Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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]
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| Venue | Olympic Hockey Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 August – 8 September 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 96 (8 teams) | ||||||||||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | ||
| 2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship | 14–22 August 2010 | United Kingdom | 1 |  Brazil (BRA) |
| 2010 Asian Para-Games | 13–18 December 2010 | Guangzhou,  China | 1 | China (CHN) |
| 2011 IBSA Football 5-a-side European Championships | 17 June – 1 July 2011 | Aksaray,  Turkey | 2 |  France (FRA) |
 Spain (ESP) | ||||
| 2011 Parapan American Games | 15–20 November 2011 | Guadalajara,  Mexico | 1 |  Argentina (ARG) |
| Wildcard | 2 | Turkey (TUR) | ||
 Iran (IRI) | ||||
| 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Qualified for the medal round |
| 2 | France (FRA) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | China (CHN) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for the classification round |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source:
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (ESP) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualified for the medal round |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Iran (IRI) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | Qualified for the classification round |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Source:
| Great Britain | 1–1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
Clarke  22' |
Report | Martín Gaitán 20' (pen.) |
| Spain | 2–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Martín Gaitán 13', 22' |
Report |
| Great Britain | 0–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ardekani 21' (pen.) |
Knockout stage
5th–8th place semi-finals
| China | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Li 40' (pen.) |
Report | English 47' |
| Penalties | ||
Li  Wang |
2–1 |  Clarke English Seal |
5th–6th place match
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
| Spain | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Martín Gaitán Rosado Carrasco Giera Tejuelo |
1–0 | Rodriguez Velo Deldo |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | Brazil (BRA) Fábio Luiz Ribeiro de Vasconcelos Daniel Dantas da Silva Emerson de Carvalho Gledson da Paixão Barros Cássio Lopes dos Reis Marcos Jose Jeferson da Conceição Gonçalves Severino Gabriel da Silva Ricardo Steinmetz Alves (captain) Raimundo Nonato Alves Mendes |
France (FRA) Frederic Jannas Hakim Arezki Abderrahim Maya Yvan Wouandji Kepmegni David Labarre Jonathan Grangier Gaël Riviere Martin Baron Arnaud Ayax Frederic Villeroux (captain) |
Spain (ESP) Álvaro Gonzalez Alcaraz José Luis Giera Tejuelo Francisco Muñoz Pérez Adolfo Acosta Rodriguez (captain) José López Ramírez Alfredo Cuadrado Freire Antonio Martín Gaitán Youssef El Haddaoui Rabii Marcelo Rosado Carrasco Raul Díaz Ortín |
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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