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Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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The 1996 Summer Olympics—based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States—marked the first time that women participated in the Olympic association football tournament.[1][2] The tournament featured eight women's national teams from four continental confederations. The teams were drawn into two groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament (which was held in Miami, Orlando, Birmingham and Washington, D.C.). At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage (which was held at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia), beginning with the semi-finals and culminating with the gold medal match on August 1, 1996.

1996 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 21 – August 1
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up China
Third place Norway
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored53 (3.31 per match)
Attendance691,762 (43,235 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pretinha
Ann Kristin Aarønes
Linda Medalen
(4 goals each)
Fair play award United States
2000 →

The United States became the inaugural champion after a 2–1 victory against China in the gold medal game.[3]

Competition schedule edit

G Group stage ½ Semifinals B 3rd place play-off F Final
Sun 21 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 1
G G G ½ B F

Qualification edit

Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The qualification system for the inaugural women's football tournament was based on the results of the 1995 FIFA World Cup. Seven best teams and the host nation were qualified for the tournament. As the third-ranked United States team was already qualified as the host, its spot was passed down to the eighth-ranked team, Japan. England was ranked seventh, but due to it not being an IOC member, its spot was passed down to the ninth-ranked Brazil.[4]

Venues edit

The tournament was held in five venues across five cities:

Squads edit

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

Match officials edit

Group stage edit

Group E edit

Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Semi-finals
2   United States (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3   Sweden 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4   Denmark 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United States  3–0  Denmark
Venturini   37'
Hamm   41'
Milbrett   49'
Attendance: 25,303[5]
Attendance: 46,724[6]
Attendance: 28,000[7]
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway)
Denmark  1–5  China
Madsen   55' Shi Guihong   10'
Liu Ailing   49'
Sun Qingmei   29', 59'
Fan Yunjie   36'
Attendance: 34,871[8]
United States  0–0  China
Attendance: 55,650[9]
Denmark  1–3  Sweden
Jensen   90' Swedberg   62', 68'
Videkull   76'
Attendance: 17,020[10]

Group F edit

Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7 Semi-finals
2   Brazil 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3   Germany 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
4   Japan 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Germany  3–2  Japan
Wiegmann   5'
Tomei   29' (o.g.)
Mohr   52'		 Report (FIFA) Kioka   18'
Noda   33'
Attendance: 44,211[11]
Norway  2–2  Brazil
Medalen   32'
Aarønes   68'		 Report (FIFA) Pretinha   57', 89'
Attendance: 45,946[12]
Brazil  2–0  Japan
Kátia   68'
Pretinha   78'		 Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 26,111[13]
Norway  3–2  Germany
Aarønes   5'
Medalen   34'
Riise   65'		 Report (FIFA) Wiegmann   32'
Prinz   62'
Attendance: 28,000[14]
Brazil  1–1  Germany
Sissi   53' Report (FIFA) Wunderlich   4'
Attendance: 28,319[15]
Norway  4–0  Japan
Pettersen   25', 86'
Medalen   60'
Tangeraas   74'		 Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 30,237[16]
Referee: Omar Al-Mehanna (Saudi Arabia)

Knockout stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 28 – Athens, Georgia
 
 
  China3
 
August 1 – Athens
 
  Brazil2
 
  China1
 
July 28 – Athens, Georgia
 
  United States2
 
  Norway1
 
 
  United States (AET)2
 
Third place
 
 
August 1 – Athens
 
 
  Brazil0
 
 
  Norway2

Semi-finals edit

China  3–2  Brazil
Qingmei   5'
Haiying   83', 90'		 Report Roseli   67'
Pretinha   72'
Attendance: 64,196
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Norway  1–2 (a.e.t.)  United States
Medalen   18' Report Akers   76' (pen)
MacMillan   100'
Attendance: 64,196
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)

Bronze medal match edit

Brazil  0–2  Norway
Report Aarønes   21', 25'
Attendance: 76,489
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)

Gold medal match edit

China  1–2  United States
Wen   32' Report MacMillan   19'
Milbrett   68'
Attendance: 76,489
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway)

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 53 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.31 goals per match. Brazil's Pretinha and Norway's Ann Kristin Aarønes and Linda Medalen finished as the top scorers of the tournament, with each scoring four goals.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: FIFA[17]

Assists edit

4 assists

2 assists

1 assist

Source: FIFA[17]

FIFA Fair Play Award edit

The United States won the FIFA Fair Play Award, given to the team with the best record of fair play during the tournament.[17]

