The association football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 20 August in Brazil.
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| Games | 2016 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host country | Brazil | ||||||||
| Dates | 3–20 August 2016 | ||||||||
| Venues | 7 (in 6 host cities) | ||||||||
| Competitors | 473 from 23 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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In addition to the Olympic host city of Rio de Janeiro, matches were played in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Salvador, São Paulo, and Manaus. All six cities hosted matches during the 2014 World Cup, with the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro the only Olympic venue not to have been a World Cup venue.
Associations affiliated with FIFA might send teams to participate in the tournament. Men's teams were restricted to under-23 players (born on or after 1 January 1993) with a maximum of three overage players allowed, while there were no age restrictions on women's teams. The Games made use of about 400 footballs.
Competition schedule
The match schedule of the men's and women's tournament was unveiled on 10 November 2015.
| GS | Group stage | QF | Quarter-finals | SF | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
Date Event | Wed 3 | Thu 4 | Fri 5 | Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | Wed 17 | Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Sat 20 | ||
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| Men | GS | GS | GS | QF | SF | B | F | |||||||||||||
| Women | GS | GS | GS | QF | SF | B | F | |||||||||||||
Venues
Rio de Janeiro hosted preliminary matches at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange and the women's and men's final at the Maracanã Stadium on 19 and 20 August. Apart from Rio de Janeiro the five other cities were: São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Salvador, and Manaus, which were all host cities during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The final choice of venues was announced by FIFA on 16 March 2015.
| Rio de Janeiro | Brasília | São Paulo | |
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| Estádio do Maracanã | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha | Arena Corinthians |
| Capacity: 74,738 | Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 69,349 | Capacity: 48,234 |
| Belo Horizonte | Belo Horizonte Brasília São Paulo Rio de Janeiro Salvador Manaus class=notpageimage| Location of the host cities of the football at the 2016 Summer Olympics. | ||
| Estádio Mineirão | |||
| Capacity: 58,170 | |||
| Salvador | |||
| Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova | |||
| Capacity: 51,900 | |||
| Manaus | |||
| Arena da Amazônia | |||
| Capacity: 40,549 | |||
- Renovated for the 2014 World Cup
- Renovated for the 2016 Olympics
- New stadium for the 2014 World Cup
Training venues
| Event stadium | Training venue #1 | Training venue #2 | Training venue #3 | Training venue #4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estádio do Maracanã | CFZ Stadium | Vasco Barra Football Club | Juliano Moreira Sports Complex | N/a |
| Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha | Cave Stadium | Minas Brasília Tennis Club | Yacht Club of Brasília | Cruzeiro Stadium |
| Estádio Mineirão | Toca da Raposa 1 | Toca da Raposa 2 | Cidade do Galo | América F.C. Training Center |
| Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova | Parque Santiago Stadium | Pituaçu Stadium | Barradão Stadium | E.C. Bahia Training Center |
| Arena Corinthians | São Paulo F.C. Training Center | S.E. Palmeiras Training Center | C.A. Juventus Stadium | Nacional A.C. Stadium |
Qualification
Summary
| Nation | Men's | Women's | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 22 | ||
| Australia | 22 | ||
| Brazil | 44 | ||
| Canada | 22 | ||
| China | 22 | ||
| Colombia | 44 | ||
| Denmark | 22 | ||
| France | 22 | ||
| Fiji | 22 | ||
| Germany | 44 | ||
| Honduras | 22 | ||
| Iraq | 22 | ||
| Japan | 22 | ||
| South Korea | 22 | ||
| Mexico | 22 | ||
| Nigeria | 22 | ||
| New Zealand | 22 | ||
| Portugal | 22 | ||
| South Africa | 22 | ||
| Sweden | 44 | ||
| United States | 22 | ||
| Zimbabwe | 22 | ||
| Total: 22 NOCs | 16 | 12 | 608 |
Men's qualification
In addition to host nation Brazil, 15 men's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations. FIFA ratified the distribution of spots at the Executive Committee meeting in March 2014.
| Means of qualification | Dates1 | Venue1 | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 2 October 2009 | Denmark | 1 | Brazil |
| 2015 South American Youth Championship | 14 January – 7 February 2015 | Uruguay | 1 | Argentina |
| 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship | 17–30 June 2015 | Czech Republic | 4 | Sweden |
| Portugal | ||||
| Denmark | ||||
| Germany | ||||
| 2015 Pacific Games | 3–17 July 2015 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | Fiji2 |
| 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship | 1–13 October 2015 | United States | 2 | Mexico |
| Honduras | ||||
| 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations | 28 November – 12 December 2015 | Senegal | 3 | Nigeria |
| Algeria | ||||
| South Africa | ||||
| 2016 AFC U-23 Championship | 12–30 January 2016 | Qatar | 3 | Japan |
| South Korea | ||||
| Iraq | ||||
| 2016 CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off | 25–29 March 2016 | Various (home and away)3 | 1 | Colombia |
| Total | 16 | |||
Women's qualification
In addition to host nation Brazil, 11 women's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations. FIFA ratified the distribution of spots at the Executive Committee meeting in March 2014. Most continents use specific Olympic qualifying tournaments to allocate their spots, but two use slightly different procedures.
CONMEBOL used the 2014 Copa América Femenina as a qualifier for both the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the Olympic tournament and, as Brazil was on the Olympics host country condition, they automatically qualified for the tournament and therefore the South American spot was given to second place in the tournament, Colombia.
