CP football words · Beginner

Football for players with cerebral palsy or a related neurological condition, played seven a side under the IFAB Laws of the Game as modified by the IFCPF. It is also called football 7-a-side, and has been a Paralympic sport since the 1984 Games.

There is no offside in CP football: Law 11 of the IFAB Laws does not apply.

Each team has at most seven players, one of them the goalkeeper. A match cannot start or continue if a team has fewer than four. In women's CP football it is five a side and a minimum of three.

The three sport classes, from FT1 (the most affected players) to FT3 (the least). Each team must have at least one FT1 player on the field at all times or play with one fewer player, and at most one FT3 player on the field at any time.

70 m long (touchlines) and 50 m wide (goal lines), with a tolerance of 3.5 m and 2.5 m. The centre circle has a 7 m radius. Women's CP football uses 50 m by 35 m with a 5 m centre circle.

5 m wide between the posts and 2 m from the underside of the crossbar to the ground.

Two halves of 30 minutes (25 for women), which may be shortened only by agreement of the referee and both teams before the start and within the competition rules.