Tournament ranking edit

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 E   United States (H) 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 13 Gold medal
2 E   China 5 3 1 1 11 5 +6 10 Silver medal
3 F   Norway 5 3 1 1 12 6 +6 10 Bronze medal
4 F   Brazil 5 1 2 2 7 8 −1 5 Fourth place
5 F   Germany 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 Eliminated in
group stage
6 E   Sweden 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
7 F   Japan 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
8 E   Denmark 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIFA[17]
(H) Hosts

References edit

  1. ^ Vecsey, George (August 2, 1996). "Women's Soccer: 76,481 Fans, 1 U.S. Gold". The New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  2. ^ "Women Sports Get a Boost". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 20, 1993. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  3. ^ Gildea, William (August 2, 1996). "U.S. Women's Soccer Team Wins Gold". The Washington Post. Athens, Georgia. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  4. ^ Women's Olympic Football Tournament Atlanta 1996
  5. ^ . FIFA. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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  11. ^ "Germany - Japan". FIFA. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "Norway - Brazil". FIFA. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  13. ^ "Brazil - Japan". FIFA. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  14. ^ "Norway - Germany". FIFA. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  15. ^ "Brazil - Germany". FIFA. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
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  17. ^ a b c d Statistics – Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta '96. Zürich. 1996. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links edit

  • Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 - Women, FIFA.com
  • RSSSF Summary
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The 1996 Summer Olympics based in Atlanta Georgia United States marked the first time that women participated in the Olympic association football tournament 1 2 The tournament featured eight women s national teams from four continental confederations The teams were drawn into two groups of four and each group played a round robin tournament which was held in Miami Orlando Birmingham and Washington D C At the end of the group stage the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage which was held at Sanford Stadium in Athens Georgia beginning with the semi finals and culminating with the gold medal match on August 1 1996 1996 Women s Olympic Football TournamentTournament detailsHost countryUnited StatesDatesJuly 21 August 1Teams8 from 4 confederations Venue s 5 in 5 host cities Final positionsChampions United States 1st title Runners up ChinaThird place NorwayFourth place BrazilTournament statisticsMatches played16Goals scored53 3 31 per match Attendance691 762 43 235 per match Top scorer s Pretinha Ann Kristin Aarones Linda Medalen 4 goals each Fair play award United States2000 The United States became the inaugural champion after a 2 1 victory against China in the gold medal game 3 Contents 1 Competition schedule 2 Qualification 3 Venues 4 Squads 5 Match officials 6 Group stage 6 1 Group E 6 2 Group F 7 Knockout stage 7 1 Semi finals 7 2 Bronze medal match 7 3 Gold medal match 8 Statistics 8 1 Goalscorers 8 2 Assists 8 3 FIFA Fair Play Award 8 4 Tournament ranking 9 References 10 External linksCompetition schedule editG Group stage Semifinals B 3rd place play off F FinalSun 21 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 1G G G B FQualification editMain article Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics Women s qualification The qualification system for the inaugural women s football tournament was based on the results of the 1995 FIFA World Cup Seven best teams and the host nation were qualified for the tournament As the third ranked United States team was already qualified as the host its spot was passed down to the eighth ranked team Japan England was ranked seventh but due to it not being an IOC member its spot was passed down to the ninth ranked Brazil 4 Asia AFC nbsp China nbsp Japan South America CONMEBOL nbsp Brazil Europe UEFA nbsp Denmark nbsp Germany nbsp Norway nbsp Sweden North and Central America CONCACAF nbsp United States host nationVenues editThe tournament was held in five venues across five cities Sanford Stadium Athens Legion Field Birmingham Orange Bowl Miami Citrus Bowl Orlando Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington D C Squads editMain article Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics Women s team squadsMatch officials editReferees Confederation RefereeFemale officialsCONCACAF Sonia Denoncourt Canada CONMEBOL Claudia Vasconcelos Brazil UEFA Ingrid Jonsson Sweden Bente Skogvang Norway Male officialsAFC Omer Al Mehannah Saudi Arabia CAF Gamal Al Ghandour Egypt CONCACAF Benito Archundia Mexico OFC Eddie Lennie Australia UEFA Pierluigi Collina Italy Jose Maria Garcia Aranda Spain Fourth officials Confederation RefereeMale officialsAFC Pirom Un prasert Thailand CONMEBOL Antonio Pereira Brazil Roberto Ruscio Argentina Assistant referees Confederation Assistant refereeFemale officialsCONCACAF Janice Gettemeyer United States Maria del Socorro Rodriguez Mexico UEFA Gitte Holm Denmark Nelly Viennot France Male officialsAFC Jeon Young hyun South Korea Mohamed Al Musawi Oman CAF Dramane Dante Mali Amir Osman Mohamed Hamid Sudan CONCACAF Peter Kelly Trinidad and Tobago CONMEBOL Jorge Luis Arango Colombia Carlos Velazquez Uruguay OFC Lencie Fred Vanuatu UEFA Yuri Dupanov Belarus Group stage editGroup E edit Main article Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics Women s tournament Group E Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp China 3 2 1 0 7 1 6 7 Semi finals2 nbsp United States H 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 73 nbsp Sweden 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 34 nbsp Denmark 3 0 0 3 2 11 9 0Source FIFARules for classification Tiebreakers H Hosts 21 July 1996 1996 07 21 16 00United States nbsp 3 0 nbsp DenmarkVenturini nbsp 37 Hamm nbsp 41 Milbrett nbsp 49 Report FIFA Citrus Bowl OrlandoAttendance 25 303 5 Referee Claudia de Vasconcellos Brazil 21 July 1996 1996 07 21 16 00Sweden nbsp 0 2 nbsp ChinaReport FIFA Shi Guihong nbsp 31 Zhao Lihong nbsp 32 Orange Bowl MiamiAttendance 46 724 6 Referee Gamal Al Ghandour Egypt 23 July 1996 1996 07 23 18 00United States nbsp 2 1 nbsp SwedenVenturini nbsp 15 MacMillan nbsp 62 Report FIFA Overbeck nbsp 64 o g Citrus Bowl OrlandoAttendance 28 000 7 Referee Bente Ovedie Skogvang Norway 23 July 1996 1996 07 23 16 00Denmark nbsp 1 5 nbsp ChinaMadsen nbsp 55 Report FIFA Shi Guihong nbsp 10 Liu Ailing nbsp 49 Sun Qingmei nbsp 29 59 Fan Yunjie nbsp 36 Orange Bowl MiamiAttendance 34 871 8 Referee Benito Archundia Mexico 25 July 1996 1996 07 25 18 30United States nbsp 0 0 nbsp ChinaReport FIFA Orange Bowl MiamiAttendance 55 650 9 Referee Pierluigi