Olympic Summer Games 2020 / Football

Football at the 2020 Olympics
information
venue	Tokyo , Saitama , Yokohama , Kashima , Sendai , Sapporo
Competition venue	National Stadium , Tokyo Stadium , Saitama Stadium , Int. Yokohama Stadium , Kashima Stadium , Miyagi Stadium , Sapporo Dome
Teams	28 (12 , 16 )
decisions	2
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Two football competitions are to be held at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo . Twelve teams are to take part in the tournament for women and 16 teams for men. In addition to the games in the Olympic city of Tokyo, games in Kashima , Saitama , Sapporo , Sendai and Yokohama are also to be played.

For men, only U-23 teams were originally allowed, which can be reinforced with a maximum of three older athletes. After the postponement of one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic , FIFA decided on April 3, 2020 that players born after December 31, 1996 can participate so that players who have contributed to the qualification can participate. There are no age restrictions for women.

Time schedule

The following sequence was planned for the games in summer 2020. The exact schedule for 2021 has not yet been set.

Schedule football
Competitions	July										August
	22nd	23.	24	25th	26th	27.	28.	29	30th	31.	1.	2	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.
Women's tournament	VR			VR			VR			VF			HF
Men's tournament		VR			VR			VR			VF			HF
decisions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1

VR

Preliminary round

VF

Quarter finals

HF

Semifinals

/

Medal decision

Balance sheet

Medalist

discipline	gold	silver	bronze
Men
Women

Men's tournament

→ Main article : 2020 Men's Olympic Football Tournament

Olympic football tournament 2020
Men
Number of nations	16
venue	Tokyo ( Saitama , Yokohama , Ibaraki , Sendai , Sapporo )
Opening game	July 2021
Endgame	August 2021
Games	32 completed 0 so far

qualification

→ Main article : 2020 Summer Olympics / Football / Qualification

A total of 16 teams will take part in the men's soccer tournament. At its meeting on September 14, 2017, the FIFA Organizing Committee decided on the allocation of qualification places.

Only U-24 players born after December 31, 1996 are eligible. Each team may be reinforced by a maximum of three older athletes.

The following teams were able to qualify for the men's Olympic football tournament:

Qualifying competition	date	Venue / Country	Places	Qualified teams
host			1	Japan
U-21 European Championship 2019	16.-30. June 2019	Italy / San Marino	4th	Germany
				France
				Romania
				Spain
U-23 Oceania Championship 2019	September 21 - October 5, 2019	Fiji	1	New Zealand
U-23 Africa Cup 2019	8-22 November 2019	Egypt	3	Ivory Coast
				Egypt
				South Africa
U-23 Asian Cup 2020	January 8-26, 2020	Thailand	3	Australia
				Saudi Arabia
				South Korea
South American qualifying tournament	January 18 - February 9, 2020	Colombia	2	Argentina
				Brazil
North and Central American qualifying tournament	still open 1	Mexico	2	still unknown
				still unknown
total			16	14th

¹The North and Central American Qualifier was originally scheduled to run from March 20 to April 1, 2020, but has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

Women's tournament

→ Main article : 2020 Women's Olympic Football Tournament

Olympic football tournament 2020
Women
Number of nations	12
venue	Tokyo ( Saitama , Yokohama , Ibaraki , Sendai , Sapporo )
Opening game	July 2021
Endgame	August 2021
Games	26 completed 0 so far

qualification

→ Main article : 2020 Summer Olympics / Football / Qualification

A total of 12 teams will take part in the women's football tournament. At its meeting on September 14, 2017, the FIFA Organizing Committee decided on the allocation of qualification places.

The following teams were able to qualify for the women's Olympic football tournament:

Qualifying competition	date	Venue / Country	Places	Qualified teams
host			1	Japan
South American Championship 2018	4th - 22nd April 2018	Chile	1	Brazil
Oceania Championship 2018	November 18 - December 1, 2018	New Caledonia	1	New Zealand
World Championship 2019 (Europe)	June 7th - July 7th 2019	France	3	Great Britain
				Netherlands
				Sweden
North and Central American qualifying tournament	January 28 - February 9, 2020	United States	2	Canada
				United States
Asian qualifying tournament	November 4, 2019 - June 9, 2020	several countries	2	Australia
				NN (South Korea or China)
African qualifying tournament	April 3, 2019 - March 10, 2020	several countries	1	Zambia
Playoff games Chile and Cameroon		Chile / Cameroon	1
total			12	10

Venues

In total, the football matches will be played in seven stadiums.

Tokyo		Saitama	Yokohama
National stadium	Tokyo Stadium	Saitama Stadium	Int. Yokohama Stadium
Capacity: 60,016	Capacity: 49,000	Capacity: 62,000	Capacity: 70,000
Kashima	Yokohama Saitama Sendai Tokyo Kashima Sapporo
Kashima Stadium
Capacity: 42,000
Sendai
Miyagi Stadium
Capacity: 48,000
Sapporo
Sapporo Dome
Capacity: 42,000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Olympic sport football . November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
2. ↑ REGULATIONS for the Olympic Football Tournaments. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: fifa.com. FIFA , accessed June 24, 2015 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} fifa.com: Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeting
4. ↑ ^{a b} OC for FIFA Competitions approves procedures for the Final Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup . FIFA.com. September 14, 2017.
5. ↑ REGULATIONS for the Olympic Football Tournaments. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: fifa.com. FIFA , accessed June 24, 2015 . 
6. ↑ fifa.com: Zambia makes history - hope for Cameroon