Mexico national cerebral palsy football team

Mexico national cerebral palsy football team
Federation Federacion Mexicana de Deportes para Personas con Paralisis Cerebral (FEMEDEPC)
IFCPF ranking 21
Highest IFCPF ranking 19 (July 2011, September 2012)
Lowest IFCPF ranking 22 (November 2014)

Mexico national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for Mexico that represents the team in international competitions. The country has never participated at the Paralympics.

Background

Federacion Mexicana de Deportes para Personas con Paralisis Cerebral (FEMEDEPC) manages the national team.[1] In 2016, the national team was inactive as the country. The sport was being developed with the goal in mind of establishing a national team. The sport was developed enough to host a national championships.[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 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.[3] In 2015, the championsion was in its seventh year. That year, six teams participated including Jalisco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Estado de México, Michoacán, and Distrito Federal.[4]

Players

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

Name Number Classification Position Years active Ref
Edgar Aguirre Roman FT7 2016 [5]
Bardo Isaac Alanis Rodríguez FT7 2016 [5]
Oscar Ivan Baca Norzagaray FT7 2016 [5]
Julio Baltazar Hernández FT7 2016 [5]
Rogelio Constantino Gallegos FT7 2016 [5]
Arturo Crespo Baltazar FT8 2016 [5]
Marcos Cruz Jimenez FT5 2016 [5]
Salvador Cuevas Magaña FT7 2016 [5]
Jonathan Uriel Dávila Pérez FT7 2016 [5]
Sebastian De La Rosa Vicente FT6 2016 [5]
Orlando Díaz Gómez FT7 2016 [5]
Gonzalo Ramsés García Yerena FT7 2016 [5]
Jesus Arnulfo Gonzalez Lara FT7 2016 [5]
José Ramón González Gutiérrez FT7 2016 [5]
Enrique González Orozco FT7 2016 [5]
José Angel Guerrero Martínez FT5 2016 [5]
Jesus Hernandez Cosio FT7 2016 [5]
Joel Ernesto Legarreta Gomez FT6 2016 [5]
Luis Alberto Lopez Franco FT8 2016 [5]
Juan Carlos Marín González FT5 2016 [5]
Hector Alejandro Martinez Sandria FT5 2016 [5]
Juan Daniel Montejano Alemán FT7 2016 [5]
Hugo Eduardo Morquecho Castro FT7 2016 [5]
Julian Ramirez Martinez FT5 2016 [5]
Salvador Manuel Rocha Aguilar FT7 2016 [5]
Juan Carlos Rojas Nava FT7 2016 [5]
Francisco Javier Ruiz Ramirez FT7 2016 [5]
Carlos Fernando Saldaña Arteaga FT7 2016 [5]
Carlos Israel Samaniego Barrera FT7 2016 [5]
Jorge Sanchez Reyes FT7 2016 [5]
Abdel Jonathan Vega Garc FT7 2016 [5]
Pedro Villanueva FT5 2016 [5]

Ranking

Mexico was ranked twenty-first in the world by the IFCPF in 2016.[6] The team is also ranked sixth in the Americas that same year.[7] In November 2014, the team was ranked twenty-second.[8] In August 2013, Mexico was ranked twenty-first.[9] In July 2011 and September 2012, Mexico was ranked nineteenth.[10][11]

Results

The country has never participated in a Paralympic Games since the sport made its debut at the 1984 Games.[12] Mexico has participated in a number of international tournaments. At the Football 7-a-side International Tournament in Portugal in 2011, Mexico lost to Canada 2 - 3.[13] Six teams participated in the Toronto hosted American Cup in 2014. Group A included Venezuela, Argentina and Canada. Group B included Mexico, Brazil and the United States. The tournament was important for preparations for the 2015 Parapan American Games, and because it was the last major continental level competition of the year.[14]

Competition Location Year Total Teams Result Ref
America Cup Toronto, Canada 2014 6 6 [15][16]
Parapan American Youth Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 2013 6 [17]
British Paralympic World Cup Nottingham, England 2012 12 [18]
Football 7-a-side International Tournament Porto, Portugal 2011 4 [13][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Our Members — CP Football". IFCPF. IFCPF. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Worldwide Reach - CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  3. ↑ "National Championships 2015". CP Football. CP Football. 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "En Morelia, Copa Nacional de Fútbol para personas con discapacidad". Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 "Classifications - CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  6. ↑ "Ranking — CP Football". CP Football. CP Football. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Americas Ranking — CP Football". CP Football. CP Football. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ "World Ranking 2014". CPISRA. November 8, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ "World Ranking List Football 7-a-side updated after Intercontinental Cup 2013, Barcelona Spain" (PDF). CPISRA. CPISRA. August 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  10. ↑ "World Ranking List 2012 Football 7-a-side after PG Londen 2012" (PDF). CPISRA. September 13, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Football_7-a-side_CPISRA_World_Ranking_List" (PDF). CPISRA. July 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Paralympic Games — CP Football". CP Football. IFCPF. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Canadian Soccer Association 2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Canadian Soccer Association. Canadian Soccer Association. 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Copa America Toronto 2014". Periódico Realidad Geselina (in Spanish). September 25, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  15. ↑ "2014 America Cup Event Summary". CPISRA. 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Newsletter - January 2015 1st edition" (PDF). CP Football. January 1, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  17. ↑ "2013 Buenos Aires Argentina ParaPanAm | CPISRA". cpisra.org. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  18. ↑ "2012 Nottingham British Paralympic World Cup | CPISRA". cpisra.org. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  19. ↑ "2011 Porto Portugal April | CPISRA". cpisra.org. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
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