International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football

What International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football does

The International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) is the sole IPC-recognized international governing body for CP Football (7-a-side football for athletes with cerebral palsy and related neurological conditions such as ataxia, hypertonia, and athetosis) and Frame Football. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Arnhem, Netherlands, the federation governs competition rules, an evidence-based classification system (FT5-FT8 sport classes), and a competition pathway spanning 90 member countries across all five IPC regions. IFCPF sanctions World Cups, World Championships, Regional Championships, and Club World Cups, and integrates CP Football into the Paralympic programme under the IPC framework.

IFCPF's core technology stack comprises a player classification database, competition management systems, event registration platforms, and the Training Ground online learning management system (learn.ifcpf.com). Supporting sub-products include the Knowledge Library, Action Replay video archive (covering 40+ years of history from 80+ countries), Club Finder map, Events Calendar, World Rankings, and a WADA-compliant anti-doping programme. Research partnerships with Loughborough University, Miguel Hernández University, Queen Margaret University, and the University of Sheffield underpin the classification system development.

The federation operates as a Dutch-registered ANBI Public Benefit Organisation (non-profit) and is funded through membership fees from national federations, donations via PayPal, and institutional sponsorships — primarily the UEFA Football Social Responsibility programme and the AFC Social Responsibility programme. Distribution runs through direct membership sales to national federations, in-person coach education workshops delivered globally with regional Paralympic committees, and self-serve digital education via Training Ground. Customer segments are national CP Football teams, players with eligible neurological impairments, coaches and classifiers, National Paralympic Committees, and emerging women's and Frame Football programs.

Name

International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football

Legal name

International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football

Website

https://ifcpf.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IFCPF is the international federation governing CP Football (7-a-side) and Frame Football for athletes with cerebral palsy and related neurological conditions, serving 90 member countries across all five IPC regions with competition sanctioning, classification, and education programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Paralympic Sports Governance

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKAFAB

International Sport Federations (IFs)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Rights Holders & Governing Bodies (Federations, Associations, Sanctioning Bodies)

SECONDARYMPAKAFAL

Disability & Adaptive Sport Governing Bodies (Paralympic & Sport-Specific)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Rights Holders & Governing Bodies (Federations, Associations, Sanctioning Bodies)

Keywords

• Paralympic sports governance
• Cp football federation
• Athlete classification services
• Sport coach education
• Disability sport development

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: IFCPF generates revenue through membership fees from national federations and organizations seeking to join the federation. Membership enables participation in sanctioned competitions and access to development programs.
2. Donations and Sponsorship: The federation accepts donations through PayPal and has partnerships with sponsors for funding support. Sponsorship relationships include UEFA Football Social Responsibility programme and other organizational partners.
3. Competition Sanctioning: IFCPF sanctions competitions at various levels (world, regional, national, club) and provides competition sanction guidelines and forms for event organizers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IFCPF is the international governing body for CP Football (Football 7-a-side) and Frame Football, providing sanctioned global competitions, standardized player classification systems, coach and classifier education, and development programs for athletes with cerebral palsy and related neurological conditions across 90 member countries in all five IPC regions.

Product overview

IFCPF offers a unified organizational platform for CP Football, a Paralympic sport for athletes with cerebral palsy and related neurological conditions. The portfolio centers on the CP Football sport itself, supplemented by education programs (Training Ground online learning, Study Visit workshops, Knowledge Library), competition management (World Championships, Regional Championships, Club World Cup), and support services (Classification system, World Rankings, Anti-Doping/Clean Sports, Club Finder map, Events Calendar). The core sport offering is 7-a-side football with modified rules, governed by the IFCPF Competition Pathway spanning from Participation level through World level competitions. The organization also governs Frame Football as a related sport format.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IFCPF Training Ground: An online learning platform for CP Football education including Training Ground, Team Talk, Knowledge Library, and other educational resources.
• CP Football
• Frame Football

