Australia Paralympic soccer team

The Australia Paralympic soccer team represents Australia in international 7-a-side competition for athletes with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury or symptoms acquired from stroke and at the Paralympic Games. The team was founded in 1998, by the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) and the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) and is controlled in partnership by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Federation Australia (FFA). The team's official nickname is the Pararoos.

Australia Paralympic
Nickname(s)Pararoos
AssociationFootball Federation Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
FIFA codeAUS
First colours
Second colours

History

In 1998, the team was founded by the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) and the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) after decided was made to form a cerebral palsy soccer team to compete at the 2000 Paralympic Games. The team eventually finished seventh in the tournament, their first of any kind. In 2005, the FFA agreed to take control of the national team.[1]

Players

The current Pararoos squad includes (as of July 2018):[2]
David Barber (Captain)
Chris Pyne (Vice Captain)
Benny Roche (Vice Captain)
Ben Atkins
Nick Presscott
Connor Marsh
Matthew Hearne
Chris Barty
Christian Tsangas
Angus Macgregor
Constandinos Christodoulou
Alessandro La Verghetta
Augustine Murphy
Benjamin Sutton
Daniel Campbell
Taj Lynch

Staff

Head Coach
Kai Lammert

Assistant Coach
Goran Stajic

Goalkeeping Coach
Mike Harkness

Physio
Sam Donaldson

Doctor
Michael Morzinski

Team Manager
Aarif Alhadromi

Competitive results

Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
1984 Did not participate
1988
1992
1996
2000 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 0 8
2004 Did not qualify
2008
2012
2016
Total1/140 Titles300308

CPISRA World Championships
CPISRA World Championships record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
2007
2011 11th 6 3 0 3 15 30
2015 To be determined
Total1/10 Titles63031530

CPISRA Intercontinental Cup
CPISRA Intercontinental Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
2013 Qualified
Total1/10 Titles000000

References
  1. "History". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. "Players". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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