Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

The women's football tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta was held from 21 July to 1 August 1996. The women's tournament was a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. The eight national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 16 players, including two goalkeepers. ^[1] Additionally, teams could name a maximum of four alternate players, numbered from 17 to 20. The alternate list could contain at most three outfielders, as at least one slot was reserved for a goalkeeper. In the event of serious injury during the tournament, an injured player could be replaced by one of the players in the alternate list. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

The age listed for each player is on 21 July 1996, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament.

Group E

China PR

Head coach: Ma Yuanan

China PR named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament. ^{[2] [3]}

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Zhong Honglian	(1967-10-27)27 October 1967 (aged 28)
2	2 DF	Wang Liping	(1973-11-12)12 November 1973 (aged 22)
3	2 DF	Fan Yunjie	(1972-04-29)29 April 1972 (aged 24)
4	2 DF	Yu Hongqi	(1973-02-02)2 February 1973 (aged 23)
5	2 DF	Xie Huilin	(1975-01-17)17 January 1975 (aged 21)
6	3 MF	Zhao Lihong	(1972-12-25)25 December 1972 (aged 23)
7	4 FW	Wei Haiying	(1971-05-01)1 May 1971 (aged 25)
8	3 MF	Shui Qingxia	(1966-12-18)18 December 1966 (aged 29)
9	3 MF	Sun Wen (captain)	(1973-04-06)6 April 1973 (aged 23)
10	3 MF	Liu Ailing	(1967-05-02)2 May 1967 (aged 29)
11	4 FW	Sun Qingmei	(1966-06-19)19 June 1966 (aged 30)
12	2 DF	Wen Lirong	(1969-10-02)2 October 1969 (aged 26)			Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi
13	3 MF	Liu Ying	(1974-06-11)11 June 1974 (aged 22)
14	3 MF	Chen Yufeng	(1970-01-17)17 January 1970 (aged 26)
15	4 FW	Shi Guihong	(1968-02-13)13 February 1968 (aged 28)
16	1 GK	Gao Hong	(1967-11-27)27 November 1967 (aged 28)

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17		Li Yating
18	4 FW	Zhang Yan	(1972-08-06)6 August 1972 (aged 23)
19	1 GK	Zhao Yan	(1972-05-07)7 May 1972 (aged 24)
20	2 DF	Niu Lijie	(1969-04-12)12 April 1969 (aged 27)

Denmark

Head coach: Keld Gantzhorn

Denmark named a squad of 16 players and 3 alternates for the tournament. ^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Dorthe Larsen	(1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 26)	31		Fortuna Hjørring
2	2 DF	Annette Laursen	(1975-02-26)26 February 1975 (aged 21)	17		HEI Århus
3	2 DF	Bonny Madsen	(1967-08-10)10 August 1967 (aged 28)	55		Lugo
4	2 DF	Kamma Flæng	(1976-03-30)30 March 1976 (aged 20)	21		HEI Århus
5	2 DF	Rikke Holm	(1972-03-22)22 March 1972 (aged 24)	39		HEI Århus
6	3 MF	Christina Petersen	(1974-09-17)17 September 1974 (aged 21)	24		Fortuna Hjørring
7	3 MF	Birgit Christensen	(1976-05-31)31 May 1976 (aged 20)	24		Fortuna Hjørring
8	3 MF	Lisbet Kolding	(1965-04-06)6 April 1965 (aged 31)	64		HEI Århus
9	4 FW	Helle Jensen (captain)	(1969-03-23)23 March 1969 (aged 27)	74		Fortuna Hjørring
10	4 FW	Gitte Krogh	(1977-05-13)13 May 1977 (aged 19)	28		HEI Århus
11	4 FW	Lene Madsen	(1973-03-11)11 March 1973 (aged 23)	26		Fortuna Hjørring
12	2 DF	Lene Terp	(1973-04-15)15 April 1973 (aged 23)	26		Vejle BK
13	3 MF	Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen	(1975-11-06)6 November 1975 (aged 20)	30		HEI Århus
14	3 MF	Merete Pedersen	(1973-06-30)30 June 1973 (aged 23)	10		OB
15	4 FW	Christina Bonde	(1973-09-28)28 September 1973 (aged 22)	15		Fortuna Hjørring
16	1 GK	Helle Bjerregaard	(1968-06-21)21 June 1968 (aged 28)	56		Rødovre BK

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17	1 GK	Christina Jensen	(1974-01-21)21 January 1974 (aged 22)	1		OB
18	3 MF	Louise Hansen	(1975-05-04)4 May 1975 (aged 21)	6		TSV Siegen
19	4 FW	Irene Stelling	(1971-07-25)25 July 1971 (aged 24)	49		Hartford Hawks

