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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 13–30 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cameroon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Chile |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 103 (3.22 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,034,500 (32,328 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Iván Zamorano (6 goals) |
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| Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Tournament | ||
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The men's football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held in Sydney and four other cities in Australia from 15 to 30 September. It was the 22nd edition of the men's Olympic football tournament.
The final, played at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney, Australia, attracted the Olympic Games Football attendance record of 104,098 which broke the previous record of 101,799 set at the Rose Bowl for the gold medal match of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Cameroon won the gold medal with a victory over Spain, the country's first Olympic gold in history.
Competition schedule
The match schedule of the tournament.
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
| 13 Wed | 14 Thu | 15 Fri | 16 Sat | 17 Sun | 18 Mon | 19 Tue | 20 Wed | 21 Thu | 22 Fri | 23 Sat | 24 Sun | 25 Mon | 26 Tue | 27 Wed | 28 Thu | 29 Fri | 30 Sat |
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| G | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
Qualification
The following 16 teams qualified for the 2000 Olympic men's football tournament:
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 1 |  Australia
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| CAF Preliminary Competition | 3 | Cameroon Morocco Nigeria
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| AFC Preliminary Competition | 3 |  Kuwait Japan South Korea
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| CONCACAF Preliminary Competition | 2 |  Honduras (winner) United States (runner-up)
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| 2000 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | 2 |  Brazil (winner) Chile (runner-up)
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| 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship | 4 |  Italy (winner) Czech Republic (runner-up) Spain (third-place) Slovakia (fourth-place)
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| OFC–CAF play-off | 1 |  South Africa
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| Total | 16 |
Four countries competed for the first time in 2000: the Czech Republic and Slovakia (previously champions together as Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics), South Africa and Honduras.
Squads
Main article: Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's team squadsVenues
Six venues were used during the tournament, four of them outside of Sydney at cities around Australia. Olympic stadium hosted the Final.
| Sydney | Melbourne | |
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| Olympic Stadium | Sydney Football Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 110,000 | Capacity: 42,500 | Capacity: 98,000 |
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| Brisbane | Canberra | Adelaide |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | Bruce Stadium | Hindmarsh Stadium |
| Capacity: 37,000 | Capacity: 25,011 | Capacity: 20,000 |
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Match officials
- Africa
- Asia
- North and Central America
- South America
- Europe
- Oceania
Seeding
The draw for the tournament took place on 3 June 2000. Australia, South Korea, the United States and Brazil were seeded for the draw and placed into groups A–D, respectively. The remaining teams were drawn from four pots with teams from the same region kept apart.
| Pot 1: Host, Top-Seeded teams from Americas and Asia | Pot 2: Europe | Pot 3: Africa | Pot 4: Non-top seeded teams from Americas and Asia |
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Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Nigeria
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
| Honduras
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
| Australia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 3–3 | Honduras |
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Igbinadolor  50'Agali 78'Yakubu 90+1' |
Report | Suazo 36', 76' León 60' |
| Australia | 0–1 | Italy |
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| Report | Pirlo 81' |
| Italy | 3–1 | Honduras |
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| Comandini 12', 22' Ambrosini 18' |
Report | Comandini 29' (o.g.) |
| Australia | 2–3 | Nigeria |
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| Foxe 41' Wehrman 44' |
Report | Ikedia 16' Aghahowa 22'Agali 64' |
| Italy | 1–1 | Nigeria |
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| Okunowo 65' (o.g.) |
Report | Lawal 40' |
| Australia | 1–2 | Honduras |
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| Rosales 51' (o.g.) |
Report | Suazo 3', 60' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| Spain
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| South Korea
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 |
| Morocco
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| South Korea | 0–3 | Spain |
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| Report | Velamazán 10' José Mari 26'Xavi 37' |
| Morocco | 1–4 | Chile |
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| Ouchla 79' |
Report | Zamorano 36', 45+1' (pen.), 55' Navia 72' (pen.) |
| South Korea | 1–0 | Morocco |
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| Lee Chun-soo 53' |
Report |
| Spain | 1–3 | Chile |
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| Lacruz 54' |
Report | Olarra 24' Navia 41', 90' |
| South Korea | 1–0 | Chile |
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| Lee Dong-gook 28' |
Report |
| Spain | 2–0 | Morocco |
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| José Mari 33' Gabri 90' |
Report |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| United States
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| Cameroon
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Kuwait
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
| Czech Republic
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| Cameroon | 3–2 | Kuwait |
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| Alnoudji 37' M'Boma 76'Lauren 86' |
Report | Mutairi 63' Mubarak 88' |
| United States | 2–2 | Czech Republic |
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| Albright 21' Wolff 44' |
Report | Jankulovski 28' Došek 52' (pen.) |
| Czech Republic | 2–3 | Kuwait |
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| Heinz 2' Lengyel 90+1' |
Report | Mutairi 56' Saeed 64', 73' |
| United States | 1–1 | Cameroon |
