Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics 2326217 225170704 2008-07-12T07:24:14Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Modifying: [[it:Calcio alla XXVI Olimpiade]], [[nl:Voetbal op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1996]], [[pl:Piłka nożna kobiet na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1996]] Final results for the '''[[Football (soccer)|Football]]''' competition at the '''[[1996 Summer Olympics]]''' held in [[Birmingham, Alabama]]; [[Washington, D.C]]; [[Orlando, Florida]]; [[Miami, Florida]]; and [[Athens, Georgia]]. <div class="tright">[[Image:Football pictogram.svg|100px|border|Football]]</div> == Football medal winners at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics == {| border="1" cellpadding="2" |'''Event:''' |'''Gold:''' |'''Silver:''' |'''Bronze:''' |- |Men's football |[[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] |[[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] |[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] |- |Women's football |[[United States women's national soccer team|USA]] |[[China women's national football team|China]] |[[Norway women's national football team|Norway]] |} ==Men's competition== ===Qualification=== The following sixteen teams qualified for the 1996 Olympics football tournament: {{col-begin-small}} {{col-3}} *'''Africa ([[Confederation of African Football|CAF]])''' **{{fb|GHA}} **{{fb|NGA}} **{{fb|TUN}} <br> *'''Asia ([[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]])''' **{{fb|KOR}} **{{fb|JPN}} **{{fb|KSA}} <br> *'''Europe ([[UEFA]])''' **{{fb|FRA}} **{{fb|HUN}} **{{fb|ITA}} **{{fb|POR}} **{{fb|ESP}} {{col-3}} *'''North and Central America ([[CONCACAF]])''' **{{fb|MEX}} <br> *'''South America ([[CONMEBOL]])''' **{{fb|ARG}} **{{fb|BRA}} <br> *'''Oceania ([[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]])''' **{{fb|AUS}} <br> *'''Hosting nation''' **{{fb|USA}} {{col-end}} ===Match officials=== {{col-begin-small}} {{col-2}} ;Africa * {{flagicon|NER}} [[Lucien Bouchardeau]] * {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Gamal Al-Ghandour]] <br> ;Asia * {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Omer Al Mehannah]] * {{flagicon|THA}} [[Pirom Un-Prasert]] <br> ;North and Central America * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Benito Archundia]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Esfandiar Baharmast]] <br> ;South America * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Antônio Pereira]] * {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto Ruscio]] {{col-2}} ;Europe * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pierluigi Collina]] * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Hugh Dallas]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Garcia Aranda]] <br> ;Oceania * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Edward Lennie]] {{col-end}} <br> ===Squads=== {{Main|Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads}} === Medal winners === {{col-begin-small}} {{col-3}} [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''' &ndash; {{fb|NGA}}<hr> [[Daniel Amokachi]]<br> [[Emmanuel Amunike]]<br> [[Tijani Babangida]]<br> [[Celestine Babayaro]]<br> [[Emmanuel Babayaro]]<br> [[Teslim Fatusi]]<br> [[Victor Ikpeba]]<br> [[Dosu Joseph]]<br> [[Nwankwo Kanu]]<br> [[Garba Lawal]]<br> [[Abiodun Obafemi]]<br> [[Kingsley Obiekwu]]<br> [[Uche Okechukwu]]<br> [[Jay-Jay Okocha]]<br> [[Sunday Oliseh]]<br> [[Mobi Oparaku]]<br> [[Wilson Oruma]]<br> [[Taribo West]]<br> Coach: [[Jo Bonfrere]] {{col-3}} [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''' &ndash; {{fb|ARG}}<hr> [[Matías Almeyda]]<br> [[Roberto Ayala]]<br> [[Christian Bassedas]]<br> [[Carlos Bossio]]<br> [[Pablo Cavallero]]<br> [[José Chamot]]<br> [[Hernán Crespo]]<br> [[Marcelo Delgado]]<br> [[Marcelo Gallardo]]<br> [[Claudio López]]<br> [[Gustavo Adrián López|Gustavo López]]<br> [[Hugo Morales]]<br> [[Ariel Ortega]]<br> [[Pablo Paz]]<br> [[Héctor Pineda]]<br> [[Roberto Sensini]]<br> [[Diego Simeone]]<br> [[Javier Zanetti]]<br> Coach: [[Daniel Passarella]] {{col-3}} [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''' &ndash; {{fb|BRA}}<hr> [[Nelson de Jesus Silva|Dida]]<br> [[José Marcelo Ferreira|Zé María]]<br> [[Aldair]]<br> [[Ronaldo]]<br> [[Flávio Conceição]]<br> [[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]]<br> [[Bebeto]]<br> [[Alexandre da Silva Mariano|Amaral]]<br> [[Juninho Paulista|Juninho]]<br> [[Rivaldo]]<br> [[Sávio]]<br> [[Danrlei]]<br> [[Narciso]]<br> [[André Luiz Moreira|André Luiz]]<br> [[Zé Elias]]<br> [[Marcelinho Paulista]]<br> [[Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart|Luizão]]<br> [[Ronaldo Guiaro]]<br><!--Ronaldo Guiaro not equal to Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho at that timee only 16 years-old--> Coach: [[Mario Zagallo]] {{col-end}} ===Tournament details=== ====First round==== =====Group A===== {| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 !bgcolor="#efefef" width="120"|  !