Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament

The men's football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics 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

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

' Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Athens)

The Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" , is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is named after the first modern Olympic marathon race winner in 1896, Spiros Louis.-History:...

on 28 August 2004.

Qualification

The following 16 teams qualified for the 2004 Olympics football tournament.

Africa (CAF

Confederation of African Football

The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...

)
Asia (AFC

Asian Football Confederation

The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...

)
North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF

CONCACAF

The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...

)

South America (CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...

)
Oceania (OFC

Oceania Football Confederation

The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...

)
Europe (UEFA

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

) (winner of U-21 Championship

2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA U-21 Championship 2004 was the 14th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Germany between 27 May and 8 June 2004.Italy U-21s won the competition for the fifth time...

) (runner-up) (third place)
Host

Officials

Africa Essam Abd El Fatah

Essam Abd El Fatah

Essam Abd El Fatah is an Egyptian football referee. Abd El Fatah has been a referee since 2001; his first international game was between Morocco and Sierra Leone in 2003. He was the referee for the match between Australia and Japan in the 2006 FIFA World Cup...

Divine Evehe

Asia Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh

Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh

Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh is a Malaysian football referee who currently resides in Parit Buntar. He has been refereeing in the Super League Malaysia since 1995. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2000. In 2008, Subkhiddin became a AFC Elite referee...

North and Central America Benito Archundia

Benito Archundia

Benito Armando Archundia Téllez is a retired Mexican football referee. He is known in Mexico as Armando Archundia, but appears as Benito Archundia in FIFA records. He has been a professional referee since 1985 and has had his FIFA referee permission since 1993...

Carlos Batres

Carlos Alberto Batres González is a Guatemalan football referee. He has refereed FIFA World Cup qualification and final tournament matches, and at Olympic tournaments....

South America Horacio Elizondo

Horacio Elizondo

Horacio Marcelo Elizondo is a former Argentine international football referee best known for his officiation throughout the 2006 FIFA World Cup...

Jorge Larrionda

Jorge Luis Larrionda Pietrafesa is a FIFA football referee from Uruguay who has officiated at international matches since 1998. He is currently one of the world's top referees, having had the highest moment of his career during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in which he officiated four matches,...

Carlos Torres

Carlos Torres (referee)

Carlos Manuel Torres is a football referee from Paraguay. He is known for having officiated the football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Torres also refereed in the 2007 Copa America.-References:*...

Europe Massimo De Santis

Massimo De Santis

Massimo De Santis is an Italian football referee, who was banned until 2011 for match-fixing in the 2006 Serie A scandal. Before the allegations, De Santis was well respected and officiated many high profile Italian Serie A and international games...

Claus Bo Larsen

Claus Bo Larsen is a Danish football referee who officiates in the Danish Superliga and was FIFA-listed from 1996 to 2010. He has officiated numereous matches in the UEFA Cup and Champions League...

Éric Poulat

Eric Poulat

Éric Poulat is a French retired football referee and computer scientist, who has been a referee since 1 January 1999. He made his international debut on 28 March 2001 , and was called to officiate matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.He retired internationally in 2006.-External links:**...

Kyros Vassaras

Kyros Vassaras is a Greek former professional football referee. Outside of refereeing, he works as a travel agent in Thessaloniki, Greece. Vassaras is also a linguist; he is able to speak Greek, German, English and Spanish....

Oceania Charles Ariiotima

Seeding

Pot 1: Europe	Pot 2: Americas	Pot 3: Africa	Pot 4: Asia and Oceania
(hosts)

Group A

2
Team
	3	1	2	0	5	3
5
	3	1	2	0	6	5
5
	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

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Group B

1
Team
	3	2	0	1	6	5
6
	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
	3	1	0	2	6	7	−1	3

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Group C

9
Team
	3	3	0	0	9	0
9
	3	1	1	1	6	3
4
	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
	3	0	0	3	3	14	−11	0

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Group D

3
Team
	3	2	0	1	7	4
6
	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
	3	1	0	2	6	9	−3	3

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

Final

Medalists

Men's football

Goalscorers

8 goals Carlos Tévez

Carlos Tévez

Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...

5 goals José Cardozo

José Cardozo

José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú is a former Paraguayan football striker.-Club career:Cardozo began his professional career in 1988, making his debut for River Plate of Paraguay. After four years in River, he moved to Swiss club FC St. Gallen, where he played from 1990 to 1992...

4 goals Alberto Gilardino

Alberto Gilardino

Alberto Gilardino, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Italian national team....

Tenema N'Diaye

Tenema Ndiaye is a Malian football player.- International :He was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round...

Fredy Bareiro

Fredy José Bareiro Gamarra is a Paraguayan footballer. He currently plays for Tecos UAG.-Career:Bareiro started his football career in Club 12 de Octubre before moving to Club Libertad of his native country. He played for Paraguay at the 2004 Olympics, helping them to a silver medal by being the...

