Russia national cerebral palsy football team


Russia national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for Russia that represents the team in international competitions. The team has participated at multiple Paralympic Games, winning gold in the 2000 and 2012 editions. Russia won the IFCPF World Championships in 1998, 2007, 2011 and 2015.

Background

manages the national team. During the 2000s, the team was one of the top four most dominant teams in the world alongside Brazil, Ukraine and Iran. In 2011 and 2012, the team was coached by Baramidze Avtandil. Russia was active internationally by 2016, and had national championships to support national team player development. National team development is supported by an International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football recognized national championship. Recognized years for the national IFCPF recognized competition include 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
In 2016, after getting an endorsement by the World AntiDoping Agency, the IFCPF Anti-Doping Code was formally amended to allow for out of competition testing. This was done through a WADA approved Whereabouts Programme managed through ADAMS. Drawing from players in a Registered Testing Pool, players from this country were included ahead of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.

Ranking

In 2016, Russia was ranked 2nd in the world by the IFCPF. In November 2014, the team was ranked number 1 in the world. In August 2013, the team was ranked number 1 in the world. In September 2012, the team was ranked number 1 in the world. In July 2011, the team was ranked number 2 in the world.

Players

There have been a number of players for the Russian squad.
NameNumberClassificationPositionYears activeRef
Georgiy Albegov14FT6Forward2011
Pavel Borisov4FT82011
Aleksei Chesmin / Alexey Chesmin7FT72011-2012
Mamuka Dzimistarishvili19FT82012
Alexandr Kuligin / Alexander Kuligin18FT72011-2012
Andrei Kuvaev10FT82012
Viatchislav Larionov / Viacheslav Larionov15FT7Midfielder2011-2012
Alexandr Lekov12FT72012
Lasha Murvanadze13FT8Midfielder2011
Zaurbek Pagaev17FT7Defender2011
Ivan Potekhin8FT82011-2012
Leonid Priyutilov18FT7Defender2011
Eduard Ramonov20FT7Midfielder2011
Vladislav Raretskiy16FT5Goalkeeper2011
Aslanbek Sapiev3FT7Defender2011-2012
Oleg Smirnov1FT7Goalkeeper2011
Alexei Tumakov / Alexey Tumakov6FT62011-2012
Andrey Zinovyev19FT7Defender2011

Results

Russia has participated in a number of international tournaments.
CompetitionLocationYearTotal TeamsResultRef
CPISRA World GamesNottingham, England201571
Euro Football 7-a-sideMaia, Portugal2014113
Intercontinental CupBarcelona, Spain201316
British Paralympic World CupNottingham, England201212
Yevpretoria UkraineYevpatoria, Crimea, Ukraine20128
Forvard International TournamentSochi, Russia20125
Torneo “G. Facchetti”Pesaro, Italy201141
CPISRA International ChampionshipsArnhem, Netherlands200911

IFCPF World Championships

Russia has participated in the IFCPF World Championships.
World ChampionshipsLocationTotal TeamsResultRef
2015 IFCPF World ChampionshipsEngland151
2011 CPSIRA World ChampionshipsNetherlands161
2007 CPISRA World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1
2003 CPISRA World ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina3
1998 CPISRA World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1

Paralympic Games

Russia has participated in 7-a-side football at the Paralympic Games dating back to 1996, medaling in each of their appearances at the Games. While they had qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, the Russian team was suspended for the Games. They were replaced by Iran.
Paralympic Results
GamesResultsRef
2012 Summer Paralympics1
2008 Summer Paralympics2
2004 Summer Paralympics3
2000 Summer Paralympics1
1996 Summer Paralympics2