World Blind Football Championships

Football competition for the visually impaired

The World Blind Football Championships, formerly the Football-5-a-Side World Championships, were played for the first time in 1998.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

## Men's B1 Category

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Year  | Venue  | Date  |  | Winners  | Score  | Runners-up  |  | Third place  | Score  | Fourth place  |  | Number of teams  | Sources

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1998
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Campinas | Sep  |  Brazil | 1–0 |  Argentina |  Spain | 2–0 |  Colombia | 6  | [12]
2000
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Jerez de la Frontera | Sep 25-30  |  Brazil | 4–0 |  Argentina |  Spain | 3–0 |  Greece | 8  | [13]
2002
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Rio de Janeiro | Dec  |  Argentina | 4–2 |  Spain |  Brazil | 2–0 |  Colombia | 9  | [14]
2006
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Buenos Aires | Nov 24 - Dec 1  |  Argentina | 1–0 |  Brazil |  Paraguay | 2–1 |  Spain | 8  | [15]
2010
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Hereford | Aug 14-22  |  Brazil | 2–0 |  Spain |  China | 1–0 |  England | 10  | [16]
2014
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Tokyo | Nov 16-24  |  Brazil | 1–0 |  Argentina |  Spain | 0–0
(2–0 p) |  China | 12  | [17]
2018
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Madrid | Jun 7-17  |  Brazil | 2–0 |  Argentina |  China | 2–1 |  Russia | 16  | [18][19]
2023[20]
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Birmingham | Aug 15-25  |  Argentina | 0–0
(2–1 p) |  China |  Brazil | 7–1 |  Colombia | 16  | [21]

### Medals summary

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Brazil| 5| 1| 2| 8
2|  Argentina| 3| 4| 0| 7
3|  Spain| 0| 2| 3| 5
4|  China| 0| 1| 2| 3
5|  Paraguay| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (5 entries)| 8| 8| 8| 24

## Men's B2/B3 Category

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Year  | Venue  | Date  |  | Winners  | Score  | Runners-up  |  | Third place  | Score  | Fourth place  |  | Number of teams  | Sources

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1998
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Campinas | Sep  |  Belarus | 3–2 |  Spain |  Italy | 9–2 |  Argentina | 6  | [22]
2002
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Varese | Sep 19-28  |  Belarus | 14–2 |  Russia |  Spain | 3–2 |  Brazil | 12  | [23][24]
2004
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Manchester | Dec 13-18  |  Belarus |  |  Russia |  Spain | 3–2 |  Ukraine | 12  | [24]
2007[20]
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Sao Caetano do Sul | Aug 1-5  |  Belarus | 1–1
(3–2 p) |  Ukraine |  Spain | 4–0 |  Brazil | 4  | [25][24]
2008
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Buenos Aires | Nov 16-22  |  Ukraine | 0–0
(3–2 p) |  Belarus |  England |  |  Argentina | 10  | [24]
2011[20]
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Antalya | Apr 3-9  |  Belarus | 5–1 |  Ukraine |  Spain | 7–4 |  England | 9  | [26][24]
2013
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Miyagi | Feb 4-12  |  Russia | 1–0 (a.e.t.)  |  Ukraine |  England | 14–0 |  Japan | 4  | [27][24]
2015[20]
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Seoul | May 11-16  |  Ukraine | 3–1 |  Spain |  Italy | 2–1 |  Japan | 5  | [28]
2017
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Cagliari | May 29 - Jun 3  |  Ukraine | 3–0 |  England |  Russia | 2–2
(2–1 p) |  Spain | 8  | [29]
2019
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Antalya | Dec 7-14  |  Ukraine | 6–2 |  England |  Russia | 2–2
(3–2 p) |  Turkey | 7  | [30]
2023[20]
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Birmingham | Aug 16-22  |  Ukraine | 4–3 (a.e.t.)  |  England |  Spain | 9–0 |  Japan | 7  | [31]

