CP football

CP football is a football sport from the field of cerebral paralysis for athletes with infantile cerebral palsy and other neurological diseases, including strokes and traumatic brain injuries . A team usually consists of seven players, one of whom is the goalkeeper . The ball may be played with the whole body with the exception of the arms and hands; mainly he is kicked with the foot. Only the goalkeeper (within his own penalty area ) - and also the field players when throwing in - are allowed to touch the ball with their hands.

history

The first international competition in CP football took place in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1978 as part of the third edition of the CPISRA games, the year in which the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) was founded.

In 1982 the first world championships at the CPISRA World Games were held in Denmark, three years later, in 1985, the first regional tournament in Glasgow. In 1984 CP football was included in the Paralympic program: Belgium beats Ireland in the final. From 1988 to 1996 the Netherlands won all Paralympic tournaments. Four years later, in 2000, Russia beats Ukraine. In 2006 a European championship was played. Ukraine and Russia are currently dominating the competitions.

Until the end of 2014, CPISRA was responsible for staging this team sport under the name Football 7-a-side (German 7-a-side football). In 2015, the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) was founded and all football competitions were taken over by CPISRA. These include world championships, international cup competitions, European championships, national tournaments, but also soccer tournaments at the World Games or the Parapan American Games. The tournament at the Paralympic Summer Games is organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Gameplay

Playing field with dimensions and names

The rules of the game for this sport are now set up by the IFCPF, formerly the CPISRA, and are played with modified FIFA rules. These changes include a smaller playing field that is 50 to 55 m wide and 60 to 75 m long. A soccer team consists of a total of 14 players, including substitute players, seven of whom are on the field at the same time, hence 7-a-side football. There are three possible substitutions. There is no offside rule in the game. Players may also use one hand to roll the ball in when throwing in . The game lasts two times 30 minutes with a 15-minute break.

In CP soccer, players are divided into sports classes based on their disabilities. These classes are:

FT5 (C5)

Athletes who have difficulty walking and running, but have no trouble standing or shooting the ball

FT6 (C6)

Athletes with control or coordination problems with their arms. These are especially prominent when running.

FT7 (C7)

Athlete with hemiparesis .

FT8 (C8)

Athletes with minimal disabilities, they must have legitimate criteria and obvious impairments in playing football.

Seven players per team from the four CP classes FT5 - FT8 are entitled to play at the same time. Players of all CP classes must be represented on the field for the entire season, including a player with class FT5 or FT6. Only one player with class FT8 may be represented.

distribution

CP football international
The following nations have a national football team:

Africa

Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia

America

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, USA, Venezuela

Asia

China, India, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates

Europe

Belgium, Denmark, Germany, England, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales

CP football in Germany
In November 2010, the first workshop on the topic of football 7-a-side took place in Germany. Since then, a national team has been set up that will qualify for an international tournament over the next few years.

CP football in Austria
CP football has been played in Austria since 2010.

Tournaments at a glance

European championships, intercontinental cups, world championships and Paralympic tournaments are held in CP football.

Worldwide tournaments

Summer Paralympics

year	host		final				Game for third place			Ref.
			winner	Result	2nd place		3rd place	Result	4th Place
1984 details	Stoke Mandeville		Belgium	1-0	Ireland		United Kingdom	3: 1	Portugal
1988 details	Seoul		Netherlands	1	Belgium		Ireland	1	South Korea
1992 details	Barcelona		Netherlands	3: 2	Portugal		Ireland	0: 0 n.v. 2: 1 i. E.	UK
1996 details	Atlanta		Netherlands	1-0	Russia		Spain	2: 1	UK
2000 details	Sydney		Russia	3: 2	Ukraine		Brazil	2: 1	Portugal
2004 details	Athens		Ukraine	4: 1	Brazil		Russia	5-0	Argentina
2008 details	Beijing		Ukraine	2: 1 a.d.	Russia		Iran	4: 0 (3: 0)	Brazil
2012 details	London		Russia	1-0	Ukraine		Iran	5-0	Brazil
2016 details	Rio de Janeiro		Ukraine	2: 1 a.d.	Iran		Brazil	3: 1	Netherlands
2020	Tokyo		Tournament will not take place
2024 details	Paris
2028 details	los Angeles
2032 details	not forgiven
2036 details	not forgiven

¹ The tournament was played in a group mode.

