The 1996 Men's Olympic Football Tournament, played as part of the

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, was hosted in

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, Florida and

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. From

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onwards, male competitors should be under 23 years old and starting from this tournament, a maximum of three over-23 players are allowed per squad. The tournament featured 16 national teams from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four and each group played a

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. 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

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on August 3, 1996.

Competition schedule

The match schedule of the tournament.

Venues

Qualification

The following 16 teams qualified for the 1996 Olympic men's football tournament:

Match officials

Squads

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

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Gold medal match

Final ranking

Goalscorers

With six goals, Hernán Crespo of Argentina and Bebeto of Brazil are the top scorers of the tournament. In total, 90 goals were scored by 55 different players, with four of them credited as own goals. ;6 goals *

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Bebeto José Roberto Gama de Oliveira (born 16 February 1964), known as Bebeto (), is a Brazilian former professional football player who played as a forward. He entered politics in the 2010 Brazilian General Elections and was elected to the Legi ...

;5 goals *

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;4 goals *

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;3 goals *

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;2 goals *

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* Claudio López *

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* Christian Saba *

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* Masakiyo Maezono *

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* Jay-Jay Okocha *

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;1 goal *

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* Tamás Sándor *

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* Nuno Capucho *

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;Own goals *

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(playing against Nigeria) *

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(playing against Brazil) *

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(playing against Nigeria) *

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(playing against Argentina)

References

External links

Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 – Men
FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report (Part 1)(Part 2)(Part 3)
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