Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 6 August – 21 August |
| Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 United States (3rd title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Brazil
|
| Third place |
 Germany
|
| Fourth place |
 Japan
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 64 (2.46 per match) |
| Attendance | 740,014 (28,462 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Cristiane (5 goals) |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The women's association football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in China from 6 August to 21 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams.
For these Games, the women competed in a 12-team tournament. Preliminary matches commenced on 6 August, two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games. The teams were grouped into three pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each pool, as well as the best two third-place finishing teams, advanced to an eight-team single-elimination bracket.
The tournament was won by the United States, which beat Brazil 1–0 in the gold medal game. Carli Lloyd scored the game-winning goal in the 96th minute for the United States, which collected their third Olympic gold medal.
A National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team for the football competition.
The women's tournament is a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. Each nation must submit a squad of 18 players by 23 July 2008. A minimum of two goalkeepers (plus one optional alternate goalkeeper) must be included in the squad.
Group winners and runners-up, plus two best third place teams advanced to quarter final round. Groups are lettered sequentially from the last letter in the Men's Football tournament (which has Groups A through D).
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
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