FOOTBALL AT THE 2000 SUMMER OLYMPICS
The 'football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics' was the 20th official Olympic Games football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.
★ 'Olympic Stadium', Sydney
★ 'Football Stadium', Sydney
★ 'Bruce Stadium', Canberra
★ 'Hindmarsh Stadium', Adelaide
★ 'Brisbane Cricket Ground', Brisbane
★ 'Melbourne Cricket Ground', Melbourne
The following sixteen teams qualified for the 2000 Olympics football tournament:
★ 'Africa (CAF)'
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★ 'Asia (AFC)'
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★ 'North and Central America (CONCACAF)'
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★ 'South America (CONMEBOL)'
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★ 'Europe (UEFA)'
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★ 'Hosting nation'
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Four countries competed for the first time in 2000: the Czech Republic and Slovakia (previously champions together in 1980 Summer Olympics as Czechoslovakia), South Africa and Honduras.
'Gold Medal' –
Samuel Eto'o
Serge Mimpo
Clement Beaud
Aaron Nguimbat
Joel Epalle
Modeste Mbami
Patrice Abanda
Nicolas Alnoudji
Daniel Bekono
Serge Branco
Lauren
Carlos Kameni
Patrick Mboma
Albert Meyong
Daniel Ngom Kome
Geremi
Patrick Suffo
Pierre Wome
Coach: Jean-Paul Akono
'Silver Medal' –
David Albelda
Iván Amaya
Miguel Ángel Angulo
Daniel Aranzubia
Joan Capdevila
Jordi Ferron
Gabriel García
Xavier Hernández
Jesús María Lacruz
Albert Luque
Carlos Marchena
Felipe Ortiz
Carles Puyol
José María Romero
Ismael Ruiz
Raúl Tamudo
Antonio Velamazán
Unai Vergara
Coach: Iñaki Sáez
'Bronze Medal'
Pedro Reyes
Nelson Tapia
Iván Zamorano
Javier di Gregorio
Cristian Álvarez
Francisco Arrue
Pablo Contreras
Sebastián González
David Henríquez
Manuel Ibarra
Claudio Maldonado
Reinaldo Navia
Rodrigo Núñez
Rafael Olarra
Patricio Ormazábal
David Pizarro
Rodrigo Tello
Mauricio Rojas
Coach: Nelson Acosta
;Africa
★ Mourad Daami
★ Falla N'Doye
★ Felix Tangawarima
;Asia
★ Jun Lu
★ Saad Mane
;North and Central America
★ Peter Prendergast
★ Felipe Ramos
;South America
★ Mario Sanchez Yanten
★ Carlos Eugênio Simon
;Europe
★ Stéphane Bré
★ Herbert Fandel
★ Ľuboš Micheľ
;Oceania
★ Simon Micallef
★ Bruce Grimshaw
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|date = September 20, 2000
20:00
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|score = 2–0
|report = Report
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|goals1 = José Mari 33'
Gabri 90'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
'Attendance': 24.623
'Referee': Jun (CHN}
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'Gold Medal' –
Gro Espeseth
Bente Nordby
Marianne Pettersen
Hege Riise
Kristin Bekkevold
Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
Solveig Gulbrandsen
Margunn Haugenes
Ingeborg Hovland
Christine Bøe Jensen
Silje Jørgensen
Monica Knudsen
Gøril Kringen
Unni Lehn
Dagny Mellgren
Anita Rapp
Brit Sandaune
Bente Kvitland
Coach: Per Mathias Høgmo
'Silver Medal' –
Brandi Chastain
Joy Fawcett
Julie Foudy
Mia Hamm
Kristine Lilly
Tiffeny Milbrett
Carla Overbeck
Cindy Parlow
Briana Scurry
Lorrie Fair
Michelle French
Shannon MacMillan
Siri Mullinix
Christie Pearce
Nikki Serlenga
Danielle Slaton
Kate Sobrero
Sara Whalen
Coach:
'Bronze Medal' –
Ariane Hingst
Melanie Hoffmann
Steffi Jones
Renate Lingor
Maren Meinert
Sandra Minnert
Claudia Mueller
Birgit Prinz
Silke Rottenberg
Kerstin Stegemann
Bettina Wiegmann
Tina Wunderlich
Nicole Brandebusemeyer
Nadine Angerer
Doris Fitschen
Jeannette Goette
Stefanie Gottschlich
Inka Grings
Coach: Tina Theune-Meyer
The following eight teams qualified for the 2000 Olympics football tournament:
★ 'Africa (CAF)'
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★ 'Asia (AFC)'
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★ 'North and Central America (CONCACAF)'
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★ 'South America (CONMEBOL)'
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★ 'Europe (UEFA)'
