Football 5-a-side at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Last updated March 14, 2024

Football 5-a-side
at the XVI Paralympic Games

Football 5-a-side, Tokyo 2020.svg

Football 5-a-side pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics

Venue

Aomi Urban Sports Venue

Dates

29 August – 4 September 2021

Competitors

96 from 8 nations

Medalists

		Brazil
		Argentina
		Morocco

←2016

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Football 5-a-side at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held at the Aomi Urban Sports Venue in Tokyo.^[1]

Contents

Qualifying
Schedule
Squads
Medalists
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Bracket
7th–8th classification matches
5th–6th classification matches
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final rankings
See also
References
External links

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.^[2]^[3]

Qualifying

There are 8 men's teams who compete in the competition. Each team must have a maximum of fifteen squad members: eight outfield players, two goalkeepers with the other members being one guide, one coach with an assistant coach, along with a doctor and physiotherapist.^[4] Iran the finalists of Football 5-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics withdraw due to Financial problems of players and Political reasons.

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
2018 IBSA World Blind Football Championship	5–16 June 2018	Madrid	1	Brazil (BRA)
2019 Americas Regional Championships^[5]	2–10 June 2019	São Paulo	1	Argentina (ARG)
2019 European Championships^[6]	15–24 September 2019	Rome	2	France (FRA) Spain (ESP)
2019 Asia Regional Championships^[7]	30 September – 6 October 2019	Pattaya	2	~~Iran (IRI)~~ China (CHN) Thailand (THA)
2019 Africa Regional Championships^[8]	22 November – 1 December 2019	Enugu	1	Morocco (MAR)
Host country allocation	7 September 2013	Buenos Aires	1	Japan (JPN)
Total			8

Schedule

G	Group stage	C	Classification matches	½	Semi-finals	B	Bronze medal match	F	Final

Date Event	Wed 25 Aug	Thu 26 Aug	Fri 27 Aug	Sat 28 Aug	Sun 29 Aug	Mon 30 Aug	Tue 31 Aug	Wed 1 Sep	Thu 2 Sep		Fri 3 Sep	Sat 4 Sep		Sun 5 Sep
Men's tournament					G	G	G		C (5th/6th) (7th/8th)	½		B	F

Squads

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's team	Brazil (BRA) Cássio [ pt ] Damião [ pt ] Gledson da Paixão Barros Jardiel Jefinho [ pt ] Luan [ pt ] Matheus Bumussa Nonato [ pt ] Ricardinho [ pt ] Tiago [ pt ]	Argentina (ARG) Federico Accardi [ es ] Ángel Deldo Maximiliano Espinillo [ es ] Nahuel Heredia Darío Lencina Germán Muleck [ es ] Froilán Padilla [ es ] Marcelo Panizza Braian Pereyra Nicolás Véliz [ es ]	Morocco (MAR) Abdellali Ait Al-Hakem Elhabib Ait Bajja Samir Bara Imad Berka Kamal Boughlam Said El-Mselek Houssam Ghilli Ayoub Hadimi Abderrazak Hattab Zouhair Snisla

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	11	0	+11	9	Semi finals
2	China	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6	Semi finals
3	Japan	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3	5th–6th place match
4	France	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0	7th–8th place match

Source: TOCOG

29 August 2021

9:00

Japan	4–0	France
Kuroda 4', 9' Kawamura 19', 27' (pen.)	Report

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)

29 August 2021

11:30

Brazil	3–0	China
Mendes 15', 36' Reis 25' (pen.)	Report

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: François Carcouët (France)

30 August 2021

9:00

China	1–0	France
Zhu Ruiming 37'	Report

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Stuart Winton (Great Britain)

30 August 2021

11:30

Brazil	4–0	Japan
Mendes 5' Tiago Paraná 25' Alves 36', 39'	Report

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Germinal Lubrano (Argentina)

31 August 2021

9:00

Japan	0–2	China
	Report	Zhu Ruiming 12', 18'

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: François Carcouët (France)

31 August 2021

11:30

France	0–4	Brazil
	Report	Mendes 16', 26' (pen.) Soares 35', 39'

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Attila Balint (Hungary)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Semi finals
2	Morocco	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4	Semi finals
3	Spain	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4	5th–6th place match
4	Thailand	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0	7th–8th place match

Source: TOCOG

29 August 2021

16:30

Argentina	2–1	Morocco
Espinillo 3', 15'	Report	Snisla 9'

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Attila Balint (Hungary)

29 August 2021

19:30

Spain	1–0	Thailand
Martin 40'	Report

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Urabe Yasushi (Japan)

30 August 2021

16:30

Thailand	0–2	Morocco
	Report	Snisla 6', 20'

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Kazuo Takagi (Japan)

30 August 2021

19:30

Spain	0–2	Argentina
	Report	Espinillo 8', 40'

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)

31 August 2021

16:30

Argentina	3–0	Thailand
Espinillo 13' Deldo 20' Veliz 38'	Report

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)

31 August 2021

19:30

Morocco	1–1	Spain
Snisla 18'	Report	Martin 30'

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Germinal Lubrano (Argentina)

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Gold medal match

	2 September

	China	0
					4 September
	Argentina	2
					Argentina	0
	2 September
					Brazil	1
	Brazil	1

	Morocco	0
					Bronze medal match

					4 September

					China	0

					Morocco	4

7th–8th classification matches

2 September 2021

9:00

France	2–3	Thailand
Youme 29', 31'	Report	Buadee 9' Kupan 17', 27'

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Attila Balint (Hungary)

5th–6th classification matches

2 September 2021

11:30

Japan	1–0	Spain
Kuroda 20'	Report

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Rafael Gonzalez (Mexico)

Semi-finals

2 September 2021

16:30

China	0–2	Argentina
	Report	Espinillo 18', 22'

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)

2 September 2021

19:30

Brazil	1–0	Morocco
Berka 28' (o.g.)	Report

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: François Carcouët (France)

Bronze medal match

4 September 2021

11:30

China	0–4	Morocco
	Report	Snisla 4', 8', 18', 30'

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)

Gold medal match

4 September 2021

17:30

Argentina	0–1	Brazil
	Report	Mendes 33'

Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo

Referee: François Carcouët (France)

Final rankings

Rank	Team
	Brazil
	Argentina
	Morocco
4	China
5	Japan
6	Spain
7	Thailand
8	France

See also

Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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References

↑ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 12 April 2021.
↑ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 24 March 2020.
↑ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport . 30 March 2020.
↑ "IBSA Blind Football Rulebook 2017–2021" (PDF). www.ibsasport.org. International Blind Sports Federation. 29 August 2018.
↑ "Brazil recapture Copa America". International Paralympic Committee. 10 June 2019.
↑ Rowbottom, Mike (22 September 2019). "Spain and France book Tokyo 2020 place at Blind Football European Championships". insidethegames.biz.
↑ Pavitt, Michael (5 October 2019). "Iran earn Tokyo 2020 qualification by reaching Blind Football Asian Championships final". insidethegames.biz.
↑ "Morocco retains African title and qualified for Tokyo 2020". ibsasport.org. International Blind Sports Federation. 2 December 2019.

External links

Results book Archived 4 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics (Tokyo, Japan)
Archery Athletics Badminton Boccia Cycling Equestrian Football 5-a-side Goalball Judo Paracanoeing Paratriathlon Powerlifting Rowing Shooting Sitting volleyball Swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair fencing Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair tennis

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