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Alves Kablo claimed the 2025 Amputee Football Champions League title on Sunday with a dominant 6-1 victory over defending champions Wisla Krakow of Poland in the final held in Ankara.
The Turkish side took control early, leading 4-0 at halftime before sealing the win with two more goals in the second half. David Mendes opened the scoring in the 2nd minute and struck again in the 18th. Omer Guleryuz netted twice in the 8th and 28th minutes, Mohcine Chrharh added another in the 9th, and Alican Kuruyamac capped the victory with a goal in the first minute of added time.
Wisla Krakow’s lone goal came in the 39th minute, scored by Kamil Grygiel.
Alves Kablo entered the final after an impressive run in the group stage, where they routed Real Betis (Spain) 9-0, 1st FSV Mainz 05 (Germany) 11-0, and AFC Tbilisi (Georgia) 12-0. They defeated Sporting Amputee Football of Italy 5-1 in the semifinals.
Sporting Amputee Football secured third place with a 3-0 win over Real Betis in the playoff held at Aktepe Stadium.
Real Betis finished fourth, followed by Shamrock Rovers (Ireland) in fifth, AFC Tbilisi in sixth, 1st FSV Mainz 05 in seventh, and FC Annecy (France) in eighth.
With this victory, Turkish clubs have now won five of the six tournaments organized by the European Amputee Football Federation (EAFF). Ortotek Gaziler lifted the trophy in 2019, followed by Sahinbey Belediyespor in 2021 and 2023, and Etimesgut Belediyespor in 2022.
Last year, Wisla Krakow ended Türkiye’s winning streak by claiming the title, but Alves Kablo ensured the trophy returned to Ankara this year by defeating the reigning champions on home soil.
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