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

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Teams

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Means of qualification Berths Qualified
Host nation 1   Canada
Americas Region 5   Argentina
  Brazil
  United States
  Mexico
  Venezuela
Total 6

The draw

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

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

Squads

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The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:

Group A

  Argentina   Canada   Venezuela

Group B

  Brazil   United States   Mexico

Venues

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

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

Format

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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

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

Group A

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

Group B

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

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Argentina  2–1 (1–0)  United States
Parapan-Am field

Brazil  6–1 (2–0)  Canada
Parapan-Am field

Finals

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Position 5-6

Venezuela  1–3 (0–0)  Mexico
Parapan-Am field

Position 3-4

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

Final

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

Statistics

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Ranking

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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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