Soccer World Cup at the 2001 CPISRA World Games

Soccer World Cup
at the 2001 CPISRA World Games
Tournament details
Host country England England
Dates 19 – 29 July 2001
Teams 13
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Ukraine Ukraine
Runners-up Russia Russia
Third place Brazil Brazil
Fourth place Republic of Ireland Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played 42
Goals scored 220 (5.24 per match)

Football 7-a-side at the 2001 CPISRA World Games was held in Nottingham at the Harvey Hadden Stadium from 19 July to 29 July. 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).[1][2]

Football 7-a-side 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.

Participating teams and officials

Qualifying

The following teams are qualified for the tournament:

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation1England England & Wales Wales
1999 Pan-American Soccer ChampionshipunknownArgentina Argentina2Brazil Brazil
United States United States
Asian Region1Iran Iran
1999 European Soccer Championship24 June – 1 July 1999Belgium Brasschaat, Belgium8Belgium Belgium
Republic of Ireland Ireland
Netherlands Netherlands
Portugal Portugal
Russia Russia
Scotland Scotland
Spain Spain
Ukraine Ukraine
Oceania Region1Australia Australia
Total13

Venues

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

Nottingham
Harvey Hadden Stadium
Capacity: unknown

Format

The first round, the first group stage, was a competition between the 13 teams divided among the groups of three and one group of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the second group stage for the position one to eight. the last team(s) plays for the positions nine to 13. 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.

In the second round, the second group stage, the two groups, each with four teams, fighting for the positions one to eight, the first placed of the two groups played in the finals around the victory of the tournament, the second place around the third place, the third place around the fifth place and the last plays around the seventh place. The five last placed, one from group 1, group 3 and group 4 and two from group 2 plays everyone against everyone. The first placed is the ninth of the tournament, the second-place finishes the tenth, the third-place finishes the eleventh, the fourth place the twelfth and the fifth place the thirteenth. For any match in the finals, 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.

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.

First group stage

The first group stage have seen the 13 teams divided into four groups of four teams.

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Russia Russia 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 6 Team play for the position 1 - 8
2 Netherlands Netherlands 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3 Republic of Ireland Ireland 2 0 0 2 0 11 11 0 Team play for the position 9 - 13

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Ukraine Ukraine 3 3 0 0 23 2 +21 9 Team play for the position 1 - 8
2 Australia Australia 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3 Belgium Belgium 3 1 0 2 3 14 11 3 Team play for the position 9 - 13
4 Scotland Scotland 3 0 0 3 1 14 13 0
Ukraine Ukraine9–1Belgium Belgium
Scotland Scotland0–13Ukraine Ukraine
Belgium Belgium0–4Australia Australia
Scotland Scotland1–2Belgium Belgium

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Brazil Brazil 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Team play for the position 1 - 8
2 England England & Wales Wales 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1
3 Spain Spain 2 0 1 1 0 7 7 1 Team play for the position 9 - 13
Spain Spain0–7Brazil Brazil
England England & Wales Wales0–0Spain Spain
Brazil Brazil2–0England England & Wales Wales

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Iran Iran 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 6 Team play for the position 1 - 8
2 United States United States 2 0 1 1 0 4 4 1
3 Portugal Portugal 2 0 1 1 0 10 10 1 Team play for the position 9 - 13
Portugal Portugal0–14Iran Iran

Second group stage

The second group stage have seen the 13 teams divided into four groups of four teams.

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Russia Russia 3 3 0 0 18 4 +14 9 Team play for the position 1
2 Iran Iran 3 1 1 1 12 5 +7 4 Team play for the position 3
3 Australia Australia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Team play for the position 5
4 England England & Wales Wales 3 0 0 3 1 22 21 0 Team play for the position 7
Iran Iran14–0England England & Wales Wales
England England & Wales Wales0–13Russia Russia
Australia Australia0–0Iran Iran
England England & Wales Wales1–2Australia Australia
Russia Russia5–2Iran Iran

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Ukraine Ukraine 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Team play for the position 1
2 Brazil Brazil 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Team play for the position 3
3 United States United States 3 1 0 2 6 8 2 3 Team play for the position 5
4 Netherlands Netherlands 3 0 0 3 1 12 11 0 Team play for the position 7
Ukraine Ukraine3–2Brazil Brazil

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts posotion
1 Spain Spain 4 3 0 1 18 1 +17 9 position 9
2 Portugal Portugal 4 3 0 1 17 2 +15 9 position 10
3 Republic of Ireland Ireland 4 2 0 2 14 8 +6 6 position 11
4 Belgium Belgium 4 1 0 3 7 13 6 3 position 12
5 Scotland Scotland 4 0 0 4 0 33 33 0 position 13
Ireland Republic of Ireland4–1Belgium Belgium
Belgium Belgium0–3Spain Spain
Scotland Scotland0–15Spain Spain
Belgium Belgium1–5Portugal Portugal
Spain Spain0–0Portugal Portugal
Scotland Scotland0–5Belgium Belgium
Ireland Republic of Ireland1–5Spain Spain

Finals

Position 7-8

Netherlands Netherlands1–2England England & Wales Wales

Position 5-6

Position 3-4

Brazil Brazil2–0Iran Iran

Final

Russia Russia1–3Ukraine Ukraine

Statistics

Ranking

RankTeam
Ukraine Ukraine
Russia Russia
Brazil Brazil
4. Republic of Ireland Ireland
5. Australia Australia
6. United States United States
7. England England & Wales Wales
8. Netherlands Netherlands
9. Spain Spain
10. Portugal Portugal
11. Republic of Ireland Ireland
12. Belgium Belgium
13. Scotland Scotland

See also

References

  1. "World Games 2001, Football - CP World Cup Results". web.archive.org. 2002-02-14. Archived from the original on 2002-02-14. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  2. "World Games 2001, Football - CP World Cup Results" (PDF). web.archive.org. 2002-02-14. Archived from the original on 2003-10-20. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
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