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The 1991 CPISRA European Soccer Championship was the european championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. CPISRA stands for Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Athletes with a physical disability competed.[1] The Championship took place in England from 16 to 20 August 1991.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  England |
| Dates | 16 – 20 August 1991 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands |
| Runners-up | England& Wales |
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.
Participating teams and officials edit
Teams edit
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | England & Wales
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| European Region | 3 |  France Ireland Netherlands
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| Total | 4 |
Venues edit
The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Nottingham.
| Nottingham | ||
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Hadden Stadium | ||
| Capacity: unknown | ||
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Format edit
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. The two highest ranked teams in the group advanced played in the final.
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
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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. 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.
- 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 edit
In the first group stage have seen the teams in a one group of four teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the Final |
| 2 | England& Wales
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | France*
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the third place |
| 4 | Ireland*
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The teams with * the placement is presumed due to the available results.
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
| England &Wales | 0–1 | Netherlands |
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| Report [2] |
| Netherlands | 0–0 | France |
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| Report [2] |
| Ireland | 1–8 | Netherlands |
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| Report [2] |
Finals edit
Position 3-4
Final
| England &Wales | 0–3 | Netherlands |
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| Report [2] |
Statistics edit
Ranking edit
| Rank | Team |
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Netherlands
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England& Wales
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... |
| 4. | ... |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "CPISRA | Access to Sport". Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ a b c d "CP voetbal football 7-a-side Interlands". cpvoetbal.nl (web.archive.org) (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
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