Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads explained

The following is a list of squads for each nation that competed in men's football at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Each nation had to submit a squad of eighteen players, at least fifteen of whom had to be born on or after 1 January 1993, and three of whom could be older dispensation players.[1] A minimum of two goalkeepers (plus one optional dispensation goalkeeper) had to be included in the squad.[2]

Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 4 August 2016.

Group A

Brazil

The following was the Brazil squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 29 June and confirmed on 14 July.[3] [4] On 31 July, Fernando Prass left the squad due to elbow injury and was replaced by Weverton.[5]

Head coach: Rogério Micale* Over-aged player.

Douglas Costa was originally considered for the squad, but due to injury and his club Bayern Munich's refusal to release him, he was replaced by Renato Augusto. Fred, from Shakhtar Donetsk, was also considered for the squad, but his club did not release him for the tournament, and he was replaced by Walace.

Denmark

The following is the Danish final squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6] [7] Yussuf Poulsen, Uffe Bech and Lasse Vigen Christensen left the squad due to several reasons and were replaced by Jacob Bruun Larsen, Jacob Barrett Laursen and Mathias Hebo.[8]

Head coach: Niels Frederiksen

* Over-aged player.

Iraq

The following is the Iraq squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.[9]

Head coach: Abdul-Ghani Shahad* Over-aged player.

South Africa

The following is the South Africa squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.[10]

Head coach: Owen Da Gama* Over-aged player.

Group B

Colombia

The following is the Colombia squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.[11] Andrés Rentería withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Arley Rodríguez.[12]

Head coach: Carlos Restrepo* Over-aged player.

Japan

The following is the Japan squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 1 July.[13]

Head coach: Makoto Teguramori* Over-aged player.

Nigeria

The following is the Nigerian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[14]

Head coach: Samson Siasia* Over-aged player.

Sweden

The following is the Swedish squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[15] The team of 18 players was officially named on 15 July.[16] On 23 July, Jordan Larsson left the squad due to refusal of his club to release for the Games.[17]

Head coach: Håkan Ericson

* Over-aged player.

Group C

Fiji

On 8 July, the Fiji Football Association announced a 24-man preliminary squad for the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[18] On 16 July, the final 18-man squad was officially announced.[19] However, Kolinio Sivoki and Sakaraia Naisua were axed from the squad due to disciplinary reasons and Joseph Turagabeci joined the squad as a replacement.[20] [21]

Head coach: Frank Farina

* Over-aged player.

Germany

The following is the Germany final squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[22] Leon Goretzka, the team captain, was injured in the first match of the tournament,[23] though no alternate was initially used.[24] However, he was later replaced by goalkeeper Eric Oelschlägel for only the gold medal match.[25] [26]

Head coach: Horst Hrubesch

* Over-aged player.

Mexico

The following is the Mexico squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 7 July.[27] [28]

Head coach: Raúl Gutiérrez* Over-aged player.

South Korea

The following is the South Korea squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 29 June.[29] On 17 July, Song Ju-hun left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Kim Min-tae.[30]

Head coach: Shin Tae-yong* Over-aged player.

Group D

Algeria

The following is the Algeria squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.[31]

Head coach: Pierre-André Schürmann* Over-aged player.

Argentina

The following is the Argentina squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 6 July and confirmed on 14 July.[32] [33] On 26 July, Manuel Lanzini left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Cristian Pavón.[34]

Head coach: Julio Olarticoechea* Over-aged player.

Honduras

The following is the Honduras final squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[35] On 28 July, Kevin López left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Marcelo Espinal.[36]

Head coach: Jorge Luis Pinto

* Over-aged player.

Portugal

The following is the Portugal squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.[37] On 17 July, Pité replaced Nuno Santos.[38] On 21 July, Fábio Sturgeon left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Fernando Fonseca.[39]

