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Germany national cerebral palsy football team

Germany national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for Germany that represents the team in international competitions. The team has never participated at the Paralympic Games but has participated at several international tournaments.

Germany national cerebral palsy football team
to August 25, 2016
FederationNational Paralympic Committee Germany
IFCPF ranking17
Highest IFCPF ranking17 (2016)
Lowest IFCPF ranking23 (August 2013)

Background

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National Paralympic Committee Germany manages the national team.[1] In November 2013, a coaching workshop was held in the country to try to further develop the sport.[2] In 2012, an IFCPF coaching workshop was held in Germany. There were participants from Germany and Austria.[3] While Germany was active in participating in international regional competitions by 2016, the country did not have a national championships to support national team player development.[4]

Ranking

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Germany was ranked seventeenth in the world by the IFCPF in 2016.[5] In November 2014,Germany was ranked twentieth.[6] Germany was ranked twenty-third in August 2013.[7]

Results

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The country has never participated in a Paralympic Games since the sport made its debut at the 1984 Games.[8]

Germany has participated in a number of international tournaments. In 2013, the team participated in the Football Development Tournament in Vienna. The tournament was organized by Austrian Disability Sports Federation (OBSV), with Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Singapore all participating.[9] The team was scheduled to participate in the 2016 IFCPF Qualification Tournament World Championships in Vejen, Denmark in early August. The tournament was part of the qualifying process for the 2017 IFCPF World Championships. Other teams scheduled to participate included Scotland, Canada, Portugal, Iran, Northern Ireland, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, Republic of South Korea, Denmark, and Spain.[10][11]

Competition Location Year Total Teams Result Ref
IFCPF World Championships Qualification Tournament Vejen, Denmark 2016 [12][13]
Northern European Open Championship Denmark 2015 4 [14][15]
CP Football Tournament Lavamund Lavamund, Austria 2015 3 [16]
Euro Football 7-a-side Maia, Portugal 2014 11 9 [17]
Football Development Tournament Vienna, Austria 2013 4 [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Our Members — CP Football". IFCPF. IFCPF. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 - Coach Education Workshops - CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  3. ^ "2016 - Coach Education Workshops - CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  4. ^ "Worldwide Reach - CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  5. ^ "Ranking — CP Football". CP Football. CP Football. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "World Ranking 2014". CPISRA. November 8, 2014. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "World Ranking List Football 7-a-side updated after Intercontinental Cup 2013, Barcelona Spain" (PDF). CPISRA. CPISRA. August 2013. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Paralympic Games — CP Football". CP Football. IFCPF. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Singapore Cerebral Palsy football team to take on European sides in Austria - Goal.com". 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  10. ^ "Tournament Draw 2016 IFCPF Qualification Tournament World Championships" (PDF). IFCPF. IFCPF. 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  11. ^ "La Selección de parálisis cerebral busca el Mundial de Argentina". AS (in Spanish). AS. July 26, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  12. ^ "Results - CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  13. ^ "IFCPF Intercontinental Cup Qualification Tournament - CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  14. ^ "Tournaments — CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  15. ^ "Denmark host Northern European Open Championship — CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  16. ^ "Results - CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  17. ^ "Final results of the European Championships 2014 Football 7-a-side". CPISRA. 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
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