Football 7-a-side at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

In the Summer Paralympics 1984 gold medals were awarded in two competitions in 7- football. There were only competitions take place in the men's wheelchair and cerebral palsy.

Game Mode

The teams in the wheelchair class all played in a group in which everyone plays against everyone. The final table positions corresponded to the medal ranks.

In the class of players with cerebral palsy, the teams initially started in two groups, which also each played against each other. Subsequently, the group first played in a game for the gold medal and the second by the groups of bronze.

Qualified teams

In the class of wheelchair athletes, three teams had qualified for the Paralympics:

• Canada Canada
• United States United States
• United Kingdom United Kingdom

When the players with cerebral palsy, six teams had qualified:

• Belgium
• Canada Canada
• Ireland Ireland
• Portugal
• United States United States
• United Kingdom United Kingdom

Results

In wheelchair sports medals were awarded as follows:

The individual matches: Canada Canada - United States United States 1:4 Canada Canada - United Kingdom UK 6:1 United States United States - United Kingdom United Kingdom 6:4

For athletes with cerebral palsy came to the following conclusion:

Final: Belgium - Ireland Ireland 1-0

3rd place match: United Kingdom United Kingdom - Portugal 3:1