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International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football

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) to the IFCPF. It is a member organization, with members from five different continental zones. The IFCPF has relationships with other international association football sporting bodies. It organizes tournaments for the sport, and is in charge of Paralympic Games inclusion and participation. The IFCPF is a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) signatory, and international footballers may be subject to out-of-competition doping controls.

International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football
88 Nations in 4 Regions
FoundedJanuary 2015; 9 years ago (2015-01)
HeadquartersNetherlands
Vice-PresidentJan-Hein Evers
Websiteifcpf.com

History

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From 1978 to 2014, cerebral palsy football was governed by the CPISRA. In January 2015, governance of the sport was taken over by the newly created International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football.[1]

After the 2016 Paralympic Games, Women CP Football was started in 2018–2019.[2] The first-ever International IFCPF Women's World Cup was played in 2022.[3]

  1. 1978 – 1st International CP Football competition for men
  2. 1982 – First World Championships
  3. 1984 – Inclusion within the Paralympic Games
  4. 1985 – First Regional Championships in Glasgow, Scotland
  5. 2010 – Vote for Independence in October 2010.
  6. 2015 – IFCPF: In January 2015.
  7. 2015 Inaugural IFCPF CP Football World Championships U19 at the CPISRA World Games in Nottingham.
  8. 2018–2019: CP football was started for women
  9. 2022 First-ever IFCPF Women World Cup

Governance

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The President of IFCPF is Jan-Hein Evers of Netherlands. The organisation's Secretary General is Sam Turner of England.[4]

Members

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The IFCPF is organized zonally, with members belonging to one of five continental zones. These zones are Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.[5] 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.[5]

Regional

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88 Nations (2023):

  1. Asia-Oceania (28+2=30):   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

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Games

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  1. CP Football at the Summer Paralympics (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

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Global

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  1. World Men CP Football Championships
  2. World Women CP Football Championships
  3. CP Football Club World Cup
  4. International Tournaments and Championships (Development)

Regional

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

Ranking

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https://www.ifcpf.com/rankings

Men

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https://www.ifcpf.com/mens-ranking

88 Nation in 2023:

  1.   Ukraine
  2.   Brazil
  3.   Iran
  4.   England
  5.   United States

Women

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https://www.ifcpf.com/womens-ranking

29 Nation in 2023:

  1.   Australia
  2.   United States
  3.   Japan
  4.   Netherlands
  5.   Spain

Relationships

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The IFCPF has been trying to establish relationships with other international football organizations. 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.[6] In 2014, 2015 and 2016, IFCPF was getting financial support from UEFA.[6]

Activities

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Among the activities the organization does is to organize international tournaments for cerebral palsy football.[7][8] This includes the qualification tournament for the IFCPF World Championships, and the IFCPF World Championships themselves.[9][10] The IFCPF is in charge of the sport's Paralympic efforts. They set the team qualifying criteria for the Paralympic Games.[11] They were also involved in the request to keep cerebral palsy football on the program for the 2020 Summer Paralympics. The sports removal came as a surprise to the organization.[12]

Anti-doping

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The IFCPF is a WADA signatory.[13] 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.[14]

Rankings

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The IFCPF ranks national teams. Rankings are based on tournament placement, with a factoring done to give additional weight to the Paralympic Games and IFCPF World Championships.[15]

World wide participation

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Cerebral palsy football has world-wide reach, and is played on all five continents. Many countries have IFCPF recognized national championships and national leagues. In 2010, there were 12 countries with IFCPF recognized competitions. The number grew to 21 by 2015.[16]

