The 1999 CPISRA Pan-American Soccer Championship was an American championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. CPISRA stands for Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Athletes with a physical disability competed.

Football 7-a-side was played with modified FIFA rules. Among the modifications were that there were seven players, no offside, a smaller playing field, and permission for one-handed throw-ins. Matches consisted of two thirty-minute halves, with a fifteen-minute half-time break. The championships was a qualifying event for the tournament Soccer World Cup at the 2001 CPISRA World Games.

Participating teams and officials Teams Means of qualificationBerthsQualified Host nation 0 unknown Americas Region 4 Argentina Brazil Chile United States Total 4

Squads The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:

Argentina Brazil Chile United States

Venues The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Buenos Aires. Buenos AiresStadium: unknownCapacity: unknown

Format

The group stage was a competition between the 4 teams in one group, where engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. Tie-breaking criteria for group playThe ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria: Number of points Goal difference Number of goals scored Number of points obtained in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Number of goals scored in matches between tied teams Drawing of lots

Classification Athletes with a physical disability competed. The athlete's disability was caused by a non-progressive brain damage that affects motor control, such as cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or stroke. Athletes must be ambulant.

Players were classified by level of disability. C5: Athletes with difficulties when walking and running, but not in standing or when kicking the ball. C6: Athletes with control and co-ordination problems of their upper limbs, especially when running. C7: Athletes with hemiplegia. C8: Athletes with minimal disability; must meet eligibility criteria and have an impairment that has impact on the sport of football.

Teams must field at least one class C5 or C6 player at all times. No more than two players of class C8 are permitted to play at the same time.

Group stage In the group stage have seen the teams in a one group of four teams.

Statistics Ranking RankTeam Argentina United States Brazil4. Chile

See also

External links Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA) International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)