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2008 edition of association football at the Olympic Summer Games From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Football at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||
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Event details | |||||||||
Games | 2008 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host country | China | ||||||||
Dates | 6–23 August 2008 | ||||||||
Venues | 6 (in 5 host cities) | ||||||||
Competitors | 469 from 21 nations | ||||||||
Men's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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Women's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) | ||||||||
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Editions | |||||||||
← 2004 2012 → |
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.
Beijing | Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics (China) |
Shanghai | |
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Beijing National Stadium | Shanghai Stadium | ||
Capacity: 91,000 | Capacity: 80,000 | ||
Beijing | Shenyang | ||
Beijing Workers' Stadium | Shenyang Olympic Stadium | ||
Capacity: 70,161 | Capacity: 60,000 | ||
Tianjin | Qinhuangdao | ||
Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium | Qinhuangdao Olympic Stadium | ||
Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 33,000 | ||
Beijing National Stadium only used during the Men's tournament final.
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