# Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

The women's football tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta was held from 21 July to 1 August 1996. The women's tournament was a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. The eight national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 16 players, including two goalkeepers. Additionally, teams could name a maximum of four alternate players, numbered from 17 to 20. The alternate list could contain at most three outfielders, as at least one slot was reserved for a goalkeeper. In the event of serious injury during the tournament, an injured player could be replaced by one of the players in the alternate list. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
The age listed for each player is on 21 July 1996, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament.

## Group E
### China PR

Head coach: Ma Yuanan
China PR named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Zhong Honglian | (1967-10-27)27 October 1967 (aged 28) | |
| 2 | 2DF | Wang Liping | (1973-11-12)12 November 1973 (aged 22) | |
| 3 | 2DF | Fan Yunjie | (1972-04-29)29 April 1972 (aged 24) | |
| 4 | 2DF | Yu Hongqi | (1973-02-02)2 February 1973 (aged 23) | |
| 5 | 2DF | Xie Huilin | (1975-01-17)17 January 1975 (aged 21) | |
| 6 | 3MF | Zhao Lihong | (1972-12-25)25 December 1972 (aged 23) | |
| 7 | 4FW | Wei Haiying | (1971-05-01)1 May 1971 (aged 25) | |
| 8 | 3MF | Shui Qingxia | (1966-12-18)18 December 1966 (aged 29) | |
| 9 | 3MF | Sun Wen (captain) | (1973-04-06)6 April 1973 (aged 23) | |
| 10 | 3MF | Liu Ailing | (1967-05-02)2 May 1967 (aged 29) | |
| 11 | 4FW | Sun Qingmei | (1966-06-19)19 June 1966 (aged 30) | |
| 12 | 2DF | Wen Lirong | (1969-10-02)2 October 1969 (aged 26) | Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi |
| 13 | 3MF | Liu Ying | (1974-06-11)11 June 1974 (aged 22) | |
| 14 | 3MF | Chen Yufeng | (1970-01-17)17 January 1970 (aged 26) | |
| 15 | 4FW | Shi Guihong | (1968-02-13)13 February 1968 (aged 28) | |
| 16 | 1GK | Gao Hong | (1967-11-27)27 November 1967 (aged 28) | |
Unenrolled alternate players :
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) |
| 17 | | Li Yating | |
| 18 | 4FW | Zhang Yan | (1972-08-06)6 August 1972 (aged 23) |
| 19 | 1GK | Zhao Yan | (1972-05-07)7 May 1972 (aged 24) |
| 20 | 2DF | Niu Lijie | (1969-04-12)12 April 1969 (aged 27) |

### Denmark

Head coach: Keld Gantzhorn
Denmark named a squad of 16 players and 3 alternates for the tournament.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Dorthe Larsen | (1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 26) | 31 | Fortuna Hjørring |
| 2 | 2DF | Annette Laursen | (1975-02-26)26 February 1975 (aged 21) | 17 | HEI Århus |
| 3 | 2DF | Bonny Madsen | (1967-08-10)10 August 1967 (aged 28) | 55 | Lugo |
| 4 | 2DF | Kamma Flæng | (1976-03-30)30 March 1976 (aged 20) | 21 | HEI Århus |
| 5 | 2DF | Rikke Holm | (1972-03-22)22 March 1972 (aged 24) | 39 | HEI Århus |
| 6 | 3MF | Christina Petersen | (1974-09-17)17 September 1974 (aged 21) | 24 | Fortuna Hjørring |
| 7 | 3MF | Birgit Christensen | (1976-05-31)31 May 1976 (aged 20) | 24 | Fortuna Hjørring |
| 8 | 3MF | Lisbet Kolding | (1965-04-06)6 April 1965 (aged 31) | 64 | HEI Århus |
| 9 | 4FW | Helle Jensen (captain) | (1969-03-23)23 March 1969 (aged 27) | 74 | Fortuna Hjørring |
| 10 | 4FW | Gitte Krogh | (1977-05-13)13 May 1977 (aged 19) | 28 | HEI Århus |
| 11 | 4FW | Lene Madsen | (1973-03-11)11 March 1973 (aged 23) | 26 | Fortuna Hjørring |
| 12 | 2DF | Lene Terp | (1973-04-15)15 April 1973 (aged 23) | 26 | Vejle BK |
| 13 | 3MF | Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen | (1975-11-06)6 November 1975 (aged 20) | 30 | HEI Århus |
| 14 | 3MF | Merete Pedersen | (1973-06-30)30 June 1973 (aged 23) | 10 | OB |
| 15 | 4FW | Christina Bonde | (1973-09-28)28 September 1973 (aged 22) | 15 | Fortuna Hjørring |
| 16 | 1GK | Helle Bjerregaard | (1968-06-21)21 June 1968 (aged 28) | 56 | Rødovre BK |
Unenrolled alternate players :
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 17 | 1GK | Christina Jensen | (1974-01-21)21 January 1974 (aged 22) | 1 | OB |
| 18 | 3MF | Louise Hansen | (1975-05-04)4 May 1975 (aged 21) | 6 | TSV Siegen |
| 19 | 4FW | Irene Stelling | (1971-07-25)25 July 1971 (aged 24) | 49 | Hartford Hawks |

