Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate. Men's teams were allowed to augment their squad with three players over the age of 23.
For these games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament, and the women in a 12-team tournament. Preliminary matches commenced two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games on 8 August.
Venues
BeijingShanghaiBeijing National StadiumBeijing Workers' StadiumShanghai StadiumCapacity: 91,000Capacity: 70,161Capacity: 80,000TianjinShenyangQinhuangdaoTianjin Olympic Centre StadiumShenyang Olympic StadiumQinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre StadiumCapacity: 60,000Capacity: 60,000Capacity: 33,000
Beijing National Stadium only used during the Men's tournament final.
Men
MenOscar UstariEzequiel GarayLuciano Fabián MonzónPablo ZabaletaFernando GagoFederico FazioJosé Ernesto SosaÉver BanegaEzequiel LavezziJuan Román Riquelme (captain)Ángel Di MaríaNicolás ParejaLautaro AcostaJavier MascheranoLionel MessiSergio AgüeroDiego BuonanotteSergio RomeroNicolás NavarroAmbruse VanzekinChibuzor OkonkwoOnyekachi ApamDele AdeleyeMonday JamesChinedu ObasiSani KaitaVictor ObinnaIsaac Promise (captain)Solomon OkoronkwoOluwafemi AjiloreOlubayo AdefemiPeter OdemwingieEfe AmbroseVictor AnichebeEmmanuel EkpoIkechukwu EzenwaOladapo Olufemi Diego AlvesRenanRafinhaAlex SilvaThiago SilvaMarceloIlsinhoBrenoHernanesAndersonLucasRonaldinho (captain)RamiresDiegoThiago NevesAlexandre PatoRafael SóbisJô
Women
Women Hope SoloHeather MittsChristie Rampone (captain)Rachel BuehlerLindsay TarpleyNatasha KaiShannon BoxxAmy RodriguezHeather O'ReillyAly WagnerCarli LloydLauren CheneyTobin HeathStephanie CoxKate MarkgrafAngela HuclesLori ChalupnyNicole Barnhart AndréiaSimoneAndréia RosaTânia (captain)Renata CostaMayconDanielaFormigaEsterMartaCristianeBárbaraFranciellePretinhaFabianaÉrikaMaurineRosana Nadine AngererKerstin StegemannSaskia BartusiakBabett PeterAnnike KrahnLinda BresonikMelanie BehringerSandra SmisekBirgit Prinz (captain)Renate LingorAnja MittagUrsula HollCélia Okoyino da MbabiSimone LaudehrFatmire BajramajConny PohlersAriane HingstKerstin Garefrekes
See also Football 5-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Football 7-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
References
Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – Men, FIFA.com Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – Women, FIFA.com RSSSF
External links
Football – Official Results Book