International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football

International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football
Formation 1 January 2015
Type Sports federation
Headquarters South Africa
Membership
47 national CP football organizations
Official language
English
President
 Sandy Hermiston
Website ifcpf.com

International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) is the world governing body for cerebral palsy football. They were founded in January 2015, when the governance of the sport transferred from the CPISRA to them. They are a member organization, with members from five different continental zones. The IFCPF has relationships with other international association football sporting bodies. They organize tournaments for the sport, and are in charge of Paralympic Games inclusion and participation. The IFCPF is a WADA signatory, and international footballers may be subject to out of competition doping controls.

History

From 1978 to 2014, cerebral palsy football was governed by the CPISRA. In January 2015, governance of the sport was taken over by the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football.[1]

Governance

The President of IFCPF is Sandy Hemiston of Canada. The organization's Secretary General is Jan-Hein Evers.[2]

Members

The IFCPF is organized zonally, with members belonging to one of five continental zones. These zones are Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.[3] These members are often either national cerebral palsy football associations, national cerebral palsy sports federations, national Paralympic committees, or national football associations. The type of member in the IFCPF varies by country.[3]

Relationships

The IFCPF has been trying to establish relationships with other international football organizations. In 2016, they signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Asian Football Confederation. Part of this involved the AFC supporting a AFC Youth CP Football Tournament in 2017.[4] In 2014, 2015 and 2016, IFCPF was getting financial support from UEFA.[4]

Activities

Among the activities the organization does is to organize international tournaments for cerebral palsy football.[5][6] This includes the qualification tournament for the IFCPF World Championships, and the IFCPF World Championships themselves.[7][8] The IFCPF is in charge of the sport's Paralympic efforts. They set the team qualifying criteria for the Paralympic Games.[9] They were also involved in the request to keep cerebral palsy football on the program for the 2020 Summer Paralympics. The sports removal came as a surprise to the organization.[10]

Anti-Doping

The IFCPF is a WADA signatory.[11] In 2016, after getting an endorsement by the World AntiDoping Agency (WADA), 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, 10 players from 9 countries were initially included ahead of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. These countries included Netherlands, Japan, Russia, Iran, Argentina, Ireland, Ukraine, England, and Brazil.[12]

Rankings

The IFCPF ranks national teams. Rankings are based on tournament placement, with a factoring done to give additional weight to the Paralympic Games and IFCPF World Championships.[13]

World wide participation

Cerebral palsy football has world wide reach, and is played on all five continents. Many countries have IFCPF recognized national championships and national leagues. In 2010, there were 12 countries with IFCPF recognized competitions. The number grew to 21 by 2015.[14]

