Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics -- women 's tournament - wikipedia Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics -- women 's tournament 2016 Women 's Olympic Football Tournament Tournament details Host country Brazil Dates 3 -- 19 August 2016 Teams 12 ( from 6 confederations ) Venue ( s ) 7 ( in 6 host cities ) Final positions Champions Germany ( 1st title ) Runners - up Sweden Third place Canada Fourth place Brazil Tournament statistics Matches played 26 Goals scored 66 ( 2.54 per match ) Attendance 635,885 ( 24,457 per match ) Top scorer ( s ) Melanie Behringer ( 5 goals ) Fair play award Sweden ← 2012 2020 → Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics Qualification men women Tournament men women Squads men women The women 's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 19 August 2016. It was the 6th edition of the women 's Olympic football tournament. Together with the men 's competition, the 2016 Summer Olympics football tournament was held in six cities in Brazil, including Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro, which hosted the final at the Maracanã Stadium. There were no player age restrictions for teams participating in the women 's competition. In March 2016, it was agreed that the competition would be part of IFAB 's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time. Title holders and 2012 Summer Olympics gold Olympic medalists the United States, were eliminated in a loss against Sweden in a penalty shoot - out in the quarter - finals. This marked the first time that the United States has not progressed to the semi-finals in a major international tournament. Germany won their first gold medal by defeating Sweden 2 -- 1 in the final. Canada won bronze after beating host Brazil with the same scoreline in the bronze medal game. Contents 1 Competition schedule 2 Qualification 3 Venues 4 Squads 5 Match officials 6 Draw 7 Group stage 7.1 Group E 7.2 Group F 7.3 Group G 7.4 Ranking of third - placed teams 8 Knockout stage 8.1 Quarter - finals 8.2 Semi-finals 8.3 Bronze medal match 8.4 Gold medal match 9 Goalscorers 10 Final ranking 11 See also 12 References 13 External links Competition schedule The match schedule of the women 's tournament was unveiled on 10 November 2015. Group stage 1⁄4 Quarterfinals 1⁄2 Semifinals 3rd place play - off Final Wed 3 Thu 4 Fri 5 Sat 6 Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 1⁄4 1⁄2 Qualification In addition to host nation Brazil, 11 women 's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations. FIFA ratified the distribution of spots at the Executive Committee meeting in March 2014. Means of qualification Dates Venue Berths Qualified Host country 2 October 2009 Denmark Brazil 2014 Copa América 11 -- 28 September 2014 Ecuador Colombia 2015 FIFA World Cup ( for UEFA eligible teams ) 6 June -- 5 July 2015 Canada France Germany 2015 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 -- 18 October 2015 Various ( home and away ) South Africa Zimbabwe 2016 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament 23 January 2016 Papua New Guinea New Zealand 2016 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship 10 -- 21 February 2016 United States Canada United States 2016 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament 29 February -- 9 March 2016 Japan Australia China PR 2016 UEFA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 -- 9 March 2016 Netherlands Sweden Total 12 ^ 4 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments ( or final round of qualification tournaments ), various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues. ^ 5 England finished in the top three among UEFA teams in the World Cup, however England is not an IOC member and talks for them to compete as Great Britain broke down. ^ 6 Nations making their Olympic tournament debut Venues Further information : Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics § Venues The tournament was held in seven venues across six cities : Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Squads Main article : Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics -- Women 's team squads The women 's tournament was a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. Each team had to submit a squad of 18 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers. Each team might also have a list of four alternate players, who would replace any player in the squad in case of