2001 Amputee Football World Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Brazil |
| City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Dates | 5–10 November |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Russia |
| Third place |  England |
| Fourth place |  Ukraine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 96 (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
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| 2 | Russia
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| 3 | England
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| 4 | Ukraine
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| 5 | Argentina
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| 6 | .png){kind=small} United States
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| 2001 Amputee Football World Cup |
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Brazil Second title |
References
- ^ "History of Amputee Football". amputeefootball.org. Online. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ "Action! 2001 Amputee Soccer World Championships". Archived from the original on June 25, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Україна в футбольних турнірах інвалідів" (PDF). chtyvo.org.ua. Online. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ Injuries - Forfeit
- ^ Russian player assaults English referee. Match stopped with time on the clock. Brazil wins championship.