sweden played off for the bronze medal with Sweden winning 5–4. Canada defeated Finland 4–2 in the gold medal game, earning their third World Championship title.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I
The 2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I was an international inline hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I tournament ran alongside the 2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship and took place between 5 and 11 July 2015 in Tampere, Finland. The tournament was won by Croatia who upon winning gained promotion to the 2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship. While Austria and Bulgaria were relegated to the European Qualification after losing their placement round games along with Latvia who lost the relegation game against Hungary.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Qualification
Seven teams attempted to qualify for the two remaining spots in the 2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament. The other six nations automatically qualified after their results from the 2014 Championship and the 2014 Division I tournaments. Two qualification tournaments were held with a place awarded to the winner of each tournament. The European Qualification tournament was contested between Bulgaria, Israel, Macedonia and Serbia, with Bulgaria winning promotion and returning to Division I after being relegated in 2013. The Rest of the World Qualification tournament was contested between Argentina, Chile and Hong Kong, with Argentina winning promotion after also being relegated in 2013.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Qualification, European Qualification
The European Qualification tournament was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 4 July to 6 July 2014. Bulgaria gained promotion to Division I after winning their three games and finishing first in the standings. Israel finished in second place and Serbia in third.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Qualification, Rest of the World Qualification
The Rest of the World Qualification tournament was held at the Peru Beach Hockey Arena in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 19 November to 21 November 2014. Argentina gained promotion to Division I after winning both of their games and finishing first in the standings. Hong Kong finished in second place after winning their game against Chile.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Seeding and groups
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the final standings at the 2014 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship and 2014 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I. Division I's groups are named Group C and Group D while the 2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship use Group A and Group B, as both tournaments are held in Tampere, Finland. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding at the previous year's tournament (in parenthesis is the corresponding seeding):


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Preliminary round
Eight participating teams were placed in the following two groups. After playing a round-robin, every team advanced to the Playoff round.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Playoff round
All eight teams advanced into the playoff round and were seeded into the quarterfinals according to their result in the preliminary round. The winning quarter finalists advanced through to the semifinals, while the losing teams moved through to the placement round. Austria and Bulgaria were relegated to the European Qualification after losing their placement round games and finished the tournament in seventh and eighth respectively. After winning their placement round games Latvia and Hungary competed in the relegation game with Latvia being relegated to the European Qualification after losing 3-4.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Playoff round
The number of teams relegated to the Qualification tournaments was increased from two to three due to a change in format by the IIHF. The change means that three qualification tournaments will be held in the even years, starting in 2016, and the World Championships will be held in the odd years, starting in 2017. The qualification tournaments have been restructured into three regions to lower travel costs with the regions now being Africa / South America, Asia / Oceania, and Europe / North America.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Playoff round
In the semifinals Australia defeated Great Britain and Croatia beat Argentina, both advancing to the gold medal game. After losing the semifinals Great Britain and Argentina played off for the bronze medal with Great Britain winning 3-2. Croatia defeated Australia 5-4 in overtime in the gold medal game and earned promotion to the 2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.


2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
The 2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I was an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament took place between 6 November and 7 November 2014 in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei and was the second edition held since its formation in 2013 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournaments. Chinese Taipei won the tournament after winning all four of their games and finishing first in the standings. Thailand finished in second place and Hong Kong finished third.


2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I, Overview
The 2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I began on 6 November 2014 in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei with the games played at Annex Ice Rink. Hong Kong and Thailand returned after competing in last years tournament and Chinese Taipei made their debut appearance in Division I and in international competition. Singapore and the United Arab Emirates did not send a team after previously competing in the 2014 edition.


2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I, Overview
Chinese Taipei won the tournament after winning all four of their games and finishing first in the standings. Thailand finished second with four points and claimed their second Division I silver medal. Last years winner, Hong Kong, finished in last place after managing only one shootout win against Thailand. Chinese Taipei's Hui-Chen Yeh finished as the tournaments top scorer with eight points and Tzu-Ting Hsu finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 100.00.


2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.


2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I, Leading goaltenders
Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2015 Women's World Championship was the 16th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2016 competition.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship
United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game 7–5, securing their sixth title. Finland won the bronze medal by beating Russia 4–1.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, Teams
The tournament was contested between eight teams from 28 March to 4 April 2015 in Malmö, Sweden.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, Format
The preliminary round was divided into two pools that placed the top four seeds into Group A, and the bottom four in Group B. The top two finishers in Group A advanced directly to the semifinals, while the two remaining teams and the top two in Group B played a quarterfinal round. The bottom two teams from Group B played a relegation series to determine the one team that gets relegated.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, Match officials
10 Referees and 9 linesman were selected for the tournament.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, Rosters
Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, Relegation series
The third and fourth placed team from Group B played a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
The 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Rouen, France running from 12 to 18 April 2015, and Group B in Beijing, China, running from 6 to 12 April 2015.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, Division I A, Match officials
4 Referees and 8 linesman were selected for the tournament.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, Division I A, Awards and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, Division I A, Awards and statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, Division I A, Awards and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, Division I A, Awards and statistics, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, Division I B, Match officials
4 Referees and 7 linesman were selected for the tournament.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, Division I B, Awards and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, Division I B, Awards and statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, Division I B, Awards and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, Division I B, Awards and statistics, Leading goaltenders
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II
The 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Dumfries, Great Britain running from 30 March to 5 April 2015 Group B in Spain, running from 7 to 13 March 2015 and Group B qualification from 18 to 21 February 2015 in Hong Kong.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II, Division II A, Match officials
4 Referees and 7 linesman were selected for the tournament.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II, Division II A, Awards and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II, Division II A, Awards and statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = PositionSource:


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II, Division II A, Awards and statistics, Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.


2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II, Division II A, Awards and statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: