Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
File:Olympic rings without rims.svg | |
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Greece |
Dates | 11–28 August |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (1st title) |
Runners-up | File:Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg Paraguay |
Third place | File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy |
Fourth place | File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 101 (3.16 per match) |
Attendance | 401,415 (12,544 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Argentina Carlos Tevez (8 goals) |
← 2000 2008 → |
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Qualification | ||
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Tournament | ||
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The men's football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held in Athens and four other cities in Greece from 11 to 28 August. The tournament featured 16 men's national teams from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, in which each team would play each of the others once. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the final at Athens' Olympic Stadium on 28 August 2004.[1]
Qualification
The following 16 teams qualified for the 2004 Olympics football tournament.
Venues
- Olympic Stadium, Athens
- Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
- Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion
- Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras
- Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
- Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos
Athens | Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament (Greece) |
Patras | |
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Olympic Stadium | Pampeloponnisiako Stadium | ||
Capacity: 71,030 | Capacity: 23,558 | ||
File:Paralympics Opening Ceremony.jpg | File:Pampeloponisiako Olympic Stadium(1).jpg | ||
Piraeus | Thessaloniki | ||
Karaiskakis Stadium | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | ||
Capacity: 33,334 | Capacity: 27,770 | ||
File:Argentina Vs Italy 3-0 2004 Olympics Athens.jpg | File:Kaftanzoglio west stand.jpg | ||
Heraklion | Volos | ||
Pankritio Stadium | Panthessaliko Stadium | ||
Capacity: 26,240 | Capacity: 22,700 | ||
File:Pagkritio.jpg | File:Panthessaliko Stadium.JPG |
Match officials
- North and Central America
- South America
- Europe
- Oceania
Seeding
The draw for the tournament took place on 9 June 2004. Argentina, Greece, Japan and Morocco 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 Africa, Americas and Asia | Pot 2: Non-top seeded teams from Asia and Oceania | Pot 3: Non-top seeded teams from Americas | Pot 4: Non-top seeded teams from Africa | Pot 5: Non-top seeded teams from Europe |
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Group stage
- Teams highlighted in green went through to the knockout stage.
Group A
<section begin=A />
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
2 | File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
<section end=A />
South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
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Kim Jung-woo File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' | Report |
Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali |
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Report | Berthe File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' N'Diaye File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' |
Group B
<section begin=B />
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | File:Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
2 | File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 |
<section end=B />
Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana |
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Gamarra File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' | [1] | Tiero File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' Appiah File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' |
Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy |
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Bareiro File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' | Report |
Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana |
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Ōkubo File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' | Report |
Group C
<section begin=C />
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
2 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
<section end=C />
Tunisia File:Flag of Tunisia.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
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Zitouni File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' | Report | Aloisi File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' |
Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
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Tevez File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Saviola File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' |
Report |
Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
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D'Alessandro File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' | Report |
Group D
<section begin=D />
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | File:Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
2 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
<section end=D />
Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg Iraq |
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Report | H. Mohammed File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Karim File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' |
Morocco File:Flag of Morocco.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
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Bouden File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' | Report | C. Ronaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' R. Costa File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
Morocco File:Flag of Morocco.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg Iraq |
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Bouden File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' (pen.) Aqqal File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' |
Report | Sadir File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
21 August – Athens Karaiskakis | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 0 | |||||||||
24 August – Athens Karaiskakis | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy | 0 | |||||||||
21 August – Patras | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 3 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 4 | |||||||||
28 August – Athens Olympic | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
21 August – Heraklion | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg Iraq | 1 | |||||||||
24 August – Thessaloniki | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 0 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg Iraq | 1 | |||||||||
21 August – Thessaloniki | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg Paraguay | 3 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
File:Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg Paraguay | 3 | |||||||||
27 August – Thessaloniki | ||||||||||
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy | 1 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg Iraq | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Mali File:Flag of Mali.svg | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy |
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Report | Bovo File:Soccerball shade.svg 116' |
Iraq File:Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
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E. Mohammed File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' | Report |
Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 4–0 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica |
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Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Tevez File:Soccerball shade.svg 43', 82', 83' |
Report |
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Italy File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg Iraq |
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Gilardino File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' | Report |
Gold medal match
Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg Paraguay |
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Tevez File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' | Report |
Source for cards:[2]
Final ranking
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina (ARG) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 18 |
2 | File:Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Paraguay (PAR) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12 |
3 | File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy (ITA) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 |
4 | File:Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Iraq (IRQ) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 |
5 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali (MLI) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
6 | File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
7 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (AUS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
8 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (CRC) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
9 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana (GHA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
10 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (MAR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
11 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
12 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
13 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 |
14 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal (POR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
15 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (GRE) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
16 | File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
With eight goals, Carlos Tevez of Argentina is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 101 goals were scored by 65 different players, with four of them credited as own goals.
- 8 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Argentina César Delgado
- Australia Ahmad Elrich
- Ghana Stephen Appiah
- Greece Giannis Taralidis
- Iraq Emad Mohammed
- Iraq Hawar Mulla Mohammed
- Iraq Salih Sadir
- Japan Yoshito Ōkubo
- Japan Shinji Ono
- Mexico Omar Bravo
- Morocco Bouabid Bouden
- South Korea Cho Jae-jin
- South Korea Lee Chun-soo
- Tunisia Ali Zitouni
- 1 goal
- Argentina Andrés D'Alessandro
- Argentina Gabriel Heinze
- Argentina Kily González
- Argentina Lucho González
- Argentina Mariano González
- Argentina Mauro Rosales
- Argentina Javier Saviola
- Australia Tim Cahill
- Costa Rica Pablo Brenes
- Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío
- Costa Rica José Villalobos
- Ghana Emmanuel Pappoe
- Ghana William Tiero
- Greece Dimitrios Papadopoulos
- Greece Ieroklis Stoltidis
- Iraq Razzaq Farhan
- Iraq Mahdi Karim
- Iraq Younis Mahmoud
- Italy Cesare Bovo
- Italy Daniele De Rossi
- Italy Giampiero Pinzi
- Japan Yūki Abe
- Japan Daiki Takamatsu
- Mali Mamadi Berthe
- Mexico Rafael Márquez Lugo
- Morocco Salaheddine Aqqal
- Paraguay Carlos Gamarra
- Paraguay Pablo Giménez
- Paraguay Aureliano Torres
- Portugal Hugo Almeida
- Portugal José Bosingwa
- Portugal Ricardo Costa
- Portugal Jorge Ribeiro
- Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
- Serbia and Montenegro Miloš Krasić
- Serbia and Montenegro Srđan Radonjić
- Serbia and Montenegro Simon Vukčević
- South Korea Kim Dong-jin
- South Korea Kim Jung-woo
- Tunisia José Clayton
- Tunisia Mohamed Jedidi
- Own goals
- Greece Loukas Vyntra (playing against South Korea)
- Mali Adama Tamboura (playing against South Korea)
- Iraq Haidar Jabar (playing against Portugal)
- Portugal Fernando Meira (playing against Costa Rica)
References
- ↑ "Football at the 2004 Athens Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ↑ "Torneo Olímpico de Fútbol • 28 Aug 2004 • 04:00 • Olympic Stadium" (in español). FIFA. Retrieved 26 December 2022.