Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[1] was held in London at the Riverbank Arena, from 31 August to 8 September.

Football 5-a-side is played by athletes with visual impairment, with a ball with a noise making device inside.

Brazil were the favourites since they had won both in Athens 2004 and in Beijing 2008; they were also the defending world champions.

[3] Each of the eight participating nations submitted a squad of ten men – eight blind or visually impaired players and two sighted goalkeepers.

For the first time, the sighted players were awarded medals as part of their team.