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pld !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|W !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|D !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|L !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GF !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GA !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pts |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{fb|ARG}} |3||1||2||0||5||3||'''5''' |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{fb|POR}} |3||1||2||0||4||2||'''5''' |- align=center |align=left|{{fb|USA}} |3||1||1||1||4||4||'''4''' |- align=center |align=left|{{fb|TUN}} |3||0||1||2||1||5||'''1''' |} <br> {{footballbox |date = [[July 20]], [[1996]]<br>15:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|POR}} |score = 2&ndash;0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-2-32221-POR-TUN,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|TUN}} |goals1 = [[Afonso Martins|Martins]] 13', 68' |goals2 = |stadium = [[RFK Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 34.746<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Antônio Pereira|Pereira]] (BRA) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 20]], [[1996]]<br>19.30 |team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}} |score = 1&ndash;3 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-1-32218-USA-ARG,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|ARG}} |goals1 = [[Claudio Reyna|Reyna]] 1' |goals2 = [[Gustavo Adrián López|G. López]] 26'<br>[[Hernán Crespo|Crespo]] 55'<br>[[Diego Simeone|Simeone]] 90' |stadium = [[Legion Field]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 83.810<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Lucien Bouchardeau|Bouchardeau]] (NIG) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 22]], [[1996]]<br>19:30 |team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}} |score = 1&ndash;1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-10-32229-ARG-POR,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|POR}} |goals1 = [[Ariel Ortega|Ortega]] 45' |goals2 = [[Nuno Gomes]] 70' |stadium = [[RFK Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 25.811<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Omer Al Mehannah|Al Mehannah]] (KSA) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 22]], [[1996]]<br>19:30 |team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}} |score = 2&ndash;0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-9-32226-USA-TUN,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|TUN}} |goals1 = [[Jovan Kirovski|Kirovski]] 38'<br>[[Brian Maisonneuve|Maisonneuve]] 90' |goals2 = |stadium = [[Legion Field]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 45.687<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Hugh Dallas|Dallas]] (SCO) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 24]], [[1996]]<br>19.30 |team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}} |score = 1&ndash;1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-18-32234-ARG-TUN,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|TUN}} |goals1 = [[Ariel Ortega|Ortega]] 5' |goals2 = [[Mohamed M'Kacher|M'Kacher]] 74' |stadium = [[Legion Field]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 16.826<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Pirom Un-Prasert|Un-Prasert]] (THA) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 24]], [[1996]]<br>19:30 |team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}} |score = 1&ndash;1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-17-32237-USA-POR,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|POR}} |goals1 = [[Brian Maisonneuve|Maisonneuve]] 75' |goals2 = [[Paulo Alves]] 33' |stadium = [[RFK Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 58.012<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Edward Lennie|Lennie]] (AUS) }} ---- <br> =====Group B===== {| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 !bgcolor="#efefef" width="120"|  !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pld !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|W !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|D !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|L !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GF !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GA !