Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	Brasilien
Dates	3–20 August
Teams	16 (men) + 12 (women) (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	7 (in 6 host cities)

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

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.

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.

Competition schedule

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

G

Group stage

¼

Quarterfinals

½

Semifinals

B

3rd place play-off

F

Final

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. The final choice of venues was announced by FIFA on 16 March 2015.

	Brasília, DF	São Paulo, SP
	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha	Arena Corinthians
	15°47′0.6″S 47°53′56.99″W	23°32′43.91″S 46°28′24.14″W
	Capacity: 69,349 New stadium for the 2014 World Cup	Capacity: 48,234 New stadium for the 2014 World Cup
Belo Horizonte, MG	Belo Horizonte Brasília São Paulo Rio de Janeiro Salvador Manaus
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
19°51′57″S 43°58′15″W
Capacity: 58,170 Renovated for the 2014 World Cup
Salvador, BA
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
12°58′43″S 38°30′15″W
Capacity: 51,900 New stadium for the 2014 World Cup
Manaus, AM	Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Arena da Amazônia	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange	Estádio do Maracanã
3°4′59″S 60°1′41″W	22°53′35.42″S 43°17′32.17″W	22°54′43.8″S 43°13′48.59″W
Capacity: 40,549 New stadium for the 2014 World Cup	Capacity: 60,000 Renovated for the 2016 Olympics	Capacity: 74,738 Renovated for the 2014 World Cup

Training venues

Event stadium	Training venue #1	Training venue #2	Training venue #3	Training venue #4
Maracanã Stadium	CFZ Stadium	Vasco Barra Football Club	Juliano Moreira Sports Complex	—
Mané Garrincha Stadium	Cave Stadium	Minas Brasília Tennis Club	Yacht Club of Brasília	Cruzeiro Stadium
Mineirão Stadium	Toca da Raposa 1	Toca da Raposa 2	Cidade do Galo	América F.C. Training Center
Fonte Nova Stadium	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.

Means of qualification	Dates1	Venue1	Berths	Qualified
Host country	2 October 2009	Dänemark	1	Brasilien
2016 AFC U-23 Championship	12 – 30 January 2016	Katar	3
2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations	28 November – 12 December 2015	Senegal	3	Algerien
				Nigeria
				Südafrika
2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship	1 – 13 October 2015	Vereinigte Staaten	2	Honduras
				Mexiko
2015 South American Youth Championship	14 January – 7 February 2015	Uruguay	1	Argentinien
2015 Pacific Games	3 – 17 July 2015	Papua-Neuguinea	1	Fidschi2
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	17 – 30 June 2015	Tschechische Republik	4	Dänemark
				Deutschland
				Portugal
				Schweden
2016 CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off	21 – 29 March 2016	Various (home and away)	1
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

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.

Means of qualification	Dates3	Venue3	Berths	Qualified
Host country	2 October 2009	Dänemark	1	Brasilien
2015–16 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament	29 February – 9 March 2016	Japan	2
2015 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament	2 – 18 October 2015	Various (home and away)	2	Südafrika
				Simbabwe5
2016 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship	10 – 21 February 2016	Vereinigte Staaten	2
2014 Copa América	11 – 28 September 2014	Ecuador	1	Kolumbien
2015 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament	23 – 26 January 2016	Various (home and away)	1
2015 FIFA World Cup (for UEFA eligible teams)4	6 June – 5 July 2015	Kanada	3	Frankreich
				Deutschland
2016 UEFA Olympic Qualifying Tournament	2 – 9 March 2016	Niederlande
Total			12

• ^3 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments), various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.
• ^4 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.
• ^5 Nations making their Olympic tournament debut

Medal summary

Medal table

1		0	0	0	0
Total		2	2	2	6

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men
Women

See also

• Football at the 2015 Pan American Games

External links

• Men's Olympic Football Tournament, FIFA.com
• Women's Olympic Football Tournament, FIFA.com