International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football

International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football
Worldwide
FoundedJanuary 1, 2015; 11 years ago (2015-01-01)
HeadquartersNetherlands
PresidentJan-Hein Evers
Websiteifcpf.com

The International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) is the world governing body for cerebral palsy football. It was founded in January 2015, when the governance of the sport transferred from the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA).

History

From 1978 to 2014, cerebral palsy football was governed by the Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association (CPISRA). On 1 January 2015, CP football became an independent sport and the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) was created to govern the game. After the 2016 Paralympic Games, women CP football was started. The first-ever IFCPF Women's World Cup was played in 2022.

  1. 1978 – 1st International CP Football competition for men
  2. 1982 – First World Championship
  3. 1984 – Inclusion within the Paralympic Games
  4. 1985 – First Regional Championship in Glasgow
  5. 2015 Inaugural IFCPF CP Football World Championships U19 at the CPISRA World Games
  6. 2022 – First-ever IFCPF Women World Cup

Governance

The president of IFCPF is Jan-Hein Evers of Netherlands. The organisation's secretary general is Sam Turner of England.

Members

The IFCPF is organized zonally, with members belonging to one of five continental zones. These zones are Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. These members are often either national cerebral palsy football associations, national cerebral palsy sports federations, national Paralympic committees, or national football associations. The type of member in the IFCPF varies by country.

Regional

88 nations:

  1. Asia-Oceania:  Iran,  Australia,  Thailand,  Japan,  South Korea,  Indonesia,  Myanmar,  Cambodia,  Singapore,  India,  Malaysia,  Bangladesh,  Brunei,  China,  Jordan,  Kazakhstan,  Kuwait,  Kyrgyzstan,  Macau,  Mongolia,  Nepal,  New Zealand,  Pakistan,  Philippines,  Qatar,  Saudi Arabia,  Sri Lanka,  Timor-Leste,  United Arab Emirates,  Vietnam
  2. Africa (13):  Egypt,  South Africa,  Nigeria,  Ghana,  Algeria,  Cape Verde,  Kenya,  Sierra Leone,  Tunisia,  Cameroon,  Democratic Republic of the Congo,  Somalia,  Uganda
  3. Americas (17):  Brazil,  United States,  Argentina,  Canada,  Venezuela,  Colombia,  Chile,  Peru,  Costa Rica,  Cuba,  Ecuador,  El Salvador,  Honduras,  Mexico,  Nicaragua,  Panama,  Trinidad and Tobago
  4. Europe (28):  Ukraine,  England,  Netherlands,  Ireland,  Germany,  Spain,  Russia,  Scotland,  Northern Ireland,  Italy,  Denmark,  Finland,  Georgia,  Austria,  Belarus,  Belgium,  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  France,  Hungary,  Luxembourg,  Malta,  Norway,  Poland,  Portugal,  Sweden,  Switzerland,  Turkey,  Wales

Events

Games

  1. Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
  2. CP Football at the CP Games
  3. CP Football at the Asian Para Games
  4. CP Football at the ASEAN Para Games

Championship

Global

  1. IFCPF World Cup
  2. World Women CP Football Championships
  3. CP Football Club World Cup

Regional

  1. Pan American CP Football Championships
  2. Asian CP Football Championships (Asia-Oceania)
  3. African CP Football Championships
  4. European CP Football Championships

Ranking

Rankings - CP Football

Men

Men's Rankings - CP Football

As of December 2024:

  1.  Ukraine
  2.  Iran
  3.  Brazil
  4.  England
  5.  Netherlands

Women

Women's Rankings - CP Football

As of December 2023:

  1.  Australia
  2.  Japan
  3.  United States
  4.  Ireland
  5.  Denmark

Player classification

CP football teams consist of seven ambulant athletes on the field of play, with cerebral palsy or a traumatic brain injury. In total, 14 players can be listed on the team sheet. In order to ensure fairness between two teams, each team must have two FT5 or FT6 (FT1) players on the field at all times and no more than one FT8 (FT3) player on the field at any time.

There are two sets of classifications that are used in CP Football: pre-2018 classifications and post-2018 classifications. Pre-2018, the classifications ranged from FT5 (CP5) to FT8 (CP8) where FT8 players show minimal impairment and FT5 players show more significant impairment. The Pre-2018 classifications are still used domestically.

Post-2018, the classification system was revamped and the eligible classification for international matches ranging from FT1–FT3. Players classed as FT1 are considered to have more significant impairment (FT5 and FT6 equivalent) and FT3 players have minimal impairment (FT8 equivalent). Both classification systems are based off an individual's type of movement and where the impairment is located.

Relationships

In 2016, it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Asian Football Confederation. Part of this involved the AFC supporting an AFC Youth CP Football Tournament in 2017. In 2014, 2015 and 2016, IFCPF was getting financial support from UEFA.

Anti-doping

The IFCPF is a WADA signatory. In 2016, after getting an endorsement by the World AntiDoping Agency (WADA), the IFCPF Anti-Doping Code was formally amended to allow for out of competition testing. This was done through a WADA approved Whereabouts Programme managed through ADAMS. Drawing from players in a Registered Testing Pool, 10 players from 9 countries were initially included ahead of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. These countries included Netherlands, Japan, Russia, Iran, Argentina, Ireland, Ukraine, England, and Brazil.

