Football 7-a-side at the 2010 Asian Para Games

Football 7-a-side at the 2010 Asian Para Games
	Football 7-a-side pictogram
Tournament details
Host country	China
Dates	13 – 18 December 2010
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iran
Runners-up	China
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	58 (7.25 per match)
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7-a-side football at the 2010 Asian Para Games were held in Huagong Stadium 13 – 18 December 2010. There was 1 gold medal in this sport.^[1]

Participating teams and officials

Qualifying

A total of five teams will qualify to compete in the football five a side competition. The host nation (China) automatically qualifies a team. A team may consist of a maximum of 14 athletes.

Means of qualification	Berths	Qualified
Host nation	1	China
Asian Region	3	Iran Japan South Korea
Total	4

Squads

The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:

Venues

The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Guangzhou.

Guangzhou		Guangzhou
Stadium: Huagong Stadium
Capacity: Unknown

Format

The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 4 teams in one group, where engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. In both of the best placed, they play in the final for the tournament, the two last teams play for third place.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The 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 first group stage have seen the teams in a one group of four teams.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualified for
1	Iran	3	3	0	23	0	+23	9	Team play for position 1
2	China	3	2	1	7	10	−3	6	Team play for position 1
3	Japan	3	1	2	4	11	−7	3	Team play for the position 3
4	South Korea	3	0	3	3	16	−13	0	Team play for the position 3

Source: Football 7-a-side at the 2010 Asian Para Games
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

2010-12-13

12:30

China	4–2	South Korea

Huagong Stadium

2010-12-13

15:00

Japan	0–7	Iran

Huagong Stadium

2010-12-14