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Football 5-a-side at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Football 5-a-side
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueAomi Urban Sports Venue
DatesTBD
Competitors96 from 8 nations
2016

Football 5-a-side in the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be held at the Aomi Urban Sports Venue in Tokyo.[1]

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team

Qualifying

There will be 8 male teams who will compete in the competition.[2] Each team must have a maximum of fifteen squad members: eight outfield players, two goalkeepers with the other members being one guide, one coach with an assistant coach, along with a doctor and physiotherapist.[3]

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
2018 IBSA World Blind Football Championship 5 - 16 June 2018 Spain Madrid 1  Brazil (BRA)
2019 Americas Regional Championships[4] 2 - 10 June 2019 Brazil São Paulo 1  Argentina (ARG)
2019 European Championships[5] 15 - 24 September 2019 Italy Rome 2  France (FRA)
 Spain (ESP)
2019 Asia Regional Championships[6] 30 September - 6 October 2019 Thailand Pattaya 2  Iran (IRI)
 China (CHN)
 Thailand (THA)
2019 Africa Regional Championships[7] 22 November - 1 December 2019 Nigeria Enugu 1  Morocco (MAR)
Host Country Allocation 7 September 2013 Argentina Buenos Aires 1  Japan (JPN)
Total 8

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ "IBSA Football Calendar". www.ibsasport.org. 24 October 2018.
  3. ^ "IBSA Blind Football Rulebook 2017-2021" (PDF). www.ibsasport.org. 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Brazil recapture Copa America". International Paralympic Committee. 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Spain and France book Tokyo 2020 place at Blind Football European Championships". insidethegames. 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Pavitt, Michael (5 October 2019). "Iran earn Tokyo 2020 qualification by reaching Blind Football Asian Championships final". insidethegames.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Morocco retains African title and qualified for Tokyo 2020". ibsasport.org. 2 December 2019.