Amputee Football World Cup

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Amputee Football World Cup
StatusActive
Genresports event
Frequency4 years
Inaugurated1984
Organised by World Amputee Football Federation

The Amputee Football World Cup, or Amputee Football World Championships (from 1984 to 2003) is a world championship in amputee football that takes place every four years. [1] [2] [3]

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History

It is organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF). [4] It was first held in Seattle, USA, in 1984. [5] The current champion is Turkey who beat Angola 4-1 in the 2022 final. [6]

Results

NumberYearDateHost cityTeamsGoldSilverBronze4th PlaceRef.
- 1984 Feb 25-26 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle [7] [8]
1 1987 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador [8]
2 1988 indoor Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Flag of England.svg England [8]
3 1988 outdoor Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of England.svg England [8]
4 1989 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle [8] [9]
5 1991 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent [8] [10]
6 1998 Aug Flag of England.svg Manchester Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of England.svg England [8] [11]
7 2000 Nov 13-17 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle 6Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan [8] [11]
8 2001 Nov 6-10 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 6Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of England.svg England Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine [8] [11]
9 2002 Sep 5-10 Flag of Russia.svg Sochi 6Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Flag of England.svg England [8] [11]
10 2003 Oct 3-7 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent 4Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan [8] [11]
11 2004 [12] Sep 10-16 Flag of Greece.svg Athens 4Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana [11]
12 2005 Aug 11-21 Flag of Brazil.svg Niteroi 6Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of England.svg England Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine [8] [11]
13 2007 Nov 12-21 Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya 11Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil [8] [11]
14 2010 Oct 16-23 Flag of Argentina.svg Crespo 15Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Flag of Russia.svg Russia [8] [11]
15 2012 Oct 7-14 Flag of Russia.svg Kaliningrad 12Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina [8] [13]
16 2014 Nov 30 - Dec 8 Flag of Mexico.svg Culiacán 20Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Angola.svg Angola Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Flag of Poland.svg Poland [8] [14]
17 2018 Oct 27 - Nov 6 Flag of Mexico.svg San Juan de los Lagos 22Flag of Angola.svg Angola Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico [8] [15]
18 2022 Sep 30 - Oct 9 Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul 24 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Flag of Angola.svg Angola Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti [16]
19 2026 Flag of Costa Rica.svg San José [17]

Women's Cup

The first Women's Amputee World Cup was held in 2024.

NumberYearDateHost cityTeamsGoldSilverBronze4th PlaceRef.
1 2024 November 4–10 Flag of Colombia.svg Barranquilla 10 Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Poland.svg Poland Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya [18]

Medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 65011
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3238
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3238
4Flag of England.svg  England 2136
5Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2002
6Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1203
7Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1146
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0123
9Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0101
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 0101
11Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0011
Totals (11 entries)18161650

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Home". worldamputeefootball.org.
  2. ↑ "Turkey to host 2022 Amputee Football World Cup". Daily Sabah . 21 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Africa at the 2022 Amputee World Cup". Deutsche Welle . 23 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ghana Paralympic Committee officially appeals Ghana's expulsion from Amputee World Cup in Turkey". 2 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "World Amputee Football Federation".
  6. ↑ "Türkiye wins its first ever Amputee Football World Cup". 9 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Conquering Themselves is the Spirit of the Team!". The Seattle Times. 21 February 1984. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "History of Amputee Football". amputeefootball.org. Online. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  9. ↑ United States, England, Brazil, Soviet Union national teams participated
  10. ↑ Uzbekistan national team participated
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Україна в футбольних турнірах інвалідів" (PDF). chtyvo.org.ua. Online. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  12. ↑ World Championship under International Paralympic Committee aegis.
  13. ↑ https://amputeefootball.org/world-cup-2012/
  14. ↑ https://amputeefootball.org/world-cup-2014/
  15. ↑ https://amputeefootball.org/world-cup-2018/
  16. ↑ "BBC World Service - World Football, Turkish amputee football team wins the World Cup". BBC. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Costa Rica to Host the 2026 Amputee Football World Cup in Liberia". U.S. Amputee Soccer. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Women's amputee football team get set for first ever World Cup". BBC News. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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