2002 CPISRA European Soccer Championship

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2002 CPISRA European Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Dates30 August – 8 September 2002
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of England.svg England & Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales

The 2002 CPISRA European Soccer Championship was the European 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 Ukraine from 30 August to 8 September 2002. [1]

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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 2003 CPISRA Soccer World Championships.

Participating teams and officials

Teams

Means of qualificationBerthsQualified
Host nation1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
European Region6 Flag of England.svg England & Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Total7

Venues

The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Kyiv. [1]

Kyiv
Stadium: Olimpiyskiy National Sports Stadium Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Capacity: 83,450Capacity: 16,873

Finals

Position 3-4

Statistics

Ranking

Rank [1] Team
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
4. Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
5. Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
6. Flag of Spain.svg Spain
7. Flag of England.svg England & Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2002 European Championship, Kiev". 2003-12-26. Archived from the original on 2003-12-26. Retrieved 2016-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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