Amputee football

Amputee football
Highest governing body	World Amputee Football Federation
Characteristics
Contact	Contact
Team members	7
Mixed gender	Single
Type	Outdoor (mainly)

Last updated June 24, 2021

Amputee football is a disabled sport played with seven players on each team (six outfield players and one goalkeeper). Outfield players have lower extremity amputations, and goalkeepers have an upper extremity amputation. Outfield players use loftstrand (forearm) crutches, and play without their prosthesis.

History

The game was created by Don Bennett, who was inspired from his accidental kick of basketballs on a crutch in 1982.^[1].In 1985, it became international with the help of soccer coach Bill Barry. ^[1]

Around the world

There are several amputee football associations around the world. A couple examples of this are the England Amputee Association and The Irish Amputee Football Association.^[2] Each organization promotes the advancement of the sport and that it gains more recognition. The England Amputee Football Association states their main goal on their website as: "The England Amputee Football Association's aim is to provide all amputees, people with congenital limb deficiencies and persons with restricted use of limbs, with the opportunity to play football locally, nationally and internationally."^[3]

Amputee Football World Cup

Former name : Amputee Football World Championships (from first to 2003)

Number	Year	Host City	Teams	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th Place
1	1984	Seattle, United States
2	1988	Seattle, United States		El Salvador	USA	ENG
3	1989	Seattle, United States
4	1991	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
5	1998	Manchester, England		RUS	UZB	BRA
6	2000	Seattle, United States		BRA	RUS	UKR
7	2001	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil		BRA	RUS	ENG
8	2002	Sochi, Russia		RUS	BRA	UZB
9	2003	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	4	RUS	UKR	BRA	UZB
10	2005	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6	BRA	RUS	ENG	UKR
11	2007	Antalya, Turkey	10	UZB	RUS	TUR	?
12	2010	Crespo, Argentina		UZB	ARG	TUR	RUS
13	2012	Kaliningrad, Russia	12	UZB	RUS	TUR	ARG
14	2014	Culiacán, Mexico	23	RUS	ANG	TUR	POL
15	2018	San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico		ANG	TUR	BRA	MEX

Other Championships

Year	Event	Host	Date	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	1st Open European Championships	UKR Kiev		BRA	RUS	UZB
2006	Volgograd Open Championships	RUS Volgograd	Sep 24 – 30	RUS	ENG	UZB
2007	1st All-Africa Amputee Soccer Tournament	SLE Freetown	Feb	GHA	LBR	SLE
2008	European Amputee Football Championship	TUR Istanbul	Oct 2–10	RUS	TUR	ENG
2017	6th Amp Futbol Cup	POL Warsaw	Jun 24–25	ENG	POL	JPN
2017	European Amputee Football Championship	TUR Istanbul	Oct 1–10	TUR	ENG	POL

Rules

The official FIFA sanctioned rules are:^[4]

An amputee is defined as someone who is 'abbreviated' at or near the ankle or wrist.
Outfield players may have two hands but only one leg, whereas goalkeepers may have two feet but only one hand.
The game is played with metal crutches and without prostheses, the only exception being that bi-lateral amputees may play with a prosthesis.
Players may not use crutches to advance, control or block the ball. Such an action will be penalised in the same way as a handball infringement. However, incidental contact between crutch and ball is tolerated.
Players may not use their residual limbs to voluntarily advance, control or block the ball. Such an action will be penalised in the same way as a handball infringement. However, incidental contact between residual limb and ball is tolerated.
Shin pads must be worn.
Use of a crutch against a player will lead to ejection from the game and a penalty kick for the opposing team.
The pitch measures a maximum of 70 x 60 metres
The dimensions of the goals are 2.2 metres maximum (height) x 5 metres maximum (width) x 1 metre (depth)
A FIFA standard ball is used
Games consist of two 25-minute halves (variable according to the tournament), with a ten-minute rest period in between
Both teams are allowed a two-minute time-out per game
Offside rules do not apply in amputee football
International rules stipulate that a team be made up of six outfield players and a goalkeeper. However, certain tournaments require teams of four outfield players plus goalkeeper, as was the case in Sierra Leone.
A goalkeeper is not permitted to leave his or her area. Should this occur deliberately, the goalkeeper will be ejected from the game and the opposing team awarded a penalty kick.
An unlimited number of substitutions can be made, at any point during the game.

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References

1 2 https://www.worldamputeefootball.org/history.htm
↑ "Home". Irish Amputee Football Association. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
↑ "Home". Theeafa.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
↑ "Amputee football – The Rules of the Game". FIFA.com. 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-02-18.

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[dis-1] 1 2 https://www.worldamputeefootball.org/history.htm

[2] "Home". Irish Amputee Football Association. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2016-02-18.

[3] "Home". Theeafa.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-18.

[4] "Amputee football – The Rules of the Game". FIFA.com. 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-02-18.

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