Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics
# Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August (two days before the opening ceremony), and ended on 28 August.

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. The men's tournament allows up to three overage players to join the U-23 squads.

The men's tournament was won by Argentina, coached by Marcelo Bielsa, which held a record of having won every match without conceding a goal in the tournament. The Golden Boot was won by Argentina's Carlos Tevez. The women's tournament was won by the United States.

## Venues

* Olympic Stadium, Athens
* Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
* Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion
* Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras
* Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
* Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos

| Athens | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Patras |
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| Olympic Stadium | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Pampeloponnisiako Stadium |
| Capacity: 71,030 | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Capacity: 23,558 |
| Piraeus | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Thessaloniki |
| Karaiskakis Stadium | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Kaftanzoglio Stadium |
| Capacity: 33,334 | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Capacity: 27,770 |
| Heraklion | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Volos |
| Pankritio Stadium | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Panthessaliko Stadium |
| Capacity: 26,240 | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Olympic StadiumKaraiskakis StadiumPankritio StadiumPampeloponnisiako StadiumKaftanzoglio StadiumPanthessaliko StadiumFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Greece) | Capacity: 22,700 |

## Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's football | Argentina (ARG) Roberto Ayala Nicolás Burdisso Wilfredo Caballero Fabricio Coloccini César Delgado Andrés D'Alessandro Leandro Fernández Luciano Figueroa Cristian 'Kily' González Luis González Mariano González Gabriel Heinze Germán Lux Javier Mascherano Nicolás Medina Clemente Rodríguez Mauro Rosales Javier Saviola Carlos Tevez Coach: Marcelo Bielsa | Paraguay (PAR) Rodrigo Romero Emilio Martínez Julio Manzur Carlos Gamarra José Devaca Celso Esquivel Pablo Giménez Edgar Barreto Fredy Barreiro Diego Figueredo Aureliano Torres Pedro Benítez Julio César Enciso Julio González Ernesto Cristaldo Osvaldo Díaz José Cardozo Diego Barreto Coach: Carlos Jara Saguier | Italy (ITA) Marco Amelia Andrea Barzagli Daniele Bonera Cesare Bovo Giorgio Chiellini Daniele De Rossi Simone Del Nero Marco Donadel Matteo Ferrari Andrea Gasbarroni Alberto Gilardino Emiliano Moretti Giandomenico Mesto Angelo Palombo Ivan Pelizzoli Giampiero Pinzi Andrea Pirlo Giuseppe Sculli Coach: Claudio Gentile |

## Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Women's football | United States (USA) Briana Scurry Heather Mitts Christie Rampone Cat Reddick Lindsay Tarpley Brandi Chastain Shannon Boxx Angela Hucles Mia Hamm Aly Wagner Julie Foudy Cindy Parlow Kristine Lilly Joy Fawcett Kate Markgraf Abby Wambach Heather O'Reilly Kristin Luckenbill Coach: April Heinrichs | Brazil (BRA) Andréia Maravilha Mônica Tânia Juliana Daniela Rosana Renata Costa Aline Formiga Elaine Maycon Pretinha Marta Cristiane Roseli Dayane Grazielle Coach: Renê Simões | Germany (GER) Silke Rottenberg Kerstin Stegemann Kerstin Garefrekes Steffi Jones Sarah Günther Viola Odebrecht Pia Wunderlich Petra Wimbersky Birgit Prinz Renate Lingor Martina Müller Navina Omilade Sandra Minnert Isabell Bachor Sonja Fuss Conny Pohlers Ariane Hingst Nadine Angerer Coach: Tina Theune-Meyer |

## FIFA Fair play award

### Women's tournament

* Japan
* Sweden
