Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 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.
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| Host country | China |
| Dates | 6–23 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (men) Japan (women) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 |
| Goals scored | 135 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,144,268 (36,970 per match) |
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For these games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament, and the women in a 12-team tournament. Preliminary matches 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 Stadium
- Shanghai: Shanghai Stadium
- Shenyang: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
- Tianjin: Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
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| Beijing National Stadium | Shanghai Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 91,000 | Capacity: 56,842 | ||
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| Beijing | Shenyang | ||
| Workers' Stadium | Shenyang Olympic Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 66,161 | Capacity: 60,000 | ||
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| Qinhuangdao | Tianjin | ||
| Qinhuangdao Olympic Stadium | Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 33,000 | Capacity: 54,696 | ||
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Men
Women
See also
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Association football at the 2008 Summer Olympics. |
- "Sports Competition Schedule". BOCOG. 17 April 2006. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
- "Athletics". International Olympic Committee. 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
- "Programme of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (pdf) on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
- Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – Men, FIFA.com
- Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – Women, FIFA.com
- RSSSF
External links
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