2002 Amputee Football World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Russia |
| City | Sochi |
| Dates | 5–11 September |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Uzbekistan |
| Fourth place |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Goals scored | 99 (5.21 per match) |
← 2001 2003 → | |
The 2002 Amputee Football World Cup was the 11th 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 Sochi, Russia between 5 and 11 September 2002.[1]
Russia won the title for the second time, defeating Brazil in the final. Uzbekistan became bronze medalist before England.[2][3][4]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | +31 | 13 |
| Uzbekistan |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 10 |
| Brazil |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 9 |
| England |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
 Ukraine |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 3 |
 Moldova |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 61 | -60 | 0 |
| 5 September 2002 | ||||||
| Brazil | |
5 – 0 | |
Ukraine | ||
| England | |
1 – 3 | |
Uzbekistan | ||
| Russia | |
21 – 0 | |
Moldova | ||
| 6 September 2002 | ||||||
| Russia | |
0 – 0 | |
Brazil | ||
| England | |
2 – 1 | |
Ukraine | ||
| Uzbekistan | |
19 – 0 | |
Moldova | ||
| 7 September 2002 | ||||||
| Russia | |
3 – 0 | |
Uzbekistan | ||
| Brazil | |
0 – 0 | |
England | ||
| Ukraine | |
7 – 0 | |
Moldova | ||
| 8 September 2002 | ||||||
| Russia | |
4 – 1 | |
Ukraine | ||
| Brazil | |
1 – 1 | |
Uzbekistan | ||
| England | |
4 – 0 | |
Moldova | ||
| 9 September 2002 | ||||||
| Ukraine | |
1 – 2 | |
Uzbekistan | ||
| Russia | |
4 – 0 | |
England | ||
| Brazil | |
10 – 1 | |
Moldova |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 1 | Russia
| 5 | |||||||
| 4 | England
| 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Russia
| 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Brazil
| 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Uzbekistan
| 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Brazil
| 1 | Bronze medal | ||||||
| 4 | England
| 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Uzbekistan
| 1 | |||||||
- Semi-finals
| 10 September 2002 | ||||||
| Russia | |
5 – 0 | |
England | ||
| Uzbekistan | |
0 – 1 (a.e.t.) |
|
Brazil |
- 3rd place
| 11 September 2002 | ||||||
| England | |
0 – 1 (a.e.t.) |
|
Uzbekistan |
- Final
| 11 September 2002 | ||||||
| Russia | |
1 – 0 (a.e.t.) |
|
Brazil |
Rankings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Russia
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| 2 | Brazil
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| 3 | Uzbekistan
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| 4 | England
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| 5 | Ukraine
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| 6 | Moldova
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| 2002 Amputee Football World Cup |
|---|
Russia Third title |
References
- ^ "History of Amputee Football". amputeefootball.org. Online. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "2002 World Championships in Sochi, Russia". Archived from the original on August 5, 2004. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Україна в футбольних турнірах інвалідів" (PDF). chtyvo.org.ua. Online. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Brazil Second in 2002 World Championships". Archived from the original on June 10, 2004. Retrieved October 4, 2025.