2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side American Cup

The 2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side American Cup was an American 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 Canada from 19 to 26 September 2015.[1]

2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side American Cup
Tournament details
Host countryCanada Canada
Dates19 – 26 September 2014
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

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 2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships.

Participating teams and officials

Teams

Means of qualification Berths Qualified
Host nation1Canada Canada
Americas Region5Argentina Argentina
Brazil Brazil
United States United States
Mexico Mexico
Venezuela Venezuela
Total6

The draw

During the draw, the teams were divided into pots because of rankings. Here, the following groups:

Group A Group B
Pot 1 Argentina Argentina Brazil Brazil
Pot 2 Canada Canada United States United States
Pot 3 Venezuela Venezuela Mexico Mexico

Squads

The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:

Group A

Argentina Argentina Canada Canada Venezuela Venezuela

Group B

Brazil Brazil United States United States Mexico Mexico

Venues

The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Toronto.[1]

Toronto
Stadium: Parapan-Am field
Capacity: 2,000

Format

The group stage was a competition between the 6 teams divided among two groups of three, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself.

The first-placed teams played in the final for the first place, the second place for the third place of the tournament and the last two fought for the fifth place.

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

The group stage, have seen the 6 teams divided into two groups of three teams.[1]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Argentina Argentina 3 2 1 0 15 3 +12 7 Team play for the position 1 - 4
2 Canada Canada 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
3 Venezuela Venezuela 3 0 0 3 0 14 14 0 Team play for the fifth place
Argentina Argentina3–3Canada Canada
Parapan-Am field
Canada Canada2–0Venezuela Venezuela
Parapan-Am field
Venezuela Venezuela0–12 (0–4)Argentina Argentina
Parapan-Am field

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Brazil Brazil 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6 Team play for the position 1 - 4
2 United States United States 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 3
3 Mexico Mexico 2 0 0 2 0 10 10 0 Team play for the fifth place
Brazil Brazil3–0 (2–0)United States United States
Parapan-Am field
United States United States2–0 (2–0)Mexico Mexico
Parapan-Am field
Mexico Mexico0–8 (0–5)Brazil Brazil
Parapan-Am field

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Argentina Argentina2–1 (1–0)United States United States
Parapan-Am field

Brazil Brazil6–1 (2–0)Canada Canada
Parapan-Am field

Finals

Position 5-6

Venezuela Venezuela1–3 (0–0)Mexico Mexico
Parapan-Am field

Position 3-4

United States United States3–0 (3–0)Canada Canada
Parapan-Am field

Final

Argentina Argentina0–3 (0–3)Brazil Brazil
Parapan-Am field

Statistics

Ranking

Rank[1]Team
Brazil Brazil
Argentina Argentina
United States United States
4. Canada Canada
5. Venezuela Venezuela
6. Mexico Mexico

See also

References

  1. "2014 America Cup Toronto Event Summary". 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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