This article lists the
team
A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal.
As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to in ...
squads of
Men's Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Each nation had to submit a squad of 18 players, 15 of which had to be born on or after 1 January 1985, and 3 of which could have been older dispensation players, by 23 July 2008.
[Regulations of the Olympic Football Tournaments](_blank)
A minimum of two
goalkeepers (plus one optional dispensation goalkeeper) had to be included in the squad.
Group A
Argentina
The following is the Argentina squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Sergio Batista
* Over-aged player.
;Notes:
Australia
The following is the Australia squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Graham Arnold
Graham James Arnold (born 3 August 1963) is an Australian association football, professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of the Iraq national football team, Iraq national team. Arnold was first appointed ...
* Over-aged player.
;Notes:
Ivory Coast
The following is the Ivory Coast squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Gérard Gili
Gérard Gili (born 7 August 1952) is a French Association football, football manager and former player.
Gili's highest profile appointment was as manager of Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast. He was named as the Ivorians' head coac ...
* Over-aged player.
Serbia
The following is the Serbia squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Miroslav Đukić
Miroslav Đukić ( sr-cyr, Мирослав Ђукић, ; born 19 February 1966) is a Serbian football manager and former player who played as a sweeper.
He spent fourteen years of his professional career in Spain, notably at the service of De ...
* Over-aged player.
Group B
Japan
The following is the Japan squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Yasuharu Sorimachi
* Over-aged player.
Netherlands
The following is the Netherlands squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Foppe de Haan
Foppe Geert de Haan (, born 26 June 1943) is a Dutch football coach. He is known for his long association with Frisian club Heerenveen. De Haan was the manager of the Tuvalu national team during 2011 and then rejoined Heerenveen's youth prog ...
* Over-aged player.
Nigeria
The following is the Nigeria squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Samson Siasia
* Over-aged player.
United States
The following is the United States squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Piotr Nowak
Piotr "Peter" Nowak (; born 5 July 1964) is a Polish professional football manager and former player. He was most recently in charge of Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.
Nowak played in Europe for Polish clubs such as Zawisza Bydgoszc ...
* Over-aged player.
;Alternates
*
Dominic Cervi
Dominic Cervi (born July 9, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
Personal life
Cervi grew up in Norman, Oklahoma. He played eight seasons for his youth club, Norman Celtic '86. He attended Norman No ...
(goalkeeper)
*
Frankie Hejduk
Frank Daniel "Frankie" Hejduk (born August 5, 1974) is an American former soccer player who played as a wingback and midfielder. At the club level he represented the Tampa Bay Mutiny, Bayer Leverkusen, St. Gallen, Columbus Crew, and the LA Ga ...
(defender)
*
Robbie Findley
Robert Findley (born August 4, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. He was capped 11 times by the United States national team, having made his international debut in 2007.
Findley played college soc ...
(forward)
Group C
Belgium
The following is the Belgium squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Jean-François de Sart
* Over-aged player.
;Notes:
Brazil
The following is the Brazil squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Dunga
Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri (born 31 October 1963), known as Dunga (), is a Brazilian football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. Under his captaincy, Brazil won the 1994 FIFA World Cup and he lifte ...
* Over-aged player.
China
The following is the China squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Yin Tiesheng
* Over-aged player.
;Notes:
New Zealand
The following is the New Zealand squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Stu Jacobs
* Over-aged player.
Group D
Cameroon
The following is the Cameroon squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Martin Ndtoungou
* Over-aged player.
;Notes:
Honduras
The following is the Honduras squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Gilberto Yearwood
* Over-aged player.
;Notes:
Italy
The following is the Italy squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Pierluigi Casiraghi
* Over-aged player.
;Notes:
South Korea
The following is the South Korea squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach:
Park Sung-hwa
* Over-aged player.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's Team Squads
2008 Summer Olympics Men's
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament