Football 7-a-side Cerebral palsy football, also called ''7-a-side football'' or formerly ''Paralympic football'', is an adaptation of association football for athletes with cerebral palsy and other neurological disorders, including stroke and traumatic brain injur ...

competitions at the

2007 Parapan American Games The 2007 Parapan American Games, officially the III Parapan American Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Parapan American Games as governed by the Americas Paraly ...

in Rio de Janeiro was held from 13 – 18 August 2007 at the Deodoro Military Club.

Participating teams and officials

Qualifying

A total of five teams will qualify to compete in the football five a side competition. The host nation (Brazil) automatically qualifies a team. A team may consist of a maximum of 14 athletes.

Squads

The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:

Venues

The venue used for the 2007 Para Pan-American Games was located in Deodoro Military Club, Rio de Janeiro.

Format

The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 6 teams divided among two groups of three, where engaged in a

round-robin tournament A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero ...

within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage for the position one to four, the third-placed teams play 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 A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functionin ...

. 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 Hemiparesis, or unilateral paresis, is weakness of one entire side of the body ('' hemi-'' means "half"). Hemiplegia is, in its most severe form, complete paralysis of half of the body. Hemiparesis and hemiplegia can be caused by different medic ...

. *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

The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 6 teams divided among two groups of three.

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Finals

Position 5-6 Position 3-4 Final

Statistics

Ranking

References

External links

2007 Parapan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Schedule and Results (rio2007.org.br) from 21 August 2007Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Football 7-a-side At The 2007 Parapan American Games

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