1988 Amputee Soccer World Cup (indoor)

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1988 Amputee Football World Cup (indoor)
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
City Seattle
Dates3–5 September
Teams8
Venue1
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of England.svg  England (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Third placeFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Fourth placeFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States or Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
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The 1988 Amputee Soccer World Cup (indoor) was the indoor tournament of the 3rd annual 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 3 and 5 September 1988 simultaneously with outdoor championship. This is the first time in the World Cup series that two Cups have been played - indoors and outdoors.

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England won the title for the first time, defeating El Salvador in the final [1] [2] . United State's representatives (Seattle Athlete's Foot) became bronze medalists.

Participating nations

Following four nations competed in the tournament. Canada was represented by Vancouver Unipeds and Calgary; United States - by Seattle Athlete's Foot, Portland Team Oregon, Los Angeles Orthomedics, and Sacramento. [3]

Preliminary round

Eight teams competed in the round-robin preliminary tournament. All games were played at the Woodinville Indoor Soccer Center.

Top four teams qualified for gold and bronze medal matches.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP
Flag of England.svg England 3???????
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 3???????
Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Athlete's Foot3???????
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Unipeds3???????
Flag of the United States.svg Portland Team Oregon4???????
Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Orthomedics4???????
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary6???????
Flag of the United States.svg Sacramento4???????
3 September 1988
8:00 PST England Flag of England.svg ? – ? Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CalgaryWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center
9:00 PSTSeattle Flag of the United States.svg ? – ? Flag of the United States.svg SacramentoWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center
10:00 PSTVancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ? – ? Flag of the United States.svg PortlandWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center
11:00 PST El Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg ? – ? Flag of the United States.svg Los AngelesWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center
12:00 PSTCalgary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ? – ? Flag of the United States.svg SacramentoWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center
14:00 PSTPortland Flag of the United States.svg ? – ? Flag of the United States.svg SeattleWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center
16:00 PSTVancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ? – ? Flag of England.svg England Woodinville Indoor Soccer Center
17:00 PSTCalgary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ? – ? Flag of the United States.svg Los AngelesWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center
4 September 1988
08:00 PST England Flag of England.svg ? – ? Flag of the United States.svg PortlandWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center
09:00 PST El Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg ? – ? Flag of the United States.svg SeattleWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center
10:00 PSTSacramento Flag of the United States.svg ? – ? Flag of the United States.svg Los AngelesWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center
13:00 PSTCalgary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ? – ? Flag of the United States.svg SacramentoWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center
15:00 PST El Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg ? – ? Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CalgaryWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center
16:00 PSTVancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ? – ? Flag of the United States.svg Los AngelesWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center
17:00 PSTCalgary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ? – ? Flag of the United States.svg PortlandWoodinville Indoor Soccer Center

Medal matches

3rd place
5 September 1988
9:00 PSTSeattle Flag of the United States.svg W – L?Woodinville Indoor Soccer Center
Final
5 September 1988
10:00 PST England Flag of England.svg 4 – 3 Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Woodinville Indoor Soccer Center

Rankings

RankTeam
1Flag of England.svg  England
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
3Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
4Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States or Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
5Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States or Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
6Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States or Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
7Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States or Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
8Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States or Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
 1988 Amputee Football World Cup (indoor) 
Flag of England.svg
England
First title

References

  1. ↑ The England Amputee Football Association (2022-10-06). World Cup Final 1988 England 4-3 El Salvador . Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  2. ↑ "England Amputee Association Announcement". markharrod.com. Online. Retrieved 9 October 2025. The team has had previous success on the World stage, winning the WAFF World Cup in 1988, 1989 and 1990.
  3. ↑ "Amputee Soccer This Weekend". The Seattle Times . 3 September 1989. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
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