2016 IFCPF World Championships Qualification Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Denmark | 
| Dates | 29 July – 6 August 2016 | 
| Teams | 13 | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iran | 
| Runners-up |  Scotland | 
| Third place |  Venezuela | 
| Fourth place | .svg.png) Portugal | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 | 
| Goals scored | 165 (4.58 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png) Samuel Charron (15) | 
The 2016 IFCPF World Championships Qualification Tournament was a tournament for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. IFCPF stands for International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football. Athletes with a physical disability competed. The Championship took place in England from 29 July – 6 August 2016 .
Football CP Football was played with modified FIFA rules. Among the modifications were that there were seven players, no offside, a smaller playing field, and permission for one-handed throw-ins. Matches consisted of two thirty-minute halves, with a fifteen-minute half-time break. The Championships was a qualifying event for the 2017 IFCPF CP Football World Championships
Participating teams and officials
Qualifying
The following teams are qualified for the tournament:
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified | 
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  Denmark | 
| African Region | 0 | none | 
| Americas Region | 2 | .svg.png) Canada  Venezuela | 
| Asian Region | 3 |  Iran  Japan  Korea | 
| European Region | 6 |  Finland  Germany .svg.png) Northern Ireland .svg.png) Portugal  Scotland  Spain | 
| Oceania Region | 1 | .svg.png) Australia | 
| Total | 13 | 
The draw
During the draw, the teams were divided into pots because of rankings.[1] Here, the following groups:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pot 1 |  Scotland (9) | .svg.png) Portugal (11) |  Iran (12) | .svg.png) Canada (10) | 
| Pot 2 | .svg.png) Australia (14) |  Venezuela (15) | .svg.png) Northern Ireland (13) |  Japan (16) | 
| Pot 3 |  Spain (18) |  Korea (18) |  Germany (17) |  Finland (21) | 
| no Pot |  Denmark (18) | |||
| The teams of  Austria (21),  Mexico (21) and  Singapore (21) did not take part in the tournament. | ||||
Squads
Group A
|  Scotland | .svg.png) Australia |  Spain | |
| 1 Barry Halloran | 1 Samuel Larkings GK) | 1 Antonio Jesus Dominguez Galvan (GK) | 
Group B
| .svg.png) Portugal |  Venezuela |  Korea | |
| 1 Rui Rocha (GK) | 1 Alexandre Bello Marlon | 1 Jungdeuk Park (GK) | 
Group C
|  Iran | .svg.png) Northern Ireland |  Germany | |
| 1 Moslem Khazaeipirsarabi (GK) | 1 Paul Cassidy (GK) | 1 Rene Heinen (GK) | 
Group D
| .svg.png) Canada |  Japan |  Finland |  Denmark | 
| 1 Damien Wojtiw (GK) | 1 Hideyuki Yanagi | 1 Jaakko Sepalla (GK) | 1 Mads Tofte (GK) | 
Venues
The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Vejen.
| Vejen | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stadium: Vejen Idrætscenter | ||
| Capacity: unknown | ||
Format
The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 13 teams divided among three groups of three and one group of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage for the position one to eight. the two lower ranked teams plays for the positions nine to thirteen. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. When comparing teams in a group over-all result came before head-to-head.
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play | 
|---|
| The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria: 
 | 
In the knockout stage there were three rounds (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final). The winners plays for the higher positions, the losers for the lower positions. For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 60 minutes of regulation time was followed by two 10 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner. If the teams were still tied, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine a winner.
Classification
 Athletes with a physical disability competed. The athlete's disability was caused by a non-progressive brain damage that affects motor control, such as cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or stroke. Athletes must be ambulant. 
Players were classified by level of disability.
- C5: Athletes with difficulties when walking and running, but not in standing or when kicking the ball.
- C6: Athletes with control and co-ordination problems of their upper limbs, especially when running.
- C7: Athletes with hemiplegia.
- C8: Athletes with minimal disability; must meet eligibility criteria and have an impairment that has impact on the sport of football.
Teams must field at least one class C5 or C6 player at all times. No more than two players of class C8 are permitted to play at the same time.
