The 2006 European Amputee Football Championship was the 2nd edition of the international competition of european amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF), had the "open" status, and was held in Volgograd, Russia between 24 and 30 September 2006.
Russia won the title for the first time, defeating Great Britain in the final. Uzbekistan became bronze medalist before Ukraine.
Participating nations Following eight nations competed in two groups. The first two ranking teams in each group qualified for the knockout stage.
Preliminary round Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP 3 3 0 0 14 4 +10 9 Great Britain 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6 Iran 3 1 0 2 10 4 +6 3 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
24 September 2006Russia 4 – 3 Great Britain Iran 8 – 0 Moldova 25 September 2006Russia 2 – 1 Iran Great Britain 4 – 0 Moldova 26 September 2006Russia 8 – 0 Moldova Great Britain 2 – 1 Iran
Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 -1 4 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
24 September 2006Uzbekistan 2 – 0 Turkey 25 September 2006Ukraine 0 – 0 Turkey Uzbekistan 2 – 0 Sierra Leone 26 September 2006Uzbekistan 1 – 0 Ukraine Turkey 1 – 0 Sierra Leone 27 September 2006Ukraine 3 – 0Technical defeat Sierra Leone
Knockout stage
Semi-finals 29 September 2006Uzbekistan 1 – 1(pen. 4 – 5) Great Britain Russia 2 – 0 Ukraine
7th place match 28 September 2006Moldova 1 – 0 Sierra Leone
5th place match 28 September 2006Iran 3 – 2 Turkey
Bronze medal match 30 September 2006Ukraine 0 – 1 Uzbekistan
Gold medal match 30 September 2006Russia 5 – 1 Great Britain
Rankings RankTeam1 2 Great Britain3 4 5 6 7 8
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