### Medals summary

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Ukraine| 5| 3| 0| 8
2|  Belarus| 5| 1| 0| 6
3|  Russia| 1| 2| 2| 5
4|  England| 0| 3| 2| 5
5|  Spain| 0| 2| 5| 7
6|  Italy| 0| 0| 2| 2
Totals (6 entries)| 11| 11| 11| 33

## Women's results

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### B1/B2/B3 (together)

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Enugu | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | —  | —  | —  | —  | [32]
2023[20]
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Birmingham | Aug 14-21  |  Argentina | 2–1 |  Japan |  Sweden | 0–0
(1–0 p) |  India | 8  | [33]

### Medals summary

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Argentina| 1| 0| 0| 1
2|  Japan| 0| 1| 0| 1
3|  Sweden| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (3 entries)| 1| 1| 1| 3

## See also

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* Blind football at the IBSA World Games
* IBSA Blind Football World Grand Prix
* Blind football
* Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association
* International Blind Sports Federation
* Paralympic games
* Paralympic sports
* Paralympic association football
* CP football
* Amputee football

## References

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1. ^ "Football - Results". IBSA. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021.
2. ^ "Home". IBSA Football. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
3. ^ Figueiredo, Pedro (2023-08-11). "Blind Football in the IBSA World Games". IBSA International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
4. ^ "2023 IBSA World Games". IBSA International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
5. ^ "IBSA World Blind Football Championships". Archived from the original on 2022-05-22.
6. ^ "Great Britain Disability Football Association - Trio of football World Championships heading to Birmingham 2023 IBSA World Games". gbdfa.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
7. ^ "The Home of Blind Football in India - Home". www.blindfootball.in. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
8. ^ "Birmingham 2023 most ever viewed football championships – over 460 000 total views as footage of three competitions distributed in six countries". IBF Foundation (in Japanese). 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
9. ^ "world blind football championship - Thai PBS World". 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
10. ^ "Football News". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
11. ^ "Morocco wins African blind football championships". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
12. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Blind-Football-World-Championships-Campinhas-1998.pdf
13. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Blind-Football-World-Championships-Jerez-Spain-2000-results.pdf
14. ^ 2002 IBSA Blind Football World Championships Rio de Janeiro Download .pdf
15. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Blind-Football-World-Championships-Futsal-Buenos-Aires-2006-results.pdf
16. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Blind-Football-World-Championships-Futsal-Hereford-2010-results.pdf
17. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Blind-Football-World-Championships-2014-Tokyo-Japan-reults-and-final-standings.pdf
18. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Blind-Football-World-Championships-Madrid-2018-results.pdf
19. ^ "Championship organization and information - Blind Football World Cup". Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
20. ^ a b c d e f During IBSA World Games
21. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023-IBSA-Men´s-Blind-Football-World-Championship.pdf
22. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Partially-Sighted-Football-World-Championships-Campinhas-1998.pdf
23. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Partially-Sighted-football-World-Championships-Italy-2002.pdf
24. ^ a b c d e f https://chtyvo.org.ua/authors/Hnatiuk_Vasyl/Ukraina_v_futbolnykh_turnirakh_invalidiv.pdf
25. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-World-Games-2007-partially-sighted-football-results.pdf
26. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-World-Games-2011-partially-sighted-football-results.pdf
27. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Partially-Sighted-Football-World-Championships-Japan-2013-results-and-final-standings.pdf
28. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Partially-Sighted-Football-World-Championships-Seoul-2015-results.pdf
29. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Partially-Sighted-Football-World-Championships-2017-results.pdf
30. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IBSA-Partially-Sighted-Football-World-Championships-Antalya-2019-results.pdf
31. ^ https://blindfootball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023-IBSA-Partially-Sighted-Football-World-Championship.pdf
32. ^ "IBSA Blind Football calls off first Women's World Championship in Nigeria over COVID-19". Inside Games. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
33. ^ "Argentina is the first women's blind football world champion in history". IBSA. 21 August 2023.

