Football 7-a-Side
| FOOTBALL 7-A-SIDE | |||||
| BEIJING 2008 PARALYMPIC GAMES | |||||
| EVENTS (1) | MEN (1) | ||||
| 8 Team Tournament | |||||
| ATHLETE QUOTA* | Male Total |
96 96 |
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| * Includes sixteen (16) male or female athletes to qualify for the mixed quad events. | |||||
| ALLOCATION OFQUALIFICATION | The qualification is allocated to the NPC notthe individual athlete or team. | ||||
| MAXIMUM QUOTAALLOCATION PER NPC | An NPC can be allocated no more than one (1)men's team qualification slot. | ||||
| ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY | To be eligible for selection by an NPC,athletes must be fifteen (15) years of age asof 1 January 2008, be classifiable inaccordance with the CPISRA InternationalClassification system and have a sport classstatus of PRS or PPS. | ||||
| MAXIMUM ENTRY PERNPC | An NPC can enter a maximum of twelve (12)eligible male athletes for the men'stournament. | ||||
| QUALIFICATION SYSTEM PRINCIPLES | |||||
| METHOD | QUALIFICATION | TOTAL | |||
| 2006 CPISRAFOOTBALL 7-ASIDEREGIONALQUALIFIERALLOCATION | The top ranked NPC from each of thefollowing 2006 CPISRA Football
7-a-SideRegional Qualifiers, qualify: Asia/Oceania Americas European Subject to being ranked in the top ten (10)ranked NPCs at the 2007 CPISRA Football7-a-Side World Championships. If a region does not have a qualificationtournament completed prior to 31 August2007, then the next highest ranked NPC nototherwise qualified from the 2007 CPISRAFootball 7-a-Side World Championshipsqualifies If the top ranked NPC from a region does notrank in the top ten (10) at the 2007 CPISRAFootball 7-a-Side World Championships, thenthe next highest ranked NPC not otherwisequalified from the 2007 CPISRA Football 7-a-Side World Championships qualifies. |
3 teams | |||
| 2007 CPISRAFOOTBALL 7-ASIDEWORLDCHAMPIONSHIPSALLOCATION | The top four (4) ranked NPCs that have nototherwise qualified, qualifies. | 4 teams | |||
| HOST COUNTRYALLOCATION | The host country directly qualifies one (1)men's team subject to participation in the2006/2007 CPISRA Football 7-a-SideRegional Qualifier or the 2007 CPISRAFootball 7-a-Side World Championships. | 1 team | |||
| TOTAL | Male | 8 teams | |||
| QUALIFYING TIMELINE | |||||
| 18-29 July 2006 | 2006 CPISRA Football 7-a-Side EuropeanChampionships (European Regional Qualifier) in Dublin,Ireland | ||||
| 25 November-1 December 2006 | 2006 FESPIC Games Football 7-a-Side (Asia-OceaniaRegional Qualifier) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||
| 12-19 August 2007 | Rio 2007 Para Panamerican Games in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil | ||||
| 3-18 November 2007 | CPISRA Football 7-a-Side World Championships(Americas Regional Qualifier) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||
| 21 March 2008(no later than) | CPISRA confirms in writing to the NPCs the allocationof team qualification slots | ||||
| 4 April 2008(no later than) | NPCs confirm to CPISRA in writing the use ofallocated team qualification slots | ||||
| 25 April 2008(no later than) | CPISRA confirms in writing the reallocation of unusedteam qualification slots | ||||
| 2 May 2008 | Deadline for Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee toreceive accreditation application forms submitted byNPCs | ||||
| 7 July 2008 | Deadline for Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee toreceive entry forms submitted by NPCs | ||||
| DATES / PROCESS OF CONFIRMATION OF QUALIFICATION
SLOTS By 4 April 2008, each NPC must confirm to CPISRA in writing (fax and e-mailsare accepted) the number of team qualification slots they will use. NPCs thathave not replied by this date will have lost their team qualification slots, andCPISRA may reallocate these slots. By 25 April 2008, CPISRA will confirm in writing the reallocation of all unusedteam qualification slots. By 26 April 2008, it is officially declared that the respective NPCs will use theallocated quota granted for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Any NPC thatdoes not use its team qualification slot allocated may be subject to sanctionsby the IPC and CPISRA. REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUALIFICATION SLOTS Any team qualification slots allocated and not used by the respective NPC willbe reallocated to the highest ranked team, at the 2007 CPISRA Football 7-a-Side World Championships, not otherwise qualified. INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC SPORT FEDERATION (IPSF) | |||||
| Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA)Postfach 100 231 53440 Bad Neuenahr-AhrweilerGermany | Phone: +49 2641 916 073 Fax: +49 2641 916 146 E-Mail: contact@cpisra.org | ||||
