Football 7-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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| Venue | Deodoro Olympic Park | |||||||||
| Dates | 8–16 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 112 (8 teams) from 8 nations | |||||||||
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Football 7-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics[1] was held in Rio de Janeiro at the Deodoro Olympic Park, from 8 September to 16 September. Football 7-a-side is played by athletes with cerebral palsy, a condition characterized by impairment of muscular coordination, stroke, or traumatic brain injury (TBI). 112 footballers are expected to compete for one set of medals.
For these games, the men compete in an 8-team tournament.
Medalists
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Eight teams will contest the competition, which is for male athletes only. An NPC can enter a single squad, consisting of fourteen players, two more per team than in 2012.
Qualification is by a series of tournaments, and was one of the first events for which entries were completed.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths[2] | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 October 2009 |  Copenhagen, Denmark |
1 |  Brazil (BRA)
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| 2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side European Championships | 23 July 2014 – 2 August 2014 |  Maia, Portugal |
1 |  Ukraine (UKR)
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| 2014 Asian Para Games | 19–23 October 2014 |  Incheon, South Korea |
1 |  Iran (IRI)
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| Football 7-a-side at the 2015 Parapan American Games | September 2015 |  Toronto, Canada |
1 |  Argentina (ARG)
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| 2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships | 16–28 June 2015 |  Burton, Great Britain[3] |
4 |  Great Britain (GBR)
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 Ireland (IRL)
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 United States (USA)
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 Netherlands (NED)
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| Total | 8 | |||
Squads
[edit]Tournament
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Semi finals |
| 2 | Brazil (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Ireland
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | 7th–8th place match |
| Brazil | 2–1 | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
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Report | Porcher  33' |
| Great Britain | 1–2 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Barker 35' |
Report |
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| Ireland | 1–7 | Brazil |
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| Sheridan 50' |
Report |
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| Ireland | 1–5 | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Tuite 59' |
Report |
| Ukraine | 2–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
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Report | Wesley 59' |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Semi finals |
| 2 | Netherlands
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Argentina
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | United States
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | 7th–8th place match |
Source: Paralympic.org
| Netherlands | 2–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
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Report | Ballou 3', 60' |
| Argentina | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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| Report |
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| United States | 0–2 | Iran |
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| Report |
| Iran | 2–0 | Netherlands |
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Report |
Knockout stage
[edit]Classification round
[edit]7th–8th place match
[edit]| Ireland | 1–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Sheridan 31' |
Report |
5th–6th place match
[edit]Medal round
[edit]| Semifinals | Gold-medal match | |||||
| 14 September 10:00 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||
| 16 September 17:00 | ||||||
| Ukraine | 4 | |||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||
| 14 September 19:00 | ||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||
| Iran | 5 | |||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal | ||||||
| 16 September 14:00 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
Semi finals
[edit]Bronze-medal match
[edit]| Netherlands | 1–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Schuitert 54' |
Report | Leandrinho 1', 49', 56' |
Gold-medal match
[edit]Final rankings
[edit]| Rank | Team |
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Ukraine
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Iran
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Brazil
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| 4. | Netherlands
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| 5. | Great Britain
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| 6. | Argentina
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| 7. | United States
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| 8. | Ireland
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Source: Paralympic.org
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Paralympic Football 7-a-side". Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Football 7-a-Side Qualification Criteria - FT Archived 2 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), February 2011
- ^ Draw for the CPISRA football 7-a-side world championships 2015, Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
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