Football 7-a-side at the 2015 Parapan American Games

Football 7-a-side at the
2015 Parapan American Games
Football 7-a-side at the; 2015 Parapan American Games
Venue	Pan Am / Parapan Am Fields
Dates	8 – 15 August 2015
Competitors	70 quota limit from 5 nations
Teams	5
Medalists
	←2007 PG Rio de Janeiro; 2014 AC Toronto 2019 PG Lima→

Football 7-a-side competitions at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto were held from 8 to 15 August at the Pan Am / Parapan Am Fields, which are located on the back campus of the University of Toronto.^[1] Football 7-a-side make its return to the program, after last being staged in 2007.^[1] The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As Brazil won the competition the second place Argentina qualified for the Paralympics.^[2]

Participating teams and officials

Qualifying

A total of five teams competed in the football seven a side competition. The host nation (Canada) automatically qualified a team. A team may consist of a maximum of 14 athletes.^[3]

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Host nation			1	Canada
2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side American Cup	19 – 26 September 2014	Toronto, Canada	4	Brazil Argentina United States Venezuela
Total			5

Squads

The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:

Venues

The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Toronto.

Toronto		Toronto
Stadium: Parapan-Am field
Capacity: 2,000

Format

The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 5 teams in one group, where engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The best two teams play for gold in the finals, the third and fourth place for the third place in the tournament, the fifth in the table is the fifth of the tournament.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria: Number of points Goal difference Number of goals scored Number of points obtained in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Number of goals scored in matches between tied teams Drawing of lots

Classification
Athletes 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.

Players were classified by level of disability.

C5: Athletes with difficulties when walking and running, but not in standing or when kicking the ball.
C6: Athletes with control and co-ordination problems of their upper limbs, especially when running.
C7: Athletes with hemiplegia.
C8: Athletes with minimal disability; must meet eligibility criteria and have an impairment that has impact on the sport of football.

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.

Group stage

In the first group stage have seen the teams in a one group of five teams.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Qualified for
1	Brazil	4	4	0	0	12	Team play for position 1
2	Argentina	4	3	0	1	9	Team play for position 1
3	Canada	4	1	1	2	4	Team play for the position 3
4	Venezuela	4	0	2	2	2	Team play for the position 3
5	United States	4	0	1	3	1	Team play for the position 5

Source: The results of the table were determined from the results
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

8 August 2015