Football 5-a-side at the 2024 Summer Paralympics explained

Tourney Name:Football 5-a-side Paralympic tournament
Year:2024
Size:150px
Country:Paris, France
Dates:1 – 7 September 2024
Num Teams:8
Confederations:4
Venues:Eiffel Tower Stadium
Count:1
Matches:18
Goals:22
Top Scorer: Nonato
Villeroux
(3 goals)
Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2028

Football 5-a-side, more commonly known as Blind football or Blind soccer, at the 2024 Summer Paralympics was held at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris, France.[1] [2]

Qualifying

There are eight men's teams who compete in the competition. Each team must have a maximum of eight outfield players and two goalkeepers.

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host country allocation 1
2022 IBSA Blind Football European Championships[3] 8–18 June 2022 1
14–26 September 2022 1
2022 IBSA Blind Football Asian-Oceanian Championships[4] 11–18 November 2022 1
2023 IBSA World Games[5] 18–27 August 2023 3

17–26 November 2023 1
Total 8

At the IBSA World Games, as China (runner-up) and Brazil (third place) qualified for the Paralympics through their regional qualifiers, their places were allocated to Colombia (fourth place) and Japan (fifth place).[1]

Schedule

GGroup stageCClassification matches½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFFinal
Thu
29 Aug
Fri
30 Aug
Sat
31 Aug
Sun
1 Sep
Mon
2 Sep
Tue
3 Sep
Wed
4 Sep
Thu
5 Sep
Fri
6 Sep
Sat
7 Sep
Men's tournament G G G C ½ B F

Squads

See main article: Football 5-a-side at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's team squads.

Medalists

Men's team
Alessandro Bartolomucci
Mickael Miguez
Gael Riviere
Hakim Arezki
Martin Baron
Khalifa Youmé
Frédéric Villeroux
Ahmed Tidiane Diakite
Fabrice Morgado
Benoit Chevreau de Montlehu

Darío Lencina
Ángel Deldo
Nahuel Heredia
Froilan Padilla
Jesus Merlos
Matias Olivera
Maximiliano Espinillo
Osvaldo Fernández
Mario Rios
Germán Muleck

Luan Gonçalves
Maicon Júnior
Cássio Lopes
Jonatan Borges da Silva
Jeferson da Conceição
Nonato
Tiago da Silva
Ricardo Alves
Jardiel Soares
Matheus Bumussa

Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Statistics

Goalscorers

Final rankings

RankTeam
4
5
6
7
8

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 2022. PARIS 2024 PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION REGULATIONS. 11 July 2024. International Paralympic Committee.
  2. Web site: 12 June 2022. Overview about football. IBSA.
  3. Web site: 12 June 2022. 2022 IBSA Blind Football European Championships. IBSA.
  4. Web site: 12 June 2022. 2022 IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships. 25 September 2022. IBSA. https://web.archive.org/web/20220925024022/https://blindfootball.sport/event/2022-ibsa-blind-football-asian-championships/. dead.
  5. Web site: 12 June 2022. 2023 IBSA Blind Football World Championships. IBSA.