Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics

Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
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Medalists

Football 5-a-side, also known as blind football, 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.

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.) (3–2 p)	Argentina	Spain	2–0	Greece
2008 Details	Beijing	Brazil	2–1	China	Argentina	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–0 p)	Spain
2012 Details	London	Brazil	2–0	France	Spain	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–0 p)	Argentina
2016 Details	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	1–0	Iran	Argentina	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–0 p)	China
2020 Details	Tokyo	Brazil	1–0	Argentina	Morocco	4–0	China
2024 Details	Paris	France	1–1 (3–2 p)	Argentina	Brazil	1–0	Colombia

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil (BRA)	5	0	1	6
2	France (FRA)	1	1	0	2
3	Argentina (ARG)	0	3	2	5
4	China (CHN)	0	1	0	1
	Iran (IRN)	0	1	0	1
6	Spain (ESP)	0	0	2	2
7	Morocco (MAR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		6	6	6	18

Participating nations

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

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

Team	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Argentina			4
Brazil
China	-		5	4	4	5
Colombia	-	-	-	-	-	4
France	6	-		-	8
Great Britain	-	5	7	-	-	-
Greece	4	-	-	-	-	-
Iran	-	-	6		-
Japan	-	-	-	-	5	8
Mexico	-	-	-	7	-	-
Morocco	-	-	-	8		6
South Korea	5	6	-	-	-	-
Spain		4		6	6	-
Thailand	-	-	-	-	7	-
Turkey	-	-	8	5	-	7
Total teams	6	6	8	8	8	8

See also

• Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
• Football at the Summer Olympics

References

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

• "Football 5-a-Side History". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2008-10-16.

• "Results by Sport - Football 5-a-Side". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-16.