Northern Ireland national cerebral palsy football team

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Northern Ireland national cerebral palsy football team
FederationIrish Football Association
IFCPF ranking 13
Highest IFCPF ranking13 (November 2014, 2016)
Lowest IFCPF ranking21 (July 2011, September 2012)

Northern Ireland national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for Northern Ireland that represents the team in international competitions. The team was ranked thirteenth in the world in 2016. At the 2015 IFCPF World Championships, they finished fourteenth in a fifteen deep field.

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Background

The Irish Football Association manages the national team. [1] While Northern Ireland 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

Northern Ireland was ranked thirteenth in the world by the IFCPF in November 2014 and 2016. [3] [4] In August 2013, the team was ranked fifteenth. [5] Northern Ireland was ranked twenty-first in July 2011 and September 2012. [6] [7]

Results

Northern Ireland 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 Scotland, Canada, Portugal, Iran, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, Republic of South Korea, Germany, Denmark, and Spain. [8] [9]

CompetitionLocationYearTotal TeamsResultRef
IFCPF World Championships Qualification Tournament Vejen, Denmark 2016 [10] [11]
Euro Football 7-a-side Maia, Portugal 2014118 [12]
Intercontinental Cup Barcelona, Spain 201316 [13]
Nations Cup Lilleshall, England 2009 [14]

IFCPF World Championships

Northern Ireland has participated in the IFCPF World Championships.

World ChampionshipsLocationTotal TeamsResultRef
2015 IFCPF World Championships England 1514 [15]

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