Code Federation [IFCPFnotes 1] National teams Joined [IFCPFnotes 2] Doping [IFCPFnotes 3] Ranking [IFCPFnotes 4] Paralympics Games Championships National league [IFCPFnotes 5] Continent Ref
World Regional
ARG Argentina Argentina
(FADEPAC)		 Men's OOC [IFCPFnotes 6] 6 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012 2007, 2011, 2015 2014, 2015 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 America [14][3][15][12][16][17][13]
AUS Australia Australia Men's 14 2007, 2011, 2015 2010* 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Oceania [14][3][15][13]
AUT Austria Austria Men's 0 None Europe [3]
BEL Belgium Belgium Men's 0 1984, 1988, 1992 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 None Europe [3][18][19]
BRA Brazil Brazil Men's OOC 3 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 1998, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 2014, 2015 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 America [14][3][20][12][21][22][13]
CAN Canada Canada Men's 10 1984 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015 2007, 2014, 2015 2015 America [14][3][15][23][13]
CHI Chile Chile Men's 0 2014, 2015 None America [14][3]
CHN China China
(CDPF)		 Men's 0 2008 2007, None Asia [3][19]
COL Colombia Colombia
(FECDE PC)		 Men's 0 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 America [14][3]
DEN Denmark Denmark Men's 18 2010, 2014 None Europe [3][13]
ENG England England Men's 1978 OOC 7 2011, 2015 2010, 2014 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Europe [14][3][15][12][13]
ESP Spain Spain
(FEDPC)		 Men's 18 1992, 1996, 2000 2007, 2011 2006, 2010 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Europe [14][3][13]
FIN Finland Finland Men's 21 2011 2006, 2010, 2014 None Europe [3][13]
FRA France France Men's 0 None Europe [3]
GBR United Kingdom Great Britain
England England & Wales Wales
(CP Sport)		 Men's 0 1984, 1992, 2008, 2012, 2016 2007 2006 None Europe [3]
GER Germany Germany Men's 17 2014 None Europe [3][13]
GHA Ghana Ghana
(CPSRA Ghana)		 Men's 0 None [IFCPFnotes 7] Africa [3]
IND India India Men's Jan. 2015 0 2007 2014, 2015 Asia [14][3][24]
IRL Republic of Ireland Ireland Men's 1978 OOC 5 1984 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2007, 2011, 2015 2006, 2010, 2014 None Europe [3][15][12][25][13]
IRN Iran Iran Men's OOC 12 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 2007, 2011, 2015 2014 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 Asia [14][3][24][12][26][27][13]
ITA Italy Italy
(FISPES)		 Men's 0 None Europe [3]
JOR Jordan Jordan Men's Jan. 2015 0 None Asia [3][24]
JPN Japan Japan Men's OOC 16 2007, 2011, 2015 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Asia [14][3][15][12][28][13][29]
KOR South Korea South Korea
(KFCPF)		 Men's 18 1988 2011 2014 2013, 2014, 2015 Asia [14][3][24][30][31][13]
MAC Macau Macau Men's 0 None Asia [3]
MAS Malaysia Malaysia
(NPC Malaysia)		 Men's 0 2015 None Asia [3][32]
MEX Mexico Mexico
(FEMEDEPC)		 Men's 21 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 America [14][3][13]
MYA Myanmar Myanmar
(NPC Myanmar)		 Men's 0 2015 None Asia [3][33]
NED Netherlands Netherlands
(KNVB)		 Men's OOC 4 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2007, 2011, 2015 2006, 2010, 2014 None Europe [3][15][12][13]
NGA Nigeria Nigeria Men's Jan. 2015 0 2016 Africa [14][3][24]
NIR Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Men's 13 2015 2014 None Europe [3][15][13]
NOR Norway Norway 0 None Europe [3]
NZL New Zealand New Zealand Men's 0 Oceania [3]
POR Portugal Portugal
(FPDD)		 Men's 11 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000 2015 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Europe [14][3][15][13]
RSA South Africa South Africa
(SASPD)		 Men's 0 2007 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Africa [14][3]
RUS Russia Russia
(RCPFF)		 Men's OOC 2 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 1998, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 2006, 2010, 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Europe [14][15][12][13]
SCO Scotland Scotland
(SDS)		 Men's 1978 9 2007, 2011, 2015 2006, 2010, 2014 None Europe [3][15][13]
SIN Singapore Singapore Men's 21 2013, 2014, 2015 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Asia [14][3][24][34][35][13]
THA Thailand Thailand Men's 0 2015 2014, 2015 Asia [14][3][36]
TUN Tunisia Tunisia Men's 0 2014, 2015 Africa [14][3]
TUR Turkey 0 None Europe [3]
UAE United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
(U.A.E.NPC)		 Men's 0 None Asia [3]
UKR Ukraine Ukraine
(NPC Ukraine)		 Men's OOC 1 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 1998, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Europe [14][3][15][12][13]
USA United States United States Men's 8 1984, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012 2007, 2011, 2015 2014, 2015 None America [3][37][38][39][40][13]
VEN Venezuela Venezuela
(FEVEDE-PC)		 Men's 15 2015 2014, 2015 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 America [14][3][41][42][13]
WAL Wales Wales
(FAW Trust)		 Men's Jan. 2015 0 None Europe [3][24][13]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Federation refers only to IFCPF recognized federations who is a member of the IFCPF. It does not include any other organizations involved with CP football in the country.
  2. ↑ Joined: before 2015 then CPISRA IFCPF
  3. ↑ This refers to the type of testing on the international level, where the anti-doping program is affiliated with the IFCPF's Anti-Doping Code.
  4. ↑ World Rankings 2016
  5. ↑ National league specifically refers to an IFCPF recognized national league or championship.
  6. ↑ OOC stands for Out Of Competition testing, where national team players are on a testing list and are part of the ADAMS system.
  7. ↑ None means that the ICFPF has never recognized a national championship, or that no national championship exists.

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  2. ↑ "Organisation". CP Football. 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
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