Football 5-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
| Football 5-a-side at the XV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Tennis Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 9–17 September 2016 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 96 (8 teams) from 8 nations | |||||||||
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Football 5-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in Rio at the Olympic Tennis Centre, from 9 to 17 September. Football 5-a-side was played by athletes with visual impairment, with a ball with a noise making device inside.
For these games, the men competed in an 8-team tournament. Brazil were hosts, reigning three times Paralympic champions, and the favorites since they won both in Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012; they were also the defending world and PanAmerican champions.