South Korea national cerebral palsy football team
FederationKorea Cerebral Palsy Football Association (KFCPF)
IFCPF ranking18
Highest IFCPF ranking17 (July 2011, September 2012)
Lowest IFCPF ranking20 (August 2013)

South Korea national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for South Korea that represents the team in international competitions. The country has participated at the Asian Para Games, the IFCPF World Championships and the Paralympic Games. In their only appearance at the Paralympics, the finished fourth.

Background

Korea Cerebral Palsy Football Association (KFCPF) is in charge of managing the national team.[1] While South Korea was active in participating in international regional competitions by 2016, the country did not have a national championships to support national team player development.[2] National team development is supported by an International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) recognized national championship. Recognized years for the national IFCPF recognized competition include 2013, 2014, and 2015 .[3]

Players

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

Name Number Classification Position Years active Ref
Changwook Chae FT7 2016 [4]
Sang Pil Cho FT6 2016 [4]
Yongseok Choi FT7 2016 [4]
Beom-Jun Choi FT7 2016 [4]
Sung-Min Doo FT7 2016 [4]
Kyeongkuk Gu FT7 2016 [4]
Chi-Yoon Heo FT6 2016 [4]
Taekyeong Hwang FT7 2016 [4]
Jungho Jang FT6 2016 [4]
Doyoung Jang FT7 2016 [4]
Do-Hyun Jeong FT7 2016 [4]
Phillip Jung FT8 2016 [4]
Seungnam Kang FT6 2016 [4]
Hyung Soo Kim FT6 2016 [4]
Sang-Yul Kim FT7 2016 [4]
Jae Young Kim FT6 2016 [4]
Dongjae Kim FT7 2016 [4]
Sunshwa Kwon FT7 2016 [4]
Dong-U Lee FT7 2016 [4]
Hun-Ju Lee FT6 2016 [4]
Hyoungjun Lee FT7 2016 [4]
Seung-Hwan Lee FT7 2016 [4]
Kyung Seok Oh FT6 2016 [4]
Hyeonseok Oh FT6 2016 [4]
Haecheol Park FT7 2016 [4]
Jung-Deuk Park FT6 2016 [4]
Seung Mok Park FT7 2016 [4]
Park Seounghun FT6 2016 [4]
Hyseseong Son FT5 2016 [4]
Kinam Kim FT7 2016 [4]
Junchul Shin FT6 2016 [4]
Suam Park FT7 2016 [4]

Ranking

South Korea was ranked eighteenth in the world by the IFCPF in 2016.[5] The team was also ranked fourth regionally in Asia-Oceania that year.[6] South Korea was ranked nineteenth in November 2014.[7] In August 2013, they were ranked twentieth.[8] In July 2011 and September 2012, they were seventeenth.[9][10]

Results

South Korea 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, Northern Ireland, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, Germany, Denmark, and Spain.[11][12]

Competition Location Year Total Teams Result Ref
IFCPF World Championships Qualification Tournament Vejen, Denmark 2016 [13][14]
Asian Para Games Incheon, South Korea 2014 4 3 [15]

IFCPF World Championships

South Korea has participated in the IFCPF World Championships. At the 2011 edition, South Korea won the Fair Play Cup.[16]

World Championships Location Total Teams Result Ref
2011 CPSIRA World Championships Netherlands 16 16 [16]

Paralympic Games

South Korea has participated in 7-a-side football at the Paralympic Games.[17]

Paralympic Results

Games Results Ref
1988 Summer Paralympics 4 [17]

References

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  11. ^ "Tournament Draw 2016 IFCPF Qualification Tournament World Championships" (PDF). IFCPF. IFCPF. 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  12. ^ "La Selección de parálisis cerebral busca el Mundial de Argentina". AS (in Spanish). AS. July 26, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Results - CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  14. ^ "IFCPF Intercontinental Cup Qualification Tournament - CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  15. ^ "Rankings and Final Results Asian Para Games" (PDF). CPISRA. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  16. ^ a b "2011 Final Results". CPISRA. CPISRA. 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  17. ^ a b "Paralympic Games — CP Football". CP Football. IFCPF. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
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