The European Amputee Football Championship is a quadrennial European tournament in the association football sport for amputee people It is organized by the European Amputee Football Federation (EAFF). It was first held in Istanbul, Turkey in 2017. [1] [2]
| Edition | Year | Host | Dates | Nations played | Gold | Final score | Silver | Bronze | Bronze match score | 4th place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 |  Turkiye, Istanbul | 1–10 October | 12 | Turkiye | 2–1 |  England |  Poland | 3–1 |  Spain | [3] [4] |
| 2 | 2021 | Poland, Kraków | 12–19 September | 14 | Turkiye | 6–0 | Spain | Poland | 1–0 |  Russia | [5] [6] [7] |
| 3 | 2024 |  France, Haute-Savoie | 31 May–9 June | 16 | Turkiye | 3–0 | Spain | Poland | 1–0 | England | [8] |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | England | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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