The 1996 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament began on 18 February 1996 and was the 10th
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
The CONMEBOL Preolímpico () is an international association football event in the South America region organized by CONMEBOL. It is the qualification tournament for the football at the Summer Olympics, football tournament at the Olympic Games.
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This was the second tournament open to players under the age of 23 without any other restriction. There was no qualification stage and all 10 members of CONMEBOL automatically qualified. The winner and the runner-up qualified for
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
. Players born on or after 1 January 1973 were eligible to play in this competition.
Venues
Group stage
Group 1
Group 2
Final round
Broadcasting rights
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Canal UNO
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Rede Globo
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TV Bandeirantes
References
{{CONMEBOL Men's Olympic Qualification
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
Football qualification for the 1996 Summer Olympics