Collina Italy 25 July 1996 1996 07 25 18 30Denmark nbsp 1 3 nbsp SwedenJensen nbsp 90 Report FIFA Swedberg nbsp 62 68 Videkull nbsp 76 Citrus Bowl OrlandoAttendance 17 020 10 Referee Claudia de Vasconcellos Brazil Group F edit Main article Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics Women s tournament Group F Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Norway 3 2 1 0 9 4 5 7 Semi finals2 nbsp Brazil 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 53 nbsp Germany 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 44 nbsp Japan 3 0 0 3 2 9 7 0Source FIFARules for classification Tiebreakers 21 July 1996 1996 07 21 13 30Germany nbsp 3 2 nbsp JapanWiegmann nbsp 5 Tomei nbsp 29 o g Mohr nbsp 52 Report FIFA Kioka nbsp 18 Noda nbsp 33 Legion Field BirminghamAttendance 44 211 11 Referee Sonia Denoncourt Canada 21 July 1996 1996 07 21 15 00Norway nbsp 2 2 nbsp BrazilMedalen nbsp 32 Aarones nbsp 68 Report FIFA Pretinha nbsp 57 89 RFK Stadium Washington D C Attendance 45 946 12 Referee Jose Maria Garcia Aranda Spain 23 July 1996 1996 07 23 16 30Brazil nbsp 2 0 nbsp JapanKatia nbsp 68 Pretinha nbsp 78 Report FIFA Legion Field BirminghamAttendance 26 111 13 Referee Ingrid Jonsson Sweden 23 July 1996 1996 07 23 18 30Norway nbsp 3 2 nbsp GermanyAarones nbsp 5 Medalen nbsp 34 Riise nbsp 65 Report FIFA Wiegmann nbsp 32 Prinz nbsp 62 RFK Stadium Washington D C Attendance 28 000 14 Referee Edward McGregor Lennie Australia 25 July 1996 1996 07 25 18 30Brazil nbsp 1 1 nbsp GermanySissi nbsp 53 Report FIFA Wunderlich nbsp 4 Legion Field BirminghamAttendance 28 319 15 Referee Sonia Denoncourt Canada 25 July 1996 1996 07 25 18 30Norway nbsp 4 0 nbsp JapanPettersen nbsp 25 86 Medalen nbsp 60 Tangeraas nbsp 74 Report FIFA RFK Stadium Washington D C Attendance 30 237 16 Referee Omar Al Mehanna Saudi Arabia Knockout stage edit Semi finalsFinal July 28 Athens Georgia nbsp China3 August 1 Athens nbsp Brazil2 nbsp China1 July 28 Athens Georgia nbsp United States2 nbsp Norway1 nbsp United States AET 2 Third place August 1 Athens nbsp Brazil0 nbsp Norway2Semi finals edit July 28 1996China nbsp 3 2 nbsp BrazilQingmei nbsp 5 Haiying nbsp 83 90 Report Roseli nbsp 67 Pretinha nbsp 72 Sanford Stadium Athens GeorgiaAttendance 64 196Referee Ingrid Jonsson Sweden July 28 1996Norway nbsp 1 2 a e t nbsp United StatesMedalen nbsp 18 Report Akers nbsp 76 pen MacMillan nbsp 100 Sanford Stadium Athens GeorgiaAttendance 64 196Referee Sonia Denoncourt Canada Bronze medal match edit August 1 1996Brazil nbsp 0 2 nbsp NorwayReport Aarones nbsp 21 25 Sanford Stadium Athens GeorgiaAttendance 76 489Referee Ingrid Jonsson Sweden Gold medal match edit August 1 1996China nbsp 1 2 nbsp United StatesWen nbsp 32 Report MacMillan nbsp 19 Milbrett nbsp 68 Sanford Stadium Athens GeorgiaAttendance 76 489Referee Bente Ovedie Skogvang Norway Statistics editGoalscorers edit There were 53 goals scored in 16 matches for an average of 3 31 goals per match Brazil s Pretinha and Norway s Ann Kristin Aarones and Linda Medalen finished as the top scorers of the tournament with each scoring four goals 4 goals nbsp Pretinha nbsp Ann Kristin Aarones nbsp Linda Medalen 3 goals nbsp Sun Qingmei nbsp Shannon MacMillan 2 goals nbsp Shi Guihong nbsp Wei Haiying nbsp Bettina Wiegmann nbsp Marianne Pettersen nbsp Malin Swedberg nbsp Tiffeny Milbrett nbsp Tisha Venturini 1 goal nbsp Katia nbsp Roseli nbsp Sissi nbsp Fan Yunjie nbsp Liu Ailing nbsp Sun Wen nbsp Zhao Lihong nbsp Helle Jensen nbsp Lene Madsen nbsp Heidi Mohr nbsp Birgit Prinz nbsp Pia Wunderlich nbsp Futaba Kioka nbsp Akemi Noda nbsp Hege Riise nbsp Trine Tangeraas nbsp Lena Videkull nbsp Michelle Akers nbsp Mia Hamm 1 own goal nbsp Yumi Tomei against Germany nbsp Carla Overbeck against Sweden Source FIFA 17 Assists edit 4 assists nbsp Roseli nbsp Sun Qingmei 2 assists nbsp Shi Guihong nbsp Linda Medalen 1 assist nbsp Fanta nbsp Fan Yunjie nbsp Sun Wen nbsp Zhao Lihong nbsp Lisbet Kolding nbsp Gitte Krogh nbsp Lene Madsen nbsp Martina Voss nbsp Futaba Kioka nbsp Agnete Carlsen nbsp Gro Espeseth nbsp Hege Riise nbsp Brit Sandaune nbsp Tina Svensson nbsp Trine Tangeraas nbsp Kristin Bengtsson nbsp Ulrika Kalte nbsp Pia Sundhage nbsp Michelle Akers nbsp Julie Foudy nbsp Mia Hamm nbsp Kristine LillySource FIFA 17 FIFA Fair Play Award edit Winner nbsp United StatesThe United States won the FIFA Fair Play Award given to the team with the best record of fair play during the tournament 17 Tournament ranking edit Per statistical convention in football matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses while matches decided by penalty shoot outs are counted as draws Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result1 E nbsp United States H 5 4 1 0 9 3 6 13 Gold medal2 E nbsp China 5 3 1 1 11 5 6 10 Silver medal3 F nbsp Norway 5 3 1 1 12 6 6 10 Bronze medal4 F nbsp Brazil 5 1 2 2 7 8 1 5 Fourth place5 F nbsp Germany 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 Eliminated ingroup stage6 E nbsp Sweden 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 37 F nbsp Japan 3 0 0 3 2 9 7 08 E nbsp Denmark 3 0 0 3 2 11 9 0Source FIFA 17 H HostsReferences edit Vecsey George August 2 1996 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