| Football 5-a-side at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic Football 5-a-side | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Green Hockey Field | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 7–17 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 teams | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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5-a-side football at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Hockey Field from September 7 and September 17. One event was contested, a men's team competition.
The tournament was classified as a B1 event, meaning that it was for blind athletes. Athletes wore eyeshades to ensure that vision-impaired and totally blind athletes were level in ability. Goalkeepers could be sighted as long as they had not been registered with FIFA since 2003. Each team was also allowed to have a guide behind their opponents' goal to direct players. The ball made a rattling sound when kicked, so fans were required to keep quiet during play.
The six teams started play a single round-robin tournament. Then the top two teams competed for the gold medal, the third and fourth place teams competed for the bronze medal, and the remaining two teams played a match to determine fifth and sixth place.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China (CHN) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 13 |
 Brazil (BRA) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 11 |
 Argentina (ARG) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 |
 Spain (ESP) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
| China | 1–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
Li Xiaoqiang  13' (pen.) |
| Great Britain | 1–3 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke 29' | Cuadrado 37' Rosado 43' (pen.)M.A. Jesus 44' (pen.) |
| China | 1–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Yafeng 24' | (Report) | Ricardo Alves 30' Marcos Felipe 50' (pen.) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | Brazil (BRA) Fábio Ribeiro Vasconcelos (captain) | China (CHN) Li Xiaoqiang (captain) | Argentina (ARG) Silvio Velo (captain) |
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