Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics| Tournament details |
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| Host country |
Australia |
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| Dates |
13 – 30 September |
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| Teams |
16 (men) + 8 (women) (from 6 confederations) |
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| Venue(s) |
6 (in 6 host cities) |
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| Final positions |
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| Champions |
 Cameroon (men)
 Norway (women) |
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| Runners-up |
 Spain (men)
 United States (women) |
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| Third place |
 Chile (men)
 Germany (women) |
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| Fourth place |
United States (men)
 Brazil (women) |
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| Tournament statistics |
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| Matches played |
48 |
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| Goals scored |
145 (3.02 per match) |
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| Attendance |
1,350,795 (28,142 per match) |
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The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics started on 13 September. The men's tournament is played by U-23 (under 23 years old) national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad. Article 1 of the tournament regulations states: "The Tournaments take place every four years, in conjunction with the Summer Olympic Games. The associations affiliated to FIFA are invited to participate with their men's U-23 and women's representative teams."[1]
Venues
* Hindmarsh Stadium only used during the Men's tournament. Temporary seating was added for the games.
Competition schedule
| P | Preliminaries |
¼ | Quarterfinals |
½ | Semifinals |
B | 3rd place play-off |
F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Wed 13 | Thu 14 | Fri 15 | Sat 16 | Sun 17 | Mon 18 | Tue 19 | Wed 20 | Thu 21 | Fri 22 | Sat 23 | Sun 24 | Mon 25 | Tue 26 | Wed 27 | Thu 28 | Fri 29 | Sat 30 |
| Men | P | P | | P | P | | P | P | | | ¼ | | | ½ | | | B | F |
| Women | P | P | | P | P | | P | P | | | | ½ | | | | B | F | | |
Medal summary
Medal table
Events
Men's tournament
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Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
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Women's tournament
Awards
FIFA Fair Play Award
References
External links
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