Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

2000 Men's Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates13–30 September
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Cameroon (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Chile
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored103 (3.22 per match)
Attendance1,034,500 (32,328 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Iván Zamorano
(6 goals)
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The men's football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held in Sydney and four other cities in Australia from 15 to 30 September. It was the 22nd edition of the men's Olympic football tournament.

The final, played at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney, Australia, attracted the Olympic Games Football attendance record of 104,098 which broke the previous record of 101,799 set at the Rose Bowl for the gold medal match of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, with Cameroon winning the gold.[1]

Competition schedule

The match schedule of the tournament.

Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
13 Wed 14 Thu 15 Fri 16 Sat 17 Sun 18 Mon 19 Tue 20 Wed 21 Thu 22 Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat
G G G G G G ¼ ½ B F

Qualification

The following 16 teams qualified for the 2000 Olympic men's football tournament:

Means of qualification Berths Qualified
Host nation 1  Australia
CAF Preliminary Competition 3  Cameroon
 Morocco
 Nigeria
AFC Preliminary Competition 3  Kuwait
 Japan
 South Korea
CONCACAF Preliminary Competition 2  Honduras (winner)
 United States (runner-up)
2000 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament 2  Brazil (winner)
 Chile (runner-up)
2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 4  Italy (winner)
 Czech Republic (runner-up)
 Spain (third-place)
 Slovakia (fourth-place)
OFC–CAF play-off 1  South Africa
Total 16

Four countries competed for the first time in 2000: the Czech Republic and Slovakia (previously champions together as Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics), South Africa and Honduras.

Squads

Venues

Six venues were used during the tournament, four of them outside of Sydney at cities around Australia. Olympic stadium hosted the Final.

Sydney Melbourne
Olympic Stadium Sydney Football Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground
Capacity: 110,000 Capacity: 42,500 Capacity: 98,000
Brisbane Canberra Adelaide
Brisbane Cricket Ground Bruce Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium
Capacity: 37,000 Capacity: 25,011 Capacity: 20,000

Match officials

Africa
Asia
North and Central America
South America
Europe
Oceania
  • Australia Simon Micallef
  • New Zealand Bruce Grimshaw

Seeding

The draw for the tournament took place on 3 June 2000. Australia, South Korea, the United States and Brazil were seeded for the draw and placed into groups A–D, respectively. The remaining teams were drawn from four pots with teams from the same region kept apart.

Pot 1: Host, Top-Seeded teams from Americas and Asia Pot 2: Europe Pot 3: Africa Pot 4: Non-top seeded teams from Americas and Asia

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 5
 Honduras 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
 Australia 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria 3–3 Honduras
Igbinadolor 50'
Agali 78'
Yakubu 90+1'		 Report Suazo 36', 76'
León 60'
Attendance: 13,386
Australia 0–1 Italy
Report Pirlo 81'
Attendance: 93,252
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Italy 3–1 Honduras
Comandini 12', 22'
Ambrosini 18'		 Report Nesta 29' (o.g.)
Attendance: 18,301
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Australia 2–3 Nigeria
Foxe 41'
Wehrman 44'		 Report Ikedia 16'
Aghahowa 22'
Agali 64'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 38,080
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Italy 1–1 Nigeria
Okunowo 65' (o.g.) Report Lawal 40'
Attendance: 18,340
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Australia 1–2 Honduras
Rosales 51' (o.g.) Report Suazo 3', 60'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 37,788

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chile 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
 Spain 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 2 3 −1 6
 Morocco 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
South Korea 0–3 Spain
Report Velamazán 10'
José Mari 26'
Xavi 37'
Attendance: 14,060
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Morocco 1–4 Chile
Ouchla 79' Report Zamorano 36', 45+1' (pen.), 55'
Navia 72' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,654
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
South Korea 1–0 Morocco
Lee Chun-soo 53' Report
Attendance: 12,753
Spain 1–3 Chile
Lacruz 54' Report Olarra 24'
Navia 41', 90'
Attendance: 58,061
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
South Korea 1–0 Chile
Lee Dong-gook 28' Report
Attendance: 16,309
Spain 2–0 Morocco
José Mari 33'
Gabri 90'		 Report
Attendance: 24,623
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
 Cameroon 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
 Kuwait 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
 Czech Republic 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon 3–2 Kuwait
Alnoudji 37'
M'Boma 76'
Lauren 86'		 Report Mutairi 63'
Mubarak 88'
Attendance: 26,730
Referee: Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand)
United States 2–2 Czech Republic
Albright 21'
Wolff 44'		 Report Jankulovski 28'
Došek 52' (pen.)
Attendance: 24,800
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Czech Republic 2–3 Kuwait
Heinz 2'
Lengyel 90+1'		 Report Mutairi 56'
Saeed 64', 73'
United States 1–1 Cameroon
Vagenas 64' Report M'Boma 16'
Attendance: 22,379
Czech Republic 1–1 Cameroon
Došek 74' Report Lauren 24'
Attendance: 23,442
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
United States 3–1 Kuwait
Califf 40'
Albright 63'
Donovan 88'		 Report Najem 83'

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 Japan 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 South Africa 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
 Slovakia 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]
Brazil 3–1 Slovakia
Edu 30'
Čišovský 68' (o.g.)
Alex 90+1'		 Report Porázik 26'
Attendance: 24,616
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
South Africa 1–2 Japan
Nomvethe 31' Report Takahara 45+1', 79'
Attendance: 17,500
Brazil 1–3 South Africa
Edu 11' Report Fortune 10'
Nomvethe 74'
Lekoelea 90'
Attendance: 36,326
Referee: Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand)
Slovakia 1–2 Japan
Porázik 83' Report Nakata 67'
Inamoto 74'
Attendance: 15,289
Brazil 1–0 Japan
Alex 5' Report
Slovakia 2–1 South Africa
Czinege 64'
Šlahor 72'		 Report McCarthy 75'
Attendance: 14,562