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★ 'Hosting nation'
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;Africa
★ Bola Abidoye
;Asia
★ Im Eun Ju
;North and Central America
★ Sonia Denoncourt
★ Sandra Hunt
;South America
★ Martha Toro
;Europe
★ Vibeke Karlsen
★ Nicole Petignat
★ Wendy Toms
;Oceania
★ Tammy Ogsten
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★ Germany
'4 goals'
★ Sun Wen, in 3 games
'3 goals'
★ Tiffeny Milbrett, in 5 games
★ Birgit Prinz, in 5 games
'2 goals'
★ Mercy Akide, in 3 games
★ Mia Hamm, in 5 games
★ Katia, in 5 games
★ Renate Lingor, in 5 games
★ Dagny Mellgren, in 5 games
★ Marianne Pettersen, in 5 games
★ Raquel, in 5 games
★ Norway - United States 9 goals
★ Germany 8 goals
★ Brazil - China 5 goals
★ Italy 7 points
★ Brazil - Chile - Japan - Spain 6 points
★ Germany 9 points
★ United States 7 points
Venues
★ 'Olympic Stadium', Sydney
★ 'Football Stadium', Sydney
★ 'Bruce Stadium', Canberra
★ 'Hindmarsh Stadium', Adelaide
★ 'Brisbane Cricket Ground', Brisbane
★ 'Melbourne Cricket Ground', Melbourne
Football Medal Winners at the Sydney 2000 Olympics
| 'Event:' | 'Gold:' | 'Silver:' | 'Bronze:' |
| Men's Football | Cameroon | Spain | Chile |
| Women's Football | Norway | USA | Germany |
Men
Qualification
The following sixteen teams qualified for the 2000 Olympics football tournament:
★ 'Africa (CAF)'
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★
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★
★
★
★
★
★ 'Asia (AFC)'
★
★
★
★
★
★
★ 'North and Central America (CONCACAF)'
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★
★
★
★ 'South America (CONMEBOL)'
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★
★
★
★ 'Europe (UEFA)'
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★
★
★
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★ 'Hosting nation'
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Four countries competed for the first time in 2000: the Czech Republic and Slovakia (previously champions together in 1980 Summer Olympics as Czechoslovakia), South Africa and Honduras.
Medal Winners
'Gold Medal' –
Samuel Eto'o
Serge Mimpo
Clement Beaud
Aaron Nguimbat
Joel Epalle
Modeste Mbami
Patrice Abanda
Nicolas Alnoudji
Daniel Bekono
Serge Branco
Lauren
Carlos Kameni
Patrick Mboma
Albert Meyong
Daniel Ngom Kome
Geremi
Patrick Suffo
Pierre Wome
Coach: Jean-Paul Akono
'Silver Medal' –
David Albelda
Iván Amaya
Miguel Ángel Angulo
Daniel Aranzubia
Joan Capdevila
Jordi Ferron
Gabriel García
Xavier Hernández
Jesús María Lacruz
Albert Luque
Carlos Marchena
Felipe Ortiz
Carles Puyol
José María Romero
Ismael Ruiz
Raúl Tamudo
Antonio Velamazán
Unai Vergara
Coach: Iñaki Sáez
'Bronze Medal'
Pedro Reyes
Nelson Tapia
Iván Zamorano
Javier di Gregorio
Cristian Álvarez
Francisco Arrue
Pablo Contreras
Sebastián González
David Henríquez
Manuel Ibarra
Claudio Maldonado
Reinaldo Navia
Rodrigo Núñez
Rafael Olarra
Patricio Ormazábal
David Pizarro
Rodrigo Tello
Mauricio Rojas
Coach: Nelson Acosta
Match Officials
;Africa
★ Mourad Daami
★ Falla N'Doye
★ Felix Tangawarima
;Asia
★ Jun Lu
★ Saad Mane
;North and Central America
★ Peter Prendergast
★ Felipe Ramos
;South America
★ Mario Sanchez Yanten
★ Carlos Eugênio Simon
;Europe
★ Stéphane Bré
★ Herbert Fandel
★ Ľuboš Micheľ
;Oceania
★ Simon Micallef
★ Bruce Grimshaw
Tournament details
Group Stages
Group A
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | '7' | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | '5' | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | '4' | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | '0' |
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Group B
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | '6' | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | '6' | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | '6' | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | '0' |
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{{footballbox
|date = September 20, 2000
20:00
|team1 =
|score = 2–0
|report = Report
|team2 =