### Sweden

Head coach: Bengt Simonsson
Sweden named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Annelie Nilsson | (1971-06-14)14 June 1971 (aged 25) | 23 | 0 | Sunnanå SK |
| 2 | 2DF | Cecilia Sandell | (1968-06-10)10 June 1968 (aged 28) | 14 | 0 | Älvsjö AIK |
| 3 | 2DF | Åsa Jakobsson | (1966-06-02)2 June 1966 (aged 30) | 52 | 1 | Gideonsberg IF |
| 4 | 2DF | Annika Nessvold | (1971-02-24)24 February 1971 (aged 25) | 31 | 6 | Malmö FF |
| 5 | 2DF | Kristin Bengtsson | (1970-01-12)12 January 1970 (aged 26) | 46 | 2 | FK Athene Moss |
| 6 | 3MF | Anna Pohjanen | (1974-01-25)25 January 1974 (aged 22) | 23 | 7 | Sunnanå SK |
| 7 | 3MF | Pia Sundhage (captain) | (1960-02-13)13 February 1960 (aged 36) | 141 | 69 | Hammarby IF |
| 8 | 3MF | Malin Swedberg | (1968-09-15)15 September 1968 (aged 27) | 48 | 3 | Älvsjö AIK |
| 9 | 3MF | Malin Andersson | (1973-05-04)4 May 1973 (aged 23) | 33 | 14 | Älvsjö AIK |
| 10 | 3MF | Ulrika Kalte | (1970-05-19)19 May 1970 (aged 26) | 52 | 20 | Älvsjö AIK |
| 11 | 4FW | Lena Videkull | (1962-12-09)9 December 1962 (aged 33) | 105 | 65 | Malmö FF |
| 12 | 1GK | Ulrika Karlsson | (1970-10-14)14 October 1970 (aged 25) | 5 | 0 | Bälinge IF |
| 13 | 2DF | Camilla Svensson-Gustafsson | (1969-01-20)20 January 1969 (aged 27) | 16 | 0 | Jitex BK/JG93 |
| 14 | 4FW | Maria Kun | (1973-04-17)17 April 1973 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | Gideonsberg IF |
| 15 | 4FW | Julia Carlsson | (1975-04-08)8 April 1975 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 | Älvsjö AIK |
| 16 | 4FW | Hanna Ljungberg | (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 17) | 3 | 1 | Sunnanå SK |
Unenrolled alternate players :
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 17 | 1GK | Eva Larsson | (1973-02-27)27 February 1973 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 2DF | Åsa Lönnqvist | (1970-04-14)14 April 1970 (aged 26) | 27 | 1 | |
| 19 | 3MF | Pernilla Bowall | (1972-08-16)16 August 1972 (aged 23) | 7 | 0 | Jitex BK/JG 93 |
| 20 | 4FW | Anneli Wahlgren | (1971-01-15)15 January 1971 (aged 25) | 10 | 3 | Bälinge IF |

