Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	China
Dates	6 August – 23 August
Teams	16 (men) + 12 (women) (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (men) United States (women)
Runners-up	Nigeria (men) Brazil (women)
Third place	Brazil (men) Germany (women)
Fourth place	Belgium (men) Japan (women)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	58
Goals scored	135 (2.33 per match)
Attendance	2,144,268 (36,970 per match)

Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate. Men's teams were allowed to augment their squad with three players over the age of 23.

For these games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament, and the women in a 12-team tournament. Football preliminaries actually commenced two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games on 8 August.

Venues

Aside from the host city Beijing, football matches took place in four other cities:

• Beijing: Beijing National Stadium
• Beijing: Workers' Stadium
• Qinhuangdao: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
• Shanghai: Shanghai Stadium
• Shenyang: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
• Tianjin: Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium

Men

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

See also: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men	Argentina (ARG) Oscar Ustari Ezequiel Garay Luciano Fabián Monzón Pablo Zabaleta Fernando Gago Federico Fazio José Ernesto Sosa Éver Banega Ezequiel Lavezzi Juan Román Riquelme (captain) Ángel Di María Nicolás Pareja Lautaro Acosta Javier Mascherano Lionel Messi Sergio Agüero Diego Buonanotte Sergio Romero Nicolás Navarro	Nigeria (NGR) Ambruse Vanzekin Chibuzor Okonkwo Onyekachi Apam Dele Adeleye Monday James Chinedu Obasi Sani Kaita Victor Obinna Isaac Promise (captain) Solomon Okoronkwo Oluwafemi Ajilore Olubayo Adefemi Peter Odemwingie Efe Ambrose Victor Anichebe Emmanuel Ekpo Ikechukwu Ezenwa Oladapo Olufemi	Brazil (BRA) Diego Alves Renan Rafinha Alex Silva Thiago Silva Marcelo Ilsinho Breno Hernanes Anderson Lucas Ronaldinho (captain) Ramires Diego Thiago Neves Alexandre Pato Rafael Sóbis Jô

Women

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

See also: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Women	United States (USA) Hope Solo Heather Mitts Christie Rampone (captain) Rachel Buehler Lindsay Tarpley Natasha Kai Shannon Boxx Amy Rodriguez Heather O'Reilly Aly Wagner Carli Lloyd Lauren Cheney Tobin Heath Stephanie Cox Kate Markgraf Angela Hucles Lori Chalupny Nicole Barnhart	Brazil (BRA) Andréia Simone Andréia Rosa Tânia (captain) Renata Costa Maycon Daniela Formiga Ester Marta Cristiane Bárbara Francielle Pretinha Fabiana Érika Maurine Rosana	Germany (GER) Nadine Angerer Kerstin Stegemann Saskia Bartusiak Babett Peter Annike Krahn Linda Bresonik Melanie Behringer Sandra Smisek Birgit Prinz (captain) Renate Lingor Anja Mittag Ursula Holl Célia Okoyino da Mbabi Simone Laudehr Fatmire Bajramaj Conny Pohlers Ariane Hingst Kerstin Garefrekes

References

• "Sports Competition Schedule". BOCOG. 2006-04-17. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
• "Athletics". (Sports). International Olympic Committee. 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
• "Programme of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008" (pdf). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
• Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Men, FIFA.com
• Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Women, FIFA.com
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