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1999 CPISRA Pan-American Soccer Championship

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1999 CPISRA Pan-American Soccer Championship
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Argentina
Runners-upUnited States United States
Third placeBrazil Brazil
Fourth placeChile Chile

The 1999 CPISRA Pan-American Soccer Championship was an American championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. CPISRA stands for Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Athletes with a physical disability competed.

Football 7-a-side 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 tournament Soccer World Cup at the 2001 CPISRA World Games.

Participating teams and officials

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Teams

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Means of qualification Berths Qualified
Host nation 0 unknown
Americas Region 4 Argentina Argentina
Brazil Brazil
Chile Chile
United States United States
Total 4

Squads

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The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:

Argentina Argentina Brazil Brazil Chile Chile United States United States

Venues

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The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires
Stadium: unknown
Capacity: unknown

Format

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The group stage was a competition between the 4 teams in one group, where engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself.

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

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In the group stage have seen the teams in a one group of four teams.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Argentina Argentina* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 United States United States* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brazil Brazil* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chile Chile* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: no more detailed information about the table stand available
The teams with * the placement is presumed due to the available results.
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Statistics

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Ranking

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Rank Team
Argentina Argentina
United States United States
Brazil Brazil
4. Chile Chile

See also

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