|goals1 = José Mari 33'
Gabri 90'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
'Attendance': 24.623
'Referee': Jun (CHN}
}}
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Group C
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | '5' | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | '5' | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | '3' | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | '2' |
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Group D
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | '6' | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | '6' | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | '3' | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | '3' |
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Knockout stages
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Bronze Medal game
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Gold Medal game
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Women
Medal Winners
'Gold Medal' –
Gro Espeseth
Bente Nordby
Marianne Pettersen
Hege Riise
Kristin Bekkevold
Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
Solveig Gulbrandsen
Margunn Haugenes
Ingeborg Hovland
Christine Bøe Jensen
Silje Jørgensen
Monica Knudsen
Gøril Kringen
Unni Lehn
Dagny Mellgren
Anita Rapp
Brit Sandaune
Bente Kvitland
Coach: Per Mathias Høgmo
'Silver Medal' –
Brandi Chastain
Joy Fawcett
Julie Foudy
Mia Hamm
Kristine Lilly
Tiffeny Milbrett
Carla Overbeck
Cindy Parlow
Briana Scurry
Lorrie Fair
Michelle French
Shannon MacMillan
Siri Mullinix
Christie Pearce
Nikki Serlenga
Danielle Slaton
Kate Sobrero
Sara Whalen
Coach:
'Bronze Medal' –
Ariane Hingst
Melanie Hoffmann
Steffi Jones
Renate Lingor
Maren Meinert
Sandra Minnert
Claudia Mueller
Birgit Prinz
Silke Rottenberg
Kerstin Stegemann
Bettina Wiegmann
Tina Wunderlich
Nicole Brandebusemeyer
Nadine Angerer
Doris Fitschen
Jeannette Goette
Stefanie Gottschlich
Inka Grings
Coach: Tina Theune-Meyer
Qualification
The following eight teams qualified for the 2000 Olympics football tournament:
★ 'Africa (CAF)'
★
★
★ 'Asia (AFC)'
★
★
★ 'North and Central America (CONCACAF)'
★
★
★ 'South America (CONMEBOL)'
★
★
★ 'Europe (UEFA)'
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★ 'Hosting nation'
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★
Match Officials
;Africa
★ Bola Abidoye
;Asia
★ Im Eun Ju
;North and Central America
★ Sonia Denoncourt
★ Sandra Hunt
;South America
★ Martha Toro
;Europe
★ Vibeke Karlsen
★ Nicole Petignat
★ Wendy Toms
;Oceania
★ Tammy Ogsten
Premlinary round
Group E
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | '9' | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | '6' | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | '1' | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | '1' |
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Group F
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | '7' | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | '6' | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | '4' | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | '0' |
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Knockout stages
Semi-finals
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Bronze Medal game
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Gold Medal game
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FIFA Fair play award
Women's tournament
★ Germany
Top scorers
Women's tournament
'4 goals'
★ Sun Wen, in 3 games
'3 goals'
★ Tiffeny Milbrett, in 5 games
★ Birgit Prinz, in 5 games
'2 goals'
★ Mercy Akide, in 3 games
★ Mia Hamm, in 5 games
★ Katia, in 5 games
★ Renate Lingor, in 5 games
★ Dagny Mellgren, in 5 games
★ Marianne Pettersen, in 5 games
★ Raquel, in 5 games
Top scoring teams
Women's tournament
★ Norway - United States 9 goals
★ Germany 8 goals
★ Brazil - China 5 goals
Top qualifiers
Men's tournament
★ Italy 7 points
★ Brazil - Chile - Japan - Spain 6 points
Women's tournament
★ Germany 9 points
★ United States 7 points
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