Football 7-a-side at the 2015 Parapan American Games
| Football 7-a-side at the V 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 were 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. As Brazil won the competition the second place Argentina qualified for the Paralympics.[2]
Participating teams and officials[]
Qualifying[]
A total of five teams competed in the football seven a side competition. The host nation (Canada) automatically qualified 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
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| 2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side American Cup | 19 – 26 September 2014 |  Toronto, Canada |
4 |  Brazil Argentina United States
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| Total | 5 | |||
Squads[]
The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:
| Argentina[4]
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Brazil[5]
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Canada[6]
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Liam Stanley |
| United States[7]
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[8]
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Gavin Sibayan Bryce Boarman Tyler Bennett Adam Ballou Seth Jahn Kevin Hensley Mason Abbiate |
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
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Team play for position 1 |
| 2 | Argentina
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Canada
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Team play for the position 3 |
| 4 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | United States
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Team play for the position 5 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
| Canada | 2–1 | United States |
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 15' 54' |
Report | Jahn 11' |
| United States | 1–1 | |
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| Garza 60'+1 |
Report | 40' (pen.) |
| Argentina | 1–0 | United States |
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| 30' |
Report |
| Brazil | 6–0 | United States |
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| 3' 22' 32' 24' 60'+1 60'+4 |
Report |
Finals[]
Position 3-4
Final
Statistics[]
Ranking[]
| Rank | Team |
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Brazil
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Argentina
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| 4. | Canada
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| 5. | United States
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Team roster Argentina" (PDF). 7 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Team roster Brazil" (PDF). 7 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Team roster Canada" (PDF). 7 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Team roster United States" (PDF). 7 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Team roster Venezuela" (PDF). 7 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2015.
External links[]
- Events at the 2015 Parapan American Games
- Football 7-a-side at the Parapan American Games