The Amputee Football World Cup, or Amputee Soccer World Cup (from 1986 to 1991), Amputee Football World Championship (from 1998 to 2003), is a world championship in amputee football that takes place every four years.
History
The first world championship tournaments (1986-1991) were held under the auspices of Amputee Soccer International, were called the Amputee Soccer World Cup, and were played indoor and outdoor in some years.
1994 Amputee Football World Cup was organized by International Paralympic Committee.
The 1998-2003 tournaments were called the Amputee Football World Championship and were organized by the International Amputee Football Federation.
In 2003 World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF) was formed and took responsibility for Amputee Football World Cup organisation.
The current champion is Turkey who beat Angola 4-1 in the 2022 final.
Results NumberYearDateHost cityTeamsGoldSilverBronze4th placeRef.ASI tournaments11986Sep 27-28 Seattle3 (6)In the inaugural tournament 3 amputee plus 3 able-bodied teams competed. or or - 21987Sep 5-7 Seattle7 or or 31988(i)Sep 3-5 Seattle8 1988(o)Sep 3-5 Seattle5 41989(i)Sep 2-4 Seattle9 1989(o)Sep 3-4 Seattle6 51990(i)Aug 31 - Sep 1 Seattle6 or or 1990(o)Sep 2-3 Seattle6 or or 61991(i)Oct 11-15 Tashkent6 1991(o)Oct 16-20 Tashkent6 IPC tournament7(1)IPC numeracy1994Dec 3-10 Moscow8 IAFF tournaments8(1)IAFF numeracy1998Aug 4-9 Crewe69(2)2000Nov 13-18 Seattle610(3)2001Nov 5-10 Rio de Janeiro611(4)2002Sep 5-11 Sochi612(5)2003Oct 3-7 Tashkent4WAFF tournaments13(1)WAFF numeracy2005Aug 13-21 Niterói614(2)2007Nov 12-20 Antalya10 Turkey15(3)2010Oct 16-24 Crespo15 Turkey16(4)2012Oct 7-14 Kaliningrad12 Turkeyhttps://amputeefootball.org/world-cup-2012/17(5)2014Nov 30 - Dec 8 Culiacán20 Turkeyhttps://amputeefootball.org/world-cup-2014/18(6)2018Oct 27 - Nov 4 San Juan de los Lagos22 Turkeyhttps://amputeefootball.org/world-cup-2018/19(7)2022Sep 30 - Oct 9 Istanbul24 Turkey20(8)2026 San Juan de los Lagos
Women's Cup The first Women's Amputee World Cup was held in 2024. NumberYearDateHost cityTeams Gold Silver Bronze4th placeRef.12024November 4–10 Barranquilla10 Colombia United States Poland Kenya
Medals Men's
‡ In some seasons, silver and bronze medalists have not yet been determined due to a lack of game results: 1986 - silver and bronze (USA or Canada); 1987 - bronze (USA or Canada); 1990 (indoor) - bronze (El Salvador or Soviet Union); 1990 (outdoor) - bronze (Brazil or England).
Women's
See also Amputee football European Amputee Football Championship EAFF Nations League African Amputee Football Cup of Nations Amputee Football Cup of America
References
External links World Amputee Football