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Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Stadium Australia during the 2000 Summer Olympics, a famous venue for athletic events.

The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics started on September 13. This event brought together young football teams from around the world to compete for Olympic glory. The men's tournament featured teams made up of players under 23 years old, but each team could also include up to three older players. This tournament happened every four years as part of the Summer Olympic Games. Teams from countries that are members of FIFA were invited to take part with their under-23 men's and women's teams.

Venues

The football games at the 2000 Summer Olympics were held at different stadiums. Hindmarsh Stadium was used only for the men's tournament, and extra seats were added just for the games. Olympic Stadium was used only for the final match of the men's tournament.

Competition schedule

PPreliminaries¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsB3rd place play-offFFinal
Event↓/Date →Wed 13Thu 14Sat 16Sun 17Tue 19Wed 20Sat 23Sun 24Tue 26Thu 28Fri 29Sat 30
MenPPPPPP¼½BF
WomenPPPPPP½BF

Medal summary

Medal table

Events

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cameroon1001
 Norway1001
3 Spain0101
 United States0101
5 Chile0011
 Germany0011
Totals (6 entries)2226

Men's tournament

The men's football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was for teams made up of players under 23 years old. Each team could also include up to three older players. This tournament happened every four years during the Olympic Games.

Women's tournament

The women's football tournament was part of the 2000 Summer Olympics. It featured teams competing for medals in a special event during the Games.

Awards

FIFA Fair Play Award

Country

Images

Map showing the geography of Sydney, Australia.
Allianz Stadium ready for a Sydney FC football match in 2012.
Rugby league match between Canberra Raiders and Canterbury Bulldogs at Canberra Stadium, 2005.
A night-time view of Hindmarsh Stadium during an Adelaide United football match.
A wide-angle view of a cricket test match between Australia and South Africa at The Gabba stadium in Brisbane.

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