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pts |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{fb|FRA}} |3||2||1||0||5||2||'''7''' |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{fb|ESP}} |3||2||1||0||5||3||'''7''' |- align=center |align=left|{{fb|AUS}} |3||1||0||2||4||6||'''3''' |- align=center |align=left|{{fb|KSA}} |3||0||0||3||2||5||'''0''' |} <br> {{footballbox |date = [[July 20]], [[1996]]<br>18:30 |team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-3-32220-ESP-KSA,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|KSA}} |goals1 = [[Óscar García Junyent|Óscar]] 80' |goals2 = |stadium = [[Citrus Bowl]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 28.774<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Pierluigi Collina|Collina]] (ITA) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 20]], [[1996]]<br>18:30 |team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA}} |score = 2&ndash;0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-4-32219-FRA-AUS,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|AUS}} |goals1 = [[Robert Pirès|Pirès]] 11'<br>[[Florian Maurice|Maurice]] 74' |goals2 = |stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 14.322<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Roberto Ruben Ruscio|Ruscio]] (ARG) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 22]], [[1996]]<br>19:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA}} |score = 1&ndash;1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-11-32228-FRA-ESP,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|ESP}} |goals1 = [[Sylvain Legwinski|Legwinski]] 38' |goals2 = [[Óscar García Junyent|Óscar]] 80' |stadium = [[Citrus Bowl]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 16.773<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Pirom Un-Prasert|Un-Prasert]] (THA) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 22]], [[1996]]<br>19:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}} |score = 2&ndash;1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-12-32227-AUS-KSA,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|KSA}} |goals1 = [[Peter Tsekenis|Tsekenis]] 11'<br>[[Mark Viduka|Viduka]] 63' |goals2 = [[Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi|Al-Khilaiwi]] 37' |stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 5.997<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Esfandiar Baharmast|Baharmast]] (USA) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 24]], [[1996]]<br>19:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP}} |score = 3&ndash;2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-19-32236-ESP-AUS,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|AUS}} |goals1 = [[Raúl González|Raúl]] 40', 90'<br>[[Santiago Denia|Santi]] 86' |goals2 = [[Aurelio Vidmar|Vidmar]] 3', 12' |stadium = [[Citrus Bowl]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 12.050<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Hugh Dallas|Dallas]] (SCO) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 24]], [[1996]]<br>19:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA}} |score = 2&ndash;1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-20-32235-FRA-KSA,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|KSA}} |goals1 = [[Florian Maurice|Maurice]] 20' ([[penalty kick|pen]])<br>[[Antoine Sibierski|Sibierski]] 49' |goals2 = [[Fuad Amin|Amin]] 26' |stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 4.615<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Benito Archundia|Archundia]] (MEX) }} ---- <br> =====Group C===== {| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 !bgcolor="#efefef" width="120"|  !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pld !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|W !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|D !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|L !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GF !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GA !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pts |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{MEX}} |3||1||2||0||2||1||'''5''' |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{fb|GHA}} |3||1||1||1||4||4||'''4''' |- align=center |align=left|{{fb|KOR}} |3||1||1||1||2||2||'''4''' |- align=center |align=left|{{fb|ITA}} |3||1||0||2||4||5||'''3''' |} <br> {{footballbox |date = [[July 21]], [[1996]]<br>12.00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-5-32225-KOR-GHA,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|GHA}} |goals1 = [[Yoon Jung-Hwan]] 41' ([[penalty kick|pen]]) |goals2 = |stadium = [[RFK Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 45.946<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Edward Lennie|Lennie]] (AUS) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 21]], [[1996]]<br>17.00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-6-32222-MEX-ITA,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|ITA}} |goals1 = [[Francisco Palencia|Palencia]] 83' |goals2 = |stadium = [[Legion Field]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 44.211<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Hugh Dallas|Dallas]] (SCO) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 23]], [[1996]]<br>20.00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}} |score = 0&ndash;0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-14-32230-MEX-KOR,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|KOR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Legion Field]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 26.111<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Lucien