European Amputee Football Championship

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The European Amputee Football Championship is a quadrennial European tournament in the association football sport for amputee people. It was first held in Kyiv, Ukraine in 1999, organized by the WAFF and had "open" format. Under EAFF aegis it was first held in Istanbul, Turkey in 2017. [1] [2]

Contents

Results by year

EditionYearHostDatesNations
played
GoldFinal
score
SilverBronzeBronze match
score
4th placeRef.
IAFF tournaments
1 1999 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine, Kyiv Aug 5–98Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil [3] 1–0Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 2–1Flag of England.svg England [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
WAFF tournaments
2 2006 Flag of Russia.svg Russia, Volgograd Sep 24–308Flag of Russia.svg Russia 4–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan [3] 1–0Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine [9] [10] [8] [4]
3 2008 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey, Antalia Dec 2–65Flag of Russia.svg Russia 2–0 [11] Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 3–2Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine [4] [12] [13] [8]
EAFF tournaments
4 2017 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey, Istanbul Oct 2–912Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 2–1Flag of England.svg England Flag of Poland.svg Poland 3–1Flag of Spain.svg Spain [4] [14] [15] [16]
5 2021 Flag of Poland.svg Poland, Kraków Sep 12–1914Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 6–0Flag of Spain.svg Spain Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1–0Flag of Russia.svg Russia [17] [18] [19]
6 2024 Flag of France.svg France, Evian Jun 1–816Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 3–0Flag of Spain.svg Spain Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1–0Flag of England.svg England [20] [21] [22]

Medals summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3104
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2103
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1001
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0202
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0112
6Flag of England.svg  England 0101
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0033
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0011
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0011
Totals (9 entries)66618

See also

References

  1. "EAFF European Amputee Football Championship 2017". Sport and Dev. 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. "The European Amputee Football Federation Is Hosting the First EAF Championship in Istanbul". Beyond Sport . Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 European Championship had "open" format
  4. 1 2 3 4 "History of Amputee Football". amputeefootball.org. Online. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  5. "Параллельные Миры". Команда (in Russian). 7 August 1999. Retrieved 31 August 2025. Позавчера стартовал І Открытый чемпионат Европы среди инвалидов-ампутантов
  6. "В номер!". Команда (in Russian). 10 August 1999. Retrieved 31 August 2025. Бразилия – чемпион Европы среди инвалидов-ампутантов
  7. "В обществе "равных возможностей" инвалиды-ампутанты могут проявить себя разве что в футболе... Возможны ли перемены?!". Команда (in Russian). 11 August 1999. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Україна в футбольних турнірах інвалідів" (PDF). chtyvo.org.ua. Online. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  9. "Russia - Gold, Great Britain - Silver, Uzbekistan - Bronze. All Europe Team Named". Archived from the original on October 13, 2006. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  10. "England Amputee Football Association & GBAF". Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  11. Round-robin tournament
  12. "Накоротке". Спорт-Экспресс (in Russian). 10 December 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2025. Анталья. Сборная России среди инвалидов-ампутантов завоевала золотые медали на чемпионате Европы
  13. "England Amputee Football Association". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  14. "Turkey 2017". amputeefootball.eu. Online. Retrieved 1 November 2023. Turkey were crowned of EAFF European Champions, defeating England 2-1 in the final. Poland became bronze medalist, after winning 3-1 with Spain.
  15. "Games Fixtures". amputeefootball.eu. Online. Retrieved 27 September 2025. Games Fixtures 2017
  16. "Turkey wins European amputee football championship". Anadolu Agency . 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  17. "Big triumph of Amputee Football EURO in Krakow! "It was a sports, marketing, and media success"". amputeefootball.eu. Online. Retrieved 1 November 2023. Turkiye – European Amputee Football Champion
  18. "Turkey Wins 2021 European Amputee Football Championship, Spain Silver, Poland Bronze, Russia 4th". World Amputee Football Journal. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  19. "Turkey wins consecutive Euro amputee football cup". Hürriyet Daily News . 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  20. "France will be the host of the EAFF EURO 2024!". amputeefootball.eu. Online. Retrieved 1 November 2023. Next year in May and June 2024 in Haute-Savoie in France the 3rd European Amputee Football Championships will take place.
  21. "EURO 2024". amputeefootball.eu. Online. Retrieved 29 September 2025. For the first time in the history of the European Championships, 16 teams participated
  22. "Games Fixtures 2024". amputeefootball.eu. Online. Retrieved 29 September 2025. Games Fixtures 2024