Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

The women's football tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta was held from 21 July to 1 August 1996. The women's tournament was a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. The eight national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 16 players, including two goalkeepers.^[1] Additionally, teams could name a maximum of four alternate players, numbered from 17 to 20. The alternate list could contain at most three outfielders, as at least one slot was reserved for a goalkeeper. In the event of serious injury during the tournament, an injured player could be replaced by one of the players in the alternate list. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

The age listed for each player is on 21 July 1996, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament.

Group E

China PR

Head coach: Ma Yuanan

China PR named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.^[2][3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Zhong Honglian	(1967-10-27)27 October 1967 (aged 28)
2	2DF	Wang Liping	(1973-11-12)12 November 1973 (aged 22)
3	2DF	Fan Yunjie	(1972-04-29)29 April 1972 (aged 24)
4	2DF	Yu Hongqi	(1973-02-02)2 February 1973 (aged 23)
5	2DF	Xie Huilin	(1975-01-17)17 January 1975 (aged 21)
6	3MF	Zhao Lihong	(1972-12-25)25 December 1972 (aged 23)
7	4FW	Wei Haiying	(1971-05-01)1 May 1971 (aged 25)
8	3MF	Shui Qingxia	(1966-12-18)18 December 1966 (aged 29)
9	3MF	Sun Wen (captain)	(1973-04-06)6 April 1973 (aged 23)
10	3MF	Liu Ailing	(1967-05-02)2 May 1967 (aged 29)
11	4FW	Sun Qingmei	(1966-06-19)19 June 1966 (aged 30)
12	2DF	Wen Lirong	(1969-10-02)2 October 1969 (aged 26)			Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi
13	3MF	Liu Ying	(1974-06-11)11 June 1974 (aged 22)
14	3MF	Chen Yufeng	(1970-01-17)17 January 1970 (aged 26)
15	4FW	Shi Guihong	(1968-02-13)13 February 1968 (aged 28)
16	1GK	Gao Hong	(1967-11-27)27 November 1967 (aged 28)

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17		Li Yating
18	4FW	Zhang Yan	(1972-08-06)6 August 1972 (aged 23)
19	1GK	Zhao Yan	(1972-05-07)7 May 1972 (aged 24)
20	2DF	Niu Lijie	(1969-04-12)12 April 1969 (aged 27)

Denmark

Head coach: Keld Gantzhorn

Denmark named a squad of 16 players and 3 alternates for the tournament.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Dorthe Larsen	(1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 26)	31		Fortuna Hjørring
2	2DF	Annette Laursen	(1975-02-26)26 February 1975 (aged 21)	17		HEI Århus
3	2DF	Bonny Madsen	(1967-08-10)10 August 1967 (aged 28)	55		Lugo
4	2DF	Kamma Flæng	(1976-03-30)30 March 1976 (aged 20)	21		HEI Århus
5	2DF	Rikke Holm	(1972-03-22)22 March 1972 (aged 24)	39		HEI Århus
6	3MF	Christina Petersen	(1974-09-17)17 September 1974 (aged 21)	24		Fortuna Hjørring
7	3MF	Birgit Christensen	(1976-05-31)31 May 1976 (aged 20)	24		Fortuna Hjørring
8	3MF	Lisbet Kolding	(1965-04-06)6 April 1965 (aged 31)	64		HEI Århus
9	4FW	Helle Jensen (captain)	(1969-03-23)23 March 1969 (aged 27)	74		Fortuna Hjørring
10	4FW	Gitte Krogh	(1977-05-13)13 May 1977 (aged 19)	28		HEI Århus
11	4FW	Lene Madsen	(1973-03-11)11 March 1973 (aged 23)	26		Fortuna Hjørring
12	2DF	Lene Terp	(1973-04-15)15 April 1973 (aged 23)	26		Vejle BK
13	3MF	Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen	(1975-11-06)6 November 1975 (aged 20)	30		HEI Århus
14	3MF	Merete Pedersen	(1973-06-30)30 June 1973 (aged 23)	10		OB
15	4FW	Christina Bonde	(1973-09-28)28 September 1973 (aged 22)	15		Fortuna Hjørring
16	1GK	Helle Bjerregaard	(1968-06-21)21 June 1968 (aged 28)	56		Rødovre BK

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17	1GK	Christina Jensen	(1974-01-21)21 January 1974 (aged 22)	1		OB
18	3MF	Louise Hansen	(1975-05-04)4 May 1975 (aged 21)	6		TSV Siegen
19	4FW	Irene Stelling	(1971-07-25)25 July 1971 (aged 24)	49		Hartford Hawks

