Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 13 – 30 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Cameroon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Spain |
| Third place |
 Chile |
| Fourth place |
 United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 103 (3.22 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,034,500 (32,328 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Iván Zamorano (6 goals) |
A men's football tournament was held at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games for the 20th time.
The Gold Medal game, played at the Stadium Australia, attracted the Olympic Games Football attendance record of 104,098 to break the previous record of 101,799 set at the Rose Bowl for the Gold Medal game of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Medal winners
Venues
- Olympic Stadium, Sydney
- Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
- Bruce Stadium, Canberra
- Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
- Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Qualification
The following 16 teams qualified for the 2000 Olympic men's football tournament:
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  Australia |
| AFC Preliminary Competition | 3 |  Kuwait Japan South Korea |
| CAF Preliminary Competition | 4 | Cameroon Morocco Nigeria South Africa |
| CONCACAF Preliminary Competition | 2 |  Honduras (winner) United States (runner-up) |
| 2000 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | 2 |  Brazil (winner) Chile (runner-up) |
| OFC Preliminary Competition | 0 | Eliminated in playoffs |
| 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship | 4 |  Italy (winner) Czech Republic (runner-up) Spain (third-place) Slovakia (fourth-place) |
| Total | 16 |
Four countries competed for the first time in 2000: the Czech Republic and Slovakia (previously champions together as Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics), South Africa and Honduras.
Match officials
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Seeding
| Pot 1: Africa | Pot 2: Americas | Pot 3: Europe | Pot 4: Rest of the World |
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Squads
Main article: Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads
First round
Group A
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
| Honduras |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 4 |
| Australia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 0 |
13 September 2000 18:30 |
| Nigeria |
3–3 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
Igbinadolor  50'Agali 78'Aiyegbeni 90+1' |
Report | Suazo 36', 76' León 60' |
16 September 2000 20:00 |
| Australia |
2–3 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Foxe 41' Wehrman 44' |
Report | Ikedia 16' Aghahowa 22'Agali 64' |
Group B
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| South Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 6 |
| Morocco |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 |
14 September 2000 20:00 |
| Morocco |
1–4 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Ouchla 79' |
Report | Zamorano 36', 45+1' (pen.), 55' Navia 72' (pen.) |
Group C
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Kuwait |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 3 |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 2 |
13 September 2000 19:00 |
| Cameroon |
3–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Alnoudji 37' M'Boma 76'Lauren 86' |
Report | Mutairi 63' Mubarak 88' |
13 September 2000 20:00 |
| United States |
2–2 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Albright 21' Wolff 44' |
Report | Jankulovski 28' Došek 52' (pen.) |
16 September 2000 19:00 |
| Czech Republic |
2–3 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Heinz 2' Lengyel 90+1' |
Report | Mutairi 56' Saeed 64', 73' |
Group D
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| South Africa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Note: Extra time periods were played under the golden goal rule.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 September - Adelaide | ||||||||||
| United States (p) |
2 (5) | |||||||||
| 26 September - Sydney | ||||||||||
| Japan |
2 (4) | |||||||||
| United States |
1 | |||||||||
| 23 September - Sydney | ||||||||||
| Spain |
3 | |||||||||
| Italy |
0 | |||||||||
| 30 September - Sydney | ||||||||||
| Spain |
1 | |||||||||
| Spain |
2 (3) | |||||||||
| 23 September - Brisbane | ||||||||||
| Cameroon (p) |
2 (5) | |||||||||
| Brazil |
1 | |||||||||
| 26 September - Melbourne | ||||||||||
| Cameroon (aet) |
2 | |||||||||
| Cameroon |
2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| 23 September - Melbourne | ||||||||||
| Chile |
1 | 29 September - Sydney | ||||||||
| Chile |
4 | |||||||||
| United States |
0 | |||||||||
| Nigeria |
1 | |||||||||
| Chile |
2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
23 September 2000 18:30 |
| United States |
2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
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| Wolff 68' Vagenas 90' (pen.) |
Report | Yanagisawa 30' Takahara 72' |
| Penalties | ||
Vagenas  Agoos Donovan Wolff Victorine |
5 – 4 | Nakamura Inamoto Morioka Nakata Myojin |
23 September 2000 19:00 |
| Brazil |
1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldinho 90+4' |
Report | M'Boma 17' M'Bami  113' (GG) |
23 September 2000 20:00 |
| Chile |
4 – 1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Contreras 17' Zamorano 18'Navia 42'Tello 65' |
Report | Agali 76' |
Semi-finals
26 September 2000 20:00 |
| Spain |
3 – 1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Tamudo 16' Angulo 25'José Mari 87' |
Report | Vagenas 42' (pen.) |
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
30 September 2000 12:00 |
| Cameroon |
2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Amaya 53' (o.g.) Eto'o 58' |
Report | Xavi 2' Gabri 45' |
| Penalties | ||
| Mboma Eto'o Geremi Lauren Wome |
5 – 3 | Xavi Capdevila Amaya Albelda |
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon (CMR) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| 3 | Chile (CHI) |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 |
| 4 | United States (USA) |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | –2 | 6 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 | Brazil (BRA) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Nigeria (NGR) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | –2 | 5 |
| 9 | South Korea (KOR) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 |
| 10 | Honduras (HON) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 4 |
| 11 | South Africa (RSA) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Kuwait (KUW) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
| 13 | Slovakia (SVK) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| 14 | Czech Republic (CZE) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| 15 | Australia (AUS) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
| 16 | Morocco (MAR) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
With six goals, Iván Zamorano of Chile is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 103 goals were scored by 62 different players, with six of them credited as own goals.
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goals
- Patrice Abanda (playing against Chile)
- Jaime Rosales (playing against Australia)
- Alessandro Nesta (playing against Honduras)
- Samuel Okunowo (playing against Italy)
- Marián Čišovský (playing against Brazil)
- Iván Amaya (playing against Cameroon)
References
- ↑ Higham 2012, p. 99.
Bibliography
- Higham, James (2012). Sport Tourism Destinations. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7506-5937-6.
External links
- Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000 - Men, FIFA.com
- RSSSF Summary
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3) and (Part 4)
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