Scotland national cerebral palsy football team

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.

Name Number Classification Position Years active Ref
Thomas Brown 11 FT6 Fielder 2013 [8]
Craig Connell 1 FT7 Goalkeeper 2010, 2013 [8][9]
Michael Glynn 2 FT7 Fielder 2013 [8]
Connor Hay 8 FT8 2010 [9]
Martin Hickman 9 FT7 Fielder 2013 [8]
Keiran Martin 2 FT7 2010 [9]
Scott Martin 12 FT5 Goalkeeper 2013 [8]
Laurie McGinley 10 FT8 2010 [9]
Duncan McPherson 5 FT7 2010 [9]
Jamie Mitchell 5 FT7 Fielder 2013 [8]
Jonathan O'Hara 3 FT7 Fielder 2013 [8]
Graeme Paterson 6 FT7 2010 [9]
Jonathan Patterson 10 FT7 Fielder 2010, 2013 [8][9]
James Richmond 8 FT7 Fielder 2013 [8]
Mark Roberston 7 FT7 Fielder 2010, 2013 [8][9]
Jamie Trevit 6, 3 FT6 Fielder 2010, 2013 [8][9]
Scott Troup 4 FT8 Fielder 2010, 2013 [8][9]
Thomas Brown 11 FT6 Fielder 2013 [8]
Craig Gray 5,8 FT7 Fielder 2005, 2009 [8][9]

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]

Competition Location Year Total Teams Result Ref
CPISRA World Games Nottingham, England 2015 7 4 [11]
Euro Football 7-a-side Maia, Portugal 2014 11 5 [12]
Intercontinental Cup Barcelona, Spain 2013 16 [13]
Ireland CP International Tournament Ireland 2013 4 [14]
Inverclyde, Largs Scotland Inverclyde, Scotland 2010 2 [9]
CPISRA International Championships Arnhem, Netherlands 2009 11 [15]
Nations Cup Lilleshall, England 2009 4 [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 Championships Location Total Teams Result Ref
2015 IFCPF World Championships England 15 9 (2-2 after full-time, won 5–3 against Canada in extra time) [18]
2011 CPSIRA World Championships Netherlands 16 6 [19]

References

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