World championships and international cup tournaments

year	host		final				Game for third place			Ref.
			winner	Result	2nd place		3rd place	Result	4th Place
1982 details	Greve (World Games)		Ireland	2-0	Netherlands		Belgium	no information available 2
1986 details	Hooglede (World Games)		Netherlands	3-0	Belgium		Ireland	3	Portugal
1990 details	Assen (WM)		Netherlands	5-0	Ireland		Belgium	no information available 2
1994 details	Dublin (World Cup)		Netherlands	2-0	Ireland		Belgium	3	Spain
1998 details	Rio de Janeiro (World Cup)		Russia	3: 1	Ukraine		Brazil	3: 2	Spain
2001 details	Nottingham (World Games)		Ukraine	3: 1	Russia		Brazil	2-0	Iran
2003 details	Buenos Aires (World Cup)		Ukraine	3: 1	Brazil		Russia	2: 1	Argentina
2005 details	New London (World Games)		/ Russia Ukraine	3	/ Russia Ukraine		Iran	9-0	Netherlands
2007 details	Rio de Janeiro (World Cup)		Russia	2: 1	Iran		Ukraine	2-0	Brazil
2009 details	Arnhem (Cup)		Ukraine	0: 0 a.d. 9: 8 i. E.	Russia		Iran	1-0	Brazil
2011 details	Assen , Emmen , Hoogeveen (WM)		Russia	6: 1	Iran		Ukraine	8: 3	Brazil
2013 details	Sant Cugat del Vallès (Cup)		Ukraine	1-0	Brazil		Russia	4-0	Ireland
2015 details	Burton-upon-Trent (World Cup)		Russia	1-0	Ukraine		Brazil	6-0	Netherlands
2017 details	San Luis (World Cup)		Ukraine	1-0	Iran		Russlan	2-0	England
2019 details	not yet awarded (Cup)
2020 details	not yet taken (WM)
2021 details	not yet taken (WM)
2023 details	not yet awarded (Cup)
2024 details	not yet taken (WM)
2025 details	not yet taken (WM)

² No information is available on the IFCPF homepage.

³ There is no result for the game.

Regional tournaments

African Championships

So far there have been no international championships in Africa because there are too few teams.

American championships

year	host		final				Game for third place			Ref.
			winner	Result	2nd place		3rd place	Result	4th Place
1995 details	unknown		United States	4th	Argentina		Brazil	4th	Chile
1999 details	unknown		Argentina	4th	United States		Brazil	4th	Chile
2002 details	Santiago		Brazil	3: 1	Argentina		/ Chile USA	5	/ Chile USA
2003 details	Mar del Plata		No 7-a-side football tournament was held at the 2003 Parapan America Games.
2006 details	Rio de Janeiro		In 2006 a CPISRA America's Cup was planned in Rio de Janeiro. In 2007, not only the Parapan America Games but also the CPISRA World Championship were held in Rio de Janeiro.
2007 details	Rio de Janeiro		Brazil	5-0	Argentina	Canada	1-0	Canada
2010 details	Buenos Aires		Brazil	4th	United States	Argentina	4th	Canada
2011 details	Guadalajara		In 2006 a CPISRA America's Cup was planned in Rio de Janeiro. In 2007, not only the Parapan America Games but also the CPISRA World Championship were held in Rio de Janeiro.
2014 details	Toronto		Brazil	3-0	Argentina	United States	3-0	Canada
2015 details	Toronto		Brazil	3: 1	Argentina	Venezuela	2: 1	Canada
2018 details	Lima
2019 details	Lima
2022 details	Lima
2023 details	Lima
2026 details	Lima
2027 details	Lima

^4th The tournament was played in a group mode.