Bouchardeau|Bouchardeau]] (NIG) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 23]], [[1996]]<br>21.00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}} |score = 3&ndash;2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-13-32233-GHA-ITA,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|ITA}} |goals1 = [[Christian Sabah|Sabah]] 15', 74'<br>[[Augustine Ahinful|Ahinful]] 63' ([[penalty kick|pen]]) |goals2 = [[Marco Branca|Branca]] 8', 44' ([[penalty kick|pen]]) |stadium = [[RFK Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 27.849<br /> '''Referee:''' [[José Garcia Aranda|Garcia Aranda]] (ESP) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 25]], [[1996]]<br>21.00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}} |score = 1&ndash;1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-21-32241-MEX-GHA,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|GHA}} |goals1 = [[José Manuel Abundis|Abundis]] 65' |goals2 = [[Hagan Ebenzer|Ebenzer]] 44' |stadium = [[RFK Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 30.237<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Antônio Pereira|Pereira]] (BRA) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 25]], [[1996]]<br>21.00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}} |score = 2&ndash;1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-22-32238-ITA-KOR,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|KOR}} |goals1 = [[Marco Branca|Branca]] 24', 82' |goals2 = [[Lee Ki-Hyung]] 62' |stadium = [[Legion Field]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 28.319<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Robert Ruben Ruscio|Ruscio]] (ARG) }} ---- <br> =====Group D===== {| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 !bgcolor="#efefef" width="120"|  !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pld !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|W !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|D !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|L !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GF !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GA !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pts |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{fb|BRA}} |3||2||0||1||4||2||'''6''' |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{fb|NGA}} |3||2||0||1||3||1||'''6''' |- align=center |align=left|{{fb|JPN}} |3||2||0||1||4||4||'''6''' |- align=center |align=left|{{fb|HUN}} |3||0||0||3||3||7||'''0''' |} <br> {{footballbox |date = [[July 21]], [[1996]]<br>18:30 |team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-7-32223-JPN-BRA,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|BRA}} |goals1 = [[Teruyoshi Ito|Ito]] 72' |goals2 = |stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 46.713<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Benito Archundia|Archundia]] (MEX) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 21]], [[1996]]<br>18:30 |team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-8-32224-NGA-HUN,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|HUN}} |goals1 = [[Nwankwo Kanu|Kanu]] 44' |goals2 = |stadium = [[Citrus Bowl]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 25.303<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Pirom Un-Prasert|Un-Prasert]] (THA) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 23]], [[1996]]<br>20:30 |team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}} |score = 3&ndash;1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-15-32231-BRA-HUN,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|HUN}} |goals1 = [[Ronaldo]] 35'<br>[[Juninho Paulista|Juninho]] 61'<br>[[Bebeto]] 84' |goals2 = [[Csaba Madar|Madar]] 58' |stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 34.871<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Gamal Al-Ghandour|Al-Ghandour]] (EGY) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 23]], [[1996]]<br>20:30 |team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} |score = 2&ndash;0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-16-32232-NGA-JPN,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|JPN}} |goals1 = [[Tijani Babangida|Babangida]] 82'<br>[[Jay Jay Okocha|Okocha]] 90' ([[penalty kick|pen]]) |goals2 = |stadium = [[Citrus Bowl]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 22.734<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Pierluigi Collina|Collina]] (ITA) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 25]], [[1996]]<br>21:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-23-32239-BRA-NGA,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|NGA}} |goals1 = [[Ronaldo]] 30' |goals2 = |stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 55.650<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Esfandiar Baharmast|Baharmast]] (USA) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 23]], [[1996]]<br>21:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}} |score = 3&ndash;2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-24-32240-JPN-HUN,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|HUN}} |goals1 = [[Masakiyo Maezono|Maezono]] 39' ([[penalty kick|pen]]), 91'<br>[[Kenichi Uemura|Uemura]] 90' |goals2 = [[Tamas Sandor|Sandor]] 2'<br>[[Csaba Madar|Madar]] 48' |stadium = [[Citrus Bowl]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 20.834<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Lucien Bouchardeau|Bouchardeau]] (NIG) }} ---- <br> ====Knockout stage==== {{Round8-with third <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!