Football_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics
The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics started on 15 September. The men's tournament is played by U-23 (under 23 years old) national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad. Article 1 of the tournament regulations states: "The Tournaments take place every four years, in conjunction with the Summer Olympic Games. The associations affiliated to FIFA are invited to participate with their men's U-23 and women's representative teams."[1]
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| Games | 2000 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host country | Australia | ||||||||
| Dates | 15–30 September 2000 | ||||||||
| Venues | 6 (in 5 host cities) | ||||||||
| Competitors | 391 from 20 nations | ||||||||
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| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) | ||||||||
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| Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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| Olympic Stadium | Sydney Football Stadium | Bruce Stadium | Hindmarsh Stadium* | Brisbane Cricket Ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Capacity: 110,000 | Capacity: 43,000 | Capacity: 25,011 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 98,000 | ||
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* Hindmarsh Stadium only used during the Men's tournament. Temporary seating was added for the games. Olympic Stadium only used during the Men's tournament final.
| P | Preliminaries | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
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Main article: Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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FIFA Fair Play Award
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Men's Olympic Football Tournament" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 13 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Association football at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
- Official website (archived)
- Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000 - Men, FIFA.com
- Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000 - Women, FIFA.com