2005 Amputee Football World Cup

2005 Amputee Football World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
City	Niteroi
Dates	13–21 August
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up	Russia
Third place	England
Fourth place	Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	73 (3.84 per match)
← 2003 2007 →

The 2005 Amputee Football World Cup was the 12th edition of the biennial international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF), and was held in Niteroi, Brazil between 13 and 21 August 2005. ^[1]

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

Participating nations

Following six nations competed in the preliminary round-robin tournament. Top four of them qualified for the knockout stage.

•   Brazil
•   England
•   Russia
•   Sierra Leone
•   Turkey
•   Ukraine

Preliminary round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
Russia	5	4	0	1	22	6	+16	12
England	5	4	0	1	10	2	+8	12
Brazil	5	3	1	1	17	2	+15	10
Ukraine	5	2	1	2	7	5	+2	7
Sierra Leone	5	0	1	4	2	22	-20	1
Turkey	5	0	1	4	1	22	-21	1

13 August 2005
11:00 GMT-3	Brazil		0 – 0		Ukraine
12:00 GMT-3	Turkey		0 – 3		England
15:30 GMT-3	Sierra Leone		0 – 6		Russia
14 August 2005
09:00 GMT-3	England		5 – 0		Sierra Leone
14:30 GMT-3	Russia		4 – 2		Ukraine
15 August 2005
09:00 GMT-3	Turkey		0 – 10		Russia
14:30 GMT-3	Brazil		0 – 1		England
16 August 2005
09:00 GMT-3	England		0 – 2		Russia
14:30 GMT-3	Sierra Leone		0 – 2		Ukraine
17 August 2005
09:00 GMT-3	Turkey		1 – 1		Sierra Leone
14:30 GMT-3	Brazil		4 – 0		Russia
18 August 2005
09:00 GMT-3	England		1 – 0		Ukraine
14:30 GMT-3	Brazil		5 – 0		Turkey
19 August 2005
09:00 GMT-3	Turkey		0 – 3		Ukraine
14:30 GMT-3	Brazil		8 – 1		Sierra Leone

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals					Gold medal
	1	Russia	3
	4	Ukraine	0
						1	Russia	1
						3	Brazil	2
	2	England	1
	3	Brazil	6			Bronze medal
						4	Ukraine	0
						2	England	1

Semi-finals

20 August 2005
15:30 GMT-3	England		1 – 6		Brazil
16:30 GMT-3	Russia		3 – 0		Ukraine

3rd place

21 August 2005
09:30 GMT-3	Ukraine		0 – 1		England

Final

21 August 2005
10:30 GMT-3	Russia		1 – 2		Brazil

Rankings

Rank	Team
1	Brazil
2	Russia
3	England
4	Ukraine
5	Sierra Leone
6	Turkey

2005 Amputee Football World Cup
Brazil Third title

References

1. "History of Amputee Football". amputeefootball.org. Online. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
2. "2005 Amp Soccer World Cup". Archived from the original on January 9, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
3. "Україна в футбольних турнірах інвалідів" (PDF). chtyvo.org.ua. Online. Retrieved October 10, 2025.