--quarterfinals --> |[[July 27]] - [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]|'''{{fb|POR}}''' ([[Extra time|AET]])|2|{{fb|FRA}}|1 |[[July 27]] - [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]|'''{{fb|ARG}}'''|4|{{fb|ESP}}|0 |[[July 28]] - [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]|'''{{fb|MEX}}'''|0|{{fb|NGA}}|2 |[[July 28]] - [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]|'''{{fb|BRA}}'''|4|{{fb|GHA}}|2 <!--semi-finals --> |[[July 30]] - [[Athens, Georgia]]|'''{{fb|POR}}'''|0|{{fb|ARG}}|2 |[[July 31]] - [[Athens, Georgia]]|'''{{fb|NGA}}''' ([[Extra time|AET]])|4|{{fb|BRA}}|3 <!--final --> |[[August 3]] - [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]|'''{{fb|NGA}}'''|3|{{fb|ARG}}|2 <!--third place match--> |[[August 2]] - [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]|'''{{fb|BRA}}'''|5|{{fb|POR}}|0 }} <br> =====Quarter-finals===== {{footballbox |date = [[July 27]], [[1996]]<br>18:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|POR}} |score = 2&ndash;1 <small>(AET)</small> |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-26-32243-POR-FRA,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|FRA}} |goals1 = [[Nuno Capucho|Capucho]] 7'<br>[[José Calado|Calado]] 105'<br>([[penalty kick|pen]] and [[golden goal]]) |goals2 = [[Florian Maurice|Maurice]] 49' |stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 22.339<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Pierluigi Collina|Collina]] (ITA) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 27]], [[1996]]<br>19:30 |team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}} |score = 4&ndash;0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-25-32242-ARG-ESP,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|ESP}} |goals1 = [[Hernán Crespo|Crespo]] 47', 88'<br>[[Victor Aranzábal|Aranzábal]] 52' ([[own goal]])<br>[[Claudio López|C. López]] 66' |goals2 = |stadium = [[Legion Field]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 43.507<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Gamal Al-Ghandour|Al-Ghandour]] (EGY) }} ----- {{footballbox |date = [[July 28]], [[1996]]<br>16:00 |team1 = {{fb|MEX}} |score = 0&ndash;2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-27-32244-MEX-NGA,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Jay Jay Okocha|Okocha]] 20'<br>[[Celestine Babayaro|C. Babayaro]] 84' |stadium = [[Legion Field]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 44.788<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Omer Al Mehannah|Al Mehannah]] (KSA) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 28]], [[1996]]<br>18:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}} |score = 4&ndash;2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-28-32245-BRA-GHA,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|GHA}} |goals1 = [[Afo Duodu|Duodu]] 18' ([[own goal]])<br>[[Ronaldo]] 56', 62'<br>[[Bebeto]] 72' |goals2 = [[Charles Akonnor|Akonnor]] 23'<br>[[Felix Aboagye|Aboagye]] 53' |stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 45.257<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Pirom Un-Prasert|Un-Prasert]] (THA) }} ---- <br> =====Semi-finals===== {{footballbox |date = [[July 30]], [[1996]]<br>18:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|POR}} |score = 0&ndash;2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-29-32246-ARG-POR,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|ARG}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Hernán Crespo|Crespo]] 55', 61' |stadium = [[Sanford Stadium]], [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 78.212<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Esfandiar Baharmast|Baharmast]] (USA) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[July 31]], [[1996]]<br>18:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} |score = 4&ndash;3 <small>(AET)</small> |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-30-32247-NGA-BRA,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|BRA}} |goals1 = [[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]] 20' ([[own goal|OG]])<br>[[Victor Ikpeba|Ikpeba]] 78'<br>[[Nwankwo Kanu|Kanu]] 90', 94' ([[golden goal]]) |goals2 = [[Flavio Conceição]] 1', 38'<br>[[Bebeto]] 28' |stadium = [[Sanford Stadium]], [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 78.587<br /> '''Referee:''' [[José Garcia Aranda|Garcia Aranda]] (ESP) }} ---- <br> =====Bronze Medal game===== {{footballbox |date = [[August 2]], [[1996]]<br>18:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}} |score = 5&ndash;0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report/0,5733,OLY-1996-31-32248-BRA-POR,00.