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Football 7 a side at the 2014 Asian Para Games

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Host country
  
South Korea

Teams
  
4

Champions
  
Iran

Dates
  
19 – 23 October 2014

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Runners-up
  
Japan

Football 7-a-side at the 2014 Asian Para Games

7-a-side football at the 2014 Asian Para Games were held in Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon from 19 – 23 October 2014. There was 1 gold medals in this sport.

Contents

Qualifying

A total of five teams will qualify to compete in the football five a side competition. The host nation (South Korea) automatically qualifies a team. A team may consist of a maximum of 14 athletes.

Squads

The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:

Venues

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

Format

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. In both of the best placed, they play in the final for the tournament, the two last teams play for third place.

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

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

    Goalscorers

    6 goals
    3 goals
    2 goals
    1 goal

    References

    Football 7-a-side at the 2014 Asian Para Games Wikipedia