Football 5-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics[1] was held in Rio at the Olympic Tennis Centre, from 9 to 17 September. Football 5-a-side was played by athletes with visual impairment, with a ball with a noise making device inside.
| Football 5-a-side at the XV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Tennis Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 9–17 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 96 (8 teams) from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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For these games, the men competed in an 8-team tournament. Brazil were hosts, reigning three times Paralympic champions, and the favorites since they won both in Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012; they were also the defending world and PanAmerican champions.[2]
The International Paralympic Committee recognizes three classifications for the purposes of this event, all involving various degrees of limited sight, ranging from total lack of sight to the ability to make out shapes at short distances – B1, B2 and B3. However, the event is made fair and open to all abilities within the broader classification by the use of eyemasks by all players.
Eight teams will contest the competition, which is for male athletes only.
An NPC can enter a single squad, consisting of eight players, plus 2 sighted goalkeepers – goalkeepers are not included in the athlete quota of 64; both goalkeepers however, in line with Paralympic practice on able bodied guides and competitors' in other events, are eligible for medals.[3]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths[4] | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 October 2009 | Copenhagen,  Denmark |
1 |  Brazil (BRA)
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| 2014 IBSA World Blind Football Championship[5] | 13–25 November 2014 | Tokyo,  Japan |
1 |  Argentina (ARG)
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| 2015 Asian Championship[6] | 30 August-8 September 2015 | Tokyo, Japan |
2 |  Iran (IRI) China (CHN)
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| 2015 IBSA Football 5-a-side European Championships[7] | 22–29 August 2015 | Hereford,  United Kingdom |
2 |  Turkey (TUR) Spain (ESP)
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| 2015 Parapan American Games | 8–15 August 2015 | Toronto,  Canada |
1 |  Mexico (MEX)
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| 2015 IBSA Football 5-a-side African Championships | 16–25 October 2015 | Douala,  Cameroon |
1 |  Morocco (MAR)
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| Total | 8 | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Semi finals |
| 2 | Iran
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Turkey
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Morocco
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | 7th–8th place match |
| Brazil | 3–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
 36' 36' |
Report | Hattab 13' |
Attendance: 2,569
Referee: Mariano Travaglino (Argentina)
| Turkey | 0–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 2,811
Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)
| Morocco | 0–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
14' |
Attendance: 2,374
Referee: Mariano Travaglino (Argentina)
| Brazil | 2–0 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
37' (pen.) |
Report |
Attendance: 2,596
Referee: François Carcouët (France)
| Brazil | 0–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 2,355
Referee: Mariano Travaglino (Argentina)
| Morocco | 1–1 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Snisla 27' |
Report | Öcal 25' |
Attendance: 1,933
Referee: Germi Guimaraes (Brazil)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Semi finals |
| 2 | China
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Spain
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Mexico
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 7th–8th place match |
| Spain | 0–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wang Z. 43' |
Attendance: 2,569
Referee: Germi Guimaraes (Brazil)
| Argentina | 2–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
15' |
Report |
Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Germi Guimaraes (Brazil)
| Argentina | 1–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Véliz 29' |
Report |
Attendance: 2,374
Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)
| China | 2–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
9' |
Report |
Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Germi Guimaraes (Brazil)
| China | 0–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 2,355
Referee: François Carcouët (France)
| Mexico | 0–1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Acosta 14' |
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Rafael Glock (Brazil)
| Morocco | 0–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
49' |
Attendance: 971
Referee: Christian Jung (Germany)
| Turkey | 0–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
 |
1–0 |
Muñoz Garrido |
Attendance: 971
Referee: Stuart Winton (Great Britain)
| Semifinals | Gold Medal Match | ||||
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| 15 September 16:00 | |||||
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| Brazil | 2 | ||||
| 17 September 17:00 | |||||
| China | 1 | ||||
| Brazil | 1 | ||||
| 15 September 20:00 | |||||
| Iran | 0 | ||||
| Argentina | 0(1) | ||||
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| Iran | 0(2) | ||||
| Bronze medal | |||||
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| 17 September 14:00 | |||||
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| China | 0(0) | ||||
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| Argentina | 0(1) | ||||
| Brazil | 2–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Jefinho 20', 30' |
Report | Wang Y. 14' |
Attendance: 3,026
Referee: Mariano Travaglino (Argentina)
| Argentina | 0–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
 |
1–2 |
Shahhosseini |
Attendance: 2,907
Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)
| China | 0–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
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0–1 |
Velo |
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Germi Guimaraes (Brazil)
| Brazil | 1–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardinho 12' |
Report |
Attendance: 3,118
Referee: Mariano Travaglino (Argentina)
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Brazil
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Iran
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Argentina
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| 4. | China
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| 5. | Turkey
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| 6. | Spain
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| 7. | Mexico
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| 8. | Morocco
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Source: Paralympic.org
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