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|POR}} |goals1 = [[Ronaldo]] 4'<br>[[Flavio Conceição]] 10'<br>[[Bebeto]] 46', 53', 74' |goals2 = |stadium = [[Sanford Stadium]], [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 68.173<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Gamal Al-Ghandour|Al-Ghandour]] (EGY) }} ---- <br> =====Gold Medal game===== {{footballbox |date = [[August 3]], [[1996]]<br>15:45 |team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} |score = 3&ndash;2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197142/matches/match=32249/report.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|ARG}} |goals1 = [[Celestine Babayaro|Babayaro]] 28'<br>[[Daniel Amokachi|Amokachi]] 74'<br>[[Emmanuel Amunike|Amunike]] 90' |goals2 = [[Claudio López|C. López]] 3'<br>[[Hernán Crespo|Crespo]] 50' |stadium = [[Sanford Stadium]], [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]<br /> '''Attendance:''' 86.117<br /> '''Referee:''' [[Pierluigi Collina|Collina]] (ITA) }} ---- <br> ==Women's competition== ===Qualification=== The following eight teams qualified for the 1996 Olympics football tournament: {{col-begin-small}} {{col-3}} *'''Asia ([[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]])''' **{{fbw|CHN}} **{{fbw|JPN}} <br> *'''South America ([[CONMEBOL]])''' **{{fbw|BRA}} {{col-3}} *'''Europe ([[UEFA]])''' **{{fbw|DEN}} **{{fbw|GER}} **{{fbw|NOR}} **{{fbw|SWE}} <br> *'''Hosting nation''' **{{fbw|USA}} {{col-end}} === Match officials === {{col-begin-small}} {{col-2}} ;North and Central America * {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sonia Denoncourt]] <br> ;South America * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Claudia Vasconcelos]] {{col-2}} ;Europe * {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ingrid Jonsson]] * {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Bente Skogvang]] {{col-end}} <br> ===Squads=== {{main|Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's team squads}} === Medal winners=== {| {{Medallists}} |- valign=top |width=150|{{flagIOCteam|USA|1996 Summer}}<hr>[[Michelle Akers]]<br>[[Brandi Chastain]]<br>[[Joy Fawcett]]<br>[[Julie Foudy]]<br>[[Carin Gabarra]]<br>[[Mia Hamm]]<br>[[Mary Harvey (footballer)|Mary Harvey]]<br>[[Kristine Lilly]]<br>[[Shannon MacMillan]]<br>[[Tiffeny Milbrett]]<br>[[Carla Overbeck]]<br>[[Cindy Parlow]]<br>[[Tiffany Roberts]]<br>[[Briana Scurry]]<br>[[Tisha Venturini]]<br>[[Staci Wilson]] |width=150|{{flagIOCteam|CHN|1996 Summer}}<hr>[[Chen Yufeng]]<br>[[Fan Yunjie]]<br>[[Gao Hong (footballer)|Gao Hong]]<br>[[Liu Ailing]]<br>[[Liu Ying (footballer)|Liu Ying]]<br>[[Shi Guihong]]<br>[[Shui Qingxia]]<br>[[Sun Qingmei]]<br>[[Sun Wen (football)|Sun Wen]]<br>[[Wang Liping (footballer)|Wang Liping]]<br>[[Wei Haiying]]<br>[[Wen Lirong]]<br>[[Xie Huilin]]<br>[[Yu Hongqi]]<br>[[Zhao Lihong]]<br>[[Zhong Honglian]] |width=150|{{flagIOCteam|NOR|1996 Summer}}<hr>[[Ann Kristin Aarønes]]<br>[[Agnete Carlsen]]<br>[[Gro Espeseth]]<br>[[Tone Gunn Frustøl]]<br>[[Tone Haugen]]<br>[[Linda Medalen]]<br>[[Merete Myklebust]]<br>[[Bente Nordby]]<br>[[Anne Nymark Andersen]]<br>[[Nina Nymark Andersen]]<br>[[Marianne Pettersen]]<br>[[Hege Riise]]<br>[[Brit Sandaune]]<br>[[Reidun Seth]]<br>[[Heidi Støre]]<br>[[Tina Svensson]]<br>[[Trine Tangeraas]]<br>[[Kjersti Thun]] |} ===Results=== {{main|Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament matches}} ====Preliminary Round==== =====Group E===== {| class="wikitable" border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 !bgcolor="#efefef"|Rank !bgcolor="#efefef" width="160"|Team !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pld !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|W !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|D !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|L !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GF !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GA !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pts !bgcolor="#efefef"| !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|{{flagicon|CHN}} !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|{{flagicon|USA}} !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|{{flagicon|SWE}} !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|{{flagicon|DEN}} |- align=center bgcolor=lightblue |1. |align=left|{{flagIOCteam|CHN|1996 Summer}} |3||2||1||0||7||1||'''7'''|| ||X||0:0||'''2:0'''||'''5:1''' |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |2. |align=left|{{flagIOCteam|USA|1996 Summer}} |3||2||1||0||5||1||'''7'''|| ||0:0||X||'''2:1'''||'''3:0''' |- align=center |3. |align=left|{{flagIOCteam|SWE|1996 Summer}} |3||1||0||2||4||5||'''3'''|| ||0:2||1:2||X||'''3:1''' |- align=center |4. |align=left|{{flagIOCteam|DEN|1996 Summer}} |3||0||0||3||2||11||'''0'''|| ||1:5||0:3||1:3||X |} =====Group F===== {| class="wikitable" border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 !bgcolor="#efefef"|Rank !bgcolor="#efefef" width="160"|Team !