⁵ There is no result for the game.

Asian Championships

year	host		final				Game for third place			Ref.
			winner	Result	2nd place		3rd place	Result	4th Place
2002 details	Busan		no information available				no information available
2006 details	Kuala Lumpur		Iran	5-0	Australia		China	4-0	Japan
2010 details	Guangzhou		Iran	7-0	China		Japan	2-0	South Korea
2014 details	Incheon		Iran	5-0	Japan		South Korea	3-0	Singapore
2018 details	TBD
2022 details	Hangzhou
2026 details	Nagoya
2030 details	not yet taken

European championships

year	host		final				Game for third place			Ref.
			winner	Result	2nd place		3rd place	Result	4th Place
1995 details	Nottingham		Netherlands	0: 0 n.a. -: - i. E.	Russia		& /   England Wales unknown	6th	& /   England Wales unknown
1999 details	Brasschaat		Ukraine	4: 2	Netherlands		No information available
2002 details	Brasschaat		Ukraine	6: 1	Russia		Netherlands	1-0	Portugal
2006 details	Dublin		Ukraine	5: 2	Russia		Netherlands	2: 1	Ireland
2010 details	Glasgow		Ukraine	1: 1  a.d. 9: 8 i. E.	Russia		Ireland	2-0	Netherlands
2014 details	Maia		Ukraine	3-0	Netherlands		Russia	3-0	Ireland
2018 details	Zeist		Russia	3: 2	Ukraine		Ireland	2: 1	Netherlands
2022 details	not yet taken
2026 details	not yet taken

^6th There is no result for the game.

Oceania Championships

So far there have been no international championships in Oceania because there are too few teams. In Oceania only two members are registered with the IFCPF: Australia and New Zealand. Nevertheless, Australia took part in the FESPIC Games 2006 and the European Championship in 2010.

South Asian Championships

year	host		final				Game for third place			Ref.
			winner	Result	2nd place		3rd place	Result	4th Place
2014 details	Naypyidaw		Myanmar	7th	Singapore		Thailand	7th	Malaysia
2015 details	Singapore		Thailand	3-0	Myanmar		Singapore	2: 1	Malaysia
2017 details	Kuala Lumpur
2019 details	Manila
2021 details	Hanoi
2023 details	Phnom Penh
2025 details	TBA
2027 details	not yet taken

