Soccer World Cup at the 2001 CPISRA World Games

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]

Soccer World Cup
at the 2001 CPISRA World Games
Tournament details
Host country England
Dates19 – 29 July 2001
Teams13
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Ukraine
Runners-up Russia
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored220 (5.24 per match)

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 nation1 England & Wales
1999 Pan-American Soccer Championshipunknown Argentina2 Brazil
United States
Asian Region1 Iran
1999 European Soccer Championship24 June – 1 July 1999 Brasschaat, Belgium8 Belgium
Ireland
Netherlands
Portugal
Russia
Scotland
Spain
Ukraine
Oceania Region1 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 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 6 Team play for the position 1 - 8
2 Netherlands 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3 Ireland 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 0 Team play for the position 9 - 13
Source: CP-ISRA World Games 2001 - Football CP World Cup results
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Ireland0–7 Russia
Netherlands4–0 Ireland
Russia3–0 Netherlands

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Ukraine 3 3 0 0 23 2 +21 9 Team play for the position 1 - 8
2 Australia 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3 Belgium 3 1 0 2 3 14 −11 3 Team play for the position 9 - 13
4 Scotland 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: CP-ISRA World Games 2001 - Football CP World Cup results
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Australia 2–0 Scotland
Ukraine 9–1 Belgium
Scotland 0–13 Ukraine
Belgium 0–4 Australia
Scotland 1–2 Belgium
Ukraine 4–1 Australia

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Brazil 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Team play for the position 1 - 8
2 England & Wales 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
3 Spain 2 0 1 1 0 7 −7 1 Team play for the position 9 - 13
Source: CP-ISRA World Games 2001 - Football CP World Cup results
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Spain 0–7 Brazil
England & Wales 0–0 Spain
Brazil 2–0 England & Wales

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Iran 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 6 Team play for the position 1 - 8
2 United States 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 1
3 Portugal 2 0 1 1 0 10 −10 1 Team play for the position 9 - 13
Source: CP-ISRA World Games 2001 - Football CP World Cup results
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Portugal 0–14 Iran
United States 0–0 Portugal
Iran 2–0 United States

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 3 3 0 0 18 4 +14 9 Team play for the position 1
2 Iran 3 1 1 1 12 5 +7 4 Team play for the position 3
3 Australia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Team play for the position 5
4 England & Wales 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0 Team play for the position 7
Source: CP-ISRA World Games 2001 - Football CP World Cup results
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Iran14–0 England & Wales
Russia 3–2 Australia
England & Wales 0–13 Russia
Australia 0–0 Iran
England & Wales 1–2 Australia
Russia 5–2 Iran

Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Ukraine 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Team play for the position 1
2 Brazil 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Team play for the position 3
3 United States 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3 Team play for the position 5
4 Netherlands 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0 Team play for the position 7
Source: CP-ISRA World Games 2001 - Football CP World Cup results
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Brazil 2–1 Netherlands
Ukraine 5–0 United States
Netherlands 0–5 Ukraine
United States 1–3 Brazil
Netherlands 0–5 United States
Ukraine 3–2 Brazil

Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts position
1 Spain 4 3 0 1 18 1 +17 9 position 9
2 Portugal 4 3 0 1 17 2 +15 9 position 10
3 Ireland 4 2 0 2 14 8 +6 6 position 11
4 Belgium 4 1 0 3 7 13 −6 3 position 12
5 Scotland 4 0 0 4 0 33 −33 0 position 13
Source: CP-ISRA World Games 2001 - Football CP World Cup results
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Scotland 0–14 Portugal
Ireland 4–1 Belgium
Belgium 0–3 Spain
Scotland 0–8 Ireland
Scotland 0–15 Spain
Belgium 1–5 Portugal
Spain 0–0 Portugal
Scotland 0–5 Belgium
Portugal 2–1 Ireland
Ireland 1–5 Spain

Finals

Position 7-8

Netherlands 1–2 England & Wales

Position 5-6

United States 0–1 Australia

Position 3-4

Brazil 2–0 Iran

Final

Russia 1–3 Ukraine

Statistics

Ranking
RankTeam
Ukraine
Russia
Brazil
4. Ireland
5. Australia
6. United States
7. England & Wales
8. Netherlands
9. Spain
10. Portugal
11. Ireland
12. Belgium
13. 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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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