Group stage
The first round, or group stage, have seen the sixteen teams divided into four groups of four teams.[2] In any every match a maximum of 10 goals scored were counted. This is indicated with an asterisk (*).[3]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Team play for the position 1 - 8 | 
| 2 | .svg.png) Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | Team play for the position 9 - 13 | 
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
| Scotland  | 5–0 |  Spain | 
|---|---|---|
| Stewart  6', 36' Adell Pla  16' (o.g.) Hannin  40' McGregor  50' | Report | 
| Australia .svg.png) | 0–2 |  Scotland | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | McGregor  9' Hannin  44' | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Team play for the position 1 - 8 | 
| 2 |  Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | Team play for the position 9 - 13 | 
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
| .svg.png) Portugal | 3–0 |  Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Vilarinho  11' Ramos  45' P. Santos  47' | Report | 
|  Korea | 1–2 |  Venezuela | 
|---|---|---|
| S. Lee  26' | Report | Yari Villegas  18' Morantes Ramirez  60' | 
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 6 | Team play for the position 1 - 8 | 
| 2 | .svg.png) Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | Team play for the position 9 - 13 | 
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
|  Iran | 7–1 |  Germany | 
|---|---|---|
| Jamali  8', 23', 36', 38' Bakhshi  9', 22' Hassani Baghi  35' | Report | Jangjou  30' (o.g.) | 
|  Germany | 0–6 | .svg.png) Northern Ireland | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lewsley  15', 22', 37' Leavy  21', 24' Cheeseman  58' | 
| .svg.png) Northern Ireland | 2–7 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Leavy  40' Lewsley  44' | Report | Jamali  6', 49', 60' Hassani Baghi  13' Masoumzadeh  31', 41', 52' | 
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 9 | Team play for the position 1 - 8 | 
| 2 |  Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | Team play for the position 9 - 13 | 
| 4 |  Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | 
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
|  Denmark | 0–10 | .svg.png) Canada | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ackinclos  2', 27' Brown  7' Stanley  15' Charron  19', 30', 60' Heffernan  43' Bruno  47', 50' | 
|  Japan | 4–1 |  Finland | 
|---|---|---|
| Toda  4' Ura  16' Mykkanen  42' (o.g.) Inoue  58' | Report | Helander  39' | 
|  Denmark | 1–2 |  Japan | 
|---|---|---|
| Wolf  23' | Report | Ura  32' Taniguchi  58' | 
| .svg.png) Canada | 10–0 |  Finland | 
|---|---|---|
| Charron  3', 23', 59' Stanley  6', 30', 37' Brown  13', 16', 18' Kamoun  46' | Report | 
|  Finland | 1–2 |  Denmark | 
|---|---|---|
| Helander  46' | Report | Hansen  40' Wolf  53' | 
| .svg.png) Canada | 7–0 |  Japan | 
|---|---|---|
| Stanley  10', 41' Charron  11', 13', 36', 38' Proietti  53' | Report | 
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Position 1-8
|  Scotland | 4–0 | .svg.png) Northern Ireland | 
|---|---|---|
| Stewart  4', 5', 13' Paterson  59' | Report | 
|  Iran | 6–0 | .svg.png) Australia | 
|---|---|---|
| Tiz Bor  4', 10', 23', 36' Jamali  9' Amjadian  60' | Report | 
| .svg.png) Portugal | 3–2 |  Japan | 
|---|---|---|
| Leal Ferreira  9' P. Santos  46' H. Pinheiro  58' | Report | Taniguchi  4' Toda  51' | 
| .svg.png) Canada | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Venezuela | 
|---|---|---|
| Charron  7' | Report | Quintana  20' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Stanley    Proietti   | (2–3p) | Quintana   Olivares Mora   Mogollon Melendez  | 
Semi-finals
Position 5-8
| .svg.png) Northern Ireland | 3–2 | .svg.png) Canada | 
|---|---|---|
| Leavy  16' Lewsley  50', 75' | Report | Charron  12', 41' | 
Position 1-4
|  Scotland | 6–0 |  Venezuela | 
|---|---|---|
| Paton  7', 17' Stewart  10', 22' Paterson  24' Martin  48' | Report | 
|  Iran | 5–1 | .svg.png) Portugal | 
|---|---|---|
| Jamali  4', 5', 15' Amjadian  6', 52' | Report | Vilarinho  27' | 
Finals
Group stage 9-13
position 9-13
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 | position 9 | 
| 2 |  Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 8 | position 10 | 
| 3 |  Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | position 11 | 
| 4 |  Korea | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | position 12 | 
| 5 |  Finland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 1 | position 13 | 
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
The match from the group stage Finland against Denmark (1–2) was included in the table.
