Ranking Guideline - Football

 

ICSD's World Deaf Football Rankings


Overview:


International Governing Body of Deaf Football:

The governing body of international deaf football is the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) who is responsible for the Deaflympics and World Deaf Football Championships. http://www.deaflympics.com

 

Regional Confederations:

There are four (4) regional confederations under ICSD.  They are:

- Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation: http://www.apdsc.org

- Confederation of African Deaf Sports: (no website available)

- European Deaf Sports Organisation: http://www.edso.eu

- PanAmerican Deaf Sports Organisation: http://www.panamdes.org

 

International Governing Body of Football:

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is responsible for the organisation and governance of football's major international tournaments, most notably the FIFA World Cup, held since 1930. http://www.fifa.com

 

 

Introduction:

 

In order to move forward with the emergence of new international deaf football competitions, the ICSD decided to introduce a new World Deaf Football Rankings (WDFR) for Deaf International Football.  

 

The WDFR’s main objective is to create a clear picture of where each respective deaf international football team stand in the international deaf football’s pecking order and monitor their progression.

 

The purpose of WDFR is to:

- Provide a valid method to compare deaf football from different confederations on a common scale

- Aid seeding and selection at the Deaflympics and World Championships football competitions

- Act as motivation for all countries and deaf footballers

- Operate as an incentive for confederations to put on high quality elite events

- Present as a means of wider promotion for elite deaf football

- Meet the expectations of the world deaf football community

 

The WDFR system is exclusively on the basis of results in major competitions because it is the fairest and easiest system for a minority group such as international deaf football.  Transparency and simplicity are the key principles in the creation of the innovative WDFR system.

 

Inevitability, it would mean that smaller countries/associations would not even make it into the ranking system as they rarely qualify for the top events.  However this would act as an incentive for further assistance from FIFA and ICSD towards the smaller associations.

 

 

Event Category:

 

Officialresultsfromthefollowingthree(3)categoriesofdeaf international footballeventsshallbeincludedinthe world deaf football rankingsystem.

 

1. Regional Confederation Deaf Football Championships (quadrennial)

Each regional confederation championships are held once every four years.

- APDSC:2015 Asia Pacific Deaf Football Championships

- CADS: 2015 African Deaf Football Championships

- EDSO: 2015 European Deaf Football Championships

- PANAMDES: 2015 Pan American Deaf Games

 

2. World Deaf Football Championships (quadrennial) 2016

 

3. Deaflympics Football Competition (quadrennial) 2017

 

 

Ranking Points:

 

The system of point attribution for the selected ICSD official competitions is as follows:

1. Each Regional Confederation Deaf Football Championships is included for 4 years with a 25% reduction each year.

2. The World Deaf Football Championships is included for 4 years with a 25% reduction each year.

3. The Deaflympics Football Competitions is included for 4 years with a 25% reduction each year.

 

In a championship of between 13 to 16 teams, ranking points shall be awarded as follow:

 

1st Year (13-16 teams competition)

 

G

QF

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

Deaflympics

 

24

32

52

56

60

64

World Deaf Football Championships

 

24

32

52

56

60

64

Regional Deaf Football Championships

 

16

24

36

40

44

48

 

2nd Year (13-16 teams competition)

 

G

QF

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

Deaflympics

 

18

24

39

42

45

48

World Deaf Football Championships

 

18

24

39

42

45

48

Regional Deaf Football Championships

 

12

18

27

30

33

36


3rd Year (13-16 teams competition)

 

G

QF

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

Deaflympics

 

12

16

26

28

30

32

World Deaf Football Championships

 

12

16

26

28

30

32

Regional Deaf Football Championships

 

8

12

18

20

22

24

 

4thYear (13-16 teams competition)

 

G

QF

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

Deaflympics

 

6

9

13

14

15

16

World Deaf Football Championships

 

6

9

13

14

15

16

Regional Deaf Football Championships

 

4

6

9

10

11

12

 

 

In a championship of between 9 to 12 teams, ranking points shall be awarded as follow:

 

1st Year (9-12 teams competition)

 

G

QF

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

Deaflympics

 

18

24

36

40

44

48

World Deaf Football Championships

 

18

24

36

40

44

48

Regional Deaf Football Championships

 

12

18

24

28

32

36

 

2nd Year (9-12 teams competition)

 

G

QF

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

Deaflympics

 

13.5

18

27

30

33

36

World Deaf Football Championships

 

13.5

18

27

30

33

36

Regional Deaf Football Championships

 

9

13.5

18

21

24

27

 

3rd Year (9-12 teams competition)

 

G

QF

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

Deaflympics

 

