| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Ireland | 
| Dates | 21 – 28 July 2006 | 
| Teams | 8 | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ukraine (3rd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Russia | 
| Third place |  Netherlands | 
| Fourth place |  Ireland | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 | 
| Goals scored | 108 (5.4 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Vitaliy Trushev (6) | 
The 2006 CPISRA Football 7-a-side European Championships was the European 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. The Championship took place in Ireland from 21 to 28 July 2006.
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 2007 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships.
Participating teams and officials
Teams
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified | 
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  Ireland | 
| European Region | 7 |  England &  Wales  Finland  Netherlands  Russia  Scotland  Spain  Ukraine | 
| Total | 8 | 
The draw
During the draw, the teams were divided into pots because of rankings. Here, the following groups:
| Group 1 | Group 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pot 1 |  Ukraine |  Russia | 
| Pot 2 |  Ireland |  Netherlands | 
| Pot 3 |  Spain |  England &  Wales | 
| Pot 4 |  Scotland |  Finland | 
Squads
The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:[1]
Group 1
|  Ukraine |  Ireland |  Spain |  Scotland | 
| 1. Kostyantyn Symashko | 1. Peter O'Neill | 1. Jesus Maria Visitacion | 1. Craig Connell | 
Group 2
|  Russia |  Netherlands |  England &  Wales |  Finland | 
| 1. Oleg Smirnov | 1. Rudi Van Breemen | 1. Gavin Wood | 1. Kim Suurivouri | 
Venues
The venues to be used for the European Championships were located in Dublin.
| Dublin | ||
|---|---|---|
| Belfield Bowl | ||
| Capacity: 3,000 | ||
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Format
The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 8 teams divided among two groups of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage for the position one to four. The next two teams played for the position five to eight. The last teams played for the position nine to ten. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. When comparing teams in a group over-all result came before head-to-head.
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play | 
|---|
| The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria: 
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In the knockout stage there were two rounds (semi-finals, and the final). The winners plays for the higher positions, the losers for the lower positions. For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 60 minutes of regulation time was followed by two 10 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner. If the teams were still tied, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine a winner.
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
The first round, or group stage, have seen the ten teams divided into two groups of five teams.
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 | Team play for the position 1 - 4 | 
| 2 |  Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 | Team play for the position 5 - 8 | 
| 4 |  Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | −24 | 0 | 
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
|  Scotland | 1–8 |  Spain | 
|---|---|---|
| Manson  | Report | Vazquez  4', 27' Y. Lopez  28', 33' Rocha  30' C. Lopez  48' Clemente  53' Dell Pino  55' | 
|  Ireland | 10–0 |  Scotland | 
|---|---|---|
| Dollard  4' O'Riordan  9', 37', 46' Messett  10', 12', 20', 31' Markey  30' Kavanagh  52' | Report | 
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Team play for the position 1 - 4 | 
| 2 |  Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 |  England &  Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | Team play for the position 5 - 8 | 
| 4 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 | 
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
|  Russia | 4–0 |  Netherlands | 
|---|---|---|
| Borisov  6', 48' Lozhecnikov  7' Potekhin  34' | Report[2] | 
|  Netherlands | 8–0 |  Finland | 
|---|---|---|
| Swinkles  1' Lokhoff  4', 5', 14', 15' Tetelepta  23' Van de Ven  27' Bruinier  47' | Report[2] | 
|  Netherlands | 4–0 |  England &  Wales | 
|---|---|---|
| Swinkles  16' Van de Ven  39' Lokhoff  59' Dehass  60' | Report[2] | 
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Position 5-8
|  Scotland | 1–6 |  England &  Wales | 
|---|---|---|
| J. Patterson  48' | Report | Barker  2', 24', 44' Taylor  9' Benn  37' Fox  39' | 
Position 1-4
|  Ukraine | 5–0 |  Netherlands | 
|---|---|---|
| Trushev  53', 59' Devlysh  15' Antonyuk  56' Dutko  58' | Report[2] | 
Finals
Position 7-8
Position 5-6
Position 3-4
|  Ireland | 1–2 |  Netherlands | 
|---|---|---|
| Dollard  37' | Report[2] | Van Amerongen  25' Van de Ven  59' | 
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
 Vitaliy Trushev Vitaliy Trushev
- 5 goals
 Taras Dutko Taras Dutko
 Stephan Lokhoff Stephan Lokhoff
- 4 goals
 Michael Barker Michael Barker
 Pavel Borisov Pavel Borisov
 Volodymyr Kabsnov Volodymyr Kabsnov
 Gary Messett Gary Messett
 Finbar O'Riordan Finbar O'Riordan
 Andriy Tsukanov Andriy Tsukanov
 Ivan Vazquez Ivan Vazquez
- 3 goals
 Volodymyr Antonyuk Volodymyr Antonyuk
 Alexey Chesmin Alexey Chesmin
 Sergio Clemente Sergio Clemente
 Paul Dollard Paul Dollard
 Andrey Kuvaev Andrey Kuvaev
 Ivan Potekhin Ivan Potekhin
 Pavel Sizov Pavel Sizov
 Matijn Van De Ven Matijn Van De Ven
 Yordi Lopez Yordi Lopez
- 2 goals
 & & Richard Fox Richard Fox
 Oleksandr Devlysh Oleksandr Devlysh
 Ihor Kosenko Ihor Kosenko
 Andrei Lozhecnikov Andrei Lozhecnikov
 Joseph Markey Joseph Markey
 Sergiy Babiy Sergiy Babiy
 Vitaliy Trushev Vitaliy Trushev
 John Swinkles John Swinkles
- 1 goal
 Sergio Alvarez Sergio Alvarez
 & & Dominic Benn Dominic Benn
 Jeffrey Bruinier Jeffrey Bruinier
 Carlos Lopez Carlos Lopez
 & & Gary Davies Gary Davies
 Ruben Dehass Ruben Dehass
 Ramon Dell Pino Ramon Dell Pino
 Rolan Dzhanaev Rolan Dzhanaev
 Luke Evans Luke Evans
 Darren Kavanagh Darren Kavanagh
 Jussi Laurila Jussi Laurila
 Barry Manson Barry Manson
 Pedro Rocha Pedro Rocha
 Ivan Shkvarlo Ivan Shkvarlo
 & & Andy Taylor Andy Taylor
 David Tetelepta David Tetelepta
 Richard Van Amerongen Richard Van Amerongen
 Neil Walsh Neil Walsh
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Ranking
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
|  |  Ukraine | 
|  |  Russia | 
|  |  Netherlands | 
| 4. |  Ireland | 
| 5. |  England &  Wales | 
| 6. |  Spain | 
| 7. |  Scotland | 
| 8. |  Finland | 
See also
References
- ↑ 2006 CPISRA European Championships, Players List (PDF). CPISRA. 16 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5  "CP voetbal football 7-a-side Interlands". cpvoetbal.nl (web.archive.org) (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