Sweden

Head coach: Bengt Simonsson

Sweden named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.^[5][6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Annelie Nilsson	(1971-06-14)14 June 1971 (aged 25)	23	0	Sunnanå SK
2	2DF	Cecilia Sandell	(1968-06-10)10 June 1968 (aged 28)	14	0	Älvsjö AIK
3	2DF	Åsa Jakobsson	(1966-06-02)2 June 1966 (aged 30)	52	1	Gideonsberg IF
4	2DF	Annika Nessvold	(1971-02-24)24 February 1971 (aged 25)	31	6	Malmö FF
5	2DF	Kristin Bengtsson	(1970-01-12)12 January 1970 (aged 26)	46	2	FK Athene Moss
6	3MF	Anna Pohjanen	(1974-01-25)25 January 1974 (aged 22)	23	7	Sunnanå SK
7	3MF	Pia Sundhage (captain)	(1960-02-13)13 February 1960 (aged 36)	141	69	Hammarby IF
8	3MF	Malin Swedberg	(1968-09-15)15 September 1968 (aged 27)	48	3	Älvsjö AIK
9	3MF	Malin Andersson	(1973-05-04)4 May 1973 (aged 23)	33	14	Älvsjö AIK
10	3MF	Ulrika Kalte	(1970-05-19)19 May 1970 (aged 26)	52	20	Älvsjö AIK
11	4FW	Lena Videkull	(1962-12-09)9 December 1962 (aged 33)	105	65	Malmö FF
12	1GK	Ulrika Karlsson	(1970-10-14)14 October 1970 (aged 25)	5	0	Bälinge IF
13	2DF	Camilla Svensson-Gustafsson	(1969-01-20)20 January 1969 (aged 27)	16	0	Jitex BK/JG93
14	4FW	Maria Kun	(1973-04-17)17 April 1973 (aged 23)	3	0	Gideonsberg IF
15	4FW	Julia Carlsson	(1975-04-08)8 April 1975 (aged 21)	5	0	Älvsjö AIK
16	4FW	Hanna Ljungberg	(1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 17)	3	1	Sunnanå SK

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17	1GK	Eva Larsson	(1973-02-27)27 February 1973 (aged 23)	0	0
18	2DF	Åsa Lönnqvist	(1970-04-14)14 April 1970 (aged 26)	27	1
19	3MF	Pernilla Bowall	(1972-08-16)16 August 1972 (aged 23)	7	0	Jitex BK/JG 93
20	4FW	Anneli Wahlgren	(1971-01-15)15 January 1971 (aged 25)	10	3	Bälinge IF

United States

Head coach: Tony DiCicco

The United States named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.^[7][8][9] Lorrie Fair was invited to the squad as an alternate, but declined due to her disappointment of not making the team.^[10]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Briana Scurry	(1971-09-07)7 September 1971 (aged 24)	41	0
2	1GK	Mary Harvey	(1965-06-04)4 June 1965 (aged 31)		0
3	4FW	Cindy Parlow	(1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 18)		8	North Carolina Tar Heels
4	2DF	Carla Overbeck (captain)	(1968-05-09)9 May 1968 (aged 28)	95	7
5	3MF	Tiffany Roberts	(1977-05-05)5 May 1977 (aged 19)	49	6	North Carolina Tar Heels
6	2DF	Brandi Chastain	(1968-07-21)21 July 1968 (aged 28)	36	9
7	2DF	Staci Wilson	(1976-07-08)8 July 1976 (aged 20)		0	North Carolina Tar Heels
8	3MF	Shannon MacMillan	(1974-10-07)7 October 1974 (aged 21)	23	6	Shiroki FC Serena
9	4FW	Mia Hamm	(1972-03-17)17 March 1972 (aged 24)	116	62
10	4FW	Michelle Akers	(1966-02-01)1 February 1966 (aged 30)	104	92
11	3MF	Julie Foudy	(1971-01-23)23 January 1971 (aged 25)	91	16
12	4FW	Carin Jennings-Gabarra	(1965-01-09)9 January 1965 (aged 31)	113	53
13	3MF	Kristine Lilly	(1971-07-22)22 July 1971 (aged 24)	116	45
14	2DF	Joy Fawcett	(1968-02-08)8 February 1968 (aged 28)	96	15	Ajax of Manhattan Beach
15	3MF	Tisha Venturini	(1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 23)	66	25
16	4FW	Tiffeny Milbrett	(1972-10-23)23 October 1972 (aged 23)	60	23	Shiroki FC Serena

