Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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1996 Men's Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 20 – August 3
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored90 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Bebeto
Argentina Hernán Crespo
(6 goals each)
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The 1996 Men's Olympic Football Tournament, played as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics, was hosted in Birmingham, Alabama, Washington, D.C., Orlando, Florida, Miami, Florida and Athens, Georgia.[1][2][3][4] From 1992 onwards, male competitors should be under 23 years old and starting from this tournament, a maximum of three over-23 players are allowed per squad. The tournament featured 16 national teams from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at Sanford Stadium on August 3, 1996.[5]

Competition schedule[]

The match schedule of the tournament.[6]

Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28 Sun 29 Lun 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat
G G G G G G ¼ ¼ ½ ½ B F

Venues[]

Orlando Birmingham Miami
Citrus Bowl Legion Field Orange Bowl
Capacity: 65,000 Capacity: 81,700 Capacity: 74,476
Citrus Bowl aerial view.jpg Legion Field - with upper deck.jpg Orange Bowl.jpg
Athens Washington, D.C.
Sanford Stadium Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Capacity: 86,100 Capacity: 56,500
Football game kickoff (Georgia vs South Carolina), Sanford Stadium, September 2007.jpg RFK Stadium aerial photo, 1988.JPEG
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Citrus Bowl
Legion Field
Legion Field
Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Sanford Stadium

Qualification[]

The following 16 teams qualified for the 1996 Olympic men's football tournament:

Means of qualification Berths Qualified
Host nation 1  United States
1996 CONCACAF Preliminary Competition 1  Mexico (winner)
1996 AFC Preliminary Competition 3  South Korea (winner)
 Japan (runner-up)
 Saudi Arabia (third-place)
1996 CAF Preliminary Competition 3  Ghana
 Tunisia
 Nigeria
1996 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament 2  Brazil (winner)
 Argentina (runner-up)
1996 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament+CONCACAF–OFC play-off 1  Australia
1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 5  Italy (winner)
 Spain (runner-up)
 France (third-place)
 Hungary (5th)
 Portugal (6th)
Total 16

Match officials[]

Squads[]

Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
 Portugal 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]
Portugal 2–0 Tunisia
Martins Goal 13', Goal 68' Report
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 34,796
Referee: Pereira (BRA)
United States 1–3 Argentina
Reyna Goal 1' Report G. López Goal 26'
Crespo Goal 55'
Simeone Goal 90'
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 83,183
Referee: Bouchardeau (NIG)
Argentina 1–1 Portugal
Ortega Goal 45' Report Nuno Gomes Goal 70'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 25,811
Referee: Al Mehannah (KSA)
United States 2–0 Tunisia
Kirovski Goal 38'
Maisonneuve Goal 90'		 Report
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 45,687
Referee: Dallas (GBR)
Argentina 1–1 Tunisia
Ortega Goal 5' Report Mkacher Goal 74'
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 16,826
Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)
United States 1–1 Portugal
Maisonneuve Goal 75' Report Paulo Alves Goal 33'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 58,012
Referee: Lennie (AUS)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Spain 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
 Australia 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
Spain 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Óscar Goal 80' Report
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 28,774
Referee: Collina (ITA)
France 2–0 Australia
Pires Goal 11'
Maurice Goal 74'		 Report
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 14,322
Referee: (ARG)
France 1–1 Spain
Legwinski Goal 38' Report Óscar Goal 85'
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 16,773
Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)
Australia 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Tsekenis Goal 11'
Viduka Goal 63'		 Report Al-Khilaiwi Goal 37'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 5,997
Referee: Baharmast (USA)
Spain 3–2 Australia
Raúl Goal 40', Goal 90'
Santi Goal 86'		 Report Vidmar Goal 3', Goal 12'
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 12,050
Referee: Dallas (GBR)
France 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Maurice Goal 20' (pen.)
Sibierski Goal 49'		 Report Anwar Goal 26'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 4,615
Referee: Archundia (MEX)

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Italy 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Source:[citation needed]
South Korea 1–0 Ghana
Yoon Jong-hwan Goal 41' (pen.) Report
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 45,946
Referee: Lennie (AUS)
Mexico 1–0 Italy
Palencia Goal 83' Report
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 44,211
Referee: Dallas (GBR)
Mexico 0–0 South Korea
Report
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 26,111
Referee: Bouchardeau (NIG)
Ghana 3–2 Italy
Saba Goal 15', Goal 74'
Ahinful Goal 63' (pen.)		 Report Branca Goal 8', Goal 44' (pen.)
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 27,849
Referee: Garcia Aranda (ESP)
Mexico 1–1 Ghana
Abundis Goal 65' Report Ebenzer Goal 44'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 30,237
Referee: Pereira (BRA)
Italy 2–1 South Korea
Branca Goal 24', Goal 82' Report Lee Ki-hyung Goal 62'
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 28,319
Referee: (ARG)

