Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 15 – 30 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (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 | 103 (3.22 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,034,500 (32,328 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
(6 goals) |
The men's football tournament was held at the 2000 Summer Olympics from 15 to 30 September. It was the 20th edition of the men's Olympic football tournament.
The final, played at the Olympic Stadium, attracted the Olympic Games Football attendance record of 104,098 to break the previous record of 101,799 set at the Rose Bowl for the gold medal match of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Qualification
The following 16 teams qualified for the 2000 Olympic men's football tournament:
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  |
| AFC Preliminary Competition | 3 |   .svg.png){kind=small} |
| CAF Preliminary Competition | 4 |    |
| CONCACAF Preliminary Competition | 2 |  |
| 2000 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | 2 |  |
| 1999 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 0 | Eliminated in playoffs to 4th
placed African country South Africa |
| 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship | 4 |    |
| Total | 16 |
Four countries competed for the first time in 2000: the Czech Republic and Slovakia (previously champions together as Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics), South Africa and Honduras.
- http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol2000q.html#Oceania - OFC Results
Squads
Venues
Six venues were used during the tournament, four of them outside of Sydney at cities around Australia. Stadium Australia hosted the Final.
| Sydney | Melbourne | Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Stadium Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sydney Football Stadium |
| Capacity: 110,000 | Capacity: 98,000 | Capacity: 42,500 |
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| Brisbane | Canberra | Adelaide |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | Bruce Stadium | Hindmarsh Stadium |
| Capacity: 37,000 | Capacity: 25,011 | Capacity: 20,000 |
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Match officials
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Seeding
| Pot 1: Africa | Pot 2: Americas | Pot 3: Europe | Pot 4: Rest of the World |
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Group stage
Group A
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 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 0 |
Group B
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 6 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Lee Chun-soo  |
Report |
| South Korea | 1–0 | |
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| Lee Dong-gook |
Report |
Group C
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 2 |
| United States | 2–2 | |
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| Albright Wolff |
Report | Jankulovski Došek |
| United States | 1–1 | |
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| Vagenas |
Report | M'Boma |
Group D
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
| South Africa | 1–2 | |
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| Nomvethe |
Report | Takahara |
Knockout stage
Note: Extra time periods were played under the golden goal rule.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 September – Adelaide | ||||||||||
| 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 26 September – Sydney | ||||||||||
| 2 (4) | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 23 September – Sydney | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 30 September – Sydney | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 23 September – Brisbane | ||||||||||
| 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 26 September – Melbourne | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 23 September – Melbourne | ||||||||||
| 2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 29 September – Sydney | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| United States | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Wolff Vagenas |
Report | Yanagisawa Takahara |
| Penalties | ||
Vagenas  Agoos Donovan Wolff Victorine |
5–4 |  |
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
| United States | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zamorano |
Gold medal match
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 |
| 2 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| 3 | |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 |
| 4 | |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | –2 | 6 |
| 5 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | –2 | 5 |
| 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 |
| 10 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 4 |
| 11 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
| 13 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| 14 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| 15 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
| 16 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
With six goals, Iván Zamorano of Chile is the top goalscorer in the tournament. In total, 103 goals were scored by 62 different players, with six of them credited as own goals.
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
References
- ↑ Higham 2012, p. 99.
Bibliography
- Higham, James (2012). Sport Tourism Destinations. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7506-5937-6.
External links
- Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000 - Men, FIFA.com
- RSSSF Summary
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3) and (Part 4)
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