Head coach: Rui Jorge* Over-aged player.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150408151321/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/54/40/46/oftsregulationsrio2016-e_neutral.pdf. dead. 8 April 2015. FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
  2. News: Official Squad Lists for Rio 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160725125151/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/81/29/21/oftmenplayerlist_neutral.pdf. dead. 25 July 2016. FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 July 2016.
  3. News: Rio 2016: Neymar and Douglas Costa in Brazil Olympic squad. BBC Sport. 29 June 2016. 29 June 2016.
  4. News: Lista enviada à FIFA com duas alterações. List sent to FIFA with two changes. Brazilian Football Confederation. 14 July 2016. 14 July 2016. pt.
  5. News: Weverton é convocado para a Seleção Olímpica. Weverton is called in for the Olympic Team. pt. Brazilian Football Confederation. 31 July 2016. 31 July 2016.
  6. Web site: Frederiksen har OL-truppen klar. dbu.dk. 18 July 2016. 23 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160923062959/http://www.dbu.dk/Nyheder/2016/Juli/OL_trup. dead.
  7. Web site: Denmark – Players. FIFA. 2 August 2016.
  8. Web site: Dispensation skal få dansk stortalent til OL. tv2.dk. 27 July 2016.
  9. News: Iraq Football Squad for Rio 2016 – 18 Athletes for Men’s Soccer game in olympics. Sports 24 hour. 15 July 2016. 25 July 2016.
  10. News: Da Gama names 2016 Rio Olympic Games squad. South African Football Association. 14 July 2016. 15 July 2016. 4 August 2016. https://archive.today/20160804092723/http://www.safa.net/safa-news/27-general-news/bafana-bafana/814-da-gama-names-2016-rio-olympic-games-squad. dead.
  11. News: Convocatoria oficial Selecciones Colombia para Rio 2016. Teams Colombia official call for Rio 2016. es. Colombian Football Federation. 14 July 2016. 15 July 2016. 2 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180702093525/http://fcf.com.co/index.php/las-selecciones/selecciones-juveniles/2668-convocatoria-oficial-para-los-juegos-olimpicos-de-rio-2017. dead.
  12. News: Arley Rodríguez reemplazará a Andrés Rentería en Río 2016. Arley Rodríguez replaces Andrés Rentería in Rio 2016. es. Win Sports. 28 July 2016. 5 August 2016. 14 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160814210547/http://www.winsports.co/seleccion-colombia/noticias/seleccion-colombia-arley-rodriguez-reemplazara-andres-renteria-en-rio-2016-15678. dead.
  13. News: U-23 Japan National Team squad, schedule – Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016. Japan Football Association. 1 July 2016. 4 July 2016.
  14. News: Rio Olympics: Siasia picks final squad. News247.com.ng. 25 July 2016. 20 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920223241/http://www.247nigerianewsupdate.co/2016/07/rio-olympics-siasia-picks-final-squad.html. dead.
  15. Web site: Sweden – Players. FIFA. 2 August 2016.
  16. Web site: Håkan Ericsons OS-trupp. Swedish Football Association. 15 July 2016. 15 July 2016. sv.
  17. Web site: Sverige till OS utan Jordan Larsson. Swedish Football Association. 23 July 2016. 28 July 2016. sv.
  18. Web site: Olympians in camp for Rio . Fiji Football Association . 9 July 2016 . 14 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170114122740/http://www.fijifootball.com.fj/tabid/1290/Article/ceb98acb-15a3-41cb-b371-733b4ff61e53/language/en-US/Default.aspx . dead .
  19. Web site: Football team named for Olympics . Fijilive. 18 July 2016.
  20. Web site: Fiji duo out . Fiji Times. 19 July 2016. 20 July 2016.
  21. Web site: Duo dropped from Fiji men's soccer team to Rio . Fiji Village. 19 July 2016. 20 July 2016.
  22. Web site: Die Olympia-Kader stehen fest. 15 July 2016. dfb.de.
  23. News: Olympia: Kapitän Leon Goretzka reist ab . Olympics: Captain Leon Goretzka leaves . DFB.de . . 11 August 2016 . 29 April 2020 . de.
  24. News: Hrubesch: Keine Nachnominierung . Hrubesch: No late replacement . DFB.de . . 14 August 2016 . 29 April 2020 . de.
  25. News: Olympia: Oelschlägel im Finalkader . Olympics: Oelschlägel in the final squad . Werder.de . . 20 August 2016 . 29 April 2020 . de.
  26. News: Hrubesch befördert dritten Torhüter . Hrubesch promotes third goalkeeper . . 20 August 2016 . 29 April 2020 . de.
  27. News: Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional Sub-23 de México. Callups for Mexico national under-23 football team. es. Mexican Football Federation. 7 July 2016. 7 July 2016.
  28. News: Somos la Selección Olímpica de México: Raúl Gutiérrez. Raul Gutierrez: We are Mexico's Olympic Team. es. Mexican Football Federation. 7 July 2016. 7 July 2016.
  29. News: Shin Taeyong Confirms His 18-man Olympic Squad. Korea Football Association. 29 June 2016. 29 June 2016.
  30. News: Injured defender replaced on Olympic football team. Yonhap. 17 July 2016. 17 July 2016.
  31. News: JO 2016 : Les 18 Algériens pour Rio. 2016 Olympics: 18 Algerians for Rio. fr. DZFoot.com. 14 July 2016. 15 July 2016.
  32. News: Los 18 olímpicos. 18 Olympians. es. Argentine Football Association. 6 July 2016. 7 July 2016.
  33. News: Acá están, estos son. Here they are and are these. es. Olé. 14 July 2016. 14 July 2016. 15 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160715145537/http://www.ole.com.ar/seleccion/Aca_0_1613238849.html. dead.
  34. News: Manuel Lanzini, dado de baja. Manuel Lanzini, out of squad. es. Argentine Football Association. 26 July 2016. 26 July 2016.
  35. News: OFICIAL: Los 18 convocados de Honduras para los Juegos Olímpicos de Río de Janeiro. OFFICIAL: The 18 called for Honduras for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. es. Diez. 25 July 2016. 25 July 2016.
  36. News: Honduras pierde a Kevin López para Río 2016; lo sustituye Marcelo Espinal. Honduras lost Kevin López for Rio 2016; Marcelo Espinal replaces him. es. La Tribuna. 28 July 2016. 2 August 2016.
  37. News: Eleitos para os Jogos Olímpicos. Elected to the Olympics. pt. Portuguese Football Federation. 14 July 2016.
  38. News: Pité chamado aos trabalhos. Pité called to work. pt. Portuguese Football Federation. 14 July 2016.
  39. News: Fernando Fonseca rende Fábio Sturgeon. Fernando Fonseca relieves Fábio Sturgeon. pt. Portuguese Football Federation. 21 July 2016.

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