The 2006 CPISRA Football 7-a-side European Championships was the European championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams.

CPISRA stands for Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association.

Athletes with a physical disability competed.

The Championship took place in Ireland from 21 to 28 July 2006.

Football 7-a-side was played with modified FIFA rules.

Among the modifications were that there were seven players, no offside, a smaller playing field, and permission for one-handed throw-ins.

Matches consisted of two thirty-minute halves, with a fifteen-minute half-time break.

During the draw, the teams were divided into pots because of rankings.

Matijn Van De Ven 16.

Pentti Kokko The venues to be used for the European Championships were located in Dublin.

The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage for the position one to four.

The next two teams played for the position five to eight.

The last teams played for the position nine to ten.

Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw.

When comparing teams in a group over-all result came before head-to-head.

In the knockout stage there were two rounds (semi-finals, and the final).

For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 60 minutes of regulation time was followed by two 10 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner.

If the teams were still tied, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine a winner.

Classification Athletes with a physical disability competed.

The athlete's disability was caused by a non-progressive brain damage that affects motor control, such as cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or stroke.

Players were classified by level of disability.

Teams must field at least one class C5 or C6 player at all times.

No more than two players of class C8 are permitted to play at the same time.

The first round, or group stage, have seen the ten teams divided into two groups of five teams.