Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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| Venue | Olympic Hockey Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 August – 8 September 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 96 (8 teams) | ||||||||||||
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Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[1] was held in London at the Riverbank Arena, from 31 August to 8 September. Football 5-a-side is played by athletes with visual impairment, with a ball with a noise making device inside.[2]
For these games, the men competed in an 8-team tournament. Brazil were the favorites since they won both in Athens 2004 and in Beijing 2008; they are also the defending world champions.[3]
Qualifying
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths[4] | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 1 |  Great Britain (GBR)
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| 2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship | 14–22 August 2010 |  United Kingdom |
1 |  Brazil (BRA)
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| 2010 Asian Para-Games | 13–18 December 2010 | Guangzhou,  China |
1 |  China (CHN)
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| 2011 IBSA Football 5-a-side European Championships | 17 June – 1 July 2011 | Aksaray,  Turkey |
2 |  France (FRA)
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 Spain (ESP)
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| 2011 Parapan American Games | 15–20 November 2011 | Guadalajara,  Mexico |
1 |  Argentina (ARG)
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| Wildcard | 2 |  Turkey (TUR)
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 Iran (IRI)
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| Total | 8 | |||
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
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5th–6th place match
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Medal round
Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
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Medallists
See also
References
- ^ http://www.london2012.com/football-5-a-side
- ^ "Football 5-a-side", The official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, accessed 21 February 2012.
- ^ http://www.paralympic.org/news/football-5-side-12-facts-london-2012
- ^ Football 5-a-Side Qualification Criteria – FT, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), February 2011.
External links
- "Football 5-a-side", The official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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