2012 World Deaf Football Championships

2012 World Deaf Football Championships
Tournament details
Host country	File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
City	Ankara
Dates	16–28 July
Teams	15 men's and 5 women's (from International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (CISS) confederations)
Final positions
Champions	M: File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (1st title); W: File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (1st title)
Runners-up	M: File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt; W: File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Third place	M: File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine; W: File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Fourth place	M: File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia; W: File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
	← 2008 2016 →

The 2012 World Deaf Football Championships were the second edition of the international competition of deaf football national men's and women's teams. They were organized by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (CISS), and were held in Ankara, Turkey between 16 and 28 July 2012.^[1] In the men's championship, Turkey won the title for the first time, defeating Egypt in the final, Ukraine became bronze medalist before Russia.^[2]^[3] In the women's championship, the United States won the title for the first time, defeating Russia in the final, Germany became bronze medalist before Poland.^[2]

Rankings

Rank	Team
1	File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
2	File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
3	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
4	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
5-8	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
5-8	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
5-8	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
5-8	File:Flag of France.svg France
9-12	File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
9-12	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
9-12	File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
9-12	File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
13-15	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
13-15	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
13-15	File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela

2012 World Deaf Football Championships - Men
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey First title

Rank	Team
1	File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
2	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
3	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
4	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
5	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan

2012 World Deaf Football Championships - Women
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States First title

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