Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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The 2000 Football at the Summer Olympics 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]
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Football pictogram for the 2000 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| Games | 2000 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host country | Australia | ||||||||
| Dates | 13–30 September 2000 | ||||||||
| Venues | 6 (in 5 host cities) | ||||||||
| Competitors | 391 from 20 nations | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) | ||||||||
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| Women's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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← 1996 2004 → | |||||||||
Venues
Location map of host suburbs in Sydney. |
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| Sydney | Canberra | Adelaide | Brisbane | Melbourne | |||
| Olympic Stadium | Sydney Football Stadium | Bruce Stadium | Hindmarsh Stadium* | Brisbane Cricket Ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Capacity: 110,000 | Capacity: 43,000 | Capacity: 25,011 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 98,000 | ||
| 33°50′50″S 151°3′48″E | 33°53′21″S 151°13′31″E | 35°15′0″S 149°6′10″E | 34°54′27″S 138°34′8″E | 27°29′9″S 153°2′17″E | 37°49′12″S 144°59′0″E | ||
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* Hindmarsh Stadium only used during the Men's tournament. Temporary seating was added for the games. Olympic Stadium only used during the Men's tournament final.
Competition schedule
Medal summary
Medal table
Events
Men's tournament
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