World Deaf Football Championships
| World Deaf Football Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports event |
| Date(s) | May, June, July |
| Frequency | 4 Years |
| Inaugurated | 2008 |
| Organised by | CISS / Deaf International Football Association (DIFA) |
The World Deaf Football Championships is a quadrennial global competitions in the association football sport for deaf people. It is organised by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (CISS) and Deaf International Football Association (DIFA) and was first held in 2008.[1]
Results
[edit]Football
[edit]Source:[4]
| Edition | Year | Host | Dates | Nations played |
Men | Women | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
| 1 | 2008 |  Greece, Patras
|
1-12 July | 15 (M) 5 (W) |
 GER |
 TUR |
 FRA
|
 RUS |
GER |
 GBR
|
[1] |
| 2 | 2012 | Turkey, Ankara
|
16-28 July | 15 (M) 5 (W) |
TUR |
 EGY |
 UKR
|
 USA |
RUS |
GER
|
[1][5] |
| 3 | 2016 |  Italy, Agropoli, Capaccio, Salerno
|
19 June-2 July | 16 (M) 6 (W) |
TUR |
GER |
RUS
|
USA |
RUS |
GBR
|
[1][6][7] |
| 4 | 2023 |  Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
|
20 September - 8 October | 19 (M) 5 (W) |
UKR |
 JPN |
 SEN
|
USA |
TUR |
 POL
|
[8][9][10][11][12] |
U23 Football
[edit]14 March 2026 - 26 March 2026 Location Chonburi, Thailand.[13]
Futsal
[edit]World Deaf Futsal Ranking
[edit]Source:[16]
Deaflympics
[edit]| Edition | Year | Host | Dates | Nations played |
Men | Women | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
| 1 | 2024 | Greece, Patras
|
1-12 July | 11 (M) 9 (W) |
 IRI |
JPN |
 BRA
|
 ESP |
BRA |
GER
|
[19] |
Men
[edit]| # | Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Teams | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | UKR
|
 THA
|
ITA
|
[20] | ||
| 2 | 2011 | IRI
|
TUR
|
RUS
|
|||
| 3 | 2015 | IRI
|
THA
|
RUS
|
|||
| 4 | 2019 | ESP
|
 SUI
|
RUS
|
|||
| 5 | 2023 | IRI
|
ITA
|
JPN
|
THA
|
14 | [21] |
| 6 | 2025 | 24 | [22][23] |
Women
[edit]| # | Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Teams | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | GER
|
RUS
|
 ENG
|
|||
| 2 | 2011 | RUS
|
 DEN
|
GER
|
|||
| 3 | 2015 | RUS
|
BRA
|
GER
|
|||
| 4 | 2019 | BRA
|
POL
|
GER
|
|||
| 5 | 2023 | 6 | [24] | ||||
| 6 | 2025 | 12 |
U21 Futsal
[edit]Men
[edit]- 2022:
Iran - 
Kazakhstan - 
Uzbekistan - 2024: Iran - Kazakhstan -
Brazil
Women
[edit]- 2022: Unknown
- 2024: Not held
U18 Futsal
[edit]1st World Deaf U18 Futsal Championships 2017 in Thailand
+40 Veteran Futsal
[edit]Futsal Club
[edit]World Deaf Futsal Club Championships 2026
Beach Soccer
[edit]DIFA - Deaf International Football Association[28][29][30]
Medals (Football)
[edit]Men
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Senegal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Women
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
See also
[edit]- Football at the Deaflympics
- European Deaf Football Championships
- Asian Deaf Football Championships
- African Deaf Football Championships
- Pan American Deaf Football Championships
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José. "'World Deaf Football Championships". RSSF. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ https://www.difa.org/evants/
- ^ http://www.ciss.org/bidtohost
- ^ https://www.difa.org/football/world-championships/
- ^ "World Deaf Football Championships to kick off in Ankara". Anadolu News Agency. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "2016 World Deaf Championships Update". CISS. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Turkey and USA take top honours at 3rd World Deaf Football Championships". British Deaf News. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ http://ciss.org/championships/mokro-si-2023/results/3751
- ^ http://ciss.org/championships/mokro-si-2023/results/3753
- ^ "세계농아인축구선수권, 내년 한국 개최…지자체 유치 신청 접수". Yonhap News Agency. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ https://www.wdfc2023.msdeaf.org.my/results.php?g=m
- ^ https://www.wdfc2023.msdeaf.org.my/results.php?g=w
- ^ http://www.ciss.org/events/763
- ^ https://www.difa.org/futsal/world-championships/
- ^ http://www.ciss.org/sports/fu
- ^ http://www.ciss.org/sports/fu/rankings/1123
- ^ http://www.deaflympics.com/games/erzurum-2023/fu
- ^ http://www.deaflympics.com/games/erzurum-2023/results/fu
- ^ http://www.deaflympics.com/games/erzurum-2023/fu
- ^ http://old.futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=8061
- ^ http://www.ciss.org/5th-world-deaf-futsal-championships-in-2023
- ^ http://www.ciss.org/championships/montesilvano-2025
- ^ https://wdfcmontesilvano2025.fssi.it/en/
- ^ http://www.ciss.org/championships/sao-paolo-2023
- ^ http://www.ciss.org/events
- ^ http://www.ciss.org/sports/fu
- ^ https://www.difa.org/futsal/world-youth-championships/
- ^ https://www.difa.org/
- ^ https://beachsoccer.com/beach-soccer-foundation-announce-new-collaboration-with-ekho-sport-to-include-deaf-children-in-sports?srsltid=AfmBOoouIY1EvbHouigLuDJ3VhNjjdHx2wvkg_uoMZXHP9ZMoY1JuJGs
- ^ https://beachsoccer.com/category/special-events?srsltid=AfmBOooVkuG2-4z59j1ZOEj09PGubTFwtUMK9VjnaXOHj3Juea4THZnc