2017 European Amputee Football Championship

The 2017 European Amputee Football Championship was the first edition of the annual international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the European Amputee Football Federation (EAFF), and was held in Istanbul, Turkey between October 1–10, 2017. The championship's drawing ceremony took place in Riva, Beykoz, Istanbul on August 19 to determine the groups.[1]

2017 European Amputee Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Dates1–10 October
Final positions
Champions Turkey
Runners-up England
Third place Poland
Fourth place Spain
Turkey (red) attacking England (blue) in the final match.

Turkey won the title for the first time, defeating England in the final. Poland became bronze medalist before Spain. All matches were played at the Turkish Football Federation Hasan Doğan National Teams Camp and Training Facility in Riva, Beykoz but the final at Vodafone Park in Beşiktaş.[2][3][4]

Participating nations

Following 12 nations competed in three groups. The first two ranking teams (green) in each group plus the two best third-ranking teams (lime green) qualified for the knockout stage of quarterfinals.

Preliminary round

Group A

[1]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Turkey3300200+209
 Spain320165+16
 Germany301219−81
 Georgia3012114−131
2 October 2017
17:00 EDTTurkey7 – 0GermanyRiva4[5]
3 October 2017
11:00 EDTSpain4 – 0GeorgiaRiva 2[2]
4 October 2017
10:30 EDTSpain2 – 1GermanyRiva 2[6]
18:00 EDTTurkey9 – 0GeorgiaRiva 4[5][6]
5 October 2017
13:00 EDTGermany1–1GeorgiaRiva 2[5]
18:00 EDTTurkey4 – 0SpainRiva 4[5]

Group B

[1]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
 Poland3300121+119
 Italy311143+14
 France31115504
 Belgium3003012−120
3 October 2017
12:30 EDTPoland5 – 1FranceRiva 4[2]
14:00 EDTItaly4 – 0BelgiumRiva 2[2]
4 October 2017
13:30 EDTItaly0–0FranceRiva 2[6]
15:00 EDTPoland4 – 0BelgiumRiva 4[6]
5 October 2017
10:30 EDTFrance3 – 0BelgiumRiva 2[5]
15:00 EDTPoland3 – 0ItalyRiva 4[5]

Group C

[1]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
 England3300100+109
 Russia3201121+116
 Ireland310243+13
 Greece3003022−220
3 October 2017
15:30 EDTEngland8 – 0GreeceRiva 4[2]
17:00 EDTRussia2 – 0IrelandRiva 2[2]
4 October 2017
12:00 EDTRussia10 – 0GreeceRiva 4[6]
16:30 EDTEngland1 – 0ItelandRiva 2[6]
5 October 2017
12:00 EDTIreland4 – 0GreeceRiva 4[5]
16:30 EDTRussia0 – 1EnglandRiva 2[5]

9th–12th place round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
 Germany321084+47
 Georgia3201117+46
 Belgium302136−32
 Greece301216−51
7 October 2017
Georgia5 – 2BelgiumRiva 2[7]
Germany2 – 1GreeceRiva 2[7]
8 October 2017
Greece0 – 4GeorgiaRiva 2[7]
Belgium1–1GermanyRiva 2[7]
9 October 2017
Greece0–0BelgiumRiva 2[7]
Georgia2 – 5GermanyRiva 4[7]

Knockout stage
  Quarterfinals Semifinals
                           
  A1 Turkey 2  
C2 Russia 1  
  A1 Turkey 2  
  B1 Poland 0  
B1 Poland 5 Gold Medal
  C3 Ireland 0  
    A1 Turkey 2
  C1 England 1
  C1 England 2  
B3 France 0  
  C1 England 3 Bronze Medal
  A2 Spain 0  
A2 Spain 2 B1 Poland 3
  B2 Italy 1   A2 Spain 1
Round of 4 5th place
      
B3 France 0
B2 Italy 1
B2 Italy 2
C3 Ireland 0
C3 Ireland
C2 Russia DNS

Quarterfinals
7 October 2017
Spain2 – 1ItalyRiva 4[8]
Poland5 – 0IrelandRiva 4[8]
England2 – 0FranceRiva 4[8]
Turkey2 – 1RussiaRiva 4[8][9]

Russian team withdrawal

During the quarterfinal match of Turkey vs. Russia on October 7, 2017, Russian player Shakbulatov was shown a red card after receiving his second yellow card and was sent off. As he was leaving the pitch, he pushed a referee standing by the sideline down to the ground. Right after the incident, the match's referee decided to end the match in the 69th minute in the overtime while Turkey was in lead by 2–1. The Russian team withdrew from the championship and did not show up in the further match against Ireland.[10]

5th–8th place knockout
8 October 2017
France0 – 1ItalyRiva 2[7]
Ireland– DNSRussiaRiva 2[7]
9 October 2017
Ireland0 – 2ItalyRiva 2[7]

Semifinals
8 October 2017
Turkey2 – 0PolandRiva 4[3]
England3 – 0SpainRiva 4[7]

Bronze medal match
9 October 2017
Poland3 – 1SpainRiva 4[7]

Gold medal match
9 October 20174
Turkey2 – 1EnglandVodafone Park[4]

Rankings
Turkish team enjoying the championship title holding the cup.
Rank Team
1 Turkey
2 England
3 Poland
4 Spain
5 Italy
6 Ireland
7 France
8 Russia
9 Germany
10 Georgia
11 Belgium
12 Greece
 2017 European Amputee Football Championship 

Turkey
First title

References
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