Host country United States Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities) Runners-up Argentina | Dates 20 July – 3 August Champions Nigeria | |
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Teams 16 (from 6 confederations) | ||
The 1996 Men's Olympic Football Tournament, played as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics, was hosted in Birmingham, Alabama, Washington, D.C, Orlando, Florida, Miami, Florida and Athens, Georgia. From 1996 onwards, male competitors must be under 23 years old, with three over-23 players allowed per squad. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. 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 gold medal match at Sanford Stadium on August 3, 1996.
Contents
Qualification
The following 16 teams qualified for the 1996 Olympic men's football tournament:
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze Medal match
Gold Medal match
Goalscorers
With six goals, Hernán Crespo of Argentina and Bebeto of Brazil are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 90 goals were scored by 55 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.