:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics
{{Short description|Association football played during the 2016 Olympic Summer Games}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football tournament at games
| type = Summer Olympics
| year = 2016
| image = Football, Rio 2016.png
| image_size = 150
| caption = Football pictogram for the 2016 Summer Olympics
| country = Brazil
| venues = 7
| cities = 6
| dates = 3–20 August 2016
| competitors = 473
| nations = 23
| men_teams = 16
| men_confederations = 6
| men_gold = BRA
| men_silver = GER
| men_bronze = NGR
| women_teams = 12
| women_confederations = 6
| women_gold = GER
| women_silver = SWE
| women_bronze = CAN
| prev = 2012
| next = 2020
}}
{{Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
The association football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 20 August in Brazil.{{cite web|title=Circular no. 1383 – Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 – Men's and Women's Tournaments|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/18/91/39/circularno.1383-olympicfootballtournamentsrio2016-mensandwomenstournaments_neutral.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011207/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/18/91/39/circularno.1383-olympicfootballtournamentsrio2016-mensandwomenstournaments_neutral.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 October 2013|publisher=FIFA.com|access-date=2 October 2013|date=1 October 2013}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/media/news/newsid=2565827/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317141948/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/media/news/newsid=2565827/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2015|title=Olympic Football Tournaments to be played in six cities and seven stadiums|publisher=FIFA.com|date=16 March 2015}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/54/40/46/oftsregulationsrio2016-e_neutral.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408151321/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/54/40/46/oftsregulationsrio2016-e_neutral.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2015|title=Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments 2016|publisher=FIFA.com}} The Games made use of about 400 footballs.{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/8-400-shuttlecocks-250-golf-carts-and-54-boats-the-rio-2016-olympic-games-in-numbers |title=8,400 shuttlecocks, 250 golf carts, 54 boats... the mind-blowing numbers behind the Rio 2016 Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707110414/https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/8-400-shuttlecocks-250-golf-carts-and-54-boats-the-rio-2016-olympic-games-in-numbers |archive-date= 7 July 2016 }}
Competition schedule
The match schedule of the men's and women's tournament was unveiled on 10 November 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2015/m=10/news=match-schedule-for-rio-2016-unveiled-2709515.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112184628/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2015/m=10/news=match-schedule-for-rio-2016-unveiled-2709515.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 November 2015|title=Match schedule for Rio 2016 unveiled|publisher=FIFA.com|date=10 November 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/73/19/20/olympicgames_rio_matchschedulemix_fifa_02052016_neutral.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615090936/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/73/19/20/olympicgames_rio_matchschedulemix_fifa_02052016_neutral.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2016|title=Match Schedule Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016|publisher=FIFA.com}}
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%; line-height:1.25em;" | |||||
| bgcolor="#FFBBBB" align=center|GS | Group stage
|bgcolor="#BBF3FF" align=center|QF | Quarter-finals
|bgcolor="#BBF3BB" align=center|SF | Semi-finals
|bgcolor="#FEDCBA" align=center|B | Bronze medal match
|bgcolor="#FFFFBB" align=center|F | Gold medal match |
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%; line-height:1.25em;text-align:center"
! {{diagonal split header|Event|Date}} | 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 | colspan="2"| Fri 19 | colspan="2"| Sat 20 | |
| align="left"| Men | bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |GS | bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |GS | bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |GS | bgcolor="#BBF3FF" |QF | bgcolor="#BBF3BB" |SF | colspan="2"| | bgcolor="#FEDCBA" |B | bgcolor="#FFFFBB" |F | |||||||||||
| align="left"| Women | bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |GS | bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |GS | bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |GS | bgcolor="#BBF3FF" |QF | bgcolor="#BBF3BB" |SF | bgcolor="#FEDCBA" |B | bgcolor="#FFFFBB" |F | colspan="2"| |
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/manaus-enters-race-to-host-rio-2016-olympic-games-football-matches |title=Manaus enters race to host Rio 2016 Olympic Games football matches |publisher=Rio 2016 official website |date=12 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213084327/http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/manaus-enters-race-to-host-rio-2016-olympic-games-football-matches |archive-date=13 February 2015 }} The final choice of venues was announced by FIFA on 16 March 2015.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| colspan=2|Rio de Janeiro |
|---|
| Estádio do Maracanã
|Estádio Olímpico João Havelange |
| Capacity: 74,738{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=214/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130032409/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=214/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 January 2012 |title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Venues |publisher=FIFA.com |date=18 January 2012 |access-date=12 June 2014 }}{{efn|name="renovate14"|Renovated for the 2014 World Cup}}
|Capacity: 60,000{{efn|name="renovate16"|Renovated for the 2016 Olympics}} |Capacity: 69,349{{efn|name="renovate14"}} |Capacity: 48,234{{efn|name="new14"|New stadium for the 2014 World Cup}} |
| 160x160px |
| Belo Horizonte
|rowspan=15 colspan=3|{{location map+ |float=center|Brazil |width=500|caption=Location of the host cities of the football at the 2016 Summer Olympics. |places= {{location map~ |Brazil |lat=-19.5157 |long=-43.5815 |label=Belo Horizonte |position=right}} {{location map~ |Brazil |lat=-16.00 |long=-47.60 |label=Brasília |position=right}} {{location map~ |Brazil |lat=-23.600112 |long=-46.720227 |label=São Paulo |position=left }} {{location map~ |Brazil |lat=-22.548118 |long=-43.1348 |label=Rio de Janeiro |position=right }} {{location map~ |Brazil |lat=-12.919164 |long=-38.427078 |label=Salvador |position=right }} {{location map~ |Brazil |lat=-3.06 |long=-60.01 |label=Manaus |position=right }} }} |
