Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 20 July – 3 August |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 90 (2.81 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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The 1996 Men's Olympic Football Tournament, played as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics, was hosted in Birmingham, Alabama, Washington, D.C., Orlando, Florida, Miami, Florida and Athens, Georgia.[1][2][3][4] From 1992 onwards, male competitors must be under 23 years old, with three over-23 players allowed per squad. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at Sanford Stadium on August 3, 1996.
Venues
| Orlando | Birmingham | Miami | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Bowl | Legion Field | Orange Bowl | |||
| Capacity: 65,000 | Capacity: 81,700 | Capacity: 74,476 | |||
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| Athens | Washington, D.C. | ||||
| Sanford Stadium | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | ||||
| Capacity: 86,100 | Capacity: 56,500 | ||||
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Qualification
The following 16 teams qualified for the 1996 Olympic men's football tournament:
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  |
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| CAF Preliminary Competition | 3 |  .svg.png){kind=small} |
| CONCACAF Preliminary Competition | 1 |  |
| 1996 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | 2 | |
| OFC Preliminary Competition | 1 |  |
| 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship | 5 |     |
| Total | 16 |
Match officials
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Squads
Tournament details
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 – 1 | |
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Ortega  |
Report | Nuno Gomes |
| United States | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kirovski Maisonneuve |
Report |
| United States | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maisonneuve |
Report | Paulo Alves |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| Spain | 1 – 0 | |
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| Óscar |
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| Australia | 2 – 1 | |
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| Tsekenis Viduka |
Report | Al-Khilaiwi |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| South Korea | 1 – 0 | |
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| Yoon Jung-Hwan |
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| Mexico | 0 – 0 | |
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| Report |
| Italy | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Branca |
Report | Lee Ki-Hyung |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| July 27 – Miami | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| July 30 – Athens, Georgia | ||||||||||
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| 0 | |||||||||
| July 27 – Birmingham | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| August 3 – Athens | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| July 28 – Birmingham | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| July 31 – Athens, Georgia | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| July 28 – Miami | ||||||||||
| 3 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| August 2 – Athens | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Mexico | 0 – 2 | |
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| Report | Okocha C. Babayaro |
Semi-finals
| Nigeria | 4 – 3 (asdet) | |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Carlos Ikpeba Kanu  |
Report | Flavio Conceição Bebeto |
Bronze Medal match
Gold Medal match
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 |
| 2 | |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 |
| 3 | |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 12 |
| 4 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 8 |
| 5 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 8 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 4 |
| 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 13 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| 14 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
| 15 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 0 |
| 16 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 0 |
Goalscorers
With six goals, Hernán Crespo of Argentina and Bebeto of Brazil are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 90 goals were scored by 55 different players, with four of them credited as own goals.
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
- Own goals
References
- ↑ "The inside story of Nigeria's Atlanta '96 gold medal – SuperSport – Football". SuperSport. 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ Penner, Mike (1996-08-01). "Defense Rests for a Stunned Brazil – Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ Penner, Mike (1996-08-04). "Nigeria's Eagles Catch Argentina in Its Own Trap – Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ "Soccer : Results : Men's Competition Notebook". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
External links
- Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 - Men, FIFA.com
- RSSSF Summary
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3) and (Part 4)
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