The

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tournament at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

started on 11 August (two days before the opening ceremony), and ended on 28 August. The tournaments take place every four years, in conjunction with the

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. The associations affiliated to

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are invited to participate with their men's U-23 and women's representative teams.Article 1 of the tournament regulations.
The men's tournament allows up to three overage players to join the U-23 squads. The men's tournament was won by

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, coached by

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, which held a record of having won every match without conceding a goal in the tournament. The Golden Boot was won by Argentina's Carlos Tevez. The women's tournament was won by the

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Venues

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* Karaiskakis Stadium,

* Pankritio Stadium,

Heraklion Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital city, capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion (regional unit), Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Gree ...

* Pampeloponnisiako Stadium,

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* Kaftanzoglio Stadium,

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...

Panthessaliko Stadium The Panthessaliko Stadium is a stadium located at Volos, Greece. The stadium was the site of Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics, football (soccer) matches during the 2004 Summer Olympics. It was officially opened on July 30, 2004 and has a capac ...

, Volos

Men

Women

FIFA Fair play award

Women's tournament

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References

External links

Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Men
FIFA.com

FIFA.com
Official result book – Football
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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight ...

2004 in association football