Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 to 23 August. Associations affiliated with
FIFA
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were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate. Men's teams were allowed to augment their squad with three players over the age of 23.
For these games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament, and the women in a 12-team tournament. Preliminary matches commenced two days before the
Opening Ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event. of the Games on 8 August.
Venues
Aside from the host city Beijing, football matches took place in four other cities:
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Beijing
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Beijing National Stadium
The National Stadium (), also known as the Bird's Nest (), is an 80,000-capacity stadium in Beijing. The stadium was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron from Basel-based architecture team Herzog & de Meuron, p ...
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Beijing
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Workers' Stadium
The Workers' Stadium (), often called Gongti, Gong Ti or Kung T'i, is a multi-purpose stadium in the Chaoyang District of north-eastern Beijing, China. It was mostly used for association football matches. The stadium was built in 1959 and was l ...
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Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao (; ) is a port city on the coast of China in northern Hebei. It is administratively a prefecture-level city, about east of Beijing, on the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea. Its population during the 2020 national ...
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Qinhuangdao Olympic Stadium
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Shanghai
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Shanghai Stadium
The Shanghai Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Shanghai. Between 2009 and 2019, the stadium hosted home matches of the Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG.
History
The stadium opened on 14 March 1999 when the eighth National Games o ...
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Shenyang
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Shenyang Olympic Stadium
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Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popul ...
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Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
The Tianjin Olympic Center (), often colloquially referred to as the Water Drop (), is a sports complex with a multi-use stadium in Tianjin, China. Construction started in August 2003 and was completed in August 2007. It is the home stadium of Tian ...
Men
Women
See also
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Football 5-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
5-a-side football at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Hockey Field from September 7 and September 17. One event was contested, a men's team competition.
Classification
The tournament was classified as a B1 event, meaning ...
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Football 7-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
7-a-side football at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Hockey Field from September 8 to September 16. One event was contested, a men's team competition.
Classification
The sport of 7-a-side football is for people with cer ...
References
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Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – Men FIFA.com
Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – Women FIFA.com
External links
Football – Official Results Book
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2008
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2008 in association football
Football
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International association football competitions hosted by China