Sweden

Head coach: Bengt Simonsson

Sweden named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament. ^{[5] [6]}

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Annelie Nilsson	(1971-06-14)14 June 1971 (aged 25)	23	0	Sunnanå SK
2	2 DF	Cecilia Sandell	(1968-06-10)10 June 1968 (aged 28)	14	0	Älvsjö AIK
3	2 DF	Åsa Jakobsson	(1966-06-02)2 June 1966 (aged 30)	52	1	Gideonsberg IF
4	2 DF	Annika Nessvold	(1971-02-24)24 February 1971 (aged 25)	31	6	Malmö FF
5	2 DF	Kristin Bengtsson	(1970-01-12)12 January 1970 (aged 26)	46	2	FK Athene Moss
6	3 MF	Anna Pohjanen	(1974-01-25)25 January 1974 (aged 22)	23	7	Sunnanå SK
7	3 MF	Pia Sundhage (captain)	(1960-02-13)13 February 1960 (aged 36)	141	69	Hammarby IF
8	3 MF	Malin Swedberg	(1968-09-15)15 September 1968 (aged 27)	48	3	Älvsjö AIK
9	3 MF	Malin Andersson	(1973-05-04)4 May 1973 (aged 23)	33	14	Älvsjö AIK
10	3 MF	Ulrika Kalte	(1970-05-19)19 May 1970 (aged 26)	52	20	Älvsjö AIK
11	4 FW	Lena Videkull	(1962-12-09)9 December 1962 (aged 33)	105	65	Malmö FF
12	1 GK	Ulrika Karlsson	(1970-10-14)14 October 1970 (aged 25)	5	0	Bälinge IF
13	2 DF	Camilla Svensson-Gustafsson	(1969-01-20)20 January 1969 (aged 27)	16	0	Jitex BK/JG93
14	4 FW	Maria Kun	(1973-04-17)17 April 1973 (aged 23)	3	0	Gideonsberg IF
15	4 FW	Julia Carlsson	(1975-04-08)8 April 1975 (aged 21)	5	0	Älvsjö AIK
16	4 FW	Hanna Ljungberg	(1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 17)	3	1	Sunnanå SK

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17	1 GK	Eva Larsson	(1973-02-27)27 February 1973 (aged 23)	0	0
18	2 DF	Åsa Lönnqvist	(1970-04-14)14 April 1970 (aged 26)	27	1
19	3 MF	Pernilla Bowall	(1972-08-16)16 August 1972 (aged 23)	7	0	Jitex BK/JG 93
20	4 FW	Anneli Wahlgren	(1971-01-15)15 January 1971 (aged 25)	10	3	Bälinge IF

United States

Head coach: Tony DiCicco

The United States named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament. ^{[7] [8] [9]} Lorrie Fair was invited to the squad as an alternate, but declined due to her disappointment of not making the team. ^[10]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Briana Scurry	(1971-09-07)7 September 1971 (aged 24)	41	0
2	1 GK	Mary Harvey	(1965-06-04)4 June 1965 (aged 31)		0
3	4 FW	Cindy Parlow	(1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 18)		8	North Carolina Tar Heels
4	2 DF	Carla Overbeck (captain)	(1968-05-09)9 May 1968 (aged 28)	95	7
5	3 MF	Tiffany Roberts	(1977-05-05)5 May 1977 (aged 19)	49	6	North Carolina Tar Heels
6	2 DF	Brandi Chastain	(1968-07-21)21 July 1968 (aged 28)	36	9
7	2 DF	Staci Wilson	(1976-07-08)8 July 1976 (aged 20)		0	North Carolina Tar Heels
8	3 MF	Shannon MacMillan	(1974-10-07)7 October 1974 (aged 21)	23	6	Shiroki FC Serena
9	4 FW	Mia Hamm	(1972-03-17)17 March 1972 (aged 24)	116	62
10	4 FW	Michelle Akers	(1966-02-01)1 February 1966 (aged 30)	104	92
11	3 MF	Julie Foudy	(1971-01-23)23 January 1971 (aged 25)	91	16
12	4 FW	Carin Jennings-Gabarra	(1965-01-09)9 January 1965 (aged 31)	113	53
13	3 MF	Kristine Lilly	(1971-07-22)22 July 1971 (aged 24)	116	45
14	2 DF	Joy Fawcett	(1968-02-08)8 February 1968 (aged 28)	96	15	Ajax of Manhattan Beach
15	3 MF	Tisha Venturini	(1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 23)	66	25
16	4 FW	Tiffeny Milbrett	(1972-10-23)23 October 1972 (aged 23)	60	23	Shiroki FC Serena

