Football at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

The football competition at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics took place at the Wutaishan Stadium and the Jiangning Sports Center, both located in Nanjing, China, between 14–27 August 2014.[1] There were two tournaments, one for boys and one for girls. Players must be 15 years old (born between 1 January and 31 December 1999) to be eligible to participate.

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Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates14–27 August
Teams6 (boys) + 6 (girls) (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Peru (boys)
 China (girls)
Runners-up South Korea (boys)
 Venezuela (girls)
Third place Iceland (boys)
 Mexico (girls)
Fourth place Cape Verde (boys)
 Slovakia (girls)
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Each match lasted 80 minutes, consisting of two periods of 40 minutes, with an interval of 15 minutes.[2]

Participating teams

One team from each continental confederation participated in each tournament.[3][4] The same country may not participate in both the boys' and girls' tournament. As hosts, China was given Asia's spot to compete in the girls' tournament (and thus could not participate in the boys' tournament). Teams may qualify through preliminary competitions, or be nominated for participation by their confederation, with the invited teams ratified by FIFA during their meeting in Zürich on 3–4 October 2013.

ConfederationBoys'Girls'
Africa (CAF) Cape Verde Namibia
Asia (AFC) South Korea China
Europe (UEFA) Iceland Slovakia
North America (CONCACAF) Honduras Mexico
Oceania (OFC) Vanuatu Papua New Guinea
South America (CONMEBOL) Peru Venezuela

Schedule

On each day two matches were played.[1]

All times are CST (UTC+8)
Event DateEvent DayStarting TimeEvent Details
August 14Thursday18:00Girls' Group Stage
August 15Friday18:00Boys' Group Stage
August 17Sunday18:00Girls' Group Stage
August 18Monday18:00Boys' Group Stage
August 20Wednesday18:00Girls' Group Stage
August 21Thursday18:00Boys' Group Stage
August 23Saturday18:00Girls' Semifinals
August 24Sunday18:00Boys' Semifinals
August 25Monday18:005th Place Matches
August 26Tuesday18:00Girls' Medal Matches
August 27Wednesday18:00Boys' Medal Matches

Medal summary
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)1001
 Peru (PER)1001
3 South Korea (KOR)0101
 Venezuela (VEN)0101
5 Iceland (ISL)0011
 Mexico (MEX)0011
Totals (6 nations)2226
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys'
 Peru (PER)  South Korea (KOR)  Iceland (ISL)
Girls'
 China (CHN)  Venezuela (VEN)  Mexico (MEX)

References
  1. "Match schedule – Youth Olympic Football Tournaments Nanjing 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  2. "Regulations – Youth Olympic Football Tournaments Nanjing 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  3. "Qualifiers – Boys' Youth Olympic Football Tournaments Nanjing 2014". FIFA.com.
  4. "Qualifiers – Girls' Youth Olympic Football Tournaments Nanjing 2014". FIFA.com.
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