injury during the tournament. Match officials On 2 May 2016, FIFA released the list of match referees that would officiate at the Olympics. Confederation Referee Assistants AFC Rita Gani ( Malaysia ) Allyson Flynn ( Australia ) Naomi Teshirogi ( Japan ) Ri Hyang - ok ( North Korea ) Hong Kum - nyo ( North Korea ) Cui Yongmei ( China ) CAF Gladys Lengwe ( Zambia ) Bernadettar Kwimbira ( Malawi ) Souad Oulhaj ( Morocco ) CONCACAF Carol Chenard ( Canada ) Marie - Josée Charbonneau ( Canada ) Suzanne Morisset ( Canada ) Lucia Venegas ( Mexico ) Enedina Caudillo ( Mexico ) Mayte Chávez ( Mexico ) CONMEBOL Olga Miranda ( Paraguay ) Mariana de Almeida ( Argentina ) Yoleida Lara ( Venezuela ) Claudia Umpierrez ( Uruguay ) Loreto Toloza ( Chile ) Neuza Back ( Brazil ) OFC Anna - Marie Keighley ( New Zealand ) Sarah Jones ( New Zealand ) Lata Kaumatule ( Tonga ) UEFA Teodora Albon ( Romania ) Petruța Iugulescu ( Romania ) Mária Súkeníková ( Slovakia ) Stéphanie Frappart ( France ) Manuela Nicolosi ( France ) Yolanda Parga ( Spain ) Kateryna Monzul ( Ukraine ) Nataliya Rachynska ( Ukraine ) Sanja Rođak - Karšić ( Croatia ) Esther Staubli ( Switzerland ) Lucie Ratajová ( Czech Republic ) Chrysoula Kourompylia ( Greece ) Support Referee Melissa Borjas ( Honduras ) María Carvajal ( Chile ) Draw The draw for the tournament was held on 14 April 2016, 10 : 30 BRT ( UTC − 3 ), at the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro. The 12 teams in the women 's tournament were drawn into three groups of four teams. The teams were seeded into four pots based on the FIFA Ranking of March 2016 ( in brackets in the table ). The hosts Brazil were automatically assigned into position E1. No groups can contain more than one team from the same confederation. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Brazil ( 8 ) ( assigned to E1 ) United States ( 1 ) Germany ( 2 ) France ( 3 ) Australia ( 5 ) Sweden ( 6 ) Canada ( 10 ) China PR ( 12 ) New Zealand ( 16 ) Colombia ( 24 ) South Africa ( 54 ) Zimbabwe ( 95 ) Group stage The top two teams of each group and the two best third - placed teams advanced to the quarter - finals. The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows : points obtained in all group matches ; goal difference in all group matches ; number of goals scored in all group matches ; If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows : points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned ; goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned ; number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned ; drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee. The groups were denoted as groups E, F and G to avoid confusion with the groups of the men 's tournament which used designations A -- D. Group E Main article : Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics -- Women 's tournament -- Group E Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil ( H ) 0 8 + 7 7 Quarter - finals China PR − 1 Sweden 5 − 3 South Africa 0 0 − 3 Source : Rio2016 & FIFA Rules for classification : Tiebreakers ( H ) Host. 3 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 03 ) 13 : 00 Sweden 1 -- 0 South Africa Fischer 76 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 13,439 Referee : Teodora Albon ( Romania ) 3 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 03 ) 16 : 00 Brazil 3 -- 0 China PR Monica 36 ' Andressa 59 ' Cristiane 90 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 27,618 Referee : Carol Chenard ( Canada ) 6 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 06 ) 19 : 00 South Africa 0 -- 2 China PR Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Gu Yasha 45 + 1 ' Tan Ruyin 87 ' Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 25,000 Referee : Esther Staubli ( Switzerland ) 6 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 06 ) 22 : 00 Brazil 5 -- 1 Sweden Beatriz 21 ', 86 ' Cristiane 24 ' Marta 44 ' ( pen. ), 80 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Schelin 89 ' Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 43,384 Referee : Lucia Venegas ( Mexico ) 9 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 09 ) 22 : 00 ( 21 : 00 UTC -- 4 ) South Africa 0 -- 0 Brazil Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Attendance : 38,415 Referee : Stéphanie Frappart ( France ) 9 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 09 ) 22 : 00 China PR 0 -- 0 Sweden Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Attendance : 7,648 Referee : Olga Miranda ( Paraguay ) Group F Main article : Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics -- Women 's tournament -- Group F Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Canada 0 0 7 + 5 9 Quarter - finals Germany 9 5 + 4 Australia 8 5 + 3 Zimbabwe 0 0 15 − 12 0 Source : Rio2016 & FIFA Rules for classification : Tiebreakers 3 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 03 ) 15 : 00 Canada 2 -- 0 Australia Beckie 1 ' Sinclair 80 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Attendance : 20,521 Referee : Stéphanie Frappart ( France ) 3 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 03 ) 18 : 00 Zimbabwe 1 -- 6 Germany Basopo 50 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Däbritz 22 ' Popp 36 ' Behringer 53 ', 78 ' Leupolz 83 ' Chibanda 90 ' ( o.g. ) Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Attendance : 20,521 Referee : Rita Gani ( Malaysia ) 6 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 06 ) 15 : 00 Canada 3 -- 1 Zimbabwe Beckie 7 ', 35 ' Sinclair 19 ' ( pen. ) Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Chirandu 86 ' Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Attendance : 30,295 Referee : Olga Miranda ( Paraguay ) 6 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 06 ) 18 : 00 Germany 2 -- 2 Australia Däbritz 45 + 2 ' Bartusiak 88 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Kerr 6 ' Foord 45 ' Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Attendance : 37,475 Referee : Anna - Marie Keighley ( New Zealand ) 9 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 09 ) 16 : 00 Germany 1 -- 2 Canada Behringer 13 ' ( pen. ) Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Tancredi 26 ', 60 ' Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Attendance : 8,227 Referee : Ri Hyang - ok ( North Korea ) 9 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 09 ) 16 : 00 Australia 6 -- 1 Zimbabwe De Vanna 2 ' Polkinghorne 15 ' Kennedy 37 ' Simon 50 ' Heyman 55 ', 66 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Msipa 90 + 1 ' Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Attendance : 5,115 Referee : Esther Staubli ( Switzerland ) Group G Main article : Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics -- Women 's tournament -- Group G Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification United States 0 5 + 3 7 Quarter - finals France 0 7 + 6 6 New Zealand 0 5 − 4 Colombia 0 7 − 5 Source : Rio2016 & FIFA Rules for classification : Tiebreakers 3 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 03 ) 19 : 00 United States 2 -- 0 New Zealand Lloyd 9 ' Morgan 46 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 10,059 Referee : Kateryna Monzul ( Ukraine ) 3 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 03 ) 22 : 00 France 4 -- 0 Colombia C. Arias 2 ' ( o.g. ) Le Sommer 14 ' Abily 42 ' Majri 82 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 6,847 Referee : Ri Hyang - ok ( North Korea ) 6 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 06 ) 17 : 00 United States 1 -- 0 France Lloyd 64 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 11,782 Referee : Claudia Umpierrez ( Uruguay ) 6 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 06 ) 20 : 00 Colombia 0 -- 1 New Zealand Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Hearn 31 ' Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 8,505 Referee : Gladys Lengwe ( Zambia ) 9 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 09 ) 19 : 00 ( 18 : 00 UTC -- 4 ) Colombia 2 -- 2 United States C. Usme 26 ', 90 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) C. Dunn 41 ' Pugh 59 ' Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Attendance : 30,557 Referee : Teodora Albon ( Romania ) 9 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 09 ) 19 : 00 New Zealand 0 -- 3 France Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Le Sommer 38 ' Cadamuro 63 ', 90 + 2 ' ( pen. ) Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Attendance : 7,350 Referee : Lucia Venegas ( Mexico ) Ranking of third - placed teams Pos Grp Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Australia 8 5 + 3 Knockout stage Sweden 5 − 3 New Zealand 0 5 − 4 Source : Rio2016 Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal difference ; 3 ) Goals scored ; 4 ) Lots drawn by FIFA Knockout stage Main article : Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics -- Women 's tournament -- Knockout stage In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played ( two periods of 15 minutes each ) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot - out to determine the winner. On 18 March 2016, the FIFA Executive Committee agreed that the competition would be part of the International Football Association Board 's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time. Quarter - finals Semi-finals Gold medal match 12 August -- Belo Horizonte Brazil ( p ) 0 ( 7 ) 16 August -- Rio de Janeiro ( Mar. ) Australia 0 ( 6 ) Brazil 0 ( 3 ) 12 August -- Brasília Sweden ( p ) 0 ( 4 ) United States 1 ( 3 ) 19 August -- Rio de Janeiro ( Mar. ) Sweden ( p ) 1 ( 4 ) Sweden 12 August -- São Paulo Germany Canada 16 August -- Belo Horizonte France 0 Canada 0 12 August -- Salvador Germany Bronze medal match China PR 0 19 August -- São Paulo Germany Brazil Canada Quarter - finals 12 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 12 ) 13 : 00 United States 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Sweden Morgan 77 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Blackstenius 61 ' Penalties Morgan Horan Lloyd Brian Press 3 -- 4 Schelin Asllani Sembrant Seger Dahlkvist Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Attendance : 13,892 Referee : Anna - Marie Keighley ( New Zealand ) 12 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 12 ) 16 : 00 China PR 0 -- 1 Germany Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Behringer 76 ' Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Attendance : 9,642 Referee : Kateryna Monzul ( Ukraine ) 12 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 12 ) 19 : 00 Canada 1 -- 0 France Schmidt 56 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Attendance : 38,688 Referee : Claudia Umpierrez ( Uruguay ) 12 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 12 ) 22 : 00 Brazil 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Australia Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Penalties Andressa Alves Andressa Beatriz Rafaelle Marta Debinha Monica Tamires 7 -- 6 Kellond - Knight Alleway van Egmond Polkinghorne Gorry Heyman Logarzo Kennedy Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 52,660 Referee : Carol Chenard ( Canada ) Semi-finals 16 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 16 ) 13 : 00 Brazil 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Sweden Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Penalties Marta Cristiane Andressa Alves Rafaelle Andressa 3 -- 4 Schelin Asllani Seger Fischer Dahlkvist Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 70,454 Referee : Lucia Venegas ( Mexico ) 16 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 16 ) 16 : 00 Canada 0 -- 2 Germany Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Behringer 21 ' ( pen. ) Däbritz 59 ' Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 5,641 Referee : Ri Hyang - ok ( North Korea ) Bronze medal match 19 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 19 ) 13 : 00 Brazil 1 -- 2 Canada Beatriz 79 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Rose 25 ' Sinclair 52 ' Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Attendance : 39,718 Referee : Teodora Albon ( Romania ) Gold medal match 19 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 19 ) 17 : 30 Sweden 1 -- 2 Germany Blackstenius 67 ' Report ( Rio2016 ) Report ( FIFA ) Marozsán 48 ' Sembrant 62 ' ( o.g. ) Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 52,432 Referee : Carol Chenard ( Canada ) Goalscorers 5 goals Melanie Behringer 3 goals Beatriz Janine Beckie Christine Sinclair Sara Däbritz 2 goals Michelle Heyman Cristiane Marta Melissa Tancredi Catalina Usme Louisa Cadamuro Eugenie Le Sommer Stina Blackstenius Carli Lloyd Alex Morgan 1 goal Lisa De Vanna Caitlin Foord Alanna Kennedy Samantha Kerr Clare Polkinghorne Kyah Simon Andressa Alves Mônica Deanne Rose Sophie Schmidt Gu Yasha Tan Ruyin Camille Abily Amel Majri Saskia Bartusiak Melanie Leupolz Dzsenifer Marozsán Alexandra Popp Amber Hearn Nilla Fischer Lotta Schelin Crystal Dunn Mallory Pugh Kudakwashe Basopo Mavis Chirandu Emmaculate Msipa 1 own goal Carolina Arias ( playing against France ) Linda Sembrant ( playing against Germany ) Eunice Chibanda ( playing against Germany ) Final Ranking As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot - outs are counted as draws. 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