## External links

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* International Blind Sport Federation - Football 5-a-side

* v
* t
* e

World Blind Football Championships

B1 events|

* Paulínia 1998
* Jerez 2000
* Rio de Janeiro 2002
* Buenos Aires 2006
* Hereford 2010
* Tokyo 2014
* Madrid 2018
* Birmingham 2023

B2/B3 events|

* Paulínia 1998
* Varese 2002
* Manchester 2004
* Buenos Aires 2008
* Sendai 2013
* Seoul 2015
* Cagliari 2017
* Antalya 2019
* Birmingham 2023

Women|

* Vienna 2017
* Enugu 2020
* Birmingham 2023

* v
* t
* e

World championships

* List of world sports championships

Olympic sports|

| Team|

* Association football
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Baseball
* men
* men's 12
* women
* Basketball
* men
* women
* 3x3 basketball
* club
* Beach volleyball
* Cricket
* T20 (men)
* T20 (women)
* Curling
* mixed doubles
* mixed
* Field hockey
* men
* women
* Flag football
* Handball
* men
* women
* Ice hockey
* men
* women
* Lacrosse
* men
* women
* Rugby 7s
* Softball
* men
* women
* Volleyball
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Water polo
* men
* women

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Individual|

* Aquatic sports
* Archery
* Athletics
* outdoor
* race walking
* Badminton
* men
* women
* mixed
* individual
* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Boxing
* women
* Canoeing
* slalom
* sprint
* Cycling
* BMX
* mountain biking
* road
* track
* urban
* Equestrianism
* dressage
* eventing
* show jumping
* Fencing
* Golf
* men
* women
* Gymnastics
* artistic
* rhythmic
* trampoline
* Ice skating
* figure
* short track
* speed
* Judo
* Luge
* artificial track
* natural track
* Modern pentathlon
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Olympic Class Combined Worlds
* Shooting
* Skateboarding
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* freestyle
* snowboarding
* Ski mountaineering
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* individual
* doubles
* team
* Surfing
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* men
* women
* Triathlon
* mixed relay
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Discontinued|

* Basque pelota
* Cricket
* Test
* Croquet
* singles
* team
* Dance sport
* breakdancing
* Karate
* Polo
* Rackets
* Real tennis
* Rugby union
* men
* women
* Tug of war
* outdoor
* indoor

Paralympic sports|

| Team|

* Blind football
* Para ice hockey
* men
* women
* Wheelchair basketball
* Wheelchair handball
* Wheelchair rugby
* Wheelchair curling
* mixed team
* Goalball
* Sitting volleyball

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Individual|

* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Climbing
* Cycling
* track cycling
* road cycling
* Powerlifting
* Shooting
* Snowboard
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* Swimming
* Table tennis

Combat sports|

* Brazilian jiu-jitsu
* Ju-Jitsu World Championships
* Kendo
* Kickboxing (amateur)
* Muaythai
* Sambo
* Sumo
* Wrestling
* beach wrestling
* catch
* grappling
* Wushu

Cue sports|

* Carom billiards
* Three-cushion
* men
* women
* team
* Five-pins
* individual
* team
* artistic
* English billiards
* amateurs
* women
* Pool
* blackball
* chinese eight ball
* eight-ball
* men nine-ball
* women nine-ball
* team nine-ball
* pyramid
* ten-ball
* straight pool
* Snooker
* men
* women
* team
* amateurs
* six-red

Mind sports|

* Backgammon
* Bridge
* Chess
* open
* women
* team
* Draughts
* men
* women
* checkers
* draughts-64
* draughts-64 women
* Go
* Puzzles
* Scrabble
* Sudoku
* Xiangqi

| Esports|

* Call of Duty
* Counter-Strike
* Dota 2
* eSailing
* FIFA
* Fortnite
* League of Legends
* Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
* NES Tetris
* Overwatch
* Pro Evolution Soccer
* Rainbow Six Siege
* Rocket League
* Smite
* StarCraft II
* Valorant

