Football 5-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics[1] was held in Rio at the Olympic Tennis Centre, from 9 to 17 September. Football 5-a-side was played by athletes with visual impairment, with a ball with a noise making device inside.
| Football 5-a-side at the XV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Tennis Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 9–17 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 96 (8 teams) from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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For these games, the men competed in an 8-team tournament. Brazil were hosts, reigning three times Paralympic champions, and the favorites since they won both in Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012; they were also the defending world and PanAmerican champions.[2]
Classification
editThe International Paralympic Committee recognizes three classifications for the purposes of this event, all involving various degrees of limited sight, ranging from total lack of sight to the ability to make out shapes at short distances – B1, B2 and B3. However, the event is made fair and open to all abilities within the broader classification by the use of eyemasks by all players.
Medallists
editQualification
editEight teams will contest the competition, which is for male athletes only.
An NPC can enter a single squad, consisting of eight players, plus 2 sighted goalkeepers – goalkeepers are not included in the athlete quota of 64; both goalkeepers however, in line with Paralympic practice on able bodied guides and competitors' in other events, are eligible for medals.[3]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths[4] | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 October 2009 | Copenhagen,  Denmark |
1 |  Brazil (BRA)
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| 2014 IBSA World Blind Football Championship[5] | 13–25 November 2014 | Tokyo,  Japan |
1 |  Argentina (ARG)
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| 2015 Asian Championship[6] | 30 August-8 September 2015 | Tokyo, Japan |
2 |  Iran (IRI) China (CHN)
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| 2015 IBSA Football 5-a-side European Championships[7] | 22–29 August 2015 | Hereford,  United Kingdom |
2 |  Turkey (TUR) Spain (ESP)
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| 2015 Parapan American Games | 8–15 August 2015 | Toronto,  Canada |
1 |  Mexico (MEX)
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| 2015 IBSA Football 5-a-side African Championships | 16–25 October 2015 | Douala,  Cameroon |
1 |  Morocco (MAR)
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| Total | 8 | |||
Squads
editTournament
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Semi finals |
| 2 | Iran
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Turkey
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Morocco
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | 7th–8th place match |
| Morocco | 0–2 | Iran |
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| Report |
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | Semi finals |
| 2 | China
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Spain
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Mexico
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 7th–8th place match |
Knockout stage
editClassification round
edit7th–8th place match
edit| Morocco | 0–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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5th–6th place match
edit
Medal round
edit| Semifinals | Gold Medal Match | |||||
| 15 September 16:00 | ||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| 17 September 17:00 | ||||||
| China | 1 | |||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||
| 15 September 20:00 | ||||||
| Iran | 0 | |||||
| Argentina | 0(1) | |||||
| Iran | 0(2) | |||||
| Bronze medal | ||||||
| 17 September 14:00 | ||||||
| China | 0(0) | |||||
| Argentina | 0(1) | |||||
Semi-finals
editBronze medal match
editGold medal match
edit| Brazil | 1–0 | Iran |
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Ricardinho  12' |
Report |
Final rankings
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Brazil
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Iran
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Argentina
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| 4. | China
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| 5. | Turkey
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| 6. | Spain
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| 7. | Mexico
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| 8. | Morocco
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Source: Paralympic.org
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paralympic Football 5-a-side". Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Football 5-a-Side: 12 Facts for London 2012".
- ^ IBSA announces update qualification process for 'football 5', Paralympics.org
- ^ Football 5-a-Side Qualification Criteria – FT, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), February 2011.
- ^ "IBSA World Blind Football Championships". Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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