^7th The tournament was played in a group mode.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Football (7-A-Side). Disability Sports Australia, accessed September 19, 2016 . 
2. ^ History of CP Football. International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football, accessed September 11, 2016 . 
3. ^ CP Football Rules and Regulations. (PDF; 400 kB) Version January 2015. International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football, January 2015, accessed on May 22, 2015 (English). 
4. ^ Football 7-a-side at the Paralympics. Retrieved September 19, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Football 7-a-side. Canadian Paralympic Committee, March 7, 2015, accessed September 19, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Soccer-7-a-side | Paralympic Sports 2012 | Medal Quest | PBS. Retrieved September 19, 2016 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Football 7-a-side: Paralympic Classification Interactive. Retrieved September 19, 2016 . 
8. ^ Members of CP Football. International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football, accessed September 11, 2016 . 
9. ↑ News from the DBS national football team CP. News from the DBS national soccer team CP, accessed on September 11, 2016 . 
10. ^ CP football in Austria. mehralsfussball.at/Parasport Austria, accessed on September 11, 2016 . 
11. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} History of CP Football. International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football, accessed September 19, 2016 . 
12. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} CP voetbal, interlands, overzicht. Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond, archived from the original on July 31, 2017 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 (Dutch). 
13. ↑ Michael Pavitt: Explanation for exclusion of seven a side football from tokyo 2020 demanded by CPISRA. February 9, 2015. International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football, February 9, 2015, accessed May 22, 2015 . 
14. ↑ CP-ISRA World Games 2001 FOOTBALL - CP WORLD CUP, RESULTS. (No longer available online.) Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association, February 14, 2002, archived from the original on February 14, 2002 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
15. ↑ 2007 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships. (No longer available online.) December 19, 2007, archived from the original on December 19, 2007 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
16. ↑ 2009 CPISRA Football 7-a-side International Championships, Schedule. (PDF) (No longer available online.) September 16, 2012, archived from the original on September 16, 2012 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
17. ↑ 2011 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships. (No longer available online.) July 19, 2012, archived from the original on May 22, 2012 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
18. ↑ 2013 CPISRA Intercontinental Cup. (No longer available online.) December 18, 2013, archived from the original on December 18, 2013 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
19. ↑ 2015 CP football world championships England 2015. (No longer available online.) December 18, 2013, archived from the original on April 5, 2016 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
20. ↑ San Luis to host IFCPF 2017 CP Football World Championships. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
21. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y} International Schedule of CP Football. International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football, accessed October 1, 2017 . 
22. ↑ ^{a b} CEREBRAL PALSY 7 A-SIDE SOCCER TAKE CENTER STAGE. (No longer available online.) October 25, 2014, archived from the original on December 26, 2003 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
23. ↑ Parapan America Games, Rio de Janeiro 2007, Schedule and Results, overview. (No longer available online.) August 19, 2007, archived from the original on August 19, 2007 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
24. ↑ Parapan America Games, Rio de Janeiro 2007 - Seven a side. November 23, 2007, accessed September 19, 2016 . 
25. ↑ Results of the CPISRA Football 7 ‐ a ‐ side American Championships 2010. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 16, 2012 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
26. ↑ 2010 Buenos Aires America Cup, Oct 27, 2010, Football 7-a-side Match Reports. November 23, 2007, accessed September 19, 2016 . 
27. ^ Parapan America Games, Guadalajara 2011, General Schedule. (No longer available online.) November 20, 2011, archived from the original on November 20, 2011 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
28. ↑ Results America Cup 2014, Toronto Canada: September 2014. (No longer available online.) October 26, 2014, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
29. ↑ Parapan America Games, Toronto 2015, Football-7 - Event Overview - Men. (No longer available online.) August 17, 2015, archived from the original on August 17, 2015 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
30. ↑ FESPIC Games, Busan 2002 Calender of CPISRA. (No longer available online.) October 19, 2002, archived from the original on October 19, 2002 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
31. ↑ FESPIC Games, Kuala Lumpur, 2006. (. No longer available online) March 4, 2007, archived from the original on March 4, 2007 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
32. ↑ Asian Para Games, Guangzhou 2010. (PDF) (No longer available online.) January 12, 2011, archived from the original on September 16, 2012 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
33. ↑ Asian Para Games, Incheon 2014. (PDF) January 12, 2015, accessed September 19, 2016 . 
34. ↑ CP-ISRA European Football 7-A-Side Championship. (PDF) (No longer available online.) June 19, 2014, archived from the original on July 19, 2014 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
35. ↑ 2010 European Championships Glasgow. (PDF) (No longer available online.) September 16, 2012, archived from the original on February 2, 2017 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
36. ↑ Euro football 7-a-side, Maia 2014. (No longer available online.) October 25, 2014, archived from the original on October 25, 2014 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
37. ↑ 2018 IFCPF European Championships. August 9, 2018, archived from the original on July 17, 2018 ; accessed on August 9, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
38. ↑ ASEAN Para Games, Naypyidaw 2014. (No longer available online.) January 19, 2015, archived from the original on January 19, 2014 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
39. ↑ ASEAN Para Games, Singapore 2015. (No longer available online.) December 22, 2015, archived from the original on December 22, 2015 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

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• Homepage of the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football