Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host country  Brazil
Dates 3–20 August
Teams 16 (men) + 12 (women) (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 7 (in 6 host cities)
Football at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Tournament
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Squads
men  women

The association football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held from 3 to 20 August in Brazil.[1]

In addition to the Olympic host city of Rio de Janeiro, matches will also be played in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Salvador, São Paulo, and Manaus. All six cities hosted matches during the 2014 World Cup, with the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio the only Olympic venue not to have been a World Cup venue.[2][3]

Associations affiliated with FIFA may send teams to participate in the tournament. Men's teams are restricted to under-23 players (born on or after 1 January 1993) with a maximum of three overage players allowed, while there are no age restrictions on women's teams.[4]

Competition schedule

The match schedule of the men's and women's tournament was unveiled on 10 November 2015.[5][6]

GGroup stage ¼Quarterfinals ½Semifinals B3rd place play-off FFinal
Event↓/Date → Wed 3 Thu 4 Fri 5 Sat 6 Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20
Men G G G ¼ ½ B F
Women G G G ¼ ½ B F

Venues

Apart from Rio de Janeiro, which will host the women's final on 19 August and the men's final on 20 August at the Estádio do Maracanã, the other five cities that have made the shortlist of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee are: São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Salvador, and Manaus, which were all host cities during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[2] The final choice of venues was announced by FIFA on 16 March 2015.[3]

Brasília, DF São Paulo, SP
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Arena Corinthians

15°47′0.6″S 47°53′56.99″W / 15.783500°S 47.8991639°W / -15.783500; -47.8991639 (Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha)

23°32′43.91″S 46°28′24.14″W / 23.5455306°S 46.4733722°W / -23.5455306; -46.4733722 (Arena Corinthians)

Capacity: 69,349[7]
Renovated stadium for the 2014 World Cup
 Capacity: 48,234[7]
New stadium for the 2014 World Cup
Belo Horizonte, MG
Mineirão

19°51′57″S 43°58′15″W / 19.86583°S 43.97083°W / -19.86583; -43.97083 (Estádio Mineirão)

Capacity: 58,170[7]
Renovated for the 2014 World Cup
Salvador, BA
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova

12°58′43″S 38°30′15″W / 12.97861°S 38.50417°W / -12.97861; -38.50417 (Arena Fonte Nova)

Capacity: 51,900[7]
New stadium for the 2014 World Cup
Manaus, AM Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Arena da Amazônia Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Maracanã

3°4′59″S 60°1′41″W / 3.08306°S 60.02806°W / -3.08306; -60.02806 (Arena da Amazônia)

22°53′35.42″S 43°17′32.17″W / 22.8931722°S 43.2922694°W / -22.8931722; -43.2922694 (Estádio Olímpico João Havelange)

22°54′43.8″S 43°13′48.59″W / 22.912167°S 43.2301639°W / -22.912167; -43.2301639 (Estádio do Maracanã)

Capacity: 40,549[7]
New stadium for the 2014 World Cup
 Capacity: 60,000
Renovated for the 2016 Olympics
 Capacity: 74,738[7]
Renovated for the 2014 World Cup

Training venues

Event stadium Training venue #1 Training venue #2 Training venue #3 Training venue #4
Maracanã CFZ Stadium Vasco Barra Football Club Juliano Moreira Sports Complex N/A
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Cave Stadium Minas Brasília Tennis Club Yacht Club of Brasília Cruzeiro Stadium
Mineirão Toca da Raposa 1 Toca da Raposa 2 Cidade do Galo América F.C. Training Center
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Parque Santiago Stadium Pituaçu Stadium Barradão Stadium E.C. Bahia Training Center
Arena Corinthians São Paulo F.C. Training Center S.E. Palmeiras Training Center C.A. Juventus Stadium Nacional A.C. Stadium

Qualification

Men's qualification

In addition to host nation Brazil, 15 men's national teams will qualify from six separate continental confederations. FIFA ratified the distribution of spots at the Executive Committee meeting in March 2014.[8]

Means of qualification Dates1 Venue1 Berths Qualified
Host country2 October 2009 Denmark1 Brazil
2015 South American Youth Championship[9]14 January – 7 February 2015 Uruguay 1 Argentina
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship[10]17–30 June 2015 Czech Republic 4 Denmark
 Germany
 Portugal
 Sweden
2015 Pacific Games[11]3–17 July 2015 Papua New Guinea 1 Fiji2
2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship[12]1–13 October 2015 United States 2 Honduras
 Mexico
2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations[13]28 November – 12 December 2015 Senegal 3 Algeria
 Nigeria
 South Africa
2016 AFC U-23 Championship[14]12–30 January 2016 Qatar 3 Iraq
 Japan
 South Korea
2016 CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off 25–29 March 2016Various (home and away)3 1 Colombia
Total 16
  • ^1 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments), various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.
  • ^2 Nations making their Olympic tournament debut
  • ^3 One match each in Colombia and United States in a two-legged tie.