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pld !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|W !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|D !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|L !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GF !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GA !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pts !bgcolor="#efefef"| !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|{{flagicon|NOR}} !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|{{flagicon|BRA}} !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|{{flagicon|GER}} !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|{{flagicon|JPN}} |- align=center bgcolor=lightblue |1. |align=left|{{flagIOCteam|NOR|1996 Summer}} |3||2||1||0||9||4||'''7'''|| ||X||2:2||'''3:2'''||'''4:0''' |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |2. |align=left|{{flagIOCteam|BRA|1996 Summer}} |3||1||2||0||5||3||'''5'''|| ||2:2||X||'''1:1'''||'''2:0''' |- align=center |3. |align=left|{{flagIOCteam|GER|1996 Summer}} |3||1||1||1||6||6||'''4'''|| ||2:3||1:1||X||'''3:2''' |- align=center |4. |align=left|{{flagIOCteam|JPN|1996 Summer}} |3||0||0||3||2||9||'''0'''|| ||0:4||0:2||2:3||X |} ====Knockout stages==== {{Round4-with third <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!--semi-finals --> |[[July 28]] - [[Athens, Georgia]]|'''{{fbw|CHN}}'''|'''3'''|{{fbw|BRA}}'''|2 |[[July 28]] - [[Athens, Georgia]]|{{fbw|NOR}}|1|'''{{fbw|USA}}''' ([[Extra time|AET]])|'''2''' <!--final --> |[[August 1]] - [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]|{{fbw|CHN}}|1|'''{{fbw|USA}}'''|'''2''' <!--third place match--> |[[August 1]] - [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]|{{fbw|BRA}}|0|'''{{fbw|NOR}}'''|'''2''' }} ==FIFA Fair play award== Women's tournament *'''{{fbw|USA}}''' Men's tournament *'''{{fb|ARG}}''' ==Top scoring teams== Men's tournament *[[Brazil]] 16 goals *[[Argentina]] 13 goals *[[Nigeria]] 11 goals *[[France]] 7 goals Women's tournament *[[Norway women's national football team|Norway]] 12 goals *[[China women's national football team|China PR]] 11 goals *[[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] 9 goals *[[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]] 7 goals ==Top qualifiers== Men's tournament *[[France]] - [[Spain]] 7 points *[[Brazil]] - [[Nigeria]] 6 points Women's tournament *[[China women's national football team|China PR]] - [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]] - [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] each 7 points *[[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]] 5 points ==Top scorers== Men's tournament ;Six goals * {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Crespo]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bebeto]] <br> ;Five goals * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo]] <br> ;Four goals * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Branca]] <br> ;Three goals * {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Nwankwo Kanu]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Flavio Conceição]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Florian Maurice]] <br> Women's tournament ;Four goals * {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ann Kristin Aarønes]] * {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Linda Medalen]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pretinha]] <br> ;Three goals * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shannon MacMillan]] * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Qingmei]] <br> {{EventsAt1996SummerOlympics}} {{Olympic Games Football}} == References == * [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/prevmatches/0,4645,OLY1996S8,00.html FIFA Match Reports] * [http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1996f-det.html RSSSF Archive] * [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/prevmatches/0,4645,OFW1996S8,00.html FIFA Women's Tournament Match Reports] * [http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1996f-women.html RSSSF Archive] [[Category:Football at the Olympics|1996]] [[Category:1996 Summer Olympics events]] [[Category:1996 in football (soccer)|Olympics]] [[de:Olympische Sommerspiele 1996/Fußball]] [[es:Anexo:Fútbol en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atlanta 1996]] [[fr:Football aux jeux Olympiques d'été de 1996]] [[hr:Nogomet na OI 1996.]] [[it:Calcio alla XXVI Olimpiade]] [[nl:Voetbal op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1996]] [[ja:アトランタオリンピックにおけるサッカー競技]] [[pl:Piłka nożna kobiet na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1996]] [[pt:Futebol nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1996]] [[ru:Футбол на летних Олимпийских играх 1996]] [[fi:Jalkapallo kesäolympialaisissa 1996]]