Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics

Football 5-a-side has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since 2004. The competition has consisted of a single event, men's team; women have never competed.[1] Football 5-a-side is an adaptation of football for athletes with visual impairments including blindness. The sport, governed by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), is played with modified FIFA rules.

Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
Events1 (men)
Games

Medalists

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score 4th place
2004
Details

Athens
 Brazil 0 – 0
a.e.t.
 Argentina  Spain 2 – 0  Greece
3 – 2 on penalty shootout
2008
Details

Beijing
 Brazil 2 – 1  China  Argentina 1 – 1
a.e.t.
 Spain
1 – 0 on penalty shootout
2012
Details

London
 Brazil 2 – 0  France  Spain 0 – 0
a.e.t.
 Argentina
1 – 0 on penalty shootout
2016
Details

Rio de Janeiro
 Brazil 1 – 0  Iran  Argentina 0 – 0
a.e.t.
 China
1 – 0 on penalty shootout
2020
Details

Tokyo


Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil4004
2 Argentina0123
3 China0101
 France0101
 Iran0101
6 Spain0022
Totals (6 nations)44412

Participating nations

- : denotes nation that did not take part that year.

X : denotes nation that did not advance into the final rounds.

Nation2004200820122016Years
 Argentina44
 Brazil4
 China-553
 France6--2
 Great Britain-57-2
 Greece4---1
 Iran--62
 Mexico---71
 Morocco---81
 South Korea56--2
 Spain464
 Turkey--852

See also

References

  1. "Results by Sport". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
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