Football 5-a-side at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Football 5-a-side in the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be held at the Aomi Urban Sports Venue in Tokyo.[1]

Football 5-a-side
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueAomi Urban Sports Venue
Dates30 August - 5 September 2020
Competitors96 from 8 nations

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team

Qualifying

There will be 8 male teams who will compete in the competition.[2] Each team must have a maximum of fifteen squad members: eight outfield players, two goalkeepers with the other members being one guide, one coach with an assistant coach, along with a doctor and physiotherapist.[3]

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified
2018 IBSA World Blind Football Championship5 - 16 June 2018 Madrid1 Brazil (BRA)
2019 Americas Regional Championships[4]2 - 10 June 2019 São Paulo1 Argentina (ARG)
2019 European Championships[5]15 - 24 September 2019 Rome2 France (FRA)
 Spain (ESP)
2019 Asia Regional Championships[6]30 September - 6 October 2019 Pattaya2 Iran (IRI)
 China (CHN)
 Thailand (THA)
2019 Africa Regional Championships[7]22 November - 1 December 2019 Enugu1 Morocco (MAR)
Host Country Allocation7 September 2013 Buenos Aires1 Japan (JPN)
Total8

See also

References
  1. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 8 August 2019.
  2. "IBSA Football Calendar". www.ibsasport.org. 24 October 2018.
  3. "IBSA Blind Football Rulebook 2017-2021" (PDF). www.ibsasport.org. 29 August 2018.
  4. "Brazil recapture Copa America". International Paralympic Committee. 10 June 2019.
  5. "Spain and France book Tokyo 2020 place at Blind Football European Championships". insidethegames. 22 September 2019.
  6. Pavitt, Michael (5 October 2019). "Iran earn Tokyo 2020 qualification by reaching Blind Football Asian Championships final". insidethegames.
  7. "Morocco retains African title and qualified for Tokyo 2020". ibsasport.org. 2 December 2019.
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