2003 CPISRA Soccer World Championships

The 2003 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships was the world championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. CPISRA stands for Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Athletes with a physical disability competed. The Championship took place in Argentina from 8 to 22 October 2003.[1]

2003 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina Argentina
Dates8 – 22 October 2003
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsUkraine Ukraine
Runners-upBrazil Brazil
Third placeRussia Russia
Fourth placeArgentina Argentina

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. The Championships was a qualifying event for the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.

Participating teams and officials

Qualifying

The following teams are qualified for the tournament:

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation1Argentina Argentina
2002 Pan-American Soccer Championship22 – 29 September 2002Chile Santiago, Chile2Brazil Brazil
United States United States
2002 FESPIC Games26 October – 1 November 2002South Korea Busan, South Korea2Iran Iran
South Korea South Korea
2002 European Soccer Championship30 August – 8 September 2002Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine6England England & Wales Wales
Republic of Ireland Ireland
Netherlands Netherlands
Russia Russia
Ukraine Ukraine
one team
Oceania Region1Australia Australia
Total12

Venues

The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires
Stadium: unknown
Capacity: unknown

Group stage

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Brazil Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team play for the position 1 - 2
2 Russia Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team play for the third place
3 Republic of Ireland Ireland* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team play for the position 5 - 6
4 Netherlands Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team play for the position 7 - 8
5 Australia Australia* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team play for the position 9 - 10
6 South Korea South Korea* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team play for the position 11 - 12
Source: no more detailed information about the table stand available
The teams with * the placement is presumed due to the available results.
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Ireland Republic of Ireland3–1Netherlands Netherlands
Report [2]
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Brazil Brazil2–0Netherlands Netherlands
Report [2]
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Netherlands Netherlands1–2Russia Russia
Report [2]
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South Korea South Korea0–12Netherlands Netherlands
Report [2]
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Australia Australia0–3Netherlands Netherlands
Report [2]
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Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Ukraine Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team play for the Final
2 Argentina Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team play for the third place
Source: no more detailed information about the table stand available
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
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Finals

Position 11-12

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Position 9-10

England England&Wales Wales0–4Netherlands Netherlands
Report [2]

Position 7-8

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Position 5-6

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Position 3-4

Russia Russia2–1Argentina Argentina

Final

Ukraine Ukraine3–1Brazil Brazil

Statistics

Ranking
RankTeam
Ukraine Ukraine
Brazil Brazil
Russia Russia
4. Argentina Argentina
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7. Netherlands Netherlands
8. England England& WalesWales
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See also

References
  1. "2003 CP-ISRA Soccer World Championships, Argentina". 2003-07-11. Archived from the original on 2003-07-01. Retrieved 2016-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "CP voetbal football 7-a-side Interlands" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2016-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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