| Estádio Mineirão |
| Capacity: 58,170{{efn|name="renovate14"}} |
| 160x160px |
| Salvador |
| Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova |
| Capacity: 51,900{{efn|name="new14"}} |
| 165x165px |
| Manaus |
| Arena da Amazônia |
| Capacity: 40,549{{efn|name="new14"}} |
| 160x160px |
{{notelist}}
=Training venues=
| class="wikitable"
!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
|América F.C. Training Center |
| Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
|E.C. Bahia Training Center |
| Arena Corinthians
|São Paulo F.C. Training Center |S.E. Palmeiras Training Center |
Qualification
=Summary=
| class="wikitable sortable" width=370 style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" | |||
| Nation || Men's || Women's || width=55|Athletes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ARG|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|BRA|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | 44 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CHN|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|COL|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | 44 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|DEN|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|FIJ|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|GER|2020 Summer}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | 44 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|HON|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|IRQ|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|KOR|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|MEX|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|NGR|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|POR|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|RSA|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|SWE|2020 Summer}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | 44 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 22 | |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ZIM|2016 Summer}} | {{ya}} | 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/en/content/fifa-ratifies-distribution-seats-corresponding-each-confederation|title=FIFA ratifies the distribution of seats corresponding to each confederation|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=4 April 2014|access-date=5 November 2014}}
{{refbegin}}
- {{note|1|1}}Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments), various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.
- {{note|2|2}}Nations making their Olympic tournament debut
- {{note|3|3}}One match each in Colombia and United States in a two-legged tie.
{{refend}}
=Women's qualification=
{{main|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 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,this results were a used as tie for the Olympic qualifying spots,and had the necessity to held 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.
{{refbegin}}
- {{note|4|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.
- {{note|5|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.
- {{note|6|6}}Nations making their Olympic tournament debut
{{refend}}
Men's competition
File:BSB Rio 2016 7873.jpg, near Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, venue for 7 matches on men's tournament and 3 women's matches]]
{{main|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament}}
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==
{{main|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group A}}
{{Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Group tables|Group A}}
==Group B==
{{main|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group B}}
{{Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Group tables|Group B}}
==Group C==
{{main|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group C}}
{{Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Group tables|Group C}}
==Group D==
{{main|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group D}}
{{Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Group tables|Group D}}
=Knockout stage=
{{main|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Knockout stage}}
{{#section:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Knockout stage|Bracket}}
Women's competition
{{main|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}
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==
{{main|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group E}}
{{Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Group tables|Group E}}
==Group F==
{{main|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group F}}
{{Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Group tables|Group F}}
==Group G==
{{main|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group G}}
{{Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Group tables|Group G}}
=Knockout stage=
{{main|Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Knockout stage}}
{{#section:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Knockout stage|Bracket}}
Medal summary
=Medal table=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host = BRA
| flag_template = flagIOCteam
| event = 2016 Summer
| team =
| gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 0
| gold_BRA = 1 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 0 | host_BRA = yes
| gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 0
| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1
| gold_NGR = 0 | silver_NGR = 0 | bronze_NGR = 1
}}
=Medalists=
See also
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Association football at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
- {{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/football |title=Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com) |access-date=3 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826074442/https://www.rio2016.com/en/football |archive-date=26 August 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown}}
- {{SR/Olympics sport at games}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200629232824/https://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/archive/rio2016/ Men's Olympic Football Tournament, Rio 2016], FIFA.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200404161551/https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/archive/rio2016/ Women's Olympic Football Tournament, Rio 2016], FIFA.com
- [https://library.olympic.org/Default/digitalCollection/DigitalCollectionAttachmentDownloadHandler.ashx?parentDocumentId=165312&documentId=165340 Results Book – Football]
{{Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics tournament navbox}}
{{Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics Football tournament}}
{{Football at the Summer Olympics}}
{{Events at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{2015–16 in European football (UEFA)}}