Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates 22 July – 8 August 2020
Teams 16 (men's) + 12 (women's) (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 7 (in 6 host cities)

The association football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held from 22 July to 8 August 2020 in Japan.

In addition to the Olympic host city of Tokyo, matches will also be played in Ibaraki, Saitama, Sapporo, Sendai, and Yokohama.[1]

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 1997) with a maximum of three overage players allowed, while there are no age restrictions on women's teams.

Brazil are the men's defending champions, while Germany are the women's defending champions.

Competition schedule

GSGroup stage QFQuarterfinals SFSemifinals B3rd place play-off FFinal
Date
Event
Wed 22Thu 23Fri 24Sat 25Sun 26Mon 27Tue 28Wed 29Thu 30Fri 31Sat 1Sun 2Mon 3Tue 4Wed 5Thu 6Fri 7Sat 8
MenGSGSGSQFSFBF
WomenGSGSGSQFSFBF

Venues

A total of seven venues will be used:[1]

Tokyo Saitama Yokohama
National Stadium Tokyo Stadium Saitama Stadium Int. Stadium Yokohama
Capacity: 60,016
 Capacity: 49,000
 Capacity: 62,000
 Capacity: 70,000
Ibaraki
Kashima Soccer Stadium
Capacity: 42,000
Sendai
Miyagi Stadium
Capacity: 48,000
Sapporo
Sapporo Dome
Capacity: 42,000

Qualification

The Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions ratified the distribution of spots at their meeting on 14 September 2017.[2]

Men's qualification

In addition to host nation Japan, 15 men's national teams will qualify from six separate continental confederations.[2]

Means of qualification Dates1 Venue1 Berths Qualified Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
Host country 7 September 2013 N/A 1  Japan 11th 2016 Third-place (1968)
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship[3] 16–30 June 2019  Italy
 San Marino		 4 TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
2019 Pacific Games July 2019  Samoa 1 TBD
2019 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship 3–15 October 2019  Costa Rica 2 TBD
TBD
2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations 8–22 November 2019[4]  Egypt 3 TBD
TBD
TBD
2020 AFC U-23 Championship 8–26 January 2020[5]  Thailand 3 TBD
TBD
TBD
2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament[6] January – February 2020  Colombia 2 TBD
TBD
Total   16  

  • ^1 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments), various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.

Women's qualification

In addition to host nation Japan, 11 women's national teams will qualify from six separate continental confederations.[2]

Means of qualification Dates2 Venue2 Berths Qualified Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
Host country 7 September 2013 N/A 1  Japan 5th 2012 Runner-up (2012)
2018 Copa América[7] 4–22 April 2018  Chile 1  Brazil 7th 2016 Runner-up (2004,2008)
2018 OFC Nations Cup[8] 18 November – 1 December 2018  New Caledonia 1 TBD
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
(for UEFA eligible teams)		 7 June – 7 July 2019  France 3 TBD
TBD
TBD
2019 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament October 2019 TBD 1 TBD
2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship February 2020 TBD 2 TBD
TBD
2020 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament March 2020 Various 2 TBD
TBD
2020 CAF–CONMEBOL play-off TBD TBD 1 TBD
Total   12  

  • ^2 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments), various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Olympic sport football". tokyo2020.jp. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "OC for FIFA Competitions approves procedures for the Final Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. 14 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Italy to host 2019 Under-21 EURO". uefa.com. 9 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Decisions of CAF Executive Commitee [sic] - 27 & 28 September 2018". CAF. 29 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2020". AFC.
  6. ↑ "Colombia será sede del Campeonato Sudamericano Preolímpico Sub-23 del 2020". conmebol.com. 14 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "La Copa América Femenina se celebrará del 4 al 22 de abril". CONMEBOL.com. 21 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "OFC Women's Nations Cup confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 March 2018.
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