Football 7-a-side at the 2015 Parapan American Games


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Football 7-a-side competitions at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto were held from 8 to 15 August at the Pan Am / Parapan Am Fields, which are located on the back campus of the University of Toronto.[1] Football 7-a-side make its return to the program, after last being staged in 2007.[1] The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As Brazil won the competition the second place Argentina qualified for the Paralympics.[2]

Football 7-a-side at the
2015 Parapan American Games
VenuePan Am / Parapan Am Fields
Dates8 – 15 August 2015
Competitors70 quota limit from 5 nations
Teams5
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Venezuela

Participating teams and officials

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A total of five teams competed in the football seven a side competition. The host nation (Canada) automatically qualified a team. A team may consist of a maximum of 14 athletes.[3]

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation 1   Canada
2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side American Cup 19 – 26 September 2014   Toronto, Canada 4   Brazil
  Argentina
  United States
  Venezuela
Total 5

The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:

The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Toronto.

Toronto
Stadium: Parapan-Am field
Capacity: 2,000
 

The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 5 teams in one group, where engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The best two teams play for gold in the finals, the third and fourth place for the third place in the tournament, the fifth in the table is the fifth of the tournament.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
  1. Number of points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Number of goals scored
  4. Number of points obtained in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Number of goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Drawing of lots

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.

In the first group stage have seen the teams in a one group of five teams.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1   Brazil 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 Team play for position 1
2   Argentina 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 9
3   Canada 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 Team play for the position 3
4   Venezuela 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 2
5   United States 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 Team play for the position 5

Source: The results of the table were determined from the results
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Position 3-4

Final

Rank Team
    Brazil
    Argentina
    Venezuela
4.   Canada
5.   United States
  1. ^ a b "Pan Am / Parapan Am Fields". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Qualification Guide" (PDF). www.paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games Qualification Guide v5" (PDF). www.paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Team roster Argentina" (PDF). 7 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Team roster Brazil" (PDF). 7 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Team roster Canada" (PDF). 7 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Team roster United States" (PDF). 7 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Team roster Venezuela" (PDF). 7 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2015.