The
women's football tournament at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta
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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. 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
Ma Yuanan (; born 9 April 1945) is a Chinese former footballer and manager.
Career
Ma played football before retiring in 1975, and began coaching afterwards. He was the head coach of the China women's national team from 1992 until 2001. He led ...
China PR
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
Denmark
Head coach:
Keld Gantzhorn
Keld Gantzhorn Knudsen (born 3 October 1954) is a Danish former footballer and manager.
Career
Gantzhorn played for Odense, and appeared for the team in the 1978–79 European Cup on 27 September 1978 against Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Sofia, whi ...
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named a squad of 16 players and 3 alternates for the tournament.
Sweden
Head coach:
Bengt Simonsson
Sweden named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
United States
Head coach:
Tony DiCicco
Anthony D. DiCicco Jr. (August 5, 1948 – June 19, 2017) was an American soccer player and coach and TV commentator. He is best known as the coach of the United States women's national soccer team from 1994 to 1999, during which time the team wo ...
The
United States
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named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
Lorrie Fair
Lorraine Ming Fair (born August 5, 1978) is a retired American professional soccer midfielder who was a member of the World Cup Champion United States national soccer team. Over the span of ten years, she was a part of one World Cup Team and ...
was invited to the squad as an alternate, but declined due to her disappointment of not making the team.
Group F
Brazil
Head coach:
José Duarte
Brazil
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named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
During the tournament,
Kátia replaced
Nilda due to injury.
Germany
Head coach:
Gero Bisanz
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
Japan
Head coach:
Tamotsu Suzuki
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed Japan women's national team.
Playing career
Suzuki was born in Saitama on 29 April 1947. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he played for Nissan Motors from 1972 to 1974.
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Japan named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
Norway
Head coach:
Even Pellerud
Even Jostein Pellerud (born 15 July 1953) is a Norwegian football coach and former player.
Career
Pellerud played for several clubs, including Vålerenga from 1974 to 1979 and Kongsvinger from 1983 to 1986. He was head coach for the Norway women ...
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
named a squad of 16 players and 3 alternates for the tournament. During the tournament,
Tone Gunn Frustøl replaced
Heidi Støre due to injury.
References
External links
Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 – Women FIFA.com
{{Football at the Summer Olympics
Squads
1996