Knockout stage

Note: Extra time periods were played under the golden goal rule.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
23 September – Adelaide
 
 
 United States (p)2 (5)
 
26 September – Sydney
 
 Japan2 (4)
 
 United States1
 
23 September – Sydney
 
 Spain3
 
 Italy0
 
30 September – Sydney Olympic
 
 Spain1
 
 Spain2 (3)
 
23 September – Brisbane
 
 Cameroon (p)2 (5)
 
 Brazil1
 
26 September – Melbourne
 
 Cameroon (a.e.t.)2
 
 Cameroon2
 
23 September – Melbourne
 
 Chile1 Bronze medal match
 
 Chile4
 
29 September – Sydney
 
 Nigeria1
 
 United States0
 
 
 Chile2
 

Quarter-finals

United States 2–2 (a.e.t.) Japan
Wolff 68'
Vagenas 90' (pen.)		 Report Yanagisawa 30'
Takahara 72'
Penalties
Vagenas soccer ball with check mark
Agoos soccer ball with check mark
Donovan soccer ball with check mark
Wolff soccer ball with check mark
Victorine soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Nakamura
soccer ball with check mark Inamoto
soccer ball with check mark Morioka
soccer ball with red X Nakata
soccer ball with check mark Myojin
Attendance: 18,345
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Brazil 1–2 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Ronaldinho 90+4' Report M'Boma 17'
M'Bami gold-colored soccer ball 113'
Attendance: 37,332
Italy 0–1 Spain
Report Gabri 86'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 38,134
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Chile 4–1 Nigeria
Contreras 17'
Zamorano 18'
Navia 42'
Tello 65'		 Report Agali 76'
Attendance: 44,425
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)

Semi-finals

Spain 3–1 United States
Tamudo 16'
Angulo 25'
José Mari 87'		 Report Vagenas 42' (pen.)
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 39,800
Chile 1–2 Cameroon
Abanda 78' (o.g.) Report M'Boma 84'
Lauren 89' (pen.)

Bronze medal match

United States 0–2 Chile
Report Zamorano 69' (pen.), 84'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 26,381
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Gold medal match

Spain 2–2 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Xavi 2'
Gabri 45+2'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Amaya 53' (o.g.)
Eto'o 58'
Penalties
Xavi soccer ball with check mark
Capdevila soccer ball with check mark
Amaya soccer ball with red X
Albelda soccer ball with check mark		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark M'Boma
soccer ball with check mark Eto'o
soccer ball with check mark Geremi
soccer ball with check mark Lauren
soccer ball with check mark Womé
Attendance: 104,098[2]
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Team details
Spain
Cameroon
GK 1 Daniel Aranzubia
DF 2 Jesús Lacruz
DF 4 Carlos Marchena
DF 12 Carles Puyol
DF 14 Iván Amaya
MF 6 David Albelda
MF 8 Xavi
MF 16 Toni Velamazán downward-facing red arrow 26'
FW 7 Miguel Ángel Angulo downward-facing red arrow 75'
FW 9 José Mari Red card
FW 17 Raúl Tamudo downward-facing red arrow 49'
Substitutes:
MF 10 Gabri Red card upward-facing green arrow 26'
MF 11 Jordi Ferrón upward-facing green arrow 49'
DF 3 Joan Capdevila upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Spain Iñaki Sáez
GK 18 Carlos Kameni
DF 3 Pierre Womé
DF 5 Patrice Abanda
DF 13 Aaron Nguimbat downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 17 Serge Branco downward-facing red arrow 91'
MF 4 Serge Mimpo
MF 7 Nicolas Alnoudji downward-facing red arrow 111'
MF 8 Geremi
MF 12 Lauren
FW 10 Patrick M'Boma
FW 9 Samuel Eto'o
Substitutes:
MF 11 Daniel Kome upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 Joël Epalle upward-facing green arrow 91'
FW 2 Albert Meyong upward-facing green arrow 111'
Manager:
Cameroon Jean-Paul Akono

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Cameroon (CMR) 6 3 3 0 11 8 +3 12
2  Spain (ESP) 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13
3  Chile (CHI) 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 12
4  United States (USA) 6 1 3 2 9 11 −2 6
5  Italy (ITA) 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
6  Japan (JPN) 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
7  Brazil (BRA) 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6
8  Nigeria (NGR) 4 1 2 1 8 10 −2 5
9  South Korea (KOR) 3 2 0 1 2 3 −1 6
10  Honduras (HON) 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
11  South Africa (RSA) 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
12  Kuwait (KUW) 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
13  Slovakia (SVK) 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
14  Czech Republic (CZE) 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
15  Australia (AUS) 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
16  Morocco (MAR) 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]

Statistics

Goalscorers

With six goals, Iván Zamorano of Chile is the top goalscorer in the tournament. In total, 103 goals were scored by 62 different players, with six of them credited as own goals.

6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

  1. ^ "Football at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ Higham 2012, p. 99.

Bibliography

  • Higham, James (2012). Sport Tourism Destinations. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7506-5937-6.

External links

  • Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000 - Men, FIFA.com
  • RSSSF Summary
  • FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3) and (Part 4)
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