Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics

Football 5-a-side has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since 2004. The competition has consisted of a single event, men's team; women have never competed.[1] Football 5-a-side is an adaptation of football for athletes with visual impairments including blindness. The sport, governed by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), is played with modified FIFA rules.

Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
Events1 (men)
Games

Medalists
Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score 4th place
2004
Details
Athens		  Brazil 0 – 0
a.e.t.		  Argentina  Spain 2 – 0  Greece
3 – 2 on penalty shootout
2008
Details
Beijing		  Brazil 2 – 1  China  Argentina 1 – 1
a.e.t.		  Spain
1 – 0 on penalty shootout
2012
Details
London		  Brazil 2 – 0  France  Spain 0 – 0
a.e.t.		  Argentina
1 – 0 on penalty shootout
2016
Details
Rio de Janeiro		  Brazil 1 – 0  Iran  Argentina 0 – 0
a.e.t.		  China
1 – 0 on penalty shootout
2020
Details
Tokyo		  Brazil 1 – 0  Argentina  Morocco 4 – 0  China

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil (BRA)5005
2 Argentina (ARG)0224
3 China (CHN)0101
 France (FRA)0101
 Iran (IRN)0101
6 Spain (ESP)0022
7 Morocco (MAR)0011
Totals (7 nations)55515

Participating nations

- : denotes nation that did not take part that year.

X : denotes nation that did not advance into the final rounds.

Nation20042008201220162020Years
 Argentina45
 Brazil5
 China-5544
 France6--83
 Great Britain-57--2
 Greece4----1
 Iran--6-2
 Japan----51
 Mexico---7-1
 Morocco---82
 South Korea56--2
 Spain4665
 Thailand----71
 Turkey--85-2

See also

References
  1. "Results by Sport". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
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