1987 Amputee Soccer World Cup

Amputee Football World Cup 1987 Seattle United States 5–7 September 7 2 1 or or SLV José Vladimir "Rambo" Melgar Maravilla (6 goals) 1986 1988(i) The 1987 Amputee Soccer World Cup was the 2nd edition of the international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the Amputee Soccer International, and was held in Seattle, United States between 5 and 7 September 1987. All games were split between Shoreline Stadium and the Woodinville Indoor Soccer Center.https://seattletimes.newsbank.com/doc/news/0EB53279030D9B3A?search_terms=amputee&text=amputee&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=STIW&page=4&pdate=1987-09-04 The Seattle Times World Soccer Cup Offers Players a Real Challenge 4 September 1987 9 October 2025 El Salvador won the gold medal for the first time, defeating the United States representative (Seattle Athlete's Foot) in the final.Amputee Soccer and Prosthetics https://arsof-history.org/articles/v2n2_amputee_soccer_page_1.html arsof-history.org 9 October 2025 Online The Salvadoran All-Stars won the 1987 World Challenge Cup tournament. ARSOF History 2020-05-01 El Salvador International Amputee Soccer Team https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KMMyjBFWkw 2025-10-09https://www.newslibrary.com/newspapers/news/0EB048AFF875FCB0 Seattle Post-Intelligencer Bill Barry Has Amputee Soccer 'Off and Running' - So to Speak October 11, 1987 November 19, 2025 Participating nations Three nations competed in the tournament. Canada was represented by Vancouver Unipeds and Calgary; United States - by Seattle Athlete's Foot, Portland Team Oregon, Los Angeles Orthomedics, and Idaho.https://seattletimes.newsbank.com/doc/news/0EB53279CE3C3510?search_terms=amputee%2Bsoccer&text=amputee%20soccer&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=STIW&pdate=1987-09-07 The Seattle Times Soldiers of Misfortune - Amputee League is Special Help to Salvadorans 7 September 1987 9 October 2025 18em Preliminary round On September 5 and 6, games at Shoreline Stadium ran from 10:30 to 17:00, with indoor games from 9:00 to 17:00. The top two teams of preliminary round qualified for the gold medal match. The championship game was held on September 7 at 13:00 at Shoreline Stadium. An All-Star Friendship Game was held at 14:30. TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPSLV El Salvador ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?USA Seattle Athlete's Foot ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?USA Portland Team Oregon ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?CAN Vancouver Unipeds? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?USA Los Angeles Orthomedics ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?CAN Calgary ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?USA Idaho ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Final 7 September 198713:00 PST El Salvador SLV 4 – 0 USA Seattle Athlete's Foot Shoreline Stadium Rankings RankTeam1 2 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or fb 1987 Amputee Football World Cup El Salvador First References Category:Amputee Football World Cup