3 goals John Aloisi

John Aloisi

John Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....

2 goals César Delgado

César Delgado

César Fabián Delgado Godoy is an Argentine footballer. He plays for Monterrey. His nickname "El Chelito" is derived from that of Marcelo Delgado because of their same last name.-Career:...

Ahmad Elrich Stephen Appiah

Stephen Appiah

Stephen Leroy Appiah is a former Ghana International football midfielder and captain. He is currently a free agent. He has played for several European clubs since 1997 and is currently without a club. Appiah was a member of the Ghana national team, which he has represented at the youth, Olympic,...

Giannis Taralidis

Giannis Taralidis is a Greek football defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Glyfada F.C. in the Football League 2.-External links:***...

Emad Mohammed

Emad Mohammed Ridha is an Iraqi football striker who currently plays for Sepahan in Iran Pro League and the Iraq national football team. Emad Mohammed has been a regular starter for Iraq ever since he played for the youth national team...

Hawar Mulla Mohammed

Hawar Mulla Mohammed Taher Zebari is an Iraqi Kurdish football player, who plays as Winger and Wingback positions for Zob Ahan in Iran. Hawar is known to be one of the best players in Iraqi national team and was a key figure in Iraq 2007 Asian Cup glory...

Salih Sadir

Salih Sadir Salih Al-Sadoun is an Iraqi midfielder. He currently plays for Safa Beirut SC. Previously, Sadir played with Rah Ahan F.C. in the Iran Pro League on loan. He also plays for the Iraq national football team since 2003...

Yoshito Ōkubo

Yoshito Okubo

is a Japanese football player, he is a forward and currently plays for Vissel Kobe.- Career :On January 3, 2009, Vissel announced his transfer to VfL Wolfsburg of the 1. Bundesliga...

Shinji Ono

is a Japanese football player, who plays as a midfielder for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan.Known as Tensai, Japanese for "Genius", from his youth days, Ono is one of the biggest stars in Asian football, known for his vision, technique and superb passing...

Omar Bravo

Omar Bravo Tordecillas is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.-Club Deportivo Guadalajara:...

Bouabid Bouden

Bouabid Bouden is a Moroccan footballer.Bouden has played for Kawkab Marrakech, Odense Boldklub and French team RC Lens. He also played on loan for AS Beauvais Oise in Ligue 2....

Cho Jae-Jin

Cho Jae-Jin is a retired South Korean football player. He was a member of national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-Career:...

Lee Chun-Soo

Lee Chun-Soo is a football player from South Korea, who currently plays for Omiya Ardija. He was a key member of his national team during the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Summer Olympics...

2 goals (cont.) Ali Zitouni

Ali Zitouni

-Career:Zitouni plays for Antalyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig. He previously played for Espérance in Tunisia and was loaned to Troyes AC for six months.Zitouni played for the Tunisia national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals...

1 goal Andrés D'Alessandro

Andrés D'Alessandro

Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro is a left-footed Argentine footballer who currently plays for Sport Club Internacional in Brazil. He is best known for his dribbling and his short passing ability.-Early career:...

Gabriel Heinze

Gabriel Iván Heinze is an Argentine footballer who plays for A.S. Roma in Italy. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a central defender....

Kily González Lucho González Mariano González

Mariano González

Mariano Nicolás González is an Argentine footballer who plays for Estudiantes de La Plata. He can operate as both an attacking midfielder or a winger.-Club career:...

Mauro Rosales

Mauro Damián Rosales is an Argentine footballer who plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Rosales is a winger/forward best known for his pace and crossing ability.-Club:...

Javier Saviola

Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a striker....

Tim Cahill

Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill is an football player of Australian nationality who plays for Everton and the Australian national football team...

Pablo Brenes

Pablo Brenes is a Costa Rican soccer player, who plays for Cartaginés.Brenes' first team in MLS was the MetroStars, whom he joined from Municipal Pérez Zeledón in Costa Rica, signing with the team on June 4, 2004. He finished the year with no goals or assists in 14 games...

Álvaro Saborío

Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón is a Costa Rican footballer, who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer and the Costa Rica national football team.-Deportivo Saprissa:...

José Villalobos Emmanuel Pappoe William Tiero Dimitrios Papadopoulos

Dimitrios Papadopoulos

Dimitrios Papadopoulos is a Greek footballer, currently playing for Celta Vigo.-Akratitos FC:He started his career from the youth academies of Greek minnows Akratitos, and made his debut in 1999, contributing to the team's promotion to Alfa Ethniki in 2001 for its first time in...

Ieroklis Stoltidis

Ieroklis Stoltidis , also known as "Iéro", is a retired Greek footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder. He's well known as a passionate, determined anchorman with tremendous mental and physical courage....

