South Korea national cerebral palsy football team

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South Korea national cerebral palsy football team
FederationKorea Cerebral Palsy Football Association (KFCPF)
IFCPF ranking 18
Highest IFCPF ranking17 (July 2011, September 2012)
Lowest IFCPF ranking20 (August 2013)

South Korea national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for South Korea that represents the team in international competitions. The country has participated at the Asian Para Games, the IFCPF World Championships and the Paralympic Games. In their only appearance at the Paralympics, the finished fourth.

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Background

Korea Cerebral Palsy Football Association (KFCPF) is in charge of managing the national team. [1] While South Korea 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] National team development is supported by an International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) recognized national championship. Recognized years for the national IFCPF recognized competition include 2013, 2014, and 2015 . [3]

Players

There have been a number of players for the Korean squad.

NameNumberClassificationPositionYears activeRef
Changwook ChaeFT72016 [4]
Sang Pil ChoFT62016 [4]
Yongseok ChoiFT72016 [4]
Beom-Jun ChoiFT72016 [4]
Sung-Min DooFT72016 [4]
Kyeongkuk GuFT72016 [4]
Chi-Yoon HeoFT62016 [4]
Taekyeong HwangFT72016 [4]
Jungho JangFT62016 [4]
Doyoung JangFT72016 [4]
Do-Hyun JeongFT72016 [4]
Phillip JungFT82016 [4]
Seungnam KangFT62016 [4]
Hyung Soo KimFT62016 [4]
Sang-Yul KimFT72016 [4]
Jae Young KimFT62016 [4]
Dongjae KimFT72016 [4]
Sunshwa KwonFT72016 [4]
Dong-U LeeFT72016 [4]
Hun-Ju LeeFT62016 [4]
Hyoungjun LeeFT72016 [4]
Seung-Hwan LeeFT72016 [4]
Kyung Seok OhFT62016 [4]
Hyeonseok OhFT62016 [4]
Haecheol ParkFT72016 [4]
Jung-Deuk ParkFT62016 [4]
Seung Mok ParkFT72016 [4]
Park SeounghunFT62016 [4]
Hyseseong SonFT52016 [4]
Kinam KimFT72016 [4]
Junchul ShinFT62016 [4]
Suam ParkFT72016 [4]

Ranking

South Korea was ranked eighteenth in the world by the IFCPF in 2016. [5] The team was also ranked fourth regionally in Asia-Oceania that year. [6] South Korea was ranked nineteenth in November 2014. [7] In August 2013, they were ranked twentieth. [8] In July 2011 and September 2012, they were seventeenth. [9] [10]

Results

South Korea has participated in a number of international tournaments. The team was scheduled to participate in the 2016 IFCPF Qualification Tournament World Championships in Vejen, Denmark in early August. The tournament was part of the qualifying process for the 2017 IFCPF World Championships. Other teams scheduled to participate included Scotland, Canada, Portugal, Iran, Northern Ireland, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, Germany, Denmark, and Spain. [11] [12]

CompetitionLocationYearTotal TeamsResultRef
IFCPF World Championships Qualification Tournament Vejen, Denmark 2016 [13] [14]
Asian Para Games Incheon, South Korea 201443 [15]

IFCPF World Championships

South Korea has participated in the IFCPF World Championships. At the 2011 edition, South Korea won the Fair Play Cup. [16]

World ChampionshipsLocationTotal TeamsResultRef
2011 CPSIRA World Championships Netherlands 1616 [16]

Paralympic Games

South Korea has participated in 7-a-side football at the Paralympic Games. [17]

Paralympic Results

GamesResultsRef
1988 Summer Paralympics 4 [17]

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