Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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2000 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates13–28 September
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Norway.svg  Norway (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Fourth placeFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored42 (2.63 per match)
Attendance326,215 (20,388 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Wen (4 goals)
Fair play awardFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
1996
2004

The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the second edition of the women's Olympic football tournament and was held from 13 to 28 September 2000. [1] [2] It was hosted at three venues along the Eastern side of Australia with matches being held in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.

Contents

The tournament features eight women's national teams from six continental confederations with the qualification coming from the previous year's World Cup. The eight teams were drawn into two 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 semi-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Sydney Football Stadium.

At the end of the group stage, Brazil, Germany, Norway and the United States qualified through to the knockout stage. After Norway and the United States both won the semi-finals, the final was played on the 28 September 2000. The match would go to extra time, with a controversial handball in the 102nd minute from Dagny Mellgren securing Norway the gold medal as they won 3–2. Germany won the bronze medal defeating Brazil 2–0.

Medal winners

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Gro Espeseth
Bente Nordby
Marianne Pettersen
Hege Riise
Kristin Bekkevold
Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
Solveig Gulbrandsen
Margunn Haugenes
Ingeborg Hovland
Christine Bøe Jensen
Silje Jørgensen
Monica Knudsen
Gøril Kringen
Anne Tønnessen
Unni Lehn
Dagny Mellgren
Anita Rapp
Brit Sandaune
Bente Kvitland
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Brandi Chastain
Joy Fawcett
Julie Foudy
Mia Hamm
Michelle French
Kristine Lilly
Tiffeny Milbrett
Carla Overbeck
Cindy Parlow
Briana Scurry
Lorrie Fair
Shannon MacMillan
Siri Mullinix
Christie Pearce
Nikki Serlenga
Danielle Slaton
Kate Sobrero
Sara Whalen
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Ariane Hingst
Melanie Hoffmann
Steffi Jones
Renate Lingor
Maren Meinert
Sandra Minnert
Claudia Müller
Birgit Prinz
Silke Rottenberg
Kerstin Stegemann
Bettina Wiegmann
Tina Wunderlich
Nicole Brandebusemeyer
Nadine Angerer
Doris Fitschen
Jeannette Götte
Stefanie Gottschlich
Inka Grings

Venues

The tournament was held in three venues across three cities:

Qualification

The seven best quarter-finalists at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and the host nation Australia qualified for the 2000 Olympic women's football tournament.

Africa (CAF)
Asia (AFC)
North and Central America (CONCACAF)
South America (CONMEBOL)
Europe (UEFA)
Oceania (OFC)

Seeding

Pot 1Pot 2

Squads

Match officials

Group stage

Group E

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 330061+59
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 320153+26
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 30121431
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30122641
Source: [ citation needed ]
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report Grings Soccerball shade.svg39'
Wiegmann Soccerball shade.svg70'
Lingor Soccerball shade.svg90'
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 24,800
Referee: Bola Abidoye (Nigeria)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report Pretinha Soccerball shade.svg21'
Kátia Soccerball shade.svg70'

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Salisbury Soccerball shade.svg57' Report Andersson Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen.)
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 33,600
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Prinz Soccerball shade.svg33', 41' Report Raquel Soccerball shade.svg72'
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Martha Toro (Colombia)

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Hughes Soccerball shade.svg33' Report Raquel Soccerball shade.svg56'
Kátia Soccerball shade.svg64'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 29,400
Referee: Vibeke Karlsen (Norway)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Hingst Soccerball shade.svg88' Report

Group F

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 321062+47
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 320154+16
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 311154+14
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 30033960
Source: [ citation needed ]
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Milbrett Soccerball shade.svg18'
Hamm Soccerball shade.svg24'
Report

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Zhao Soccerball shade.svg12'
Sun Soccerball shade.svg57', 83'
Report Nkwocha Soccerball shade.svg85>pen.'
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Martha Toro (Colombia)

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Foudy Soccerball shade.svg38' Report Sun Soccerball shade.svg67'

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Mellgren Soccerball shade.svg22'
Riise Soccerball shade.svg62' (pen.)
Pettersen Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Akide Soccerball shade.svg78'
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 9,150
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Chastain Soccerball shade.svg26'
Lilly Soccerball shade.svg35'
MacMillan Soccerball shade.svg56'
Report Akide Soccerball shade.svg48'

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg2–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Pettersen Soccerball shade.svg55'
Haugenes Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report Sun Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 11,532
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 September – Sydney
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
 
28 September – Sydney
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3
 
24 September – Canberra
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0
 
Third place
 
 
28 September – Sydney
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0

Semi-finals

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report Wunderlich Soccerball shade.svg80' (o.g.)
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 16,710
Referee: Im Eun Ju (South Korea)

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Hamm Soccerball shade.svg60' Report
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

Bronze medal match

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Lingor Soccerball shade.svg64'
Prinz Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Im Eun Ju (South Korea)

Gold medal match

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3 – 2 (a.e.t.)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Espeseth Soccerball shade.svg44'
Gulbrandsen Soccerball shade.svg78'
Mellgren Soccerball shade.svg102'
Report Milbrett Soccerball shade.svg5', 90'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 22,848
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 42 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match. Sun Wen of China was the top scorer of the tournament with four goals.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: FIFA [3]

Assists

5 assists

2 assists

1 assist

Source: FIFA [3]

FIFA Fair Play Award

Germany won the FIFA Fair Play Award, given to the team with the best record of fair play during the tournament. [3]

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1 F Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 540196+312Gold medal
2 F Flag of the United States.svg  United States 531195+410Silver medal
3 E Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 540182+612Bronze medal
4 E Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 52035616Fourth place
5 F Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 311154+14Eliminated in
group stage
6 E Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 30121431
7 E Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (H)30122641
8 F Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 30033960
Source: FIFA [3]
(H) Hosts

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