Products and services

• CP Football (Cerebral Palsy Football) A variant of football (soccer) designed for athletes with cerebral palsy and related neurological conditions (Ataxia, Hypertonia, Athetosis), played 7-a-side under modified IFAB Laws of the Game and governed by IFCPF across all five IPC regions.
• Classification System (FT5–FT8) Evidence-based classification system that groups athletes into sport classes FT5, FT6, FT7, and FT8 based on activity limitation, with associated International Classifier training and certification.
• Training Ground (Online Learning Platform) Self-paced online learning platform providing digital education resources for coaches, classifiers, referees, and officials in the CP Football ecosystem via learn.ifcpf.com.
• Study Visit (Coach Education Workshops) In-person CP Football workshops delivered in partnership with National Paralympic Committees, Football Federations, and Disability Organizations worldwide, covering coaching, classification, and program development.
• Action Replay (Video Archive Platform) Video content platform showcasing over 40 years of CP Football history from more than 80 participating countries across all regions and both established and new formats of the game, available via the IFCPF YouTube channel.
• Knowledge Library Digital resource repository containing rules documents, competition guidelines, anti-doping materials, classification rules, tournament schedules, and organizational newsletters.
• Club Finder Interactive map tool enabling users to locate CP Football clubs and programs worldwide.
• Events Map / Calendar Interactive calendar and map displaying upcoming tournaments, courses, and other CP Football events globally.
• World Rankings System Official rankings system tracking national team performance for both men's and women's CP Football at world level.
• Clean Sports / Anti-Doping Program WADA Code-aligned anti-doping program covering doping control testing, therapeutic use exemptions, whereabouts program, and athlete education.
• IFCPF KickStart CP Football (Female) Dedicated female development initiative focused on increasing female participation in CP Football, including camps, ambassador programs, and women's competition pathways.
• World Championships (Men's / Women's World Cup and World Championships) Premier international sanctioned competitions including the Men's World Cup, Women's World Cup, and Men's World Championships held at regular intervals under IFCPF rules.
• Regional Championships Sanctioned regional-level CP Football competitions including Men's Asia-Oceania, Men's Copa America, Women's ICC, and Men's Euros.
• Club World Cup International club-level sanctioned CP Football competition, with Barcelona hosting the 2022 edition.
• Frame Football Variant of CP Football played with walkers/frames for athletes with mobility impairments, governed by IFCPF.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90 countries worldwide practicing CP Football
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerUEFA supports CP Football development through their Football Social Responsibility programme, enabling CP Football workshops and development tournaments across Europe. UEFA previously provided financial support (cheque presented by Michel Platini in 2007) for CP Football development within Europe.
• Asian Football Confederation (AFC)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAFC partners with IFCPF for CP Football development in Asia, including support for regional championships and development activities.
• International Paralympic Committee (IPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFCPF works under the IPC framework for classification compliance and Paralympic Games integration. CP Football is part of the Paralympic programme.
• World Abilitysport (Cerebral Palsy International Sport Recreation Association - CPISRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Abilitysport (formerly CPISRA) is the parent organization for CP Football and works with IFCPF on sport development, rules, and classification.
• European Paralympic Committee (EPC)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerEPC supports CP Football development across European IPC regions through regional championship sanctioning and promotion.
• Asian Paralympic Committee (APC)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerAPC supports CP Football development in Asia through regional programs and championship organization.
• Americas Paralympic Committee (APC)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerAPC supports CP Football development in the Americas through regional championship sanctioning and athlete development programs.
• Loughborough UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing research support and expertise for CP Football development, classification research, and athlete performance studies.
• Miguel Hernández UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner that conducted PhD research on evidence-based classification in CP Football (Samantha April Cammidge's research titled 'Consulting the Sport Community for the Development of an Evidence-Based Classification System in Cerebral Palsy Football').
• Queen Margaret UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner supporting CP Football research and development initiatives.
• University of SheffieldsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing research expertise for CP Football development and athlete welfare programs.
• Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting athletes with cerebral palsy and working with IFCPF on development and classification programs.
• Para FootballcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPara Football is a key partner for promoting CP Football and related para-football sports, including promotion and awareness activities.
• SPIN Sport InnovationsupportingTechnology or IntegrationInnovation partner supporting technology and sport development initiatives for CP Football.
• StasismsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing support for CP Football operations and systems.
• World Cerebral Palsy DaysupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for awareness and promotion of cerebral palsy sports and the CP Football community.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA): IBSA runs Paralympic-eligible team and individual sports for visually impaired athletes with its own classification system and World Championships, mirroring IFCPF's federation, classification, and event model.
• International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS): IWAS is an international multi-sport federation serving wheelchair and amputee athletes with competition and development programmes, making it a direct governance and sport-format peer to IFCPF.
• World Abilitysport (CPISRA): Formerly the Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association, World Abilitysport is the parent body for CP Football and directly co-develops rules and classification with IFCPF, making it the closest governance and sport-development peer.
• International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD / Deaflympics): ICSD governs Deaflympiad sports with a similar national-federation membership structure, rules of the game modifications, and international championship cycle as IFCPF.
• International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF): IWBF governs a Paralympic team sport globally under the IPC framework, with the same membership-fee, sanctioning, classification, and World Championship revenue model as IFCPF, making it a structurally comparable international disability sport federation.
• World Para Athletics: Operates the IPC's athletics programme with member national federations, international competition calendars, and a WADA-compliant anti-doping regime — closely paralleling IFCPF's federation-and-classification model in a different disability discipline.

Broad incumbents

• International Paralympic Committee (IPC): The IPC is the umbrella governing body for the Paralympic Movement and the regulator that grants IFCPF its Paralympic-recognized status, making it the dominant incumbent in the same overall industry but at a much wider scope.
• Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): FIFA is the global governing body for association football and indirectly shapes CP Football via IFAB Laws of the Game, member-federation funding, and broadcast/IP value — the dominant incumbent in IFCPF's parent sport.
• Special Olympics International: Special Olympics is a large, established disability sport organization offering football programmes globally with its own classification, competitions, and funding base; it overlaps with IFCPF in para football but serves a different impairment population.

Others

• Cerebral Palsy Alliance: A non-profit service and advocacy organization supporting people with cerebral palsy that partners with IFCPF on athlete development and classification, making it a closely adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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