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Motorsport|

| Auto racing|

* Formula E
* Formula One
* Hill climb
* Karting
* Rallying
* Rallycross
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sports Car Endurance
* Touring Car

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Motorcycle sports|

* Endurance
* Enduro
* Beach Racing
* SuperEnduro
* Hard Enduro
* team endurance
* Ice racing
* individual
* team
* Grand Prix
* MotoGP
* Moto2
* Moto3
* MotoE
* Motocross
* individual
* women
* nations
* Supercross
* SuperMotocross
* Sidecarcross
* Snowcross
* Production
* Superbike
* Supersport
* Supersport 300
* Women
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sidecar
* Speedway
* individual
* team
* long track
* team long track
* flat track
* Supermoto
* team
* Trial
* nations
* E-Bike
* cross

Other|

* Aeroplane sport
* Aerobatic
* Aerobatic GP
* Powerboating
* Aquabike
* F1
* F4s
* offshore
* Radio-controlled racing
* 1:10 electric off-road
* 1:8 nitro off-road
* Tank biathlon

Other sports|

| Team|

* American football
* men
* women
* Australian football
* Baseball5
* Ball hockey
* Bandy
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Cricket
* ODI (men)
* ODI (women)
* Beach handball
* Beach soccer
* Beach tennis
* Canoe polo
* Dancesport
* Formation Latin
* Dodgeball
* Fistball
* Floorball
* men
* women
* Futsal
* men
* women
* men's club
* women
* Indoor hockey
* men
* women
* Inline hockey
* Kabaddi
* Circle
* Standard
* Kho kho
* Korfball
* Lacrosse
* indoor
* Life saving
* Minifootball
* Netball
* Padel tennis
* Quadball
* Ringette
* Rogaining
* Roll Ball
* Roller derby
* men
* women
* Roller hockey
* men
* women
* Rugby league
* men
* men's club
* women
* Sailing
* Yachts
* Dinghies
* Sepaktakraw
* Socca
* Synchronized skating
* Tchoukball
* Underwater hockey
* Underwater rugby

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Individual|

* Air sports
* ballooning
* gliding
* parachuting
* paragliding
* Aquatics
* water skiing
* Armwrestling
* Archery
* indoor
* 3D
* field
* Athletics
* cross country
* half marathon
* indoor
* women's decathlon
* relays
* 100 km
* mountain running
* long distance mountain running
* snowshoe running
* skyrunning
* trail running
* Bowling
* Tenpin
* Ninepin (singles, team)
* Bowls
* indoor
* outdoor
* Canoeing
* marathon
* ocean race
* wildwater
* SUP
* canoe sailing
* freestyle
* waveski
* Crokinole
* CrossFit
* Cycling
* cyclo-cross
* indoor
* mountain bike marathon
* trials
* Darts
* WDF
* PDC
* team
* Finswimming
* Fishing
* freshwater
* fly fishing
* Gymnastics
* acrobatic
* aerobic
* parkour
* Ice Climbing
* Modern pentathlon
* biathle
* triathle
* laser run
* Mounted games
* Orienteering
* foot
* ski
* mountain bike
* trail
* Pétanque
* Powerlifting
* Racquetball
* Roller Sports
* artistic skating
* inline alpine
* inline downhill
* inline speed skating
* roller freestyle
* scootering
* Rowing
* coastal
* indoor
* Shooting
* practical handgun
* practical rifle
* practical shotgun
* Skiing
* flying
* speed
* telemark
* Summer biathlon
* Strength athletics
* men
* women
* Surfing
* short board
* long board
* big wave
* SUP/paddleboard
* Swimming
* short course
* Teqball
* Triathlon
* Aquathlon
* Duathlon
* Ironman
* Ironman 70.3
* cross
* cross duathlon
* long distance
* long distance duathlon
* sprint
* winter
* Yo-yo

* See also: World cups

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