Finland national cerebral palsy football team

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Finland national cerebral palsy football team
FederationFinnish Sports Association of Persons with Disabilities
IFCPF ranking 21
Highest IFCPF ranking16 (July 2011, September 2012)
Lowest IFCPF ranking21 (2016)

Finland national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for Finland that represents the team in international competitions. Finland has participated in a number of international tournaments, but never the Paralympic Games. At the 2011 IFCPF World Championships, the team finished fifteenth in a sixteen deep field.

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Background

The Finnish Sports Association of Persons with Disabilities manages the national team. [1] While Finland was active in participating in international regional competitions by 2016, the country did not have a national championships to support national team player development. [2]

Ranking

Finland was ranked 21st in the world by the IFCPF in 2016. [3] In November 2014, Finland was ranked 18th. [4] In August 2013, the team was 17th. [5] In July 2011 and September 2012, the team was 16th. [6] [7]

Results

The country has never participated in a Paralympic Games since the sport made its debut at the 1984 Games. [8] Finland has participated in a number of international tournaments.

CompetitionLocationYearTotal TeamsResultRef
IFCPF World Championships Qualification Tournament Vejen, Denmark 2016 [9] [10] [11]
Northern European Open Championship Denmark 20154 [12] [13]
Euro Football 7-a-side Maia, Portugal 20141111 [14]

IFCPF World Championships

Finland has participated in the IFCPF World Championships. At the 2011 CP-ISRA World Championship in Drenthe, Finland lost to Canada 0 - 6. [15]

World ChampionshipsLocationTotal TeamsResultRef
2011 CPSIRA World Championships Netherlands 1615 [16]

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References

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  3. ↑ "Ranking — CP Football". CP Football. CP Football. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "World Ranking 2014". CPISRA. November 8, 2014. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ "World Ranking List Football 7-a-side updated after Intercontinental Cup 2013, Barcelona Spain" (PDF). CPISRA. CPISRA. August 2013. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "World Ranking List 2012 Football 7-a-side after PG Londen 2012" (PDF). CPISRA. September 13, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Football_7-a-side_CPISRA_World_Ranking_List" (PDF). CPISRA. July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
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  13. ↑ "Denmark host Northern European Open Championship — CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  14. ↑ "Final results of the European Championships 2014 Football 7-a-side". CPISRA. 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
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