Amputee football

Association football for disabled players

Amputee football

Highest governing body| World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF)
Characteristics
Team members| 7
Type| Team sport, ball sport
Equipment| Football (or soccer ball)
2017 European Amputee Football Championship final match between Turkey (red/black) and England. (blue).

Amputee football is a disabled sport played with seven players on each team (six outfield players and one goalkeeper). Outfield players have lower extremity amputations, and goalkeepers have an upper extremity amputation. Outfield players use loftstrand (forearm) crutches, and play without their prostheses.

## History

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The beginnings of Amputee football can be traced to Europe in the early 1900s.[1] The game which is played today, was created by Don Bennett, who was inspired from his accidental kick of a basketball on crutches in 1982.[2] In 1984 the first international amputee football tournament was held in Seattle.[2] With the help of soccer coach Bill Barry, beginning in 1985, Amputee Soccer International was established.[2] Through exhibition matches in the 1980s, the sport attracted media attention and gained popularity.[2]

In 2023, Marcin Oleksy from Warta Poznań, Poland became the first amputee footballer to win the FIFA Puskás Award for "most beautiful goal of the year" at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony.[3]

## Around the world

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There are several amputee football associations around the world. A couple examples of this are the England Amputee Association and The Irish Amputee Football Association.[4] Each organization promotes the advancement of the sport and that it gains more recognition. The England Amputee Football Association states their main goal on their website as: "The England Amputee Football Association's aim is to provide all amputees, people with congenital limb deficiencies and persons with restricted use of limbs, with the opportunity to play football locally, nationally and internationally."[5]

## Members

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51 nations in 2024:[6]

1. Asia: 10
2. Europe: 15
3. North America: 5
4. South America: 6
5. Africa: 15
6. Oceania: 0

## Main competitions

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### Amputee Football World Cup

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Main articles: Amputee Football World Cup and 2024 Women's Amputee Football World Cup

### European Amputee Football Championship

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Main article: European Amputee Football Championship

### African Amputee Football Cup of Nations

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Main article: African Amputee Football Cup of Nations

### Asian Amputee Football Championship

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Main article: Asian Amputee Football Cup of Nations

Source: 2022[7]

* West Asia Ranking: 1  Iran, 2  Uzbekistan, 3  Iraq, 4  Palestine, 5  India
* East Asia Ranking: 1  Japan, 2  Indonesia

* 2025 in Bangeladesh : 1  Uzbekistan 2  Indonesia 3  Iraq 4  Bangladesh 5  Nepal \- February 7 to 12 2025[8][9]

Asian Amputee Football Confederation (AAFC) - President: Masayuki Sugino - 10 Nation Members in 2025: BANGLADESH,INDIA,INDONESIA,IRAN,IRAQ,JAPAN,MALAYSIA,PALESTINE,SYRIA,UZBEKISTAN

### Other championships

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Year  | Event  | Host  | Date  | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th Place  | Ref.

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2012 | 1st Amp Futbol Cup  |  Warsaw | Sep 8-9  |  England |  Ukraine |  Poland |  Ireland | [10]
2013 | 2nd Amp Futbol Cup  |  Warsaw | Sep 7-8  |  England |  Ukraine |  Poland |  Netherlands | [10]
2014 | 3rd Amp Futbol Cup  |  Warsaw | Sep 13-14  |  Turkey |  England |  Poland |  Ukraine | [10]
2015 | 4th Amp Futbol Cup  |  Warsaw | Jun 6-7  |  Poland |  Ireland |  Ukraine |  Netherlands | [10]
2017 | 6th Amp Futbol Cup  |  Warsaw | Jun 24-25  |  England |  Poland |  Japan |  |
2024 | 1st African Para Games |  Accra | Sep 4-10  |  Ghana |  Morocco |  Egypt |  Angola |

## Rules

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The official FIFA sanctioned rules are:[11]

* An amputee is defined as someone who is 'abbreviated' at or near the ankle or wrist.
* Outfield players may have two hands but only one leg, whereas goalkeepers may have two feet but only one hand.
* The game is played with metal crutches and without prostheses, the only exception being that bi-lateral amputees may play with a prosthesis.
* Players may not use crutches to advance, control or block the ball. Such an action will be penalised in the same way as a handball infringement. However, incidental contact between crutch and ball is tolerated.
* Players may not use their residual limbs to voluntarily advance, control or block the ball. Such an action will be penalised in the same way as a handball infringement. However, incidental contact between residual limb and ball is tolerated.
* Shin pads must be worn.
* Use of a crutch against a player will lead to ejection from the game and a penalty kick for the opposing team.
* The pitch measures a maximum of 70 x 60 metres
* The dimensions of the goals are 2.2 metres maximum (height) x 5 metres maximum (width) x 1 metre (depth)
* A FIFA standard ball is used
* Games consist of two 25-minute halves (variable according to the tournament), with a ten-minute rest period in between
* Both teams are allowed a two-minute time-out per game
* Offside rules do not apply in amputee football
* International rules stipulate that a team be made up of six outfield players and a goalkeeper. However, certain tournaments require teams of four outfield players plus goalkeeper, as was the case in Sierra Leone.
* A goalkeeper is not permitted to leave his or her area. Should this occur deliberately, the goalkeeper will be ejected from the game and the opposing team awarded a penalty kick.
* An unlimited number of substitutions can be made, at any point during the game.

## See also

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* Amputee Football World Cup
* Team Zaryen
* European Amputee Football Federation
* Powerchair Football

## References

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1. ^ "HISTORY OF AMPUTEE FOOTBALL – World Ampute Football Federation". Retrieved 2023-12-01.
2. ^ a b c d "World Amputee Football Federation - History of the Game".
3. ^ Summerscales, Robert (2023-02-12). "Polish Amputee Marcin Oleksy Wins 2022 FIFA Puskas Award". FanNation. Archived from the original on 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
4. ^ "Home". Irish Amputee Football Association. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
5. ^ "Home". Theeafa.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
6. ^ "WAFF MEMBERS – World Ampute Football Federation".
7. ^ "ASIA – World Ampute Football Federation".
8. ^ https://amputeefootball.org/asia/
9. ^ https://amputeefootball.org/2025/02/13/uzbekistan-crowned-as-champioon-of-the-asian-amputee-football-championship-2025/
10. ^ a b c d https://chtyvo.org.ua/authors/Hnatiuk_Vasyl/Ukraina_v_futbolnykh_turnirakh_invalidiv.pdf
11. ^ "Amputee football – The Rules of the Game". FIFA.com. 2016-02-04. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved 2016-02-18.

## External links

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* Official website
* History of Amputee Soccer Archived 2021-02-02 at the Wayback Machine

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