Amputee Football World Cup | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | sports event |
Frequency | 4 years |
Inaugurated | 1984 |
Organised by | World Amputee Football Federation |
The Amputee Football World Cup, or Amputee Football World Championships (from 1984 to 2003) is a world championship in amputee football. [1] [2] [3]
It is organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF). [4] It was first held in Seattle, USA, in 1984. [5] The current champion is Turkey who beat Angola in the 2022 final. [6]
Source: [7]
Number | Year | Host city | Teams | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th Place |
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1 | 1984 | Seattle | |||||
2 | 1987 | Seattle | El Salvador | ||||
3 | 1988 | Seattle | England | El Salvador | United States | ||
4 | 1989 | Seattle | England | Brazil | Russia | ||
5 | 1991 | Tashkent | Russia | England | Uzbekistan | ||
6 | 1998 | Manchester | Russia | Uzbekistan | Brazil | ||
7 | 2000 | Seattle | Brazil | Russia | Ukraine | ||
8 | 2001 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Russia | England | ||
9 | 2002 | Sochi | Russia | Brazil | Uzbekistan | ||
10 | 2003 | Tashkent | 4 | Russia | Ukraine | Brazil | Uzbekistan |
11 | 2005 | Rio de Janeiro | 6 | Brazil | Russia | England | Ukraine |
12 | 2007 | Antalya | 10 | Uzbekistan | Russia | Turkey | |
13 | 2010 | Crespo | Uzbekistan | Argentina | Turkey | Russia | |
14 | 2012 | Kaliningrad | 12 | Uzbekistan | Russia | Turkey | Argentina |
15 | 2014 | Culiacán | 23 | Russia | Angola | Turkey | Poland |
16 | 2018 | Guadalajara | Angola | Turkey | Brazil | Mexico | |
17 | 2022 | Istanbul | 24 | Turkey | Angola | Uzbekistan | Haiti |
18 | 2026 | San José |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
4 | England | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Angola | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
7 | El Salvador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 46 |
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