European Amputee Football Championship
The European Amputee Football Championship is a quadrennial European tournament in the association football sport for amputee people. It was first held in Kyiv, Ukraine in 1999, organized by the WAFF and had "open" format. Under EAFF aegis it was first held in Istanbul, Turkey in 2017.[1][2]
Results by year
| Edition | Year | Host | Dates | Nations played |
Gold | Final score |
Silver | Bronze | Bronze match score |
4th place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAFF tournaments | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1999 | Ukraine, Kyiv | Aug 5–9 | 8 | Brazil[3] | 1–0 | Russia | Ukraine | 2–1 | England | [4][5][6][7][8] |
| WAFF tournaments | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2006 | Russia, Volgograd | Sep 24–30 | 8 | Russia | 4–1 | Great Britain | Uzbekistan[3] | 1–0 | Ukraine | [9][10][8][4] |
| 3 | 2008 | Turkey, Antalia | Dec 2–6 | 5 | Russia | 2–0 [11] | Turkey | Great Britain | 3–2 | Ukraine | [4][12][13][8] |
| EAFF tournaments | |||||||||||
| 4 | 2017 | Turkey, Istanbul | Oct 2–9 | 12 | Turkey | 2–1 | England | Poland | 3–1 | Spain | [4][14][15][16] |
| 5 | 2021 | Poland, Kraków | Sep 12–19 | 14 | Turkey | 6–0 | Spain | Poland | 1–0 | Russia | [17][18][19] |
| 6 | 2024 | France, Evian | Jun 1–8 | 16 | Turkey | 3–0 | Spain | Poland | 1–0 | England | [20][21][22] |
Medals summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | England | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
See also
References
- ^ "EAFF European Amputee Football Championship 2017". Sport and Dev. 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "The European Amputee Football Federation Is Hosting the First EAF Championship in Istanbul". Beyond Sport. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b European Championship had "open" format
- ^ a b c d "History of Amputee Football". amputeefootball.org. Online. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Параллельные Миры". Команда (in Russian). 7 August 1999. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
Позавчера стартовал І Открытый чемпионат Европы среди инвалидов-ампутантов
- ^ "В номер!". Команда (in Russian). 10 August 1999. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
Бразилия – чемпион Европы среди инвалидов-ампутантов
- ^ "В обществе "равных возможностей" инвалиды-ампутанты могут проявить себя разве что в футболе... Возможны ли перемены?!". Команда (in Russian). 11 August 1999. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Україна в футбольних турнірах інвалідів" (PDF). chtyvo.org.ua. Online. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Russia - Gold, Great Britain - Silver, Uzbekistan - Bronze. All Europe Team Named". Archived from the original on October 13, 2006. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ "England Amputee Football Association & GBAF". Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ Round-robin tournament
- ^ "Накоротке". Спорт-Экспресс (in Russian). 10 December 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
Анталья. Сборная России среди инвалидов-ампутантов завоевала золотые медали на чемпионате Европы
- ^ "England Amputee Football Association". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
- ^ "Turkey 2017". amputeefootball.eu. Online. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
Turkey were crowned of EAFF European Champions, defeating England 2-1 in the final. Poland became bronze medalist, after winning 3-1 with Spain.
- ^ "Games Fixtures". amputeefootball.eu. Online. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
Games Fixtures 2017
- ^ "Turkey wins European amputee football championship". Anadolu Agency. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Big triumph of Amputee Football EURO in Krakow! "It was a sports, marketing, and media success"". amputeefootball.eu. Online. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
Turkiye – European Amputee Football Champion
- ^ "Turkey Wins 2021 European Amputee Football Championship, Spain Silver, Poland Bronze, Russia 4th". World Amputee Football Journal. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Turkey wins consecutive Euro amputee football cup". Hürriyet Daily News. 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "France will be the host of the EAFF EURO 2024!". amputeefootball.eu. Online. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
Next year in May and June 2024 in Haute-Savoie in France the 3rd European Amputee Football Championships will take place.
- ^ "EURO 2024". amputeefootball.eu. Online. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
For the first time in the history of the European Championships, 16 teams participated
- ^ "Games Fixtures 2024". amputeefootball.eu. Online. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
Games Fixtures 2024