International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football

International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football

88 Nations in 4 Regions
Founded	January 2015;10 years ago (2015-01)
Headquarters	Netherlands
Vice-President	Jan-Hein Evers
Website	ifcpf.com

The International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) is the world governing body for cerebral palsy football. It was founded in January 2015, when the governance of the sport transferred from the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) to the IFCPF. It is a member organization, with members from five different continental zones. The IFCPF has relationships with other international association football sporting bodies. It organizes tournaments for the sport, and is in charge of Paralympic Games inclusion and participation. The IFCPF is a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) signatory, and international footballers may be subject to out-of-competition doping controls.

History

From 1978 to 2014, cerebral palsy football was governed by the CPISRA. In January 2015, governance of the sport was taken over by the newly created International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football. ^[1]

After the 2016 Paralympic Games, Women CP Football was started in 2018–2019. ^[2] The first-ever International IFCPF Women's World Cup was played in 2022. ^[3]

1. 1978 – 1st International CP Football competition for men
2. 1982 – First World Championships
3. 1984 – Inclusion within the Paralympic Games
4. 1985 – First Regional Championships in Glasgow, Scotland
5. 2010 – Vote for Independence in October 2010.
6. 2015 – IFCPF: In January 2015.
7. 2015 Inaugural IFCPF CP Football World Championships U19 at the CPISRA World Games in Nottingham.
8. 2018–2019: CP football was started for women
9. 2022 First-ever IFCPF Women World Cup

Governance

The President of IFCPF is Jan-Hein Evers of Netherlands. The organisation's Secretary General is Sam Turner of England. ^[4]

Members

The IFCPF is organized zonally, with members belonging to one of five continental zones. These zones are Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. ^[5] These members are often either national cerebral palsy football associations, national cerebral palsy sports federations, national Paralympic committees, or national football associations. The type of member in the IFCPF varies by country. ^[5]

Regional

88 Nations (2023):

1. Asia-Oceania (28+2=30):   Iran,  Australia ,  Thailand,  Japan,  South Korea,  Indonesia,  Myanmar,  Cambodia,  Singapore,  India,  Malaysia,  Bangladesh,  Brunei,  China,  Jordan,  Kazakhstan,  Kuwait,  Kyrgyzstan,  Macau,  Mongolia,  Nepal,  New Zealand ,  Pakistan,  Philippines,  Qatar,  Saudi Arabia,  Sri Lanka,  Timor-Leste,  United Arab Emirates,  Vietnam
2. Africa (13):   Egypt,  South Africa,  Nigeria,  Ghana,  Algeria,  Cape Verde,  Kenya,  Sierra Leone,  Tunisia,  Cameroon,  Democratic Republic of the Congo,  Somalia,  Uganda
3. Americas (17):   Brazil,  United States,  Argentina,  Canada,  Venezuela,  Colombia,  Chile,  Peru,  Costa Rica,  Cuba,  Ecuador,  El Salvador,  Honduras,  Mexico,  Nicaragua,  Panama,  Trinidad and Tobago
4. Europe (28):   Ukraine,  England,  Netherlands,  Ireland,  Germany,  Spain,  Russia,  Scotland,  Northern Ireland,  Italy,  Denmark,  Finland,  Georgia,  Austria,  Belarus,  Belgium,  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  France,  Hungary,  Luxembourg,  Malta,  Norway,  Poland,  Portugal,  Sweden,  Switzerland,  Turkey,  Wales

Events

Games

1. CP Football at the Summer Paralympics (Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics)
2. CP Football at the CP Games
3. CP Football at the Asian Para Games
4. CP Football at the ASEAN Para Games

Championship

Global

1. World Men CP Football Championships
2. World Women CP Football Championships
3. CP Football Club World Cup
4. International Tournaments and Championships (Development)

Regional

1. Pan American CP Football Championships
2. Asian CP Football Championships (Asia-Oceania)
3. African CP Football Championships
4. European CP Football Championships

Ranking

https://www.ifcpf.com/rankings

Men

https://www.ifcpf.com/mens-ranking

93 nations, as of December 2024:

1.   Ukraine
2.   Iran
3.   Brazil
4.   England
5.   Netherlands

Women

https://www.ifcpf.com/womens-ranking

29 Nation as of December 2023:

1.   Australia
2.   Japan
3.   United States
4.   Ireland
5.   Denmark

Relationships

The IFCPF has been trying to establish relationships with other international football organizations. In 2016, it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Asian Football Confederation. Part of this involved the AFC supporting an AFC Youth CP Football Tournament in 2017. ^[6] In 2014, 2015 and 2016, IFCPF was getting financial support from UEFA. ^[6]

