Canada national cerebral palsy soccer team

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Canada national cerebral palsy football team
Federation Canadian Soccer Association
IFCPF ranking 10
Highest IFCPF ranking10 (2016)
Lowest IFCPF ranking12 (July 2011, September 2012)
Parapan American Games
Appearances2 (First in 2007)
Best result3

Canada national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for Canada that represents the team in international competitions. Canada has participated in a number of international tournaments and IFCPF World Championships. In the most recent edition they finished 10th, after losing their placement match to Scotland in extra time. They have appeared in one Paralympic Games, 1984.

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Background

Canadian Soccer Association oversees the national team. [1] The sport was originally governed by the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association. [2] The Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) began governing the team in 2005, with an initial player pool of 13 player. In 2011, the team was coached by Drew Ferguson. [2] [3] In this early period under CSA governance, the team was coached by Drew Ferguson. [2] The team held nine national team camps and mini camps in 2011. This totals 4,732 player camp days. [3] By the end of the 2011, the player pool for the national team exceeded 100 players. [3] By 2016, Canada had a national championships to support the national team and was active in participating in the IFCPF World Championships. [4]

National team development is supported by an International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) recognized national championship. Recognized years for the national IFCPF recognized competition include 2015. [5]

Ranking

Canada was ranked tenth in the world by the IFCPF in 2016. [6] That same year, the team was also ranked fourth in the Americas. [7] In August 2013 and November 2014, the team was ranked eleventh in the world. [8] [9] Canada was ranked twelfth in July 2011 and September 2012. [3] [10] [11]

Players

There have been a number of players for the Canadian squad.

NameClassificationYears activeRef
James Victor Ackinclose FT8 2016 [12]
Jeremy Nathan Baird FT5 2016 [12]
Matthew Brown FT7 2016 [12]
Lucas Bruno FT7 2016 [12]
Samuel Charron FT7 2016 [12]
Christopher Fawcett FT7 2016 [12]
Eric Flemming FT5 2016 [12]
Sean Freeman FT8 2016 [12]
Matt Gilbert FT7 2016 [12]
Evan Bohdan Haithwaite FT7 2016 [12]
Nicholas Heffernan FT7 2016 [12]
Dustin Hodgson FT7 2016 [12]
James Jordan FT7 2016 [12]
Ross Alan Macdonald FT5 2016 [12]
Brendon Keith Mcadam FT8 2016 [12]
Kyle Payne FT7 2016 [12]
John Phillips FT7 2016 [12]
Vito Proietti FT5 2016 [12]
Liam Stanley FT7 2016 [12]
Trevor Charles Stiles FT8 2016 [12]
Scott Van den Boogaard FT7 2016 [12]
Geoffrey Wakefield FT8 2016 [12]
Derek Whitson FT5 2016 [12]
Yuri Woodfall FT5 2016 [12]
Samuel Denton FT6 2016 [12]
Damien Wojtiw FT6 2016 [12]
Cory Johnson FT6 2016 [12]
Joseph Resendes FT5 2016 [12]
Dan Benoit FT7 2016 [12]
Raji Kamoun FT6 2016 [12]
Duncan McDonald FT7 2016 [12]

Results

Canada has participated in a number of international tournaments. At the Football 7-a-side International Tournament in Portugal in 2011, Canada played four games. They defeated Portugal 7–0. They lost to the Netherlands 0–4. They defeated Mexico 3–2. They lost to the Netherlands 1–3. [3] Six teams participated in the Toronto hosted American Cup in 2014. Group A included Venezuela, Argentina and Canada. Group B included Mexico, Brazil and the United States. The tournament was important for preparations for the 2015 Parapan American Games, and because it was the last major continental level competition of the year. [13] The team was scheduled to participate in the 2016 IFCPF Qualification Tournament World Championships in Vejen, Denmark in early August. The tournament was part of the qualifying process for the 2017 IFCPF World Championships. Other teams scheduled to participate included Scotland, Portugal, Iran, Northern Ireland, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, Republic of South Korea, Germany, Denmark, and Spain. [14] [15]

CompetitionLocationYearTotal TeamsResultRef
America Cup Toronto, Canada 201464 [2] [16] [17]
Intercontinental Cup Barcelona, Spain 201316 [18]
Défi Sportif Tournament Canada 201343 [19]
British Paralympic World Cup Nottingham, England 201212 [20]
7-a-side Futbol Tournament Barcelona, Spain 20121 [2]
Football 7-a-side International Tournament Porto, Portugal 201142 [2] [3] [21]
CPISRA International Championships Arnhem, Netherlands 200911 [22]
Parapan American Games20073 [2]

Canada has also played in a number of friendlies. In December 2011, Canada and the United States played a series of three friendly matches in Chula Vista, California. Canada won the opener 4 - 2. They then repeated this score in the second match. The United States won the third game 2 - 3. [3]

In 2011, Canada finished with a record of eight wins and five losses in international play. [3]

IFCPF World Championships

Canada has participated in the IFCPF World Championships. At the 2011 CP-ISRA World Championship in Drenthe, the Netherlands, Canada defeated Finland 6 - 0, Canada lost to Ukraine 0 - 5, Canada lost to Scotland 1 - 4, Canada beat Spain 3 - 2, Canada lost to Ireland 0 - 6 and Canada lost to Australia 0 - 2. [3]

World ChampionshipsLocationTotal TeamsResultRef
2015 IFCPF World Championships England 1510 (2-2 after full-time, lost 5–3 against Scotland in extra time) [23]
2011 CPSIRA World Championships Netherlands 1612 [2] [24]
2009 CPISRA World Championships13 [2]
2007 CPISRA World Championships15 [2]

Paralympic Games

Canada has participated in 7-a-side football at the Paralympic Games. [25] The team tried to qualify for the 2012 Summer Paralympics but were unable to do so. [3]

GamesResultsRef
1984 Summer Paralympics [25]

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