Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Brasilien |
Dates | 3–20 August |
Teams | 16 (men) + 12 (women) (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 6 host cities) |
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Qualification | ||
men | women | |
Tournament | ||
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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]
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 | ||
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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 | |
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Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha | Arena Corinthians | |
Capacity: 69,349[7] New stadium for the 2014 World Cup |
Capacity: 48,234[7] New stadium for the 2014 World Cup | |
Belo Horizonte, MG | ||
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto | ||
Capacity: 58,170[7] Renovated for the 2014 World Cup | ||
Salvador, BA | ||
Itaipava 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 | 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 |
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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.[8]
Means of qualification | Dates1 | Venue1 | Berths | Qualified |
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Host country | 2 October 2009 | Dänemark | 1 | Brasilien |
2016 AFC U-23 Championship[9] | 12 – 30 January 2016 | Katar | 3 | |
2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations[10] | 28 November – 12 December 2015 | Senegal | 3 | Algerien |
Nigeria | ||||
2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship[11] | 1 – 13 October 2015 | Vereinigte Staaten | 2 | Honduras |
Mexiko | ||||
2015 South American Youth Championship[12] | 14 January – 7 February 2015 | Uruguay | 1 | Argentinien |
2015 Pacific Games[13] | 3 – 17 July 2015 | Papua-Neuguinea | 1 | Fidschi2 |
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship[14] | 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 |
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 | Dates3 | Venue3 | Berths | Qualified | |
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Host country | 2 October 2009 | Dänemark | 1 | Brasilien | |
2015–16 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament[15] | 29 February – 9 March 2016 | Japan[16] | 2 | ||
2015 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament[10] | 2 – 18 October 2015 | Various (home and away) | 2 | Südafrika | |
Simbabwe5 | |||||
2016 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship[17] | 10 – 21 February 2016 | Vereinigte Staaten | 2 | ||
2014 Copa América[18] | 11 – 28 September 2014 | Ecuador | 1 | Kolumbien | |
2015 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament[13] | 23 – 26 January 2016 | Various (home and away) | 1 | ||
2015 FIFA World Cup[19] (for UEFA eligible teams)4 |
6 June – 5 July 2015 | Kanada | 3 | Frankreich | |
Deutschland | |||||
2016 UEFA Olympic Qualifying Tournament[20] | 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 |
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Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men |
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Women |
See also
References
- ^ "Circular no. 1383 - Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 - Men's and Women's Tournaments" (PDF). FIFA.com. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Manaus enters race to host Rio 2016 Olympic Games football matches". Rio 2016 official website. 12 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Olympic Football Tournaments to be played in six cities and seven stadiums". FIFA.com. 16 March 2015.
- ^ "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments 2016" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ^ "Match schedule for Rio 2016 unveiled". FIFA.com. 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Match Schedule Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Venues". FIFA.com. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ a b "FIFA ratifies the distribution of seats corresponding to each confederation". CONMEBOL.com. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2016" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ a b "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "United States Named Host for CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship 2015". CONCACAF.com. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Reglamento – Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Juventud de América 2015" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
- ^ a b "OFC Insider Issue 6". Oceania Football Confederation. March 11, 2015. p. 8.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2013–15 competition" (PDF). UEFA.
- ^ "Groups drawn for First Round of Rio 2016 Women's Qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
- ^ "Football - Women's AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship Will be Played in Dallas and Houston". US Soccer. August 12, 2015.
- ^ "Reglamento – Copa América Femenina 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
- ^ "Germany and Norway drawn together". UEFA.com. 6 December 2014.
- ^ "European contenders impress in Canada". UEFA.com. 18 June 2015.
External links
- Men's Olympic Football Tournament, FIFA.com
- Women's Olympic Football Tournament, FIFA.com