Activities

Among the activities the organization does is to organize international tournaments for cerebral palsy football. ^{[7] [8]} This includes the qualification tournament for the IFCPF World Championships, and the IFCPF World Championships themselves. ^{[9] [10]} The IFCPF is in charge of the sport's Paralympic efforts. They set the team qualifying criteria for the Paralympic Games. ^[11] They were also involved in the request to keep cerebral palsy football on the program for the 2020 Summer Paralympics. The sports removal came as a surprise to the organization. ^[12]

Anti-doping

The IFCPF is a WADA signatory. ^[13] In 2016, after getting an endorsement by the World AntiDoping Agency (WADA), the IFCPF Anti-Doping Code was formally amended to allow for out of competition testing. This was done through a WADA approved Whereabouts Programme managed through ADAMS. Drawing from players in a Registered Testing Pool, 10 players from 9 countries were initially included ahead of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. These countries included Netherlands, Japan, Russia, Iran, Argentina, Ireland, Ukraine, England, and Brazil. ^[14]

Rankings

The IFCPF ranks national teams. Rankings are based on tournament placement, with a factoring done to give additional weight to the Paralympic Games and IFCPF World Championships. ^[15]

World wide participation

Cerebral palsy football has world-wide reach, and is played on all five continents. Many countries have IFCPF recognized national championships and national leagues. In 2010, there were 12 countries with IFCPF recognized competitions. The number grew to 21 by 2015. ^[16]