|  Germany | 6–3 |  Denmark | 
|---|---|---|
| Fritsch  14', 15', 20', 56' Meyer  29' Geisler  34' | Report | Larsen  53' Hansen  60' Møller  60' | 
|  Spain | 4–0 |  Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Arino Casoliba  10', 13', 58' Munoz  53' | Report | 
|  Finland | 2–5 |  Germany | 
|---|---|---|
| Siikonen  15' Kuronen  29' | Report | Fritsch  31', 34', 57' Meyer  35' Freudinger  46' | 
|  Korea | 2–2 |  Finland | 
|---|---|---|
| Choi  9', 15' | Report | Helander  7' Laurila  55' | 
|  Korea | 2–2 |  Germany | 
|---|---|---|
| H. Park  51' Freudinger  44' (o.g.) | Report | Freudinger  25', 33' | 
|  Finland | 1–4 |  Spain | 
|---|---|---|
| Jukarainen  8' | Report | Arino Casoliba  7', 57' De Laorden Barcelona  18' Munoz  54' | 
Finals 1-8
Position 7-8
| .svg.png) Canada | 5–0 |  Japan | 
|---|---|---|
| Stanley  15', 36' Charron  38', 59' Brown  51' | Report | 
Position 5-6
| .svg.png) Northern Ireland | 2–0 | .svg.png) Australia | 
|---|---|---|
| Birt  5' J. Walker  29' | Report | 
Position 3-4
|  Venezuela | 2–1 | .svg.png) Portugal | 
|---|---|---|
| Yari Villegas  52', 58' | Report | Vilarinho  56' | 
Final
|  Scotland | 0–4 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bakhshi  19', 58' Jamali  32' Masoumzadeh  60' | 
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 15 goals
- 12 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
 Noe Adell Pla Noe Adell Pla
.svg.png) Ben Atkins Ben Atkins
.svg.png) Cormac Birt Cormac Birt
.svg.png) Harry Cheeseman Harry Cheeseman
 Eduardo De Laorden Barcelona Eduardo De Laorden Barcelona
.svg.png) Nic Heffernan Nic Heffernan
 Temma Inoue Temma Inoue
 Mikael Jukarainen Mikael Jukarainen
.svg.png) Raji Kamoun Raji Kamoun
 Ville Kuronen Ville Kuronen
 Oliver Larsen Oliver Larsen
 Wiljami Laurila Wiljami Laurila
.svg.png) Luis Miguel Leal Ferreira Luis Miguel Leal Ferreira
 Kieran Martin Kieran Martin
.svg.png) Emil	Møller Emil	Møller
 Anderson Alberto Morantes Ramirez Anderson Alberto Morantes Ramirez
 Haecheol Park Haecheol Park
.svg.png) Hugo Pinheiro Hugo Pinheiro
.svg.png) Vito Proietti Vito Proietti
 Jose Luis Felipe Quintana Jose Luis Felipe Quintana
.svg.png) Tiago Ramos Tiago Ramos
.svg.png) Benjamin Roche Benjamin Roche
 Seunghwan Lee Seunghwan Lee
 Johannes Siikonen Johannes Siikonen
.svg.png) Jordan Walker Jordan Walker
- own goals
Ranking
| Rank | Qualified 2017 WC | Team | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Q |  Iran | 
| 2. |  Scotland | |
| 3. | Q |  Venezuela | 
| 4. | Q | .svg.png) Portugal | 
| 5. | Q | .svg.png) Northern Ireland | 
| 6. | Q | .svg.png) Australia | 
| 7. | Q | .svg.png) Canada | 
| 8. | Q |  Japan | 
| 9. | Q |  Spain | 
| 10. |  Germany | |
| 11. |  Denmark | |
| 12. |  Korea | |
| 13. |  Finland | 
See also
References
- ^ Ranking. 2016-04-03. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ Schedule Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, IFCPF Football 7-a-side World Championships website
- ^ "Overview results and standings". Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
External links
- Official website
- [ Official website from XX XX XXXX]
- Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
- International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)