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| Vagenas 64' |
Report | M'Boma 16' |
| Czech Republic | 1–1 | Cameroon |
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| Došek 74' |
Report | Lauren 24' |
| United States | 3–1 | Kuwait |
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| Califf 40' Albright 63'Donovan 88' |
Report | Najem 83' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Brazil
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Japan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| South Africa
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Slovakia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| Brazil | 3–1 | Slovakia |
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| Edu 30' Čišovský 68' (o.g.)Alex 90+1' |
Report | Porázik 26' |
| South Africa | 1–2 | Japan |
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| Nomvethe 31' |
Report | Takahara 45+1', 79' |
| Brazil | 1–3 | South Africa |
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| Edu 11' |
Report | Fortune 10' Nomvethe 74'Lekoelea 90' |
| Slovakia | 1–2 | Japan |
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| Porázik 83' |
Report | Nakata 67' Inamoto 74' |
| Brazil | 1–0 | Japan |
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| Alex 5' |
Report |
| Slovakia | 2–1 | South Africa |
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| Czinege 64' Šlahor 72' |
Report | McCarthy 75' |
Knockout stage
Note: Extra time periods were played under the golden goal rule.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 23 September – Adelaide | ||||||||||
| United States (p) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 26 September – Sydney | ||||||||||
| Japan | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 September – Sydney | ||||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 September – Sydney Olympic | ||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||
| Spain | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 23 September – Brisbane | ||||||||||
| Cameroon (p) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 September – Melbourne | ||||||||||
| Cameroon (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Cameroon | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 September – Melbourne | ||||||||||
| Chile | 1 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Chile | 4 | |||||||||
| 29 September – Sydney | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| Chile | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| United States | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
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| Wolff 68' Vagenas 90' (pen.) |
Report | Yanagisawa 30' Takahara 72' |
| Penalties | ||
Vagenas  Agoos Donovan Wolff Victorine |
5–4 | Nakamura Inamoto Morioka Nakata Myojin |
| Brazil | 1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.) | Cameroon |
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| Ronaldinho 90+4' |
Report | M'Boma 17' M'Bami  113' |
| Italy | 0–1 | Spain |
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| Report | Gabri 86' |
| Chile | 4–1 | Nigeria |
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| Contreras 17' Zamorano 18'Navia 42'Tello 65' |
Report | Agali 76' |
Semi-finals
| Spain | 3–1 | United States |
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| Tamudo 16' Angulo 25'José Mari 87' |
Report | Vagenas 42' (pen.) |
| Chile | 1–2 | Cameroon |
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| Abanda 78' (o.g.) |
Report | Mboma 84' Lauren 89' (pen.) |
Bronze medal match
| United States | 0–2 | Chile |
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| Report | Zamorano 69' (pen.), 84' |
Gold medal match
2000 Summer Olympics Football Final| Spain | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Cameroon |
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| Xavi 2' Gabri 45+2' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Amaya 53' (o.g.) Eto'o 58' |
| Penalties | ||
| Xavi Capdevila Amaya Albelda |
3–5 | M'Boma Eto'o Geremi Lauren Womé |
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Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Cameroon (CMR)
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 |
| 2 |  Spain (ESP)
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| 3 |  Chile (CHI)
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 |
| 4 |  United States (USA)
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA)
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN)
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 | Brazil (BRA)
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 |  Nigeria (NGR)
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
| 9 |  South Korea (KOR)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 |
| 10 |  Honduras (HON)
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
| 11 |  South Africa (RSA)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  Kuwait (KUW)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Slovakia (SVK)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Czech Republic (CZE)
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Australia (AUS)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
| 16 |  Morocco (MAR)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
With six goals, Iván Zamorano of Chile is the top goalscorer in the tournament. In total, 103 goals were scored by 62 different players, with six of them credited as own goals.
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Alex
- Edu
- Lukáš Došek
- Gianni Comandini
- Khalaf Al-Mutairi
- Faraj Saeed
- Andrej Porázik
- Siyabonga Nomvethe
- Xavi
- Chris Albright
- Josh Wolff
- 1 goal
- Hayden Foxe
- Kasey Wehrman
- Ronaldinho
- Nicolas Alnoudji
- Samuel Eto'o
- Modeste M'bami
- Pablo Contreras
- Rafael Olarra
- Rodrigo Tello
- Marek Heinz
- Roman Lengyel
- Julio César de León
- Massimo Ambrosini
- Andrea Pirlo
- Junichi Inamoto
- Hidetoshi Nakata
- Atsushi Yanagisawa
- Lee Dong-gook
- Lee Chun-soo
- Jamal Mubarak
- Bader Najem
- El Houssaine Ouchla
- Bright Igbinadolor
- Pius Ikedia
- Garba Lawal
- Juraj Czinege
- Ján Šlahor
- Quinton Fortune
- Steve Lekoelea
- Benni McCarthy
- Miguel Ángel Angulo
- Jesús Lacruz
- Raúl Tamudo
- Toni Velamazán
- Danny Califf
- Landon Donovan
- 1 own goal
- Patrice Abanda (playing against Chile)
- Jaime Rosales (playing against Australia)
- Gianni Comandini (playing against Honduras)
- Samuel Okunowo (playing against Italy)
- Marián Čišovský (playing against Brazil)
- Iván Amaya (playing against Cameroon)
References
- "Football at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- Higham 2012, p. 99.
Bibliography
- Higham, James (2012). Sport Tourism Destinations. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7506-5937-6.
External links
- Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000 - Men, FIFA.com
- RSSSF Summary
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3) and (Part 4)
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