Football 7-a-side at the 2015 Parapan American Games
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| Venue | Pan Am / Parapan Am Fields | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 – 15 August 2015 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 70 quota limit from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 5 | |||||||||
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Football 7-a-side competitions at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto was held from 8 to 15 August at the Pan Am / Parapan Am Fields, which are located on the back campus of the University of Toronto.[1] Football 7-a-side make its return to the program, after last being staged in 2007.[1] The winner of the tournament will qualify for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. If Brazil wins the competition the second place will go to the Paralympics.[2]
Participating teams and officials
Qualifying
A total of five teams will qualify to compete in the football five a side competition. The host nation (Canada) automatically qualifies a team. A team may consist of a maximum of 14 athletes.[3]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 1 |  Canada | ||
| 2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side American Cup | 19 – 26 September 2014 | Toronto, Canada | 4 |  Brazil Argentina United States Venezuela |
| Total | 5 | |||
Squads
The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:
| Argentina |
Brazil |
Canada |
| United States |
Venezuela |
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Venues
The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Toronto.
| Toronto | ||
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| Stadium: Parapan-Am field | ||
| Capacity: 2,000 | ||
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Format
The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 5 teams in one group, where engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The best two teams play for gold in the finals, the third and fourth place for the third place in the tournament, the fifth in the table is the fifth of the tournament.
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
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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.
Group stage
In the first group stage have seen the teams in a one group of five teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for |
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| 1 | Brazil |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Team play for position 1 |
| 2 | Argentina |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Canada |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Team play for the position 3 |
| 4 | Venezuela |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | United States |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Team play for the position 5 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Finals
Position 3-4
Final
Statistics
Ranking
| Rank | Team |
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Brazil |
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Argentina |
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Venezuela |
| 4. | Canada |
| 5. | United States |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Pan Am / Parapan Am Fields". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Qualification Guide" (PDF). www.paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games Qualification Guide v5" (PDF). www.paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
External links
- Football 7-a-side at 2015 Parapan American Games Toronto from 6 September 2015
- Football 7-a-side at 2015 Parapan American Games Toronto (ifcpf.com)
- Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
- International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)