2001 Amputee Football World Cup

2001 Amputee Football World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Dates5–10 November
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place England
Fourth place Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored96 (5.33 per match)
2000
2002

The 2001 Amputee Football World Cup was the 10th edition of the annual international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the International Amputee Football Federation (IAFF), and was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 5 and 10 November 2001.[1]

Brazil won the title for the second time, defeating Russia in the final. England became bronze medalist before Ukraine.[2][3]

Participating nations

Following six nations competed in the preliminary round-robin tournament. The first four ranking teams qualified for the knockout stage.

Preliminary round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Brazil 5 5 0 0 30 2 +28 15
Russia 5 4 0 1 9 4 +5 12
Ukraine 5 2 1 2 16 8 +8 7
England 5 1 2 2 17 6 +11 5
Argentina 5 1 1 3 12 13 -1 4
United States 5 0 0 5 0 51 -51 0
5 November 2001
Brazil 5 – 0 Argentina
Russia 3 – 0 England
6 November 2001
England 15 – 0 United States
Ukraine 2 – 1 Argentina
Brazil 2 – 0 Russia
Ukraine 11 – 0 United States
7 November 2001
Russia 2 – 1 Ukraine
Brazil 1 – 0 England
Argentina 8 – 0 United States
8 November 2001
Russia 4 – 1 Argentina
Brazil 17 – 0 United States
England 0 – 0 Ukraine
9 November 2001
England 2 – 2 Argentina
Russia + – –[4] United States
Brazil 5 – 2 Ukraine

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Gold medal
      
1 Brazil 3
4 England 0
1 Brazil 2
2 Russia 0
2 Russia 2(4)
3 Ukraine 2(2) Bronze medal
4 England 2
3 Ukraine 1
Semi-finals
10 November 2001
Brazil 3 – 0 England
Russia 2 – 2
(pen. 4 – 2)
Ukraine
3rd place
10 November 2001
England 2 – 1 Ukraine
Final
10 November 2001
Brazil 2 – 0[5] Russia

Rankings

Rank Team
1  Brazil
2  Russia
3  England
4  Ukraine
5  Argentina
6  United States


 2001 Amputee Football World Cup 

Brazil

Second title

References

  1. ^ "History of Amputee Football". amputeefootball.org. Online. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "Action! 2001 Amputee Soccer World Championships". Archived from the original on June 25, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Україна в футбольних турнірах інвалідів" (PDF). chtyvo.org.ua. Online. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  4. ^ Injuries - Forfeit
  5. ^ Russian player assaults English referee. Match stopped with time on the clock. Brazil wins championship.