9

12

18

20

22

24

World Deaf Football Championships

 

9

12

18

20

22

24

Regional Deaf Football Championships

 

6

9

12

14

16

18

 

4thYear (9-12 teams competition)

 

G

QF

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

Deaflympics

 

4.5

6

9

10

11

12

World Deaf Football Championships

 

4.5

6

9

10

11

12

Regional Deaf Football Championships

 

3

4.5

6

7

8

9

 

 

In a championship of up to 8 teams, ranking points shall be awarded as follow:

 

1st Year (8 or under teams competition)

 

G

QF

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

Deaflympics

 

16

-

20

24

28

32

World Deaf Football Championships

 

16

-

20

24

28

32

Regional Deaf Football Championships

 

8

-

12

16

20

24

 

2nd Year (8 or under teams competition)

 

G

QF

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

Deaflympics

 

12

-

15

18

21

24

World Deaf Football Championships

 

12

-

15

18

21

24

Regional Deaf Football Championships

 

6

-

9

12

15

18

 

3rd Year (8 or under teams competition)

 

G

QF

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

Deaflympics

 

8

-

10

12

14

16

World Deaf Football Championships

 

8

-

10

12

14

16

Regional Deaf Football Championships

 

4

-

6

8

10

12

 

4thYear (8 or under teams competition)

 

G

QF

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

Deaflympics

 

4

-

5

6

7

8

World Deaf Football Championships

 

4

-

5

6

7

8

Regional Deaf Football Championships

 

2

-

3

4

5

6

 

In the event of a missing round from the event (e.g. no quarter finals in the World Deaf Football Championships) points shall only be awarded for the group stages and the semi finals.

 


Seeding System:

 

The WDFR seeding system only applies for the Deaflympics Football Competitions and World Deaf Football Championships.

 

In the event of between 13 to 16 teams entered in a championship: The host country shall be placed in Group A1 while the 1st, 2nd and 3rd seeds shall be drawn into Group B1, C1 and D1 accordingly as illustrated below.  [If no host country then the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th seeds shall be drawn into Group A1, D1, B1 and C1 accordingly.]

 

Option with Host Country

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

A1: Host

B1: 1st Seed

C1: 2nd Seed

D1: 3rd Seed

A2: Region

B2: Region

C2: Region

D2: Region

A3: Region

B3: Region

C3: Region

D3: Region

A4: Region

B4: Region

C4: Region

D4: Region

 

Option without Host Country

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

A1: 1st Seed

B1: 3rd Seed

C1: 4th Seed

D1: 2nd Seed

A2: Region

B2: Region

C2: Region

D2: Region

A3: Region

B3: Region

C3: Region

D3: Region

A4: Region

B4: Region

C4: Region

D4: Region

 

In the event of between 9 to 12 teams entered in a championship: The host country shall be placed in Group A1 while the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th seeds shall be drawn into Group B1, A2, A3 and B2 accordingly as illustrated below.  [If no host country then the 1st and 4th seeds shall be drawn into Group A1 and A2 while the 2nd and 3rd seeds shall be drawn into B1 and B2 accordingly.]

 

Option with Host Country

 

Option without Host Country

Group A

Group B

 

Group A

Group B

A1: Host

B1: 1st Seed

 

A1: 1st Seed

B1: 2nd Seed

A2: 2nd Seed

B2: 4th Seed

 

A2: 4th Seed

B2: 3rd Seed

A3: 3rd Seed

B3: Region

 

A3: Region

B3: Region

A4: Region

B4: Region

 

A4: Region

B4: Region

A5: Region

B5: Region

 

A5: Region

B5: Region

A6: Region

B6: Region

 

A6: Region

B6: Region

 

In the event of up to 8 teams entered in a championship: The host country shall be placed in Group A1 while the 1st and 2nd seeds shall be drawn into Group B1 and A2 accordingly as illustrated below.  [If no host country then the 1st and 2nd seeds shall be drawn into Group A1 and B1 accordingly.]

 

Option with Host Country

 

Option without Host Country

Group A

Group B

 

Group A

Group B

A1: Host

B1: 1st Seed

 

A1: 1st Seed

B1: 2nd Seed

A2: 2nd Seed

B2: Region

 

A2: Region

B2: Region

A3: Region

B3: Region

 

A3: Region

B3: Region

A4: Region

B4: Region

 

A4: Region

B4: Region

 

In the event of any of the top seeds not participating in either the Deaflympics or World Deaf Football Championships, the next highest participating countries in the WDFR shall become seeded for that respective competition.

 

© ICSD May 2012

Christof Niklaus - ICSD Football Technical Director