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17	3MF	Amanda Cromwell	(1970-06-15)15 June 1970 (aged 26)		1
18	2DF	Thori Staples	(1974-04-17)17 April 1974 (aged 22)		0
19	3MF	Jen Streiffer	(1978-05-25)25 May 1978 (aged 18)	0	0	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
20	1GK	Saskia Webber	(1971-06-13)13 June 1971 (aged 25)		0

Group F

Brazil

Head coach: José Duarte

Brazil named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.^[11][3] During the tournament, Kátia replaced Nilda due to injury.^[12]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Meg	(1956-01-01)1 January 1956 (aged 40)			Vasco da Gama
2	2DF	Nenê	(1976-03-31)31 March 1976 (aged 20)			Saad EC
3	2DF	Suzy	(1967-02-07)7 February 1967 (aged 29)			Vasco da Gama
4	3MF	Fanta	(1966-09-14)14 September 1966 (aged 29)			Vasco da Gama
5	3MF	Márcia Taffarel	(1968-05-15)15 May 1968 (aged 28)			Saad EC
6	2DF	Elane	(1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 28)			Euroexport
7	4FW	Pretinha	(1975-05-19)19 May 1975 (aged 21)			Vasco da Gama
8	3MF	Formiga	(1978-03-03)3 March 1978 (aged 18)			Saad EC
9	4FW	Michael Jackson	(1963-11-19)19 November 1963 (aged 32)			Torino CF
10	3MF	Sissi (captain)	(1967-06-02)2 June 1967 (aged 29)			Saad EC
11	4FW	Roseli	(1969-09-07)7 September 1969 (aged 26)			Takarazuka Bunnys
12	1GK	Didi	(1963-09-22)22 September 1963 (aged 32)			Saad EC
13	2DF	Marisa	(1966-09-10)10 September 1966 (aged 29)			Unattached
14	4FW	Tânia	(1974-10-03)3 October 1974 (aged 21)			Saad EC
15	3MF	Nilda	(1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 24)			Saad EC
16	2DF	Sônia	(1968-08-04)4 August 1968 (aged 27)			Ítalo Serrano
19	3MF	Kátia	(1977-02-18)18 February 1977 (aged 19)			Saad EC

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17	3MF	Russa	(1963-02-12)12 February 1963 (aged 33)
18	3MF	Leda Maria	(1966-04-16)16 April 1966 (aged 30)
20	1GK	Maravilha	(1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 23)

Germany

Head coach: Gero Bisanz

Germany named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.^[13]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Manuela Goller	(1971-01-05)5 January 1971 (aged 25)	42		Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
2	2DF	Jutta Nardenbach	(1968-08-13)13 August 1968 (aged 27)	56		TuS Ahrbach
3	2DF	Birgitt Austermühl	(1965-10-08)8 October 1965 (aged 30)	55		FSV Frankfurt
4	2DF	Kerstin Stegemann	(1977-09-29)29 September 1977 (aged 18)	9		FC Eintracht Rheine
5	2DF	Doris Fitschen	(1968-10-25)25 October 1968 (aged 27)	81		TSV Siegen
6	3MF	Dagmar Pohlmann	(1972-02-07)7 February 1972 (aged 24)	36		FSV Frankfurt
7	3MF	Martina Voss	(1967-12-22)22 December 1967 (aged 28)	89		FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen
8	3MF	Bettina Wiegmann	(1971-10-07)7 October 1971 (aged 24)	67		Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
9	4FW	Heidi Mohr	(1967-05-29)29 May 1967 (aged 29)	101		TuS Niederkirchen
10	3MF	Silvia Neid (captain)	(1964-05-02)2 May 1964 (aged 32)	108		TSV Siegen
11	4FW	Patricia Brocker	(1966-04-07)7 April 1966 (aged 30)	43		TuS Niederkirchen
12	1GK	Katja Kraus	(1970-11-23)23 November 1970 (aged 25)	6		FSV Frankfurt
13	2DF	Sandra Minnert	(1973-04-07)7 April 1973 (aged 23)	28		FSV Frankfurt
14	3MF	Pia Wunderlich	(1975-01-26)26 January 1975 (aged 21)	19		SG Praunheim
15	4FW	Birgit Prinz	(1977-10-25)25 October 1977 (aged 18)	25		FSV Frankfurt
16	3MF	Renate Lingor	(1975-10-11)11 October 1975 (aged 20)	5		SC Klinge Seckach

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17	2DF	Tina Wunderlich	(1977-10-10)10 October 1977 (aged 18)	6		SG Praunheim
18	4FW	Katja Bornschein	(1972-03-16)16 March 1972 (aged 24)	31		FSV Frankfurt
19	3MF	Sandra Smisek	(1977-07-03)3 July 1977 (aged 19)	9		FSV Frankfurt
20	1GK	Christine Francke	(1974-06-12)12 June 1974 (aged 22)	2

