Tournament details | |
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Host country | Australia |
Dates | 13 – 30 September |
Teams | 16 (men) + 8 (women) (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
Cameroon (men) Norway (women) |
Runners-up |
Spain (men) United States (women) |
Third place |
Chile (men) Germany (women) |
Fourth place |
United States (men) Brazil (women) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 145 (3.02 per match) |
Attendance | 1,350,795 (28,142 per match) |
The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics started on 13 September. The men's tournament is played by U-23 (under 23 years old) national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad. Article 1 of the tournament regulations states: "The Tournaments take place every four years, in conjunction with the Summer Olympic Games. The associations affiliated to FIFA are invited to participate with their men's U-23 and women's representative teams."
* Hindmarsh Stadium only used during the Men's tournament. Temporary seating was added for the games.