2008 European Amputee Football Championship

2008 European Amputee Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
CityAntalia
Dates2–6 December
Teams5
Venue1
Final positions
Champions Russia (2nd title)
Runners-up Turkey
Third place Great Britain
Fourth place Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored41 (4.1 per match)
2006
2017

The 2008 European Amputee Football Championship was the 3rd edition of the international competition of european amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF), and was held in Antalia, Turkey between 2 and 6 December 2008.[1]

Russia won the title for the second time in the round-robin tournament.[2] Turkey became silver, and Great Britain became bronze medalists.[3][4]

Participating nations

Following five nations competed in the round-robin tournament.[5]

Round-robin tournament

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Russia 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11 12
Turkey 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7
Great Britain 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 7
Ukraine 4 1 0 3 10 9 +1 3
France 4 0 0 4 5 19 −14 0
2 December 2008
14:00 GMT+3 Turkey Turkey 3 – 1 France France
15:00 GMT+3 Russia Russia 2 – 0 Ukraine Ukraine
3 December 2008
14:00 GMT+3 Great Britain United Kingdom 0 – 2 Russia Russia
15:00 GMT+3 Ukraine Ukraine 7 – 1 France France
4 December 2008
14:00 GMT+3 Ukraine Ukraine 1 – 3 Turkey Turkey
15:00 GMT+3 Great Britain United Kingdom 3 – 2 France France
5 December 2008
14:00 GMT+3 Russia Russia 6 – 1 France France
15:00 GMT+3 Turkey Turkey 1 – 1 United Kingdom Great Britain
6 December 2008
13:00 GMT+3 Ukraine Ukraine 2 – 3 United Kingdom Great Britain
14:00 GMT+3 Turkey Turkey 0 – 2 Russia Russia

Rankings

Rank Team
1  Russia
2  Turkey
3 Great Britain
4  Ukraine
5  France
2008 European Amputee Football Championship
Russia
Russia
Second title

References

  1. ^ "History of Amputee Football". amputeefootball.org. Online. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Накоротке". Спорт-Экспресс (in Russian). 10 December 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2025. Анталья. Сборная России среди инвалидов-ампутантов завоевала золотые медали на чемпионате Европы
  3. ^ "Amputee National Team win European second place". Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  4. ^ "England Amputee Football Association". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  5. ^ "Україна в футбольних турнірах інвалідів" (PDF). chtyvo.org.ua. Online. Retrieved 31 August 2025.