2018 IFCPF CP Football Americas Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador Ecuador
Dates27 October – 3 November 2018
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Brazil
Runners-upArgentina Argentina
Third placeUnited States United States
Fourth placeColombia Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played20

The 2018 IFCPF CP Football Americas Championship was an American championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. IFCPF stands for International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football. Athletes with a physical disability competed. The Championship took place in Ecuador from 27 October to 3 November 2018.[1]

CP Football was played with modified FIFA rules. Among the modifications were that there were seven players, no offside, a smaller playing field, and permission for one-handed throw-ins. Matches consisted of two thirty-minute halves, with a fifteen-minute half-time break. The Championships was a qualifying event for the 2019 IFCPF CP Football World Championships.

Participating teams and officials

Teams

Means of qualification Berths Qualified
Host nation1Ecuador Ecuador
Americas Region7Argentina Argentina
Brazil Brazil
Canada Canada
Chile Chile
Colombia Colombia
United States United States
Venezuela Venezuela
Total8

The draw

During the draw, the teams were divided into pots because of rankings. Here, the following groups:[2]

Group A Group B
Pot 1 Brazil Brazil Argentina Argentina
Pot 2 Canada Canada United States United States
Pot 3 Chile Chile Venezuela Venezuela
Pot 4 Colombia Colombia Ecuador Ecuador

Squads

The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:

Group A

Brazil Brazil Canada Canada Chile Chile Colombia Colombia

Group B

Argentina Argentina United States United States Venezuela Venezuela Ecuador Ecuador

Venues

The venues to be used for the Americas Championships were located in Sangolquí.[1]

Sangolquí
Stadium: Estadio Rumiñahui
(Club: C.S.D. Independiente del Valle)
Capacity: 8,000

Format

The group stage was a competition between the 8 teams divided among two groups of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself.

The first-placed teams played in the final for the first place, the next two teams played for the position five to eight.

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

The group stage, have seen the 8 teams divided into two groups of four teams.[1]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Brazil Brazil 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18 9 Team play for the position 1 - 4
2 Colombia Colombia 3 1 1 1 3 5 2 4
3 Canada Canada 3 1 1 1 3 13 10 4 Team play for the position 5 - 8
4 Chile Chile 3 0 0 3 1 7 6 0
Brazil Brazil4–0 (2–0)Chile Chile
Report
Canada Canada1–1 (1–1)Colombia Colombia
Report
Colombia Colombia1–4 (0–1)Brazil Brazil
Report
Chile Chile1–2 (0–1)Canada Canada
Report
Brazil Brazil11–0 (4–0)Canada Canada
Report
Chile Chile0–1 (0–0)Colombia Colombia
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Argentina Argentina 3 3 0 0 20 3 +17 9 Team play for the position 1 - 4
2 United States United States 3 2 0 1 16 3 +13 6
3 Venezuela Venezuela 3 1 0 2 11 19 8 3 Team play for the position 5 - 8
4 Ecuador Ecuador 3 0 0 3 4 26 22 0
United States United States5–1 (2–0)Venezuela Venezuela
Report
Argentina Argentina7–1 (4–1)Ecuador Ecuador
Report
Ecuador Ecuador1–11 (0–6)United States United States
Report
Venezuela Venezuela2–12 (2–5)Argentina Argentina
Report
United States United States0–1 (0–0)Argentina Argentina
Report
Venezuela Venezuela8–2 (4–2)Ecuador Ecuador
Report

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Position 5-8

Venezuela Venezuela2–1 (1–0)Chile Chile
Report

Canada Canada2–1 (2–1)Ecuador Ecuador
Report

Position 1-4

Argentina Argentina6–0 (2–0)Colombia Colombia
Report

Brazil Brazil2–1 (0–0)United States United States
Report

Finals

Position 7-8

Chile Chile7–3 (1–1)Ecuador Ecuador
Report

Position 5-6

Venezuela Venezuela8–1 (4–0)Canada Canada
Report

Position 3-4

Colombia Colombia0–3 (0–1)United States United States
Report

Final

Argentina Argentina2–4 (1–3)Brazil Brazil
Report

Statistics

Ranking

RankTeam
Brazil Brazil
Argentina Argentina
United States United States
4. Colombia Colombia
5. Venezuela Venezuela
6. Canada Canada
7. Chile Chile
8. Ecuador Ecuador

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Copa América IFCPF 2018 Ecuador". ifcpf.com. 2018-12-15.
  2. CP Football Ranking
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