Scotland national cerebral palsy football team explained

Scotland national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for Scotland that represents the team in international competitions. At the 2015 IPCPF World Championships, Scotland finished 9th after defeating Canada in overtime.

Background

Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) manages the national team.[1] While Scotland was active in participating on the World Championship level by 2016, the country did not have a national championships to support national team player development.[2]

Ranking

Scotland was ranked ninth in the world by the IFCPF in 2016.[3] In November 2014, they were ranked seventh.[4] In August 2013, the team was eighth.[5] Scotland was ranked sixth in September 2012.[6] The team was ranked seventh in July 2011.[7]

Players

There have been a number of players for the Scottish squad.

NameNumberClassificationPositionYears activeRef
Thomas Brown11FT6Fielder2013
Craig Connell1FT7Goalkeeper2010, 2013[8] [9]
Michael Glynn2FT7Fielder2013
Connor Hay8FT82010
Martin Hickman9FT7Fielder2013
Keiran Martin2FT72010
Scott Martin12FT5Goalkeeper2013
Laurie McGinley10FT82010
Duncan McPherson5FT72010
Jamie Mitchell5FT7Fielder2013
Jonathan O'Hara3FT7Fielder2013
Graeme Paterson6FT72010
Jonathan Patterson10FT7Fielder2010, 2013
James Richmond8FT7Fielder2013
Mark Roberston7FT7Fielder2010, 2013
Jamie Trevit6, 3FT6Fielder2010, 2013
Scott Troup4FT8Fielder2010, 2013
Thomas Brown11FT6Fielder2013
Craig Gray5,8FT7Fielder2005, 2009

Results

Scotland has participated in a number of international tournaments. The team was scheduled to participate in the 2016 IFCPF Qualification Tournament World Championships in Vejen, Denmark in early August. The tournament was part of the qualifying process for the 2017 IFCPF World Championships. Other teams scheduled to participate included Canada, Portugal, Iran, Northern Ireland, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, Republic of South Korea, Germany, Denmark, and Spain.[10]

CompetitionLocationYearTotal TeamsResultRef
CPISRA World GamesNottingham, England201574[11]
Euro Football 7-a-sideMaia, Portugal2014115[12]
Intercontinental CupBarcelona, Spain201316[13]
Ireland CP International TournamentIreland20134[14]
Inverclyde, Largs ScotlandInverclyde, Scotland20102
CPISRA International ChampionshipsArnhem, Netherlands200911[15]
Nations CupLilleshall, England20094[16]

IFCPF World Championships

Scotland has participated in the IFCPF World Championships. At the 2011 CP-ISRA World Championship in Drenthe, Scotland defeated Canada 4 - 1.[17]

World ChampionshipsLocationTotal TeamsResultRef
2015 IFCPF World ChampionshipsEngland159 (2-2 after full-time, won 5–3 against Canada in extra time)[18]
2011 CPSIRA World ChampionshipsNetherlands166[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Members — CP Football. IFCPF. IFCPF. August 25, 2016.
  2. Web site: Worldwide Reach - CP Football. www.ifcpf.com. 2016-08-27. 2016-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818145854/http://www.ifcpf.com/development/worldwide-reach. dead.
  3. Web site: Ranking — CP Football. CP Football. CP Football. August 25, 2016. July 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150726005409/http://www.ifcpf.com/ranking. dead.
  4. Web site: World Ranking 2014 . November 8, 2014 . CPISRA . August 26, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160829025718/http://cpisra.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140804-CPISRA-World-Ranking-List-2012-Football-7-a-side-after-Eurepan-Championships-America-Cup-Asian-Para-Games.xlsx . August 29, 2016 .
  5. Web site: World Ranking List Football 7-a-side updated after Intercontinental Cup 2013, Barcelona Spain . August 2013 . CPISRA . CPISRA . August 26, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315043341/http://cpisra.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20120912-CPISRA-World-Ranking-List-2012-Football-7-a-side-after-Intercontinental-Cup-2013.pdf . March 15, 2016 .
  6. Web site: World Ranking List 2012 Football 7-a-side after PG Londen 2012 . September 13, 2012 . CPISRA . August 26, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160828230634/http://www.cpisra.org.za/files/sports/football_7-a-side/20120912%20CPISRA%20World%20Ranking%20List%202012%20Football%207-a-side%20after%20PG%20Londen2012.pdf . August 28, 2016 .
  7. Web site: Football_7-a-side_CPISRA_World_Ranking_List . September 2011 . CPISRA . August 26, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221083752/http://www.cpisra.org.za/files/sports/football_7-a-side/football_7-a-side_cpisra_world_ranking_list.pdf . December 21, 2016 .
  8. Web site: Ireland match results. 2013. CPISRA. August 25, 2016.
  9. Web site: Football 7-a-side Match Reports: 2010 Inverclyde, Largs Scotland – The Netherlands CPISRA. cpisra.org. 2016-08-26. 2016-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160426181236/http://cpisra.org/dir/football-7-a-side-match-reports-2010-inverclyde-largs-scotland-the-netherlands/. dead.
  10. Web site: Tournament Draw 2016 IFCPF Qualification Tournament World Championships. 2016. IFCPF. IFCPF. August 28, 2016.
  11. Web site: Nottingham 2015 provides world class experience to almost 100 young footballers — CP Football. www.ifcpf.com. 2016-08-25.
  12. Web site: Final results of the European Championships 2014 Football 7-a-side . 2014 . CPISRA . August 25, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161021051051/http://cpisra.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140802-Final-Results-EC-2014-Portugal.xlsx . October 21, 2016 .
  13. Web site: Match Reports: Intercontinental Cup 2013, Barcelona CPISRA. cpisra.org. 2016-08-25. 2015-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926060528/http://cpisra.org/dir/match-reports-intercontinental-cup-2013-barcelona/. dead.
  14. Web site: Ireland CP International Tournament 2013 Match Reports CPISRA. cpisra.org. 2016-08-25. 2015-10-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20151016204650/http://cpisra.org/dir/ireland-cp-international-tournament-2013-match-reports/. dead.
  15. Web site: 2009 Arnhem CPISRA International Championships Football 7-a-side Match Reports CPISRA. cpisra.org. 2016-08-26. 2016-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160809062309/http://cpisra.org/dir/2009-arnhem-cpisra-international-championships-football-7-a-side-match-reports/. dead.
  16. Web site: 2009 Lilleshall, England Host Nations Cup CPISRA. cpisra.org. 2016-08-26. 2015-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926050947/http://cpisra.org/dir/2009-lilleshall-england-host-nations-cup/. dead.
  17. Web site: Canadian Soccer Association 2011 Annual Report. 2011. Canadian Soccer Association. Canadian Soccer Association. August 29, 2016. December 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220123228/http://www.canadasoccer.com/files/CSA_2011AR_EN.pdf. dead.
  18. Web site: Fixtures & Results — Cerebral Palsy Football World Championships 2015 . run2 . 2015 . 2015 CP Football World Championships . IFCPF . August 25, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220065009/http://cp2015.com/fixtures_results/ . December 20, 2016 .
  19. Web site: 2011 Final Results . 2011 . CPISRA . CPISRA . August 25, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924001555/http://cpisra.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2011-Final-Results-WC-2011-Netherlands.xlsx . September 24, 2015 .