Amputee football
Amputee football is a disabled sport played with seven players on each team (six outfield players and one goalkeeper). Outfield players have lower extremity amputations, and goalkeepers have an upper extremity amputation. Outfield players use loftstrand (forearm) crutches, and play without their prosthesis.
| Highest governing body | World Amputee Football Federation |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Team members | 7 |
| Type | Team sport, ball sport |
| Equipment | Football (or soccer ball) |
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