| Football 7-a-side - Men at the XII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Football 7-a-side | |
| Venue | Olympic Hockey Centre (Athens) |
| Dates | 19–27 September |
| Competitors | 8 |
| Medalists | |
7-a-side Football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics took place at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Athens. [1] The sport was open to contestants with cerebral palsy. Matches were 30 minutes each way.
The tournament was won by the team representing 
Ukraine. [2]
| Qualified for final round |
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | D | L | Goals | Points | UKR | ARG | IRI | IRL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:4 | 7 | x | 2:2 | 6:2 | 6:0 | |
| 2 |  Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9:6 | 5 | 2:2 | x | 2:2 | 5:2 | |
| 3 |  Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11:10 | 4 | 2:6 | 2:2 | x | 7:2 | |
| 4 |  Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4:18 | 0 | 0:6 | 2:5 | 2:7 | x |
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | D | L | Goals | Points | BRA | RUS | NED | USA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:2 | 9 | x | 2:1 | 6:1 | 4:0 | |
| 2 |  Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:3 | 6 | 1:2 | x | 7:1 | 3:0 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:14 | 3 | 1:6 | 1:7 | x | 6:1 | |
| 4 |  United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:13 | 0 | 0:4 | 0:3 | 1:6 | x |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Ukraine | 4 | |||||
| Russia | 1 | |||||
| Ukraine | 4 | |||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Russia | 5 | |||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Iran | 3 – 0 | Netherlands |
| Ireland | 4 – 0 | United States |
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Netherlands competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 95 athletes, 53 men and 42 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 29 medals, including 5 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze to finish 27th in the medal table.
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