Amputee Football World Cup

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Amputee Football World Cup
StatusActive
GenreSports event
Frequency4 years
Years active39
Inaugurated 1986
FounderBill Barry
Previous event 2022
Next event2026
Participants24
AreaInternational
Organised by World Amputee Football Federation
Website https://amputeefootball.org/

The Amputee Football World Cup, or Amputee Soccer World Cup (from 1986 to 1991), Amputee Football World Championship (from 1998 to 2003), is a world championship in amputee football that takes place every four years. [1] [2] [3]

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History

The first world championship tournaments (1986-1991) were held under the auspices of Amputee Soccer International, [4] were called the Amputee Soccer World Cup, and were played indoor and outdoor in some years.

1994 Amputee Football World Cup was organized by International Paralympic Committee.

The 1998-2003 tournaments were called the Amputee Football World Championship and were organized by the International Amputee Football Federation.

In 2003 World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF) was formed and took responsibility for Amputee Football World Cup organisation.

The current champion is Turkey who beat Angola 4-1 in the 2022 final. [5]

Results

NumberYearDateHost cityTeamsGoldSilverBronze4th placeRef.
ASI tournaments
1 1986 Sep 27-28 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle 3 (6) [6] Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of the United States.svg United States or Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada or Flag of the United States.svg United States - [7] [8] [9]
2 1987 Sep 5-7 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle7Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of the United States.svg United States or Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Flag of the United States.svg United States or Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada [8] [4] [10]
3 1988(i) Sep 3-5 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle8Flag of England.svg England Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada [8] [11] [12] [13]
1988(o) Sep 3-5 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle5Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of England.svg England Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada [8] [4] [13]
4 1989(i) Sep 2-4 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle9Flag of England.svg England Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union [14] [12] [15] [16]
1989(o) Sep 3-4 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle6Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Flag of England.svg England Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union [14] [4] [15]
5 1990(i) Aug 31 - Sep 1 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle6Flag of England.svg England Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador or Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union or Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador [12] [16] [17]
1990(o) Sep 2-3 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil or Flag of England.svg England Flag of England.svg England or Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil [18] [19] [20]
6 1991(i) Oct 11-15 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent 6Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Flag of England.svg England Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador [8] [9] [21]
1991(o) Oct 16-20 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent6Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of England.svg England [8] [9] [21]
IPC tournament
7(1) [22] 1994 Dec 3-10 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow 8Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
IAFF tournaments
8(1) [23] 1998 Aug 4-9 Flag of England.svg Crewe 6Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of England.svg England [8] [24] [25]
9(2) 2000 Nov 13-18 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle6Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan [8] [24] [26]
10(3) 2001 Nov 5-10 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] [24] [27]
11(4) 2002 Sep 5-11 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] [28] [24] [29]
12(5) 2003 Oct 3-7 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent4Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan [8] [30] [24]
WAFF tournaments
13(1) [31] 2005 Aug 13-21 Flag of Brazil.svg Niterói 6Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of England.svg England Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine [8] [32] [24]
14(2) 2007 Nov 12-20 Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya 10Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil [8] [33] [34] [24]
15(3) 2010 Oct 16-24 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] [35] [24]
16(4) 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] [36]
17(5) 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] [37]
18(6) 2018 Oct 27 - Nov 4 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] [38]
19(7) 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 [39]
20(8) 2026 Flag of Costa Rica.svg San José [40]

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 [41]

Medals

Men's

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 55010
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 5229
3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 3407
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 32712
5Flag of England.svg  England 3238
6Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1214
7Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1203
8Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1146
9Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1001
10Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0123
11Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0101
Totals (11 entries)23221964

‡In some seasons, silver and bronze medalists have not yet been determined due to a lack of game results:
1986 - silver and bronze (USA or Canada);
1987 - bronze (USA or Canada);
1990 (indoor) - bronze (El Salvador or Soviet Union);
1990 (outdoor) - bronze (Brazil or England).

Vomen's

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1001
2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 0101
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

See also

References

  1. ↑ "World Amputee Football Federation". amputeefootball.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. 1 2 3 4 "Amputee Soccer and Prosthetics". 7 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Türkiye wins its first ever Amputee Football World Cup". 9 October 2022.
  6. ↑ In the inaugural tournament 3 amputee plus 3 able-bodied teams competed.
  7. ↑ "Agreement Will Let Doug Flutie Seek Career In NFL". The Seattle Times . 26 September 1986. Retrieved 8 October 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. 1 2 3 "U.S. Fineshes Last in Amputee Soccer Championships". Archived from the original on 16 June 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "World Soccer Cup Offers Players a Real Challenge". The Seattle Times . 4 September 1987. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  11. ↑ The England Amputee Football Association (6 October 2022). World Cup Final 1988 England 4-3 El Salvador . Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 "England Amputee Association Announcement". markharrod.com. Online. Retrieved 9 October 2025. The team has had previous success on the World stage, winning the WAFF World Cup in 1988, 1989 and 1990.
  13. 1 2 "Amputee Soccer This Weekend". The Seattle Times . 3 September 1989. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  14. 1 2 "El Salvador Defends Amputee Title". Online. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Seleção Brasileira". cbfamput.org. Online. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  16. 1 2 "England Amputee Football Association". Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "Argonauts, Lions Combine For 111 to Set CFL Mark". The Seattle Times . 2 September 1990. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  18. ↑ "Keep Athletic Equipment Handy For Labor Day Sports Festival". The Seattle Times . 31 August 1990. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  19. ↑ "El Salvador Leads Outdoor Amputee Soccer World Cup". Seattle Post-Intelligencer . 3 September 1990. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  20. ↑ "Все новости, достойные внимания". Sovetsky Sport (in Russian). 18 September 1990. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  21. 1 2 "Uzbekistan: A Soccer Team Called Courage". eurasianet.org. Online. Retrieved 7 October 2025. In October that same year (1991), Berry returned to Tashkent and organized a world amputee football championship... Matonat won that competition
  22. ↑ IPC numeracy
  23. ↑ IAFF numeracy
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Україна в футбольних турнірах інвалідів" (PDF). chtyvo.org.ua. Online. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
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  26. ↑ "Amputee Soccer World Championship 2000". Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  27. ↑ "Action! 2001 Amputee Soccer World Championships". Archived from the original on 25 June 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  28. ↑ "2002 World Championships in Sochi, Russia". Archived from the original on 5 August 2004. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  29. ↑ "Brazil Second in 2002 World Championships". Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  30. ↑ "V-World Amputee Football Championship". Archived from the original on 21 November 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  31. ↑ WAFF numeracy
  32. ↑ "2005 Amp Soccer World Cup". Archived from the original on 9 January 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  33. ↑ "Programme of Amputee Football World Championship 2007". Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  34. ↑ "Pairings Set for 2007 World Cup". Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  35. ↑ "2010 Amputee Football World Cup". Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  36. ↑ https://amputeefootball.org/world-cup-2012/
  37. ↑ https://amputeefootball.org/world-cup-2014/
  38. ↑ https://amputeefootball.org/world-cup-2018/
  39. ↑ "BBC World Service - World Football, Turkish amputee football team wins the World Cup". BBC . 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  40. ↑ "Costa Rica to Host the 2026 Amputee Football World Cup in Liberia". U.S. Amputee Soccer. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  41. ↑ "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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