Olympic football tournament

The association football competition held at the Summer Olympic Games, comprising men’s and women’s tournaments. The men’s event is generally restricted to under-23 teams, with limited over-age players.

Olympic football qualification: The process by which national teams earn places in the Olympic football tournaments. Continental competitions and allocation rules determine which teams reach the Olympic finals.
Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics: The football competition held at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Football first appeared at the Olympics as a demonstration event in 1900.
FIFA World Cup: The international football championship contested by senior men’s national teams every four years. Unlike the Olympic men’s event, the World Cup has no under-23 age restriction.
Olympic medal: An award recognizing first-, second-, or third-place finishes in an Olympic event. Olympic football awards medals to the tournament’s top three teams.
Under-23 football: Football competitions and teams restricted to players below age 23, sometimes with over-age exceptions. The men’s Olympic tournament uses an under-23 age limit with a small number of over-age players.
Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics: The first official Olympic football tournament, held in London in 1908. The 1908 event established football as a formal Olympic medal competition.
FIFA Women's World Cup: The international football championship contested by senior women’s national teams every four years. The women’s Olympic tournament has a smaller field and shares the calendar with this global championship.
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics: The London Olympic football tournaments, including the first women’s final at Wembley Stadium. The host nation’s teams and packed stadiums made the 2012 events a prominent case of Olympic football’s reach.
FIFA international match calendar: The schedule of periods designated for international football matches and player release. The Olympic tournament can compete with clubs’ demands for players outside standard FIFA release periods.
FIFA: The international governing body for association football, founded in 1904. FIFA’s authority over international football has repeatedly shaped the Olympic tournament’s rules and status.

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