2003 CPISRA Soccer World Championships

2003 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	8 – 22 October 2003
Teams	12
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Ukraine
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Argentina

The 2003 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships was the world championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. CPISRA stands for Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Athletes with a physical disability competed. The Championship took place in Argentina from 8 to 22 October 2003.

Football 7-a-side 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 Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.

Participating teams and officials

Qualifying

The following teams are qualified for the tournament:

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Host nation			1	Argentina
2002 Pan-American Soccer Championship	22 – 29 September 2002	Santiago, Chile	2	Brazil United States
2002 FESPIC Games	26 October – 1 November 2002	Busan, South Korea	2	Iran South Korea
2002 European Soccer Championship	30 August – 8 September 2002	Kyiv, Ukraine	6	England & Wales Ireland Netherlands Russia Ukraine one team
Oceania Region			1	Australia
Total			12

Venues

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

Buenos Aires		Buenos Aires
Stadium: unknown
Capacity: unknown

Group stage

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualified for
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Team play for the position 1 - 2
2	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Team play for the third place
3	Ireland*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Team play for the position 5 - 6
4	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Team play for the position 7 - 8
5	Australia*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Team play for the position 9 - 10
6	South Korea*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Team play for the position 11 - 12

11 October 2003

Ireland	3–1	Netherlands
	Report

13 October 2003

Brazil	2–0	Netherlands
	Report

14 October 2003

Netherlands	1–2	Russia
	Report

16 October 2003

South Korea	0–12	Netherlands
	Report

18 October 2003

Australia	0–3	Netherlands
	Report

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualified for
1	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Team play for the Final
2	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Team play for the third place

Finals

Position 11-12

Position 9-10

20 October 2003

England &Wales	0–4	Netherlands
	Report

Position 7-8

Position 5-6

Position 3-4

Russia	2–1	Argentina

Final

Ukraine	3–1	Brazil

Statistics

Ranking

Rank	Team
	Ukraine
	Brazil
	Russia
4.	Argentina
5.
6.
7.	Netherlands
8.	England& Wales
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See also

External links

• Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
• International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)