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Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 edition of association football at the Olympic Summer Games
2008 edition of association football at the Olympic Summer Games
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Summer Olympics |
| year | 2008 |
| image | Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics.jpg |
| image_size | 150 |
| caption | Football pictogram for the 2008 Summer Olympics |
| country | China |
| venues | 6 |
| cities | 5 |
| dates | 6–23 August 2008 |
| competitors | 469 |
| nations | 21 |
| men_teams | 16 |
| men_confederations | 6 |
| men_gold | ARG |
| men_silver | NGR |
| men_bronze | BRA |
| women_teams | 12 |
| women_confederations | 6 |
| women_gold | USA |
| women_silver | BRA |
| women_bronze | GER |
| prev | 2004 |
| next | 2012 |
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
| Beijing | Shanghai | {{Location map+ | China | float=center | width=370 | places= | Tianjin | Shenyang | Qinhuangdao |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| caption=Location of the host cities of the football at the 2008 Summer Olympics.}} | |||||||||
| Beijing National Stadium | Beijing Workers' Stadium | Shanghai Stadium | |||||||
| Capacity: 91,000 | Capacity: 70,161 | Capacity: 80,000 | |||||||
| [[File:Beijing China Beijing-National-Stadium-01.jpg | 175x175px]] | [[File:Workers Stadium 2008.jpg | 163x163px]] | [[File:Shanghai Stadium 2008.JPG | 163x163px]] | ||||
| Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium | Shenyang Olympic Stadium | Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium | |||||||
| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 33,000 | |||||||
| [[File:Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium.jpg | 165x165px]] | [[File:Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium drone view 2.jpg | 170x170px]] | [[File:秦皇岛奥体中心（尼日利亚—科特迪瓦） - panoramio.jpg | 168x168px]] |
Beijing National Stadium only used during the Men's tournament final.
Men
Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
| Men | ARG |
|---|---|
| Oscar Ustari | |
| Ezequiel Garay | |
| Luciano Fabián Monzón | |
| Pablo Zabaleta | |
| Fernando Gago | |
| Federico Fazio | |
| José Ernesto Sosa | |
| Éver Banega | |
| Ezequiel Lavezzi | |
| Juan Román Riquelme (captain) | |
| Ángel Di María | |
| Nicolás Pareja | |
| Lautaro Acosta | |
| Javier Mascherano | |
| Lionel Messi | |
| Sergio Agüero | |
| Diego Buonanotte | |
| Sergio Romero | |
| Nicolás Navarro | NGR |
| Ambruse Vanzekin | |
| Chibuzor Okonkwo | |
| Onyekachi Apam | |
| Dele Adeleye | |
| Monday James | |
| Chinedu Obasi | |
| Sani Kaita | |
| Victor Obinna | |
| Isaac Promise (captain) | |
| Solomon Okoronkwo | |
| Oluwafemi Ajilore | |
| Olubayo Adefemi | |
| Peter Odemwingie | |
| Efe Ambrose | |
| Victor Anichebe | |
| Emmanuel Ekpo | |
| Ikechukwu Ezenwa | |
| Oladapo Olufemi | BRA |
| Diego Alves | |
| Renan | |
| Rafinha | |
| Alex Silva | |
| Thiago Silva | |
| Marcelo | |
| Ilsinho | |
| Breno | |
| Hernanes | |
| Anderson | |
| Lucas | |
| Ronaldinho (captain) | |
| Ramires | |
| Diego | |
| Thiago Neves | |
| Alexandre Pato | |
| Rafael Sóbis | |
| Jô |
Women
Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
| Women | USA |
|---|---|
| Hope Solo | |
| Heather Mitts | |
| Christie Rampone (captain) | |
| Rachel Buehler | |
| Lindsay Tarpley | |
| Natasha Kai | |
| Shannon Boxx | |
| Amy Rodriguez | |
| Heather O'Reilly | |
| Aly Wagner | |
| Carli Lloyd | |
| Lauren Cheney | |
| Tobin Heath | |
| Stephanie Cox | |
| Kate Markgraf | |
| Angela Hucles | |
| Lori Chalupny | |
| Nicole Barnhart | BRA |
| Andréia | |
| Simone | |
| Andréia Rosa | |
| Tânia (captain) | |
| Renata Costa | |
| Maycon | |
| Daniela | |
| Formiga | |
| Ester | |
| Marta | |
| Cristiane | |
| Bárbara | |
| Francielle | |
| Pretinha | |
| Fabiana | |
| Érika | |
| Maurine | |
| Rosana | GER |
| Nadine Angerer | |
| Kerstin Stegemann | |
| Saskia Bartusiak | |
| Babett Peter | |
| Annike Krahn | |
| Linda Bresonik | |
| Melanie Behringer | |
| Sandra Smisek | |
| Birgit Prinz (captain) | |
| Renate Lingor | |
| Anja Mittag | |
| Ursula Holl | |
| Célia Okoyino da Mbabi | |
| Simone Laudehr | |
| Fatmire Bajramaj | |
| Conny Pohlers | |
| Ariane Hingst | |
| Kerstin Garefrekes |
References
- Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – Men, FIFA.com
- Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – Women, FIFA.com
- RSSSF
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