Code	Federation [IFCPFnotes 1]	National teams	Joined [IFCPFnotes 2]	Doping [IFCPFnotes 3]	Ranking [IFCPFnotes 4]	Paralympics Games	Championships		National league [IFCPFnotes 5]	Continent	Ref
							World	Regional
ARG	Argentina (FADEPAC)	Men's		OOC [IFCPFnotes 6]	6	1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016	1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	1995, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	America	[16] [5] [17] [14] [18] [19] [15]
AUS	Australia	Men's			14		2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	2006*, 2010*	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Oceania	[16] [5] [17] [15]
AUT	Austria	Men's			44=		1986		None	Europe	[5]
BEL	Belgium	Men's			37=	1984, 1988, 1992	1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2001	1995, 1999	None	Europe	[5] [20] [21]
BRA	Brazil	Men's		OOC	3	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016	1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	1995, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	America	[16] [5] [22] [14] [23] [21] [15]
CAM	Cambodia	Men's			27			2015, 2017	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Asia (Southeast)	[16] [5] [24]
CAN	Canada	Men's			11	1984	2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	2007, 2010, 2014, 2015	2015, 2016, 2017	America	[16] [5] [17] [1] [15]
CHI	Chile	Men's			17			1995, 1999, 2002	2016, 2017	America	[16] [5]
CHN	China (CDPF)	Men's			44=	2008	2007	2006, 2010	None	Asia	[5] [21]
COL	Colombia (FECDE PC)	Men's			19			2007	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	America	[16] [5]
DEN	Denmark	Men's			22		1982	2010, 2014	None	Europe	[5] [15]
ENG	England	Men's	1978	OOC	7		2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	2010, 2014	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Europe	[16] [5] [17] [14] [15]
ESP	Spain (FEDPC)	Men's			18	1992, 1996, 2000	1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017	1995, 2002, 2006, 2010	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Europe	[16] [5] [15]
FIN	Finland	Men's			29		2011	1999, 2006, 2010, 2014	None	Europe	[5] [15]
FRA	France	Men's			30		1994	1991	None	Europe	[5]
GBR	Great Britain   England and   Wales (CP Sport)	Men's			0	1984, 1992, 2008, 2012, 2016	1986, 1990, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007	1991, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2006	None	Europe	[5]
GER	Germany	Men's			10			2014	None	Europe	[5] [15]
GHA	Ghana (CPSRA Ghana)	Men's			37=				None [IFCPFnotes 7]	Africa	[5]
HND	Honduras	Men's	2017		44=					America	[15]
IND	India	Men's	Jan. 2015		23				2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Asia	[16] [5] [22]
INA	Indonesia	Men's	Jan. 2015		25			2017	2014, 2015	Asia (Southeast)
IRL	Ireland	Men's	1978	OOC	5	1984, 2016	1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	1991, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014	None	Europe	[5] [17] [14] [20] [15]
IRI	Iran	Men's		OOC	12	2004, 2008, 2012, 2016	2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017	2006, 2010, 2014	2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Asia	[16] [5] [22] [14] [23] [21] [15]
ITA	Italy (FISPES)	Men's			0				None	Europe	[5]
JOR	Jordan	Men's	Jan. 2015		37=				None	Asia	[5] [22]
JPN	Japan	Men's		OOC	16		2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	2006, 2010, 2014	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Asia	[16] [5] [17] [14] [25] [15] [26]
KEN	Kenya	Men's	2017		0					Africa	[15]
KOR	South Korea (KFCPF)	Men's			18	1988	2003, 2011	2006, 2010, 2014	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Asia	[16] [5] [22] [27] [21] [15]
LUX	Luxembourg	Men's	2017		0					Europe	[15]
MAC	Macau	Men's			0				None	Asia	[5]
MAS	Malaysia (NPC Malaysia)	Men's			0			2006*, 2014, 2015, 2017	None	Asia (Southeast)	[5] [28]
MEX	Mexico (FEMEDEPC)	Men's			44=			2010, 2014	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	America	[16] [5] [15]
MYA	Myanmar (NPC Myanmar)	Men's			0			2014, 2015, 2017	None	Asia (Southeast)	[5] [28]
NED	Netherlands (KNVB)	Men's		OOC	4	1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016	1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	1991, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014	None	Europe	[5] [17] [14] [15]
NGA	Nigeria	Men's	Jan. 2015		44=				2016, 2017	Africa	[16] [5] [22]
NIR	Northern Ireland	Men's			13		2013, 2015, 2017	2014	None	Europe	[5] [17] [15]
NOR	Norway				0				None	Europe	[5]
NZL	New Zealand	Men's			44=					Oceania	[5]
PER	Peru	Men's	2017		37=					America	[15]
POR	Portugal (FPDD)	Men's			44=	1984, 1992, 1996, 2000	1986, 2001, 2013, 2015, 2017	1999, 2002, 2014	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Europe	[16] [5] [17] [15]
RSA	South Africa (SASPD)	Men's			0		2005, 2007		2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Africa	[16] [5]
RUS	Russia (RCPFF)	Men's		OOC	2	1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	1995, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Europe	[16] [17] [14] [15]
SCO	Scotland (SDS)	Men's	1978		9		2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015	2006, 2010, 2014	None	Europe	[5] [17] [15]
SIN	Singapore	Men's			44=			2014, 2014*, 2015, 2017	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Asia (Southeast)	[16] [5] [22] [28] [29] [15]
SLV	El Salvador	Men's	2017		44=					America	[15]
THA	Thailand	Men's			0			2014, 2015, 2017	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Asia (Southeast)	[16] [5] [24]
TUN	Tunisia	Men's			44=				2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Africa	[16] [5]
TUR	Turkey				0				None	Europe	[5]
UAE	United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.NPC)	Men's			0				None	Asia	[5]
UKR	Ukraine (NPC Ukraine)	Men's		OOC	1	2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016	1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	1999, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	Europe	[16] [5] [17] [14] [15]
USA	United States	Men's			8	1984, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2016	1990, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	1995, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015	None	America	[5] [22] [21] [25] [15]
VEN	Venezuela (FEVEDE-PC)	Men's			15		2013, 2015, 2017	2007, 2010, 2014, 2015	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	America	[16] [5] [22] [15]
VNM	Vietnam	Men's	2017		0					Asia	[15]
WAL	Wales (FAW Trust)	Men's	Jan. 2015		0				None	Europe	[5] [22] [15]

Footnotes

1. Federation refers only to IFCPF recognized federations who is a member of the IFCPF. It does not include any other organizations involved with CP football in the country.
2. Joined: before 2015 then CPISRA IFCPF
3. This refers to the type of testing on the international level, where the anti-doping program is affiliated with the IFCPF's Anti-Doping Code.
4. World Rankings 2016
5. National league specifically refers to an IFCPF recognized national league or championship.
6. OOC stands for Out Of Competition testing, where national team players are on a testing list and are part of the ADAMS system.
7. None means that the ICFPF has never recognized a national championship, or that no national championship exists.

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External links

• Official website