Records by country

Code Federation National teams Joined Doping Ranking Paralympics Games Championships National league Continent Ref
World Regional
ARGArgentina Argentina
(FADEPAC)		 Men's OOC 6 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 1995, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 America
AUSAustralia Australia Men's 14 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 2006*, 2010* 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Oceania
AUTAustria Austria Men's 44= 1986 None Europe
BELBelgium Belgium Men's 37= 1984, 1988, 1992 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2001 1995, 1999 None Europe
BRABrazil Brazil Men's OOC 3 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 1995, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 America
CAMCambodia Cambodia Men's 27 2015, 2017 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Asia (Southeast)
CANCanada Canada Men's 11 1984 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015 2015, 2016, 2017 America
CHIChile Chile Men's 17 1995, 1999, 2002 2016, 2017 America
CHNChina China
(CDPF)		 Men's 44= 2008 2007 2006, 2010 None Asia
COLColombia Colombia
(FECDE PC)		 Men's 19 2007 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 America
DENDenmark Denmark Men's 22 1982 2010, 2014 None Europe
ENGEngland England Men's 1978 OOC 7 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 2010, 2014 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Europe
ESPSpain Spain
(FEDPC)		 Men's 18 1992, 1996, 2000 1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017 1995, 2002, 2006, 2010 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Europe
FINFinland Finland Men's 29 2011 1999, 2006, 2010, 2014 None Europe
FRAFrance France Men's 30 1994 1991 None Europe
GBRUnited Kingdom Great Britain
England England and
Wales Wales
(CP Sport)		 Men's 0 1984, 1992, 2008, 2012, 2016 1986, 1990, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 1991, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2006 None Europe
GERGermany Germany Men's 10 2014 None Europe
GHAGhana Ghana
(CPSRA Ghana)		 Men's 37= None Africa
HNDHonduras Honduras Men's2017 44= America
INDIndia India Men's Jan. 2015 23 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Asia
INAIndonesia Indonesia Men's Jan. 2015 25 2017 2014, 2015 Asia (Southeast)
IRLRepublic of Ireland Ireland Men's 1978 OOC 5 1984, 2016 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 1991, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 None Europe
IRIIran Iran Men's OOC 12 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 2006, 2010, 2014 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Asia
ITAItaly Italy
(FISPES)		 Men's 0 None Europe
JORJordan Jordan Men's Jan. 2015 37= None Asia
JPNJapan Japan Men's OOC 16 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 2006, 2010, 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Asia
KENKenya Kenya Men's2017 0 Africa
KORSouth Korea South Korea
(KFCPF)		 Men's 18 1988 2003, 2011 2006, 2010, 2014 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Asia
LUXLuxembourg Luxembourg Men's2017 0 Europe
MACMacau Macau Men's 0 None Asia
MASMalaysia Malaysia
(NPC Malaysia)		 Men's 0 2006*, 2014, 2015, 2017 None Asia (Southeast)
MEXMexico Mexico
(FEMEDEPC)		 Men's 44= 2010, 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 America
MYAMyanmar Myanmar
(NPC Myanmar)		 Men's 0 2014, 2015, 2017 None Asia (Southeast)
NEDNetherlands Netherlands
(KNVB)		 Men's OOC 4 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 1991, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 None Europe
NGANigeria Nigeria Men'sJan. 2015 44= 2016, 2017 Africa
NIRNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland Men's 13 2013, 2015, 2017 2014 None Europe
NORNorway Norway 0 None Europe
NZLNew Zealand New Zealand Men's 44= Oceania
PERPeru Peru Men's2017 37= America
PORPortugal Portugal
(FPDD)		 Men's 44= 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000 1986, 2001, 2013, 2015, 2017 1999, 2002, 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Europe
RSASouth Africa South Africa
(SASPD)		 Men's 0 2005, 2007 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Africa
RUSRussia Russia
(RCPFF)		 Men's OOC 2 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 1995, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Europe
SCOScotland Scotland
(SDS)		 Men's 1978 9 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 2006, 2010, 2014 None Europe
SINSingapore Singapore Men's 44= 2014, 2014*, 2015, 2017 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Asia (Southeast)
SLVEl Salvador El Salvador Men's2017 44= America
THAThailand Thailand Men's 0 2014, 2015, 2017 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Asia (Southeast)
TUNTunisia Tunisia Men's 44= 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Africa
TURTurkey 0 None Europe
UAEUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
(U.A.E.NPC)		 Men's 0 None Asia
UKRUkraine Ukraine
(NPC Ukraine)		 Men's OOC 1 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 1999, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Europe
USAUnited States United States Men's 8 1984, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2016 1990, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 1995, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015 None America
VENVenezuela Venezuela
(FEVEDE-PC)		 Men's 15 2013, 2015, 2017 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 America
VNMVietnam Vietnam Men's2017 0 Asia
WALWales Wales
(FAW Trust)		 Men's Jan. 2015 0 None Europe

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Federation refers only to IFCPF recognized federations who is a member of the IFCPF. It does not include any other organizations involved with CP football in the country.
  2. ↑ Joined: before 2015 then CPISRA IFCPF
  3. ↑ This refers to the type of testing on the international level, where the anti-doping program is affiliated with the IFCPF's Anti-Doping Code.
  4. ↑ World Rankings 2016
  5. ↑ National league specifically refers to an IFCPF recognized national league or championship.
  6. ↑ OOC stands for Out Of Competition testing, where national team players are on a testing list and are part of the ADAMS system.
  7. ↑ None means that the ICFPF has never recognized a national championship, or that no national championship exists.

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