Football 5-a-side, also known as blind football, has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since 2004. The competition has consisted of a single event, men's team; women have never competed. Football 5-a-side is an adaptation of football for athletes with visual impairments including blindness. The sport, governed by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), is played with modified FIFA rules.
| Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics | |
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| Events | 1 (men) |
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Medalists
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
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| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | 4th place | ||
| 2004 Details | Athens | Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Argentina | Spain | 2–0 | Greece |
| 2008 Details | Beijing | Brazil | 2–1 | China | Argentina | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–0 p) | Spain |
| 2012 Details | London | Brazil | 2–0 | France | Spain | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–0 p) | Argentina |
| 2016 Details | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1–0 | Iran | Argentina | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–0 p) | China |
| 2020 Details | Tokyo | Brazil | 1–0 | Argentina | Morocco | 4–0 | China |
| 2024 Details | Paris | France | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Argentina | Brazil | 1–0 | Colombia |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Iran (IRN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations
- : denotes nation that did not take part that year.
X : denotes nation that did not advance into the final rounds.
| Team | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
| Argentina | 4 | |||||
| Brazil | ||||||
| China | - | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Colombia | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| France | 6 | - | - | 8 | ||
| Great Britain | - | 5 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Greece | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iran | - | - | 6 | - | ||
| Japan | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 |
| Mexico | - | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| Morocco | - | - | - | 8 | 6 | |
| South Korea | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Spain | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | ||
| Thailand | - | - | - | - | 7 | - |
| Turkey | - | - | 8 | 5 | - | 7 |
| Total teams | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Complete Results
- https://www.paralympic.org/athens-2004/results/football-5-side
- https://www.paralympic.org/beijing-2008/results/football-5-side
- https://www.paralympic.org/london-2012/results/football-5-side
- https://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016/results/football-5-side
- https://www.paralympic.org/tokyo-2020/results/football-5-side
See also
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