1987 Amputee Soccer World Cup

1987 Amputee Football World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United States
City	Seattle
Dates	5–7 September
Teams	6
Venue	2
Final positions
Champions	El Salvador (1st title)
Runners-up	United States
Third place	United States or   Canada
Fourth place	United States or   Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Top scorer	José Vladimir “Rambo” Melgar Maravilla (6 goals)
← 1986 1988(i) →

The 1987 Amputee Soccer World Cup was the 2nd edition of the international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the Amputee Soccer International, and was held in Seattle, United States between 5 and 7 September 1987.

Nine games were split between Shoreline Stadium and the Woodinville Indoor Soccer Center. ^[1]

El Salvador ^{[2] [3]} won the gold medal for the first time, defeating United State's representatives (Seattle Athlete's Foot) in the final.

Participating nations

Three nations competed in the tournament. Canada was represented by Vancouver Unipeds and Calgary; United States - by Seattle Athlete's Foot, Portland Team Oregon, and Los Angeles Orthomedics. ^[4]

•   Canada
•   El Salvador
•   United States

Preliminary round

On September 5 and 6, games at Shoreline Stadium ran from 10:30 to 17:00, with indoor games from 9:00 to 17:00.

The top two teams of preliminary round qualified for the gold medal match. The championship game was held on September 7 at 13:00 at Shoreline Stadium. An All-Star Friendship Game was held at 14:30.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
El Salvador	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Athlete's Foot	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Team Oregon	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Vancouver Unipeds	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Los Angeles Orthomedics	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Calgary	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Final

7 September 1987
13:00 PST	El Salvador		W – L		Athlete's Foot	Shoreline Stadium

Rankings

Rank	Team
1	El Salvador
2	United States
3	United States or   Canada
4	United States or   Canada
5	United States or   Canada
6	United States or   Canada

1987 Amputee Football World Cup
El Salvador First title

References

1. "World Soccer Cup Offers Players a Real Challenge". The Seattle Times . 4 September 1987. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
2. "Amputee Soccer and Prosthetics". arsof-history.org. Online. Retrieved 9 October 2025. The Salvadoran All-Stars won the 1987 World Challenge Cup tournament.
3. ARSOF History (2020-05-01). El Salvador International Amputee Soccer Team . Retrieved 2025-10-09.
4. "Soldiers of Misfortune - Amputee League is Special Help to Salvadorans". The Seattle Times . 7 September 1987. Retrieved 9 October 2025.