Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 edition of association football at the Olympic Summer Games
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 National Stadium only used during the Men's tournament final.
Men
Women
See also
Football 5-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Football 7-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
References
"Sports Competition Schedule". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. 17 April 2006. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006.
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