The 2002 CPISRA Pan-American Soccer Championship was an American championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. CPISRA stands for

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. Athletes with a

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competed. The Championship took place in Chile from 22 to 29 September 2002. 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 2003 CPISRA Soccer World Championships.

Participating teams and officials

Teams

Squads

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Venues

The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in

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Format

The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 4 teams in one group, where engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. In both of the best placed, they play in the final for the tournament, the two last teams play for third place. Classification
Athletes with a

competed. The athlete's disability was caused by a non-progressive brain damage that affects motor control, such as

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, traumatic brain injury or stroke. Athletes must be

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. 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 group stage have seen the teams in a one group of four teams.

Finals

Position 3-4 Final

Statistics

Ranking

References

External links

Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)

International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)
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