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Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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2016 Men's Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates4–20 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored104 (3.25 per match)
Attendance1,008,426 (31,513 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Serge Gnabry
Germany Nils Petersen
(6 goals each)
2012
2020
2016 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates3–19 August
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsGermany Germany (1st title)
Runners-upSweden Sweden
Third placeCanada Canada
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored66 (2.54 per match)
Attendance635,885 (24,457 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Melanie Behringer (5 goals)
2012
2020

The association football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics were held from 3 to 20 August in Brazil.[1]

The tournament were feature both the men's and women's teams. The men's teams can only have players who were born on or after 1 January 1993, and the women's teams have no age limit.[2]

The tournament were played in six cities: Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Salvador, São Paulo, and Manaus.

Qualified teams

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The top 4 teams in the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualify, the winner of the 2015 Pacific Games qualifies, the top 2 teams in the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualify, the top 3 teams from the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualify, the top 3 teams from the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualify and the winner of the 2016 CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off qualifies.

The best two European teams from the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualify, the winner of the 2014 Copa América Femenina qualifies (which was Brazil but they already qualified for being hosts, so the runners-up qualified instead), the top 2 teams from the 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualify, the winner of the 2016 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualifies, the top 2 teams from the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualify, the top 2 teams from the 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualify and the winner of the 2016 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualifies.

Men's tournament

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to the
1  Brazil 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
4 August 2016
Iraq  0–0  Denmark
Brazil  0–0  South Africa
7 August 2016
Denmark  1–0  South Africa
Brazil  0–0  Iraq
10 August 2016
Denmark  0–4  Brazil
South Africa  1–1  Iraq
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to the
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
4 August 2016
Sweden  2–2  Colombia
Nigeria  5–4  Japan
7 August 2016
Sweden  0–1  Nigeria
Japan  2–2  Colombia
10 August 2016
Japan  1–0  Sweden
Colombia  2–0  Nigeria
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to the
1 South Korea Korea Republic 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
4 August 2016
Mexico  2–2  Germany
Fiji  0–8  South Korea
7 August 2016
Fiji  1–5  Mexico
Germany  3–3  South Korea
10 August 2016
Germany  10–0  Fiji
South Korea  1–0  Mexico
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to the
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Quarter-finals
2  Honduras 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Argentina 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 4
4  Algeria 3 0 1 2 4 6 –2 1
4 August 2016
Honduras  3–2  Algeria
Portugal  2–0  Argentina
7 August 2016
Honduras  1–2  Portugal
Argentina  2–1  Algeria
10 August 2016
Argentina  1–1  Honduras
Algeria  1–1  Portugal

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
13 August — São Paulo        
  Brazil  2
17 August — Rio de Janeiro
  Colombia  0  
  Brazil  6
13 August — Belo Horizonte
    Honduras  0  
 South Korea Korea Republic  0
20 August — Rio de Janeiro
  Honduras  1  
  Brazil (p)  1 (5)
13 August — Salvador
    Germany  1 (4)
  Nigeria  2
17 August — São Paulo
  Denmark  0  
  Nigeria  0 Third place
13 August — Brasília
    Germany  2  
  Portugal  0   Honduras  2
  Germany  4     Nigeria  3
20 August — Belo Horizonte

Quarter-finals

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Women's tournament

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to the
1  Brazil 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
3 August 2016
Sweden  1–0  South Africa
Brazil  3–0  China
6 August 2016
South Africa  0–2  China
Brazil  5–1  Sweden
9 August 2016
South Africa  0–0  Brazil
China  0–0  Sweden
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to the
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Quarter-finals
2 Germany 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
3 August 2016
Canada Canada 2–0  Australia
Zimbabwe  1–6 Germany Germany
6 August 2016
Canada Canada 3–1  Zimbabwe
Germany Germany 2–2  Australia
9 August 2016
Germany Germany 1–2  Canada
Australia  6–1  Zimbabwe
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to the
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
3 August 2016
United States  2–0  New Zealand
France  4–0  Colombia
6 August 2016
United States  1–0  France
Colombia  0–1  New Zealand
9 August 2016
Colombia  2–2  United States
New Zealand  0–3  France

Best third-place teams

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to the
1  Australia 3 1 1 1 8 5 +3 4 Quarter-finals
2  Sweden 3 1 1 1 2 5 –3 4
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 1 5 –4 3

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
12 August — Belo Horizonte        
  Brazil (p)  0 (7)
16 August — Rio de Janeiro
  Australia  0 (6)  
  Brazil  0 (3)
12 August — Brasília
   Sweden Sweden (p)  0 (4)  
 United States United States  1 (3)
19 August — Rio de Janeiro
 Sweden Sweden (p)  1 (4)  
 Sweden Sweden  1
12 August — São Paulo
   Germany Germany  2
 Canada Canada  1
16 August — Belo Horizonte
 France France  0  
 Canada Canada  0 Third place
12 August — Salvador
   Germany Germany  2  
 China China  0   Brazil  1
 Germany Germany  1    Canada Canada  2
19 August — São Paulo

Quarter-finals

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Medal summary

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Medal table

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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
Total 2 2 2 6

Statistics

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Men top goalscorers

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6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Women top goalscorers

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5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Tournament rankings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil 6 3 3 0 13 1 +12 12
2  Germany 6 3 3 0 22 6 +16 12
3  Nigeria 6 4 0 2 11 10 +1 12
4  Honduras 6 2 1 3 8 14 –6 7
Eliminated in Quarter-finals
5 South Korea Korea Republic 4 2 1 1 12 4 +8 7
6  Portugal 4 2 1 1 5 6 –1 7
7  Colombia 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5
8  Denmark 4 1 1 2 1 6 –5 4
Eliminated in Group stage
9  Mexico 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
10  Japan 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
11  Argentina 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 4
12  Iraq 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
13  South Africa 3 0 2 1 1 2 –1 2
14  Algeria 3 0 1 2 4 6 –2 1
15  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 –2 1
16  Fiji 3 0 0 3 1 23 –22 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Germany Germany 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 13
2  Sweden 6 1 3 2 4 8 –4 6
3  Canada 6 5 0 1 10 5 +5 15
4  Brazil 6 2 3 1 9 3 +6 9
Eliminated in Quarter-finals
5  United States 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8
6  France 4 2 0 2 7 2 +5 6
7  Australia 4 1 2 1 8 5 +3 5
8  China 4 1 1 2 2 4 –2 4
Eliminated in Group stage
9  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 1 5 –4 3
10  South Africa 3 0 1 2 0 3 –3 1
11  Colombia 3 0 1 2 2 7 –5 1
12  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 3 15 –12 0

References

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  1. "Circular no. 1383 - Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 - Men's and Women's Tournaments" (PDF). FIFA.com. 1 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments 2016" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-07-23.

Other websites

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