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
 Japan 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]
Japan 1–0 Brazil
Ito Goal 72' Report
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 46,713
Referee: Archundia (MEX)
Nigeria 1–0 Hungary
Kanu Goal 44' Report
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 25,303
Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)
Brazil 3–1 Hungary
Ronaldo Goal 35'
Juninho Goal 61'
Bebeto Goal 84'		 Report Madar Goal 58'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 34,871
Referee: Al-Ghandour (EGY)
Nigeria 2–0 Japan
Tadahiro Akiba Goal 83' (o.g.)
Okocha Goal 90' (pen.)		 Report
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 22,734
Referee: Collina (ITA)
Brazil 1–0 Nigeria
Ronaldo Goal 30' Report
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 55,650
Referee: Baharmast (USA)
Japan 3–2 Hungary
Maezono Goal 39' (pen.), Goal 91'
Uemura Goal 90'		 Report Sandor Goal 2'
Madar Goal 48'
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 20,834
Referee: Bouchardeau (NIG)

Knockout stage[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
July 27 – Miami
 
 
 Portugal (asdet)2
 
July 30 – Athens
 
 France1
 
 Portugal0
 
July 27 – Birmingham
 
 Argentina2
 
 Argentina4
 
August 3 – Athens
 
 Spain0
 
 Argentina2
 
July 28 – Birmingham
 
 Nigeria3
 
 Mexico0
 
July 31 – Athens
 
 Nigeria2
 
 Nigeria (asdet)4
 
July 28 – Miami
 
 Brazil3 Bronze medal match
 
 Brazil4
 
August 2 – Athens
 
 Ghana2
 
 Portugal0
 
 
 Brazil5
 

Quarter-finals[]

Portugal 2–1 (asdet) France
Capucho Goal 7'
Calado Golden goal 105'  (pen.)		 Report Maurice Goal 49' (pen.)
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 22,339
Referee: Collina (ITA)
Argentina 4–0 Spain
Crespo Goal 47', Goal 88' (pen.)
Aranzábal Goal 52' (o.g.)
C. López Goal 66'		 Report
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 43,507
Referee: Al-Ghandour (EGY)
Mexico 0–2 Nigeria
Report Okocha Goal 20'
C. Babayaro Goal 84'
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 44,788
Referee: Al Mehannah (KSA)
Brazil 4–2 Ghana
Duodu Goal 18' (o.g.)
Ronaldo Goal 56', Goal 62'
Bebeto Goal 72''		 Report Akonnor Goal 23'
Aboagye Goal 53'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 45,257
Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)

Semi-finals[]

Portugal 0–2 Argentina
Report Crespo Goal 55', Goal 61'
Attendance: 78,212
Referee: Baharmast (USA)
Nigeria 4–3 (asdet) Brazil
Roberto Carlos Goal 20' (o.g.)
Ikpeba Goal 78'
Kanu Goal 90', Golden goal 94' 		Report Flávio Conceição Goal 1', Goal 38'
Bebeto Goal 28'
Attendance: 78,587
Referee: Garcia Aranda (ESP)

Bronze medal match[]

Brazil 5–0 Portugal
Ronaldo Goal 4'
Flávio Conceição Goal 10'
Bebeto Goal 46', Goal 53', Goal 74'		 Report
Attendance: 68,173
Referee: Al-Ghandour (EGY)

Gold medal match[]

1996 Summer Olympics Football Final
Nigeria 3–2 Argentina
Babayaro Goal 28'
Amokachi Goal 74'
Amunike Goal 90'		 Report C. López Goal 3'
Crespo Goal 50' (pen.)
Attendance: 86,117
Referee: Collina (ITA)
Team details

Final ranking[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Nigeria (NGR) 6 5 0 1 12 6 +6 15
2  Argentina (ARG) 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 11
3  Brazil (BRA) 6 4 0 2 16 8 +8 12
4  Portugal (POR) 6 2 2 2 6 10 −4 8
5  France (FRA) 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
6  Spain (ESP) 4 2 1 1 5 7 −2 7
7  Mexico (MEX) 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1 5
8  Ghana (GHA) 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4
9  Japan (JPN) 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
10  United States (USA) 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
11  South Korea (KOR) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
12  Italy (ITA) 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
13  Australia (AUS) 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
14  Tunisia (TUN) 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
15  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
16  Hungary (HUN) 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]

Goalscorers[]

With six goals, Hernán Crespo of Argentina and Bebeto of Brazil are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 90 goals were scored by 55 different players, with four of them credited as own goals.

6 goals
5 goals
  • Brazil Ronaldo
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References[]

  1. ^ "The inside story of Nigeria's Atlanta '96 gold medal – SuperSport – Football". SuperSport. July 25, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  2. ^ Penner, Mike (August 1, 1996). "Defense Rests for a Stunned Brazil – Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Penner, Mike (August 4, 1996). "Nigeria's Eagles Catch Argentina in Its Own Trap – Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "Soccer : Results : Men's Competition Notebook". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "Football at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  6. ^ "Soccer : Results : Men's Competition Notebook". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved December 7, 2013.

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