Code Federation [IFCPFnotes 1] National teams Joined [IFCPFnotes 2] Doping [IFCPFnotes 3] Ranking [IFCPFnotes 4] Paralympics Games Championships National league [IFCPFnotes 5] Continent Ref
World Regional
ARG   Argentina
(FADEPAC) 		Men's OOC [IFCPFnotes 6] 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 [16][5][17][14][18][19][15]
AUS   Australia Men's 14 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 2006*, 2010* 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Oceania [16][5][17][15]
AUT   Austria Men's 0 1986 None Europe [5]
BEL   Belgium Men's 0 1984, 1988, 1992 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2001 1995, 1999 None Europe [5][20][21]
BRA   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 [16][5][22][14][23][21][15]
CAM   Cambodia Men's 0 2015, 2017 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Asia (Southeast) [16][5][24]
CAN   Canada Men's 10 1984 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015 2015, 2016, 2017 America [16][5][17][1][15]
CHI   Chile Men's 0 1995, 1999, 2002 2016, 2017 America [16][5]
CHN   China
(CDPF) 		Men's 0 2008 2007 2006, 2010 None Asia [5][21]
COL   Colombia
(FECDE PC) 		Men's 0 2007 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 America [16][5]
DEN   Denmark Men's 18 1982 2010, 2014 None Europe [5][15]
ENG   England Men's 1978 OOC 7 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 2010, 2014 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Europe [16][5][17][14][15]
ESP   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 [16][5][15]
FIN   Finland Men's 21 2011 1999, 2006, 2010, 2014 None Europe [5][15]
FRA   France Men's 0 1994 1991 None Europe [5]
GBR   Great Britain
  England and
  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 [5]
GER   Germany Men's 17 2014 None Europe [5][15]
GHA   Ghana
(CPSRA Ghana) 		Men's 0 None [IFCPFnotes 7] Africa [5]
HND   Honduras Men's 2017 0 America [15]
IND   India Men's Jan. 2015 0 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Asia [16][5][22]
INA   Indonesia Men's Jan. 2015 0 2017 2014, 2015 Asia (Southeast)
IRL   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 [5][17][14][20][15]
IRI   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 [16][5][22][14][23][21][15]
ITA   Italy
(FISPES) 		Men's 0 None Europe [5]
JOR   Jordan Men's Jan. 2015 0 None Asia [5][22]
JPN   Japan Men's OOC 16 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 2006, 2010, 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Asia [16][5][17][14][25][15][26]
KEN   Kenya Men's 2017 0 Africa [15]
KOR   South Korea
(KFCPF) 		Men's 18 1988 2003, 2011 2006, 2010, 2014 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Asia [16][5][22][27][21][15]
LUX   Luxembourg Men's 2017 0 Europe [15]
MAC   Macau Men's 0 None Asia [5]
MAS   Malaysia
(NPC Malaysia) 		Men's 0 2006*, 2014, 2015, 2017 None Asia (Southeast) [5][28]
MEX   Mexico
(FEMEDEPC) 		Men's 21 2010, 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 America [16][5][15]
MYA   Myanmar
(NPC Myanmar) 		Men's 0 2014, 2015, 2017 None Asia (Southeast) [5][28]
NED   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 [5][17][14][15]
NGA   Nigeria Men's Jan. 2015 0 2016, 2017 Africa [16][5][22]
NIR   Northern Ireland Men's 13 2013, 2015, 2017 2014 None Europe [5][17][15]
NOR   Norway 0 None Europe [5]
NZL   New Zealand Men's 0 Oceania [5]
PER   Peru Men's 2017 0 America [15]
POR   Portugal
(FPDD) 		Men's 11 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000 1986, 2001, 2013, 2015, 2017 1999, 2002, 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Europe [16][5][17][15]
RSA   South Africa
(SASPD) 		Men's 0 2005, 2007 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Africa [16][5]
RUS   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 [16][17][14][15]
SCO   Scotland
(SDS) 		Men's 1978 9 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 2006, 2010, 2014 None Europe [5][17][15]
SIN   Singapore Men's 21 2014, 2014*, 2015, 2017 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Asia (Southeast) [16][5][22][28][29][15]
SLV   El Salvador Men's 2017 0 America [15]
THA   Thailand Men's 0 2014, 2015, 2017 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Asia (Southeast) [16][5][24]
TUN   Tunisia Men's 0 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Africa [16][5]
TUR Turkey 0 None Europe [5]
UAE   United Arab Emirates
(U.A.E.NPC) 		Men's 0 None Asia [5]
UKR   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 [16][5][17][14][15]
USA   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 [5][22][21][25][15]
VEN   Venezuela
(FEVEDE-PC) 		Men's 15 2013, 2015, 2017 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 America [16][5][22][15]
VNM   Vietnam Men's 2017 0 Asia [15]
WAL   Wales
(FAW Trust) 		Men's Jan. 2015 0 None Europe [5][22][15]

Footnotes

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  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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