Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Brazil
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| Dates | 3–20 August 2016 |
| Teams | 16 (men) + 12 (women) (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
Brazil (men) Germany (women) |
| Runners-up |
Germany (men) Sweden (women) |
| Third place |
 Nigeria (men) Canada (women) |
| Fourth place |
 Honduras (men) Brazil (women) |
The association football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 20 August in Brazil.
In addition to the Olympic host city of Rio de Janeiro, matches were also played in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Salvador, São Paulo, and Manaus. All six cities hosted matches during the 2014 World Cup, with the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio the only Olympic venue not to have been a World Cup venue.
Associations affiliated with FIFA might send teams to participate in the tournament. Men's teams were restricted to under-23 players (born on or after 1 January 1993) with a maximum of three overage players allowed, while there were no age restrictions on women's teams. The Games made use of about 400 footballs.
The match schedule of the men's and women's tournament was unveiled on 10 November 2015.
Rio de Janeiro hosted preliminary matches at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange and the women's and men's final at the Maracanã Stadium on 19 and 20 August. Apart from Rio de Janeiro the five other cities were: São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Salvador, and Manaus, which were all host cities during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The final choice of venues was announced by FIFA on 16 March 2015.
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