Women's qualification

In addition to host nation Brazil, 11 women's national teams will qualify from six separate continental confederations. FIFA ratified the distribution of spots at the Executive Committee meeting in March 2014.[8]

Means of qualification Dates4 Venue4 Berths Qualified
Host country2 October 2009Denmark Denmark1 Brazil
2014 Copa América[15]11–28 September 2014 Ecuador 1 Colombia
2015 FIFA World Cup[16]
(for UEFA eligible teams)5		6 June – 5 July 2015 Canada 2 France
 Germany
2015 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament[13]2–18 October 2015Various (home and away) 2 South Africa
 Zimbabwe6
2016 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament[11]23 January 2016 Papua New Guinea 1 New Zealand
2016 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship[17]10–21 February 2016 United States 2 Canada
 United States
2016 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament[18]29 February – 9 March 2016 Japan[19] 2 Australia
 China PR
2016 UEFA Olympic Qualifying Tournament[20] 2–9 March 2016 Netherlands 1 Sweden
Total 12
  • ^4 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments), various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.
  • ^5 England finished in the top three among UEFA teams in the World Cup, however England is not an IOC member and talks for them to compete as Great Britain broke down.
  • ^6 Nations making their Olympic tournament debut

Men's competition

The competition consists of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

Teams are divided into four groups of four countries, playing every team in their group once. Three points for a victory, one - for a draw. Top two teams per group qualify for the quarterfinals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA
(H) Host.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
13 August — São Paulo
 
 
Winner Group A
 
17 August — Rio de Janeiro
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Winner Match 28
 
13 August — Belo Horizonte
 
Winner Match 27
 
Winner Group C
 
20 August — Rio de Janeiro
 
Runner-up Group D
 
Winner Match 30
 
13 August — Salvador
 
Winner Match 29
 
Winner Group B
 
17 August — São Paulo
 
Runner-up Group A
 
Winner Match 26
 
13 August — Brasília
 
Winner Match 25Bronze medal match
 
Winner Group D
 
20 August — Belo Horizonte
 
Runner-up Group C
 
Loser Match 30
 
 
Loser Match 29
 

Women's competition

The competition consists of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

Teams are divided into three groups of four countries, playing every team in their group once. Three points for a victory, one - for a draw. Top two teams per group and best two third-placed teams qualify for the quarterfinals.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  China PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals or elimination[lower-alpha 1]
4  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The two best third-placed teams across all three groups will advance to the quarter-finals.

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals or elimination[lower-alpha 1]
4  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ The two best third-placed teams across all three groups will advance to the quarter-finals.

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals or elimination[lower-alpha 1]
4  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ The two best third-placed teams across all three groups will advance to the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
12 August — Belo Horizonte
 
 
Winner Group E
 
16 August — Rio de Janeiro
 
Third Group F / G
 
Winner Match 22
 
12 August — Brasília
 
Winner Match 19
 
Winner Group G
 
19 August — Rio de Janeiro
 
Third Group E / F
 
Winner Match 24
 
12 August — São Paulo
 
Winner Match 23
 
Winner Group F
 
16 August — Belo Horizonte
 
Runner-up Group G
 
Winner Match 21
 
12 August — Salvador
 
Winner Match 20Bronze medal match
 
Runner-up Group E
 
19 August — São Paulo
 
Runner-up Group F
 
Loser Match 24
 
 
Loser Match 23
 

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
Women

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Circular no. 1383 - Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 - Men's and Women's Tournaments" (PDF). FIFA.com. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Manaus enters race to host Rio 2016 Olympic Games football matches". Rio 2016 official website. 12 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Olympic Football Tournaments to be played in six cities and seven stadiums". FIFA.com. 16 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments 2016" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  5. ↑ "Match schedule for Rio 2016 unveiled". FIFA.com. 10 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Match Schedule Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Venues". FIFA.com. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  8. 1 2 "FIFA ratifies the distribution of seats corresponding to each confederation". CONMEBOL.com. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Reglamento – Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Juventud de América 2015" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  10. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2013–15 competition" (PDF). UEFA.
  11. 1 2 "OFC Insider Issue 6". Oceania Football Confederation. March 11, 2015. p. 8.
  12. ↑ "United States Named Host for CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship 2015". CONCACAF.com. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  13. 1 2 "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  15. ↑ "Reglamento – Copa América Femenina 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
  16. ↑ "Germany and Norway drawn together". UEFA.com. 6 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship Will be Played in Dallas and Houston". US Soccer. August 12, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Groups drawn for First Round of Rio 2016 Women's Qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  19. ↑ "Football - Women's AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "European contenders impress in Canada". UEFA.com. 18 June 2015.

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