Olympic Summer Games 2020 / Football
Football at the 2020 Olympics |
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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 |
← Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
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.
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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 |
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Women |
Men's tournament
Olympic football tournament 2020 | |
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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
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 |
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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 |
Women's tournament
Olympic football tournament 2020 | |
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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
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 |
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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 | ||
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National stadium | Tokyo Stadium | Saitama Stadium | Int. Yokohama Stadium | |
Capacity: 60,016 |
Capacity: 49,000 |
Capacity: 62,000 |
Capacity: 70,000 |
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Kashima |
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Kashima Stadium | ||||
Capacity: 42,000 |
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Sendai | ||||
Miyagi Stadium | ||||
Capacity: 48,000 |
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Sapporo | ||||
Sapporo Dome | ||||
Capacity: 42,000 |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Olympic sport football . November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ↑ REGULATIONS for the Olympic Football Tournaments. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: fifa.com. FIFA , accessed June 24, 2015 .
- ↑ a b fifa.com: Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeting
- ↑ a b OC for FIFA Competitions approves procedures for the Final Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup . FIFA.com. September 14, 2017.
- ↑ REGULATIONS for the Olympic Football Tournaments. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: fifa.com. FIFA , accessed June 24, 2015 .
- ↑ fifa.com: Zambia makes history - hope for Cameroon