Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
| Football 5-a-side at the XIV Paralympic Games  | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Hockey Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 August – 8 September 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 96 (8 teams) | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 favourites since they had won both in Athens 2004 and in Beijing 2008; they were also the defending world champions.[3]
Qualifying
[edit]| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths[4] | Qualified | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |||
| 2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship | 14–22 August 2010 | 1 | ||
| 2010 Asian Para-Games | 13–18 December 2010 | Guangzhou,  | 
1 | |
| 2011 IBSA Football 5-a-side European Championships | 17 June – 1 July 2011 | Aksaray,  | 
2 | |
| 2011 Parapan American Games | 15–20 November 2011 | Guadalajara,  | 
1 | |
| Wildcard | 2 | |||
| Total | 8 | |||
Squads
[edit]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
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Qualified for the medal round | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for the classification round | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 
Source: [citation needed]
| China  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wenfa Zheng  Xiaoqiang Li Yafeng Wang  | 
Report | 
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualified for the medal round | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | Qualified for the classification round | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 
Source: [citation needed]
| Great Britain  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke  | 
Report | Martín Gaitán  | 
| Spain  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Martín Gaitán  | 
Report | 
| Great Britain  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ardekani  | 
Knockout stage
[edit]Classification round
[edit]5th–8th place semi-finals
[edit]| China  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Li  | 
Report | English  | 
| Penalties | ||
| Li  Wang  | 
2–1 | |
| Iran  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rajab Pour  | 
Report | 
7th–8th place match
[edit]| Turkey  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Seal  Clarke  | 
5th–6th place match
[edit]| Iran  | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Shalhavizadeh  Ardekani Haftdaran  | 
0–1 | |
Medal round
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Bronze medal match
[edit]| Spain  | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Martín Gaitán  Rosado Carrasco Giera Tejuelo  | 
1–0 | |
Gold medal match
[edit]Medallists
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "International Paralympic Committee". 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
 - ^ "Football 5-a-side" Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, accessed 21 February 2012.
 - ^ "Football 5-a-Side: 12 Facts for London 2012".
 - ^ Football 5-a-Side Qualification Criteria – FT, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), February 2011.
 
External links
[edit]- "Football 5-a-side" Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games