Japan

Head coach: Tamotsu Suzuki

Japan named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.^[14][3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Junko Ozawa	(1973-12-07)7 December 1973 (aged 22)			Fujita SC Mercury
2	2DF	Yumi Tomei	(1972-06-01)1 June 1972 (aged 24)			Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi
3	2DF	Rie Yamaki	(1975-10-02)2 October 1975 (aged 20)			Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
4	2DF	Maki Haneta	(1972-09-30)30 September 1972 (aged 23)			Matsushita Panasonic Bambina
5	2DF	Yumi Obe	(1975-02-15)15 February 1975 (aged 21)			Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
6	2DF	Kae Nishina	(1972-12-07)7 December 1972 (aged 23)			Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi
7	3MF	Homare Sawa	(1978-09-06)6 September 1978 (aged 17)			Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza
8	3MF	Asako Takakura	(1968-04-19)19 April 1968 (aged 28)			Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza
9	3MF	Futaba Kioka	(1965-11-22)22 November 1965 (aged 30)			Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies
10	4FW	Akemi Noda (captain)	(1969-10-13)13 October 1969 (aged 26)			Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC
11	3MF	Etsuko Handa	(1965-05-10)10 May 1965 (aged 31)			Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies
12	4FW	Tamaki Uchiyama	(1972-12-13)13 December 1972 (aged 23)			Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi
13	3MF	Nami Otake	(1974-07-30)30 July 1974 (aged 21)			Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza
14	3MF	Kaoru Kadohara	(1970-05-25)25 May 1970 (aged 26)			Matsushita Panasonic Bambina
15	4FW	Miyuki Izumi	(1973-03-31)31 March 1973 (aged 23)			Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies
16	1GK	Shiho Onodera	(1973-11-18)18 November 1973 (aged 22)			Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17	2DF	Rie Kimura	(1971-07-30)30 July 1971 (aged 24)			Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina
18	4FW	Kaori Nagamine	(1968-06-03)3 June 1968 (aged 28)			Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies
19	1GK	Megumi Sakata	(1971-10-18)18 October 1971 (aged 24)
20	2DF	Ryoko Uno	(1975-11-09)9 November 1975 (aged 20)			Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza

Norway

Head coach: Even Pellerud

Norway named a squad of 16 players and 3 alternates for the tournament.^[15] During the tournament, Tone Gunn Frustøl replaced Heidi Støre due to injury.^[16]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Bente Nordby	(1974-07-23)23 July 1974 (aged 21)			Athene Moss
2	2DF	Agnete Carlsen	(1971-01-15)15 January 1971 (aged 25)			Nikko
3	2DF	Gro Espeseth (captain)	(1972-10-30)30 October 1972 (aged 23)			Sandviken
4	2DF	Nina Nymark Andersen	(1972-09-28)28 September 1972 (aged 23)			Sandviken
5	2DF	Merete Myklebust	(1973-05-16)16 May 1973 (aged 23)			Trondheims-Ørn
6	3MF	Hege Riise	(1969-07-18)18 July 1969 (aged 27)			Nikko
7	4FW	Anne Nymark Andersen	(1972-09-28)28 September 1972 (aged 23)			Sandviken
8	3MF	Heidi Støre	(1963-07-04)4 July 1963 (aged 33)			Nikko
9	4FW	Marianne Pettersen	(1975-04-12)12 April 1975 (aged 21)			Gjelleråsen
10	4FW	Linda Medalen	(1965-06-17)17 June 1965 (aged 31)			Nikko
11	4FW	Brit Sandaune	(1972-06-05)5 June 1972 (aged 24)			Trondheims-Ørn
12	1GK	Reidun Seth	(1966-06-09)9 June 1966 (aged 30)			Öxabäck IF
13	2DF	Tina Svensson	(1966-11-16)16 November 1966 (aged 29)			Asker
14	3MF	Tone Haugen	(1964-02-06)6 February 1964 (aged 32)			Nikko
15	3MF	Trine Tangeraas	(1971-02-26)26 February 1971 (aged 25)			Sandviken
16	4FW	Ann Kristin Aarønes	(1973-01-19)19 January 1973 (aged 23)			SK Trondheims-Ørn
17	3MF	Tone Gunn Frustøl	(1975-06-21)21 June 1975 (aged 21)			Asker SK

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
18	4FW	Kjersti Thun	(1974-06-18)18 June 1974 (aged 22)			Asker SK
19	1GK	Ingrid Sternhoff	(1977-02-25)25 February 1977 (aged 19)			Haugar