Coventry City Council

Olympic Football Tournaments

 

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 The Olympic Football tournament is the second largest football event after the World Cup. London 2012 featured 58 games over 18 days, with over 500 athletes competing from 28 nations.

 

Due to the intense schedule, the Football competition began two days before the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony with the first group matches. At London 2012, the men’s competition is an under-23s event, although each country is allowed to include three older players in their team. There are no age restrictions for the women’s competition.

Stadiums:

The City of Coventry Stadium hosted 12 tournament matches and took its place alongside five other UK wide venues including:

• Hampden Park, Glasgow
• St James' Park, Newcastle
• Old Trafford, Manchester
• Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
• Wembley Stadium (The Gold Medal match was played here)

Teams:

16 Men's and 12 Women's teams qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Football Tournament. The Official Draw took place LIVE on BBC 2 on Tuesday 24 April, from Wembley Stadium. The teams in the draw were:

 

Men's Tournament: Belarus, Spain, Switzerland, Great Britain, Brazil, Uruguay, Egypt, Morocco, Gabon, South Korea, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Honduras, New Zealand, Senegal

Women's Tournament: Great Britain, Japan, Korea DPR, Cameroon, South Africa, France, Sweden, Brazil, Columbia, Canada, USA, New Zealand

 

Fixtures at the City of Coventry Stadium:

23 April 2012: 19:45 - Olympic Football Final Men's Qualification play-off match (Test Event) - Senegal v Oman

 

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25 July 2012: 17:00-21:45 Women's Preliminary Round (2 Matches)

Japan v Canada

Sweden v South Africa

Session Code: FB002

 

26 July 2012: 19:45-21:45 Men's Preliminary Round (1 Match)

Belarus v New Zealand

Session Code: FB004

 

28 July 2012: 12:00-16:45 Women's Preliminary Round (2 Matches)

Japan v Sweden

Canada V South Africa

Session Code: FB009

 

29 July 2012: 14:30-19:15 Men's Preliminary Round (2 Matches)

Mexico v Gabon

Korea v Switzerland

Session Code: FB013

 

31 July 2012: 19:45-21:45 Women's Preliminary Round (1 Match)

New Zealand v Cameroon

Session Code: FB018

 

1 August 2012: 17:00-21:45 Men's Preliminary Round (2 Matches)

Japan v Honduras

Senegal v UAE

Session Code: FB023

 

3 August 2012: 19:30-21:30 Women's Quarter Final

TEAM GB V Canada

Session Code: FB027

 

9 August 2012: 13:00-15:00 Women's Bronze Medal Match

Canada V France

Session Code: FB039

 

 

For the latest news about the Olympic Football Competition please view the FIFA website

 

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