Mexico national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for Mexico that represents the team in international competitions. The country has never participated at the Paralympics.
Background Federacion Mexicana de Deportes para Personas con Paralisis Cerebral (FEMEDEPC) manages the national team. In 2016, the national team was inactive as the country. The sport was being developed with the goal in mind of establishing a national team. The sport was developed enough to host a national championships.
National team development is supported by an International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) recognized national championship. Recognized years for the national IFCPF recognized competition include 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. In 2015, the championsion was in its seventh year. That year, six teams participated including Jalisco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Estado de México, Michoacán, and Distrito Federal.
Players There have been a number of players for the Mexican squad. NameNumberClassificationPositionYears activeRefEdgar Aguirre RomanFT7 2016Bardo Isaac Alanis RodríguezFT7 2016Oscar Ivan Baca NorzagarayFT7 2016Julio Baltazar HernándezFT7 2016Rogelio Constantino GallegosFT7 2016Arturo Crespo BaltazarFT8 2016Marcos Cruz JimenezFT5 2016Salvador Cuevas MagañaFT7 2016Jonathan Uriel Dávila PérezFT7 2016Sebastian De La Rosa VicenteFT6 2016Orlando Díaz GómezFT7 2016Gonzalo Ramsés García YerenaFT7 2016Jesus Arnulfo Gonzalez LaraFT7 2016José Ramón González GutiérrezFT7 2016Enrique González OrozcoFT7 2016José Angel Guerrero MartínezFT5 2016Jesus Hernandez CosioFT7 2016Joel Ernesto Legarreta GomezFT6 2016Luis Alberto Lopez FrancoFT8 2016Juan Carlos Marín GonzálezFT5 2016Hector Alejandro Martinez SandriaFT5 2016Juan Daniel Montejano AlemánFT7 2016Hugo Eduardo Morquecho CastroFT7 2016Julian Ramirez MartinezFT5 2016Salvador Manuel Rocha AguilarFT7 2016Juan Carlos Rojas NavaFT7 2016Francisco Javier Ruiz RamirezFT7 2016Carlos Fernando Saldaña ArteagaFT7 2016Carlos Israel Samaniego BarreraFT7 2016Jorge Sanchez ReyesFT7 2016Abdel Jonathan Vega GarcFT7 2016Pedro VillanuevaFT5 2016
Ranking
Mexico was ranked twenty-first in the world by the IFCPF in 2016. The team is also ranked sixth in the Americas that same year. In November 2014, the team was ranked twenty-second. In August 2013, Mexico was ranked twenty-first. In July 2011 and September 2012, Mexico was ranked nineteenth.
Results The country has never participated in a Paralympic Games since the sport made its debut at the 1984 Games. Mexico has participated in a number of international tournaments. At the Football 7-a-side International Tournament in Portugal in 2011, Mexico lost to Canada 2 - 3. Six teams participated in the Toronto hosted American Cup in 2014. Group A included Venezuela, Argentina and Canada. Group B included Mexico, Brazil and the United States. The tournament was important for preparations for the 2015 Parapan American Games, and because it was the last major continental level competition of the year. CompetitionLocationYearTotal TeamsResultRefAmerica CupToronto, Canada201466Parapan American Youth GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina20136British Paralympic World CupNottingham, England201212Football 7-a-side International TournamentPorto, Portugal20114
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