Razzaq Farhan

Razzaq Farhan Mussa is an Iraqi footballer and Olympic athlete.Farhan has played for several professional clubs, including Qatar Sports Club and Al-Faisaly...

Mahdi Karim

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Younis Mahmoud

Younis Mahmoud Khalef is an Iraqi football striker who currently playes for Al-Wakrah. He was recently removed from his previous club, Al-Gharafa in Qatar despite being the top goal scorer in the league for the third time in five years. He is also the captain of the Iraq national football team...

Cesare Bovo

Cesare Bovo is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Genoa.-Lecce & youth career:Bovo grew up playing in the renowned AS Roma youth system, and was sold on a co-ownership bid to Serie B club Lecce in the 2002/2003 season, which Bovo was exchanged with Mauro Rizzo who both...

Daniele De Rossi

Daniele De Rossi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma. He is the current Roma's vice-captain and nicknamed as Capitan Futuro due to his high probabality as heir-apparent to Francesco Totti's captain armband.With Roma he has won the Coppa Italia...

Giampiero Pinzi

Giampiero Pinzi is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Udinese.-Udinese:Pinzi began his career with Lazio and was promoted in 1999 to the Serie A team. After one year with S.S. Lazio in the Serie A signed with League rival Udinese Calcio.-Chievo:on 17 July 2009 A.C...

Yuki Abe

is a Japanese footballer who plays for Leicester City and the Japanese national team as a midfielder.-JEF United Ichihara:Born in Ichikawa, Chiba, Abe, then a member of the JEF United Ichihara youth side, made his debut with the senior club at the age of 16 years and 333 days on 5 August 1998, at...

Daiki Takamatsu

is a Japanese football player. He is a forward and plays for J. League Division 2 side F.C. Tokyo.-Career:...

1 goal (cont.) Mamadi Berthe

Mamadi Berthe

Mamadi Berthe is a Malian- French footballer. As of 2003, he plays for Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes.-Career:Berthe was part of the Mali U-20 team who finish third in group stage of 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship....

Rafael Márquez

Rafael Márquez Álvarez is a Mexican footballer who plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and the Mexico national team. He plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder....

Salaheddine Aqqal

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Carlos Gamarra

Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón is a former football player. He captained the Paraguay national team at international level, playing at Centre back, and is the most capped player in Paraguayan football history, having made 110 international appearances and scoring 12 goals.Gamarra is known for his...

Pablo Giménez

Pablo Gimenez

Pablo Giménez is a Paraguayan footballer. He currently plays for Cerro Porteño.His former club teams include Club Atlético Quilmes of Argentina, Club Guaraní in Paraguay, Deportes La Serena in Chile and Atlético Mineiro in Brazil....

Aureliano Torres

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Hugo Almeida

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José Bosingwa

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Ricardo Costa Jorge Ribeiro

Jorge Ribeiro

Jorge Miguel de Oliveira Ribeiro is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Granada CF in La Liga. Mainly a left defender, he can also appear as a midfielder.-Club career:Brought up through S.L...

Cristiano Ronaldo

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Miloš Krasić

Miloš Krasic

Miloš Krasić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Juventus and the Serbian national team.-Playing style:...

Srđan Radonjić Simon Vukčević

Simon Vukcevic

Simon Vukčević is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for Premier League club Blackburn Rovers....

Kim Dong-Jin

Kim Dong-Jin is a South Korean footballer who plays for FC Seoul as left back. He can also play as a centre back.-Club career:...

Kim Jung-Woo

Kim Jung-Woo , from Korea University, is a South Korean football player who as of 2011 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.-Career:He started off his career playing for Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, and then had a spell playing with at Nagoya Grampus Eight of the Japanese J-League.Kim joined Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma of...

Clayton Mohamed Jedidi

Mohamed Jedidi

Mohamed Jedidi is a Tunisian footballer. As of 2004, he plays for Asswehly S.C.. He was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, which exited in the first round, finishing third in Group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia.Tunisia rounded off their...

Own goals Loukas Vyntra

Loukas Vyntra

Loukas Vyntra is a Czech-Greek football player. He currently plays for Panathinaikos.-Career:...

(playing against South Korea) Adama Tamboura (playing against South Korea) Haidar Jabar

Haidar Abdul-Jabar

Haidar Abdul-Jabar Khadim known as Haidar Jabar is an Iraqi football defender playing for the Arbil FC football club in Iraq.- Country :* 2002 WAFF Champions* 4th place in 2004 Athens Olympics...

(playing against Portugal) Fernando Meira

Fernando Meira

Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza in Spain, as a central defender.In his country, he represented most notably Vitória de Guimarães, also playing one year with Benfica...

(playing against Costa Rica)

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