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17	3 MF	Amanda Cromwell	(1970-06-15)15 June 1970 (aged 26)		1
18	2 DF	Thori Staples	(1974-04-17)17 April 1974 (aged 22)		0
19	3 MF	Jen Streiffer	(1978-05-25)25 May 1978 (aged 18)	0	0	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
20	1 GK	Saskia Webber	(1971-06-13)13 June 1971 (aged 25)		0

Group F

Brazil

Head coach: José Duarte

Brazil named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament. ^{[11] [3]} During the tournament, Kátia replaced Nilda due to injury. ^[12]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Meg	(1956-01-01)1 January 1956 (aged 40)			Vasco da Gama
2	2 DF	Nenê	(1976-03-31)31 March 1976 (aged 20)			Saad EC
3	2 DF	Suzy	(1967-02-07)7 February 1967 (aged 29)			Vasco da Gama
4	3 MF	Fanta	(1966-09-14)14 September 1966 (aged 29)			Vasco da Gama
5	3 MF	Márcia Taffarel	(1968-05-15)15 May 1968 (aged 28)			Saad EC
6	2 DF	Elane	(1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 28)			Euroexport
7	4 FW	Pretinha	(1975-05-19)19 May 1975 (aged 21)			Vasco da Gama
8	3 MF	Formiga	(1978-03-03)3 March 1978 (aged 18)			Saad EC
9	4 FW	Michael Jackson	(1963-11-19)19 November 1963 (aged 32)			Torino CF
10	3 MF	Sissi (captain)	(1967-06-02)2 June 1967 (aged 29)			Saad EC
11	4 FW	Roseli	(1969-09-07)7 September 1969 (aged 26)			Takarazuka Bunnys
12	1 GK	Didi	(1963-09-22)22 September 1963 (aged 32)			Saad EC
13	2 DF	Marisa	(1966-09-10)10 September 1966 (aged 29)			Unattached
14	4 FW	Tânia	(1974-10-03)3 October 1974 (aged 21)			Saad EC
15	3 MF	Nilda	(1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 24)			Saad EC
16	2 DF	Sônia	(1968-08-04)4 August 1968 (aged 27)			Ítalo Serrano
19	3 MF	Kátia	(1977-02-18)18 February 1977 (aged 19)			Saad EC

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17	3 MF	Russa	(1963-02-12)12 February 1963 (aged 33)
18	3 MF	Leda Maria	(1966-04-16)16 April 1966 (aged 30)
20	1 GK	Maravilha	(1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 23)

Germany

Head coach: Gero Bisanz

Germany named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament. ^[13]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Manuela Goller	(1971-01-05)5 January 1971 (aged 25)	42		Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
2	2 DF	Jutta Nardenbach	(1968-08-13)13 August 1968 (aged 27)	56		TuS Ahrbach
3	2 DF	Birgitt Austermühl	(1965-10-08)8 October 1965 (aged 30)	55		FSV Frankfurt
4	2 DF	Kerstin Stegemann	(1977-09-29)29 September 1977 (aged 18)	9		FC Eintracht Rheine
5	2 DF	Doris Fitschen	(1968-10-25)25 October 1968 (aged 27)	81		TSV Siegen
6	3 MF	Dagmar Pohlmann	(1972-02-07)7 February 1972 (aged 24)	36		FSV Frankfurt
7	3 MF	Martina Voss	(1967-12-22)22 December 1967 (aged 28)	89		FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen
8	3 MF	Bettina Wiegmann	(1971-10-07)7 October 1971 (aged 24)	67		Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
9	4 FW	Heidi Mohr	(1967-05-29)29 May 1967 (aged 29)	101		TuS Niederkirchen
10	3 MF	Silvia Neid (captain)	(1964-05-02)2 May 1964 (aged 32)	108		TSV Siegen
11	4 FW	Patricia Brocker	(1966-04-07)7 April 1966 (aged 30)	43		TuS Niederkirchen
12	1 GK	Katja Kraus	(1970-11-23)23 November 1970 (aged 25)	6		FSV Frankfurt
13	2 DF	Sandra Minnert	(1973-04-07)7 April 1973 (aged 23)	28		FSV Frankfurt
14	3 MF	Pia Wunderlich	(1975-01-26)26 January 1975 (aged 21)	19		SG Praunheim
15	4 FW	Birgit Prinz	(1977-10-25)25 October 1977 (aged 18)	25		FSV Frankfurt
16	3 MF	Renate Lingor	(1975-10-11)11 October 1975 (aged 20)	5		SC Klinge Seckach

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17	2 DF	Tina Wunderlich	(1977-10-10)10 October 1977 (aged 18)	6		SG Praunheim
18	4 FW	Katja Bornschein	(1972-03-16)16 March 1972 (aged 24)	31		FSV Frankfurt
19	3 MF	Sandra Smisek	(1977-07-03)3 July 1977 (aged 19)	9		FSV Frankfurt
20	1 GK	Christine Francke	(1974-06-12)12 June 1974 (aged 22)	2

