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Disability football is played across the globe and is growing in popularity. There are various forms of the game which cater for individuals with different levels of disability (Weiler, Ahmed and Fulcher, 2016). And also amputee soccer is gaining popularity throughout the World. Don Bennett began modern amputee football in Seattle, USA in 1980. In 1990, at a meeting in Moscow, the International Amputee Football Federation was established, with Georgy Lunarcharsky as its first president. The rules and constitution were drawn up. The name changed to the World Aputee Football Federation (Frere, 2007). On the other hand, Ampute football was started as a 12th branch from the Physically Disabled Sport Federation in 2004 in Turkey. The first tournament was organized by the Physically Disabled Sport Federation in 2004. Turkish national team went to first national competition in Kiev in Ukrain and in London in England in 2005. First Turkish amputee football championship and World amputee football championship was organized by the Physically Disabled Sport Federation in 2007. Turkish national team has become the third in the World amputee football championship. And than Eurepean amputee football championship was organized by the Physically Disabled Sport Federation in 2008. Turkish national team has become the second in the eurepean amputee football championship. And in 2014 Turkish national team has become the second in the Eurepean amputee football championship in Poland. In 2014 Turkish national team has become the third in the World amputee football championship in Mexico. And also amputee soccer is gaining popularity throughout the Turkey. In this contex, The Championship organization held in cooperation with the Physically Disabled Sport Federation and Turkish Football Federation in October in 2017. And also Turkish national team has become the first in the Eurepean amputee football championship in Turkey.

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