2000 Amputee Football World Cup

2000 Amputee Football World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United States
City	Seattle
Dates	13–18 November
Teams	6
Venue	2
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up	Russia
Third place	Ukraine
Fourth place	Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	99 (6.19 per match)
Best player	Azziz
← 1998 2001 →

The 2000 Amputee Football World Cup was the 9th edition of the annual international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the International Amputee Football Federation (IAFF), and was held in Seattle, United States between 13 and 18 November 2000. ^[1]

Brazil won the title for the first time, defeating Russia in the final. ^[2] Ukraine became bronze medalist before Uzbekistan. ^{[3] [4]}

Participating nations

Following six nations competed in the preliminary round-robin tournament. ^[5] The first two ranking teams qualified for the Gold medal match.

•   Brazil
•   England
•   Russia
•   United States
•   Ukraine
•   Uzbekistan

Preliminary round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
Russia	5	5	0	0	33	6	+27	15
Brazil	5	3	1	1	18	6	+12	10
Ukraine	5	2	2	1	16	9	+7	8
Uzbekistan	5	2	0	3	17	12	+5	6
England	5	1	1	3	11	7	+4	4
United States	5	0	0	5	1	56	-55	0

13 November 2000
10:15 PST	Brazil		4 – 1		Uzbekistan	Arena Sports
11:30 PST	Russia		2 – 0		England	Arena Sports
12:45 PST	Ukraine		11 – 0		United States	Arena Sports
14 November 2000
10:15 PST	Russia		4 – 3		Uzbekistan	Arena Sports
11:30 PST	England		0 – 0		Ukraine	Arena Sports
12:45 PST	Brazil		8 – 0		United States	Arena Sports
15 November 2000
10:15 PST	England		1 – 3		Brazil	Arena Sports
11:30 PST	United States		1 – 9		Uzbekistan	Arena Sports
12:45 PST	Russia		6 – 1		Ukraine	Arena Sports
16 November 2000
10:15 PST	Brazil		1 – 1		Ukraine	Arena Sports
11:30 PST	Uzbekistan		2 – 0		England	Arena Sports
12:45 PST	Russia		18 – 0		United States	Arena Sports
17 November 2000
18:00 PST	Brazil		2 – 3		Russia	Mercer Arena
19:00 PST	Ukraine		3 – 2		Uzbekistan	Mercer Arena
20:00 PST	United States		0 – 10		England	Mercer Arena

Gold medal match

18 November 2000
14:00 PST	Brazil		2 – 1 (a.e.t.)		Russia	Mercer Arena

Rankings

Rank	Team
1	Brazil
2	Russia
3	Ukraine
4	Uzbekistan
5	England
6	United States

2000 Amputee Football World Cup
Brazil First title

Exhibition matches

13 November 2000
	United States		4 – 1		Able-bodied team	Arena Sports
18 November 2000
12:00 PST	Uzbekistan		4 – 1		Moldova	Mercer Arena
13:00 PST	United States		0 – 5		England	Mercer Arena

References

1. "History of Amputee Football". amputeefootball.org. Online. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
2. "Brazil Beats Russia, 2-1 - Amputee Soccer Closest to True Spirit of Sport, Says One Observer". The Seattle Times . November 19, 2000. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
3. "Amputee Soccer World Championship 2000". Archived from the original on October 15, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
4. "Україна в футбольних турнірах інвалідів" (PDF). chtyvo.org.ua. Online. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
5. "Meet the Teams". Archived from the original on October 15, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2025.