Football 5-a-side
Paralympic football consists of adaptations of the sport of association football for athletes with a physical disability. These sports are typically played using International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) rules, with modifications to ...
at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...
was held in London at the
Riverbank Arena
The Riverbank Arena was a stadium in the Olympic Park, in Hackney Wick, London, United Kingdom, containing a water-based astroturf.
History
The Riverbank Arena was built with two venues for field-hockey competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics w ...
, from 31 August to 8 September. Football 5-a-side is played by athletes with
visual impairment
Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment ...
, with a ball with a noise making device inside.
["Football 5-a-side"](_blank)
, The official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, accessed 21 February 2012.
For these games, the men competed in an 8-team tournament.
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
were the favourites since they had won both in
Athens 2004
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
and in
Beijing 2008
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...
; they were also the defending world champions.
Qualifying
Squads
Each of the eight participating nations submitted a squad of ten men – eight blind or visually impaired players and two sighted goalkeepers. For the first time, the sighted players were awarded medals as part of their team.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Classification round
5th–8th place semi-finals
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7th–8th place match
5th–6th place match
Medal round
Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Medallists
See also
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Football 7-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Football 7-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in London at the Olympic Hockey Centre, from 1 September to 9 September. Football 7-a-side is played by athletes with cerebral palsy, a condition characterized by impairment of muscular ...
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Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics
The association football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held from 25 July to 11 August, and was the only sport to begin before the official opening day of the Olympic Games, two days before the opening ceremony. It was also the only ...
References
External links
"Football 5-a-side", The official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
{{Paralympic Games Football 5-a-side
2012
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2012 Summer Paralympics events
2012
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