Japan

Head coach: Tamotsu Suzuki

Japan named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament. ^{[14] [3]}

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Junko Ozawa	(1973-12-07)7 December 1973 (aged 22)			Fujita SC Mercury
2	2 DF	Yumi Tomei	(1972-06-01)1 June 1972 (aged 24)			Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi
3	2 DF	Rie Yamaki	(1975-10-02)2 October 1975 (aged 20)			Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
4	2 DF	Maki Haneta	(1972-09-30)30 September 1972 (aged 23)			Matsushita Panasonic Bambina
5	2 DF	Yumi Obe	(1975-02-15)15 February 1975 (aged 21)			Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
6	2 DF	Kae Nishina	(1972-12-07)7 December 1972 (aged 23)			Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi
7	3 MF	Homare Sawa	(1978-09-06)6 September 1978 (aged 17)			Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza
8	3 MF	Asako Takakura	(1968-04-19)19 April 1968 (aged 28)			Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza
9	3 MF	Futaba Kioka	(1965-11-22)22 November 1965 (aged 30)			Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies
10	4 FW	Akemi Noda (captain)	(1969-10-13)13 October 1969 (aged 26)			Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC
11	3 MF	Etsuko Handa	(1965-05-10)10 May 1965 (aged 31)			Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies
12	4 FW	Tamaki Uchiyama	(1972-12-13)13 December 1972 (aged 23)			Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi
13	3 MF	Nami Otake	(1974-07-30)30 July 1974 (aged 21)			Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza
14	3 MF	Kaoru Kadohara	(1970-05-25)25 May 1970 (aged 26)			Matsushita Panasonic Bambina
15	4 FW	Miyuki Izumi	(1973-03-31)31 March 1973 (aged 23)			Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies
16	1 GK	Shiho Onodera	(1973-11-18)18 November 1973 (aged 22)			Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
17	2 DF	Rie Kimura	(1971-07-30)30 July 1971 (aged 24)			Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina
18	4 FW	Kaori Nagamine	(1968-06-03)3 June 1968 (aged 28)			Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies
19	1 GK	Megumi Sakata	(1971-10-18)18 October 1971 (aged 24)
20	2 DF	Ryoko Uno	(1975-11-09)9 November 1975 (aged 20)			Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza

Norway

Head coach: Even Pellerud

Norway named a squad of 16 players and 3 alternates for the tournament. ^[15] During the tournament, Tone Gunn Frustøl replaced Heidi Støre due to injury. ^[16]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Bente Nordby	(1974-07-23)23 July 1974 (aged 21)			Athene Moss
2	2 DF	Agnete Carlsen	(1971-01-15)15 January 1971 (aged 25)			Nikko
3	2 DF	Gro Espeseth (captain)	(1972-10-30)30 October 1972 (aged 23)			Sandviken
4	2 DF	Nina Nymark Andersen	(1972-09-28)28 September 1972 (aged 23)			Sandviken
5	2 DF	Merete Myklebust	(1973-05-16)16 May 1973 (aged 23)			Trondheims-Ørn
6	3 MF	Hege Riise	(1969-07-18)18 July 1969 (aged 27)			Nikko
7	4 FW	Anne Nymark Andersen	(1972-09-28)28 September 1972 (aged 23)			Sandviken
8	3 MF	Heidi Støre	(1963-07-04)4 July 1963 (aged 33)			Nikko
9	4 FW	Marianne Pettersen	(1975-04-12)12 April 1975 (aged 21)			Gjelleråsen
10	4 FW	Linda Medalen	(1965-06-17)17 June 1965 (aged 31)			Nikko
11	4 FW	Brit Sandaune	(1972-06-05)5 June 1972 (aged 24)			Trondheims-Ørn
12	1 GK	Reidun Seth	(1966-06-09)9 June 1966 (aged 30)			Öxabäck IF
13	2 DF	Tina Svensson	(1966-11-16)16 November 1966 (aged 29)			Asker
14	3 MF	Tone Haugen	(1964-02-06)6 February 1964 (aged 32)			Nikko
15	3 MF	Trine Tangeraas	(1971-02-26)26 February 1971 (aged 25)			Sandviken
16	4 FW	Ann Kristin Aarønes	(1973-01-19)19 January 1973 (aged 23)			SK Trondheims-Ørn
17	3 MF	Tone Gunn Frustøl	(1975-06-21)21 June 1975 (aged 21)			Asker SK

Unenrolled alternate players

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
18	4 FW	Kjersti Thun	(1974-06-18)18 June 1974 (aged 22)			Asker SK
19	1 GK	Ingrid Sternhoff	(1977-02-25)25 February 1977 (aged 19)			Haugar

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External links

• Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 – Women, FIFA.com