2002 CPISRA European Soccer Championship

The 2002 CPISRA European Soccer Championship was the European championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. CPISRA stands for Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Athletes with a physical disability competed. The Championship took place in Ukraine from 30 August to 8 September 2002.[1]

2002 CPISRA European Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Host country Ukraine
Dates30 August – 8 September 2002
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Ukraine (2nd title)
Runners-up England & Wales

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. The Championships was a qualifying event for the 2003 CPISRA Soccer World Championships.

Participating teams and officials

Teams
Means of qualification Berths Qualified
Host nation1 Ukraine
European Region6 England & Wales
Ireland
Netherlands
Portugal
Russia
Spain
Total7

Venues

The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Kiev.[1]

Kiev
Stadium: Olimpiyskiy National Sports Stadium Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Capacity: 83,450 Capacity: 16,873

Finals

Position 3-4

Netherlands 1–0 Portugal
Report[2]

Final

Ukraine 6–1 Russia
[1]

Statistics

Ranking
Rank[1]Team
Ukraine
Russia
Netherlands
4. Portugal
5. Ireland
6. Spain
7. England & Wales

See also

References
  1. "2002 European Championship, Kiev". web.archive.org. 2003-12-26. Archived from the original on 2003-12-26. Retrieved 2016-04-05.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. "CP voetbal football 7-a-side Interlands". cpvoetbal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2016-04-05.
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