2008 European Amputee Football Championship

2008 European Amputee Football Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Turkey
City	Antalia
Dates	2–6 December
Teams	5
Venue	1
Final positions
Champions	Russia (2nd title)
Runners-up	Turkey
Third place	Great Britain
Fourth place	Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	41 (4.1 per match)
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The 2008 European Amputee Football Championship was the 3rd edition of the international competition of european amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF), and was held in Antalia, Turkey between 2 and 6 December 2008. ^[1]

Russia won the title for the second time in the round-robin tournament ^[2] . Turkey became silver, and Great Britain became bronze medalists. ^{[3] [4]}

Participating nations

Following five nations competed in the round-robin tournament. ^[5]

•   France
• Great Britain
•   Russia
•   Turkey
•   Ukraine

Round-robin tournament

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
Russia	4	4	0	0	12	1	+11	12
Turkey	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7
Great Britain	4	2	1	1	7	7	0	7
Ukraine	4	1	0	3	10	9	+1	3
France	4	0	0	4	5	19	−14	0

2 December 2008
14:00 GMT+3	Turkey		3 – 1		France
15:00 GMT+3	Russia		2 – 0		Ukraine
3 December 2008
14:00 GMT+3	Great Britain		0 – 2		Russia
15:00 GMT+3	Ukraine		7 – 1		France
4 December 2008
14:00 GMT+3	Ukraine		1 – 3		Turkey
15:00 GMT+3	Great Britain		3 – 2		France
5 December 2008
14:00 GMT+3	Russia		6 – 1		France
15:00 GMT+3	Turkey		1 – 1		Great Britain
6 December 2008
13:00 GMT+3	Ukraine		2 – 3		Great Britain
14:00 GMT+3	Turkey		0 – 2		Russia

Rankings

Rank	Team
1	Russia
2	Turkey
3	Great Britain
4	Ukraine
5	France

2008 European Amputee Football Championship
Russia Second title

References

1. "History of Amputee Football". amputeefootball.org. Online. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
2. "Накоротке". Спорт-Экспресс (in Russian). 10 December 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2025. Анталья. Сборная России среди инвалидов-ампутантов завоевала золотые медали на чемпионате Европы
3. "Amputee National Team win European second place". Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
4. "England Amputee Football Association". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
5. "Україна в футбольних турнірах інвалідів" (PDF). chtyvo.org.ua. Online. Retrieved 31 August 2025.