UEFA used the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup to determine its Olympic qualification. The top 3 european finishers at the World Cup, excluding England, qualified. When multiple European teams was eliminated on the same round, these results were a used as tie for the Olympic qualifying spots, and necessitated holding an Olympic Qualifying Tournament to give the last spot. As Germany and France both reached at least the quarterfinals and thus obtained qualification spots (England also did so, but was ineligible for the Olympic Games). The next best finishes for the European teams were a four-way tie among 4 teams: Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, eliminated in the round of 16. With this unproceded situation, a round robin tournament to decide who would take the last spot for the Olympic Games was held and was won by Sweden.
| Means of qualification | Dates4 | Venue4 | Berths | Qualified | |
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| Host country | 2 October 2009 | Denmark | 1 | Brazil | |
| 2014 Copa América | 11–28 September 2014 | Ecuador | 1 | Colombia | |
| 2015 FIFA World Cup (for UEFA eligible teams)5 | 6 June – 5 July 2015 | Canada | 2 | Germany | |
| France | |||||
| 2015 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 2–18 October 2015 | Various (home and away) | 2 | South Africa | |
| Zimbabwe6 | |||||
| 2016 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 23 January 2016 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | New Zealand | |
| 2016 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship | 10–21 February 2016 | United States | 2 | United States | |
| Canada | |||||
| 2016 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 29 February – 9 March 2016 | Japan | 2 | Australia | |
| China | |||||
| 2016 UEFA Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 2–9 March 2016 | Netherlands | 1 | Sweden | |
| Total | 12 | ||||
- ^4 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments), various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.
- ^5 England finished in the top three among UEFA teams in the World Cup, however England is not an IOC member and talks for them to compete as Great Britain broke down.
- ^6 Nations making their Olympic tournament debut
Men's competition
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group stage
Teams were divided into four groups of four countries, playing each team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top two teams per group qualified for the quarterfinals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 5 | |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 13 August – São Paulo | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 August – Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 6 | |||||||||
| 13 August – Belo Horizonte | ||||||||||
| Honduras | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| 20 August – Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) | ||||||||||
| Honduras | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 13 August – Salvador | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 August – São Paulo | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 0 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||
| 13 August – Brasília | ||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| 20 August – Belo Horizonte | ||||||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| Honduras | 2 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||
Women's competition
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group stage
Teams were divided into three groups of four countries, playing each team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top two teams per group and best two third-placed teams qualified for the quarterfinals.
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 12 August — Belo Horizonte | ||||||||||
| Brazil (p) | 0 (7) | |||||||||
| 16 August — Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) | ||||||||||
| Australia | 0 (6) | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 12 August — Brasília | ||||||||||
| Sweden (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| United States | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 19 August — Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) | ||||||||||
| Sweden (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
| 12 August — São Paulo | ||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||
| 16 August — Belo Horizonte | ||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| 12 August — Salvador | ||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 August — São Paulo | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||||||
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Brazil* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Brazil Weverton Zeca Rodrigo Caio Marquinhos Renato Augusto Douglas Santos Luan Vieira Rafinha Gabriel Barbosa Neymar Gabriel Jesus Walace William Luan Garcia Rodrigo Dourado Thiago Maia Felipe Anderson Uilson | Germany Timo Horn Jeremy Toljan Lukas Klostermann Matthias Ginter Niklas Süle Sven Bender Max Meyer Lars Bender Davie Selke Leon Goretzka Julian Brandt Jannik Huth Philipp Max Robert Bauer Max Christiansen Grischa Prömel Serge Gnabry Nils Petersen Eric Oelschlägel | Nigeria Daniel Akpeyi Seth Sincere Kingsley Madu Shehu Abdullahi Saturday Erimuya William Troost-Ekong Aminu Umar Peter Etebo Imoh Ezekiel John Obi Mikel Junior Ajayi Saliu Popoola Umar Sadiq Azubuike Okechukwu Ndifreke Udo Stanley Amuzie Muhammed Usman Edu Emmanuel Daniel |
| Women | Germany Almuth Schult Josephine Henning Saskia Bartusiak Leonie Maier Annike Krahn Simone Laudehr Melanie Behringer Lena Goeßling Alexandra Popp Dzsenifer Marozsán Anja Mittag Tabea Kemme Sara Däbritz Babett Peter Mandy Islacker Melanie Leupolz Isabel Kerschowski Laura Benkarth Svenja Huth | Sweden Jonna Andersson Emilia Appelqvist Kosovare Asllani Emma Berglund Stina Blackstenius Hilda Carlén Lisa Dahlkvist Magdalena Eriksson Nilla Fischer Pauline Hammarlund Sofia Jakobsson Hedvig Lindahl Fridolina Rolfö Elin Rubensson Jessica Samuelsson Lotta Schelin Caroline Seger Linda Sembrant Olivia Schough | Canada Stephanie Labbé Allysha Chapman Kadeisha Buchanan Shelina Zadorsky Quinn Deanne Rose Rhian Wilkinson Diana Matheson Josée Bélanger Ashley Lawrence Desiree Scott Christine Sinclair Sophie Schmidt Melissa Tancredi Nichelle Prince Janine Beckie Jessie Fleming Sabrina D'Angelo |
See also
- Football 5-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Football 7-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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