Blind soccer
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Blind Football is variation of futsal designed for players who are blind or visually impaired. It is currently a Paralympic sport, and the International Blind Sports Association (IBSA)[1] also organizes a World Championship.
History[]
According to IBSA, "Football for the blind and partially sighted started out as a playground game for school children in special schools for the visually impaired."
Rules[]
Generally speaking, the rules of blind football are very similar to the rules of futsal. There are, however, some important exceptions:
- All players, except for the goalkeeper, are blindfolded.
- The ball has been modified to make a jingling or rattling sound.
- Players are required to say "voy", "go", or something similar when going for the ball; this alerts the other players about their position.
- A guide, positioned outside the field of play, provides instructions to the players.
Results[]
Men's[]
B1[]
Year | Venue | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams | |||
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1998 |
![]() Campinas |
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1–0 | ![]() |
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2–0 | ![]() |
6 | |||
2000 |
![]() Jerez |
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3–0 | ![]() |
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4–0 | ![]() |
8 | |||
2002 |
![]() Rio de Janeiro |
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4–2 | ![]() |
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2–0 | ![]() |
9 | |||
2006 |
![]() Buenos Aires |
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1–0 | ![]() |
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2–1 | ![]() |
8 | |||
2010 Details |
![]() Hereford |
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2–0 | ![]() |
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1–0 | ![]() |
10 | |||
2014 |
![]() Tokyo |
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1–0 | ![]() |
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0–0 (2-0 in penalties) |
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12 | |||
2018 Details[2] |
![]() Madrid |
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2–0 | ![]() |
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2–1 | ![]() |
16 |
Source: IBSA Football - Results Archived 2019-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
B2/B3 (Partially Sighted)[]
Year | Venue | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 |
![]() Campinas |
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3–2 | ![]() |
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9–2 | ![]() |
6 | |||
2002 |
![]() Varese |
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14–2 | ![]() |
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3–2 | ![]() |
12 | |||
2013 |
![]() Miyagi |
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1–0 (AET) |
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14–0 | ![]() |
4 | |||
2017 |
![]() Cagliari |
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3–0 | ![]() |
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2–2 (2-1 in penalties) |
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8 | |||
2021 |
Source: IBSA Football - Results Archived 2019-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
Women's[]
Year | Venue | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 |
![]() Vienna |
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1–0 | IBSA select[a] | ![]() ![]() |
0-0 (1-0 in penalties) |
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4 |
Source: IBSA Football - Results Archived 2019-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Composed of players from Belgium, France, Germany and Austria.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Football B2-B3 Europeans confirmed IBSA International Blind Sports Federation". ibsasport.org. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). 17 July 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-07-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Blind sports
- Paralympic association football