Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate. Men's teams were allowed to augment their squad with three players over the age of 23.
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 Football pictogram for the 2008 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| Games | 2008 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host country | China | ||||||||
| Dates | 6–23 August 2008 | ||||||||
| Venues | 6 (in 5 host cities) | ||||||||
| Competitors | 469 from 21 nations | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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| Women's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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For these games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament, and the women in a 12-team tournament. Preliminary matches commenced two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games on 8 August.
Venues
| Beijing | Shanghai | Location of the host cities of the football at the 2008 Summer Olympics. | |
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| Beijing National Stadium | Beijing Workers' Stadium | Shanghai Stadium | |
| Capacity: 91,000 | Capacity: 70,161 | Capacity: 80,000 | |
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| Tianjin | Shenyang | Qinhuangdao | |
| Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium | Shenyang Olympic Stadium | Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium | |
| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 33,000 | |
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Beijing National Stadium only used during the Men's tournament final.
Men
Women
See also
References
- "Sports Competition Schedule". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. 17 April 2006. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
- "Athletics". International Olympic Committee. 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
- "Programme of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
- Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – Men, FIFA.com
- Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – Women, FIFA.com
- RSSSF
External links
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