Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | China |
| Dates | 6 August – 23 August |
| Teams | 16 (men) + 12 (women) (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Argentina (men) United States (women) |
| Runners-up |
 Nigeria (men) Brazil (women) |
| Third place |
Brazil (men) Germany (women) |
| Fourth place |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (men) Japan (women) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 |
| Goals scored | 135 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,144,268 (36,970 per match) |
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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 August 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.
For these games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament, and the women in a 12-team tournament. Football preliminaries actually commenced two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games on 8 August.
Venues
Aside from the host city Beijing, football matches took place in four other cities:
- Beijing: Beijing National Stadium
- Beijing: Workers' Stadium
- Qinhuangdao: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
- Shanghai: Shanghai Stadium
- Shenyang: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
- Tianjin: Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
Men
Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Women
References
- "Sports Competition Schedule". BOCOG. 2006-04-17. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
- "Athletics". (Sports). International Olympic Committee. 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
- "Programme of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
- Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Men, FIFA.com
- Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Women, FIFA.com
- RSSSF
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