### United States

Head coach: Tony DiCicco
The United States named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament. Lorrie Fair was invited to the squad as an alternate, but declined due to her disappointment of not making the team.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Briana Scurry | (1971-09-07)7 September 1971 (aged 24) | 41 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1GK | Mary Harvey | (1965-06-04)4 June 1965 (aged 31) | | 0 | |
| 3 | 4FW | Cindy Parlow | (1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 18) | | 8 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 4 | 2DF | Carla Overbeck (captain) | (1968-05-09)9 May 1968 (aged 28) | 95 | 7 | |
| 5 | 3MF | Tiffany Roberts | (1977-05-05)5 May 1977 (aged 19) | 49 | 6 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 6 | 2DF | Brandi Chastain | (1968-07-21)21 July 1968 (aged 28) | 36 | 9 | |
| 7 | 2DF | Staci Wilson | (1976-07-08)8 July 1976 (aged 20) | | 0 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 8 | 3MF | Shannon MacMillan | (1974-10-07)7 October 1974 (aged 21) | 23 | 6 | Shiroki FC Serena |
| 9 | 4FW | Mia Hamm | (1972-03-17)17 March 1972 (aged 24) | 116 | 62 | |
| 10 | 4FW | Michelle Akers | (1966-02-01)1 February 1966 (aged 30) | 104 | 92 | |
| 11 | 3MF | Julie Foudy | (1971-01-23)23 January 1971 (aged 25) | 91 | 16 | |
| 12 | 4FW | Carin Jennings-Gabarra | (1965-01-09)9 January 1965 (aged 31) | 113 | 53 | |
| 13 | 3MF | Kristine Lilly | (1971-07-22)22 July 1971 (aged 24) | 116 | 45 | |
| 14 | 2DF | Joy Fawcett | (1968-02-08)8 February 1968 (aged 28) | 96 | 15 | Ajax of Manhattan Beach |
| 15 | 3MF | Tisha Venturini | (1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 23) | 66 | 25 | |
| 16 | 4FW | Tiffeny Milbrett | (1972-10-23)23 October 1972 (aged 23) | 60 | 23 | Shiroki FC Serena |
Unenrolled alternate players :
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 17 | 3MF | Amanda Cromwell | (1970-06-15)15 June 1970 (aged 26) | | 1 | |
| 18 | 2DF | Thori Staples | (1974-04-17)17 April 1974 (aged 22) | | 0 | |
| 19 | 3MF | Jen Streiffer | (1978-05-25)25 May 1978 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 20 | 1GK | Saskia Webber | (1971-06-13)13 June 1971 (aged 25) | | 0 | |

## Group F
### Brazil

Head coach: José Duarte
Brazil named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament. During the tournament, Kátia replaced Nilda due to injury.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Meg | (1956-01-01)1 January 1956 (aged 40) | Vasco da Gama |
| 2 | 2DF | Nenê | (1976-03-31)31 March 1976 (aged 20) | Saad EC |
| 3 | 2DF | Suzy | (1967-02-07)7 February 1967 (aged 29) | Vasco da Gama |
| 4 | 3MF | Fanta | (1966-09-14)14 September 1966 (aged 29) | Vasco da Gama |
| 5 | 3MF | Márcia Taffarel | (1968-05-15)15 May 1968 (aged 28) | Saad EC |
| 6 | 2DF | Elane | (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 28) | Euroexport |
| 7 | 4FW | Pretinha | (1975-05-19)19 May 1975 (aged 21) | Vasco da Gama |
| 8 | 3MF | Formiga | (1978-03-03)3 March 1978 (aged 18) | Saad EC |
| 9 | 4FW | Michael Jackson | (1963-11-19)19 November 1963 (aged 32) | Torino CF |
| 10 | 3MF | Sissi (captain) | (1967-06-02)2 June 1967 (aged 29) | Saad EC |
| 11 | 4FW | Roseli | (1969-09-07)7 September 1969 (aged 26) | Takarazuka Bunnys |
| 12 | 1GK | Didi | (1963-09-22)22 September 1963 (aged 32) | Saad EC |
| 13 | 2DF | Marisa | (1966-09-10)10 September 1966 (aged 29) | Unattached |
| 14 | 4FW | Tânia | (1974-10-03)3 October 1974 (aged 21) | Saad EC |
| 15 | 3MF | Nilda | (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 24) | Saad EC |
| 16 | 2DF | Sônia | (1968-08-04)4 August 1968 (aged 27) | Ítalo Serrano |
| 19 | 3MF | Kátia | (1977-02-18)18 February 1977 (aged 19) | Saad EC |
Unenrolled alternate players :
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) |
| 17 | 3MF | Russa | (1963-02-12)12 February 1963 (aged 33) |
| 18 | 3MF | Leda Maria | (1966-04-16)16 April 1966 (aged 30) |
| 20 | 1GK | Maravilha | (1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 23) |

### Germany

Head coach: Gero Bisanz
Germany named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Manuela Goller | (1971-01-05)5 January 1971 (aged 25) | 42 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler |
| 2 | 2DF | Jutta Nardenbach | (1968-08-13)13 August 1968 (aged 27) | 56 | TuS Ahrbach |
| 3 | 2DF | Birgitt Austermühl | (1965-10-08)8 October 1965 (aged 30) | 55 | FSV Frankfurt |
| 4 | 2DF | Kerstin Stegemann | (1977-09-29)29 September 1977 (aged 18) | 9 | FC Eintracht Rheine |
| 5 | 2DF | Doris Fitschen | (1968-10-25)25 October 1968 (aged 27) | 81 | TSV Siegen |
| 6 | 3MF | Dagmar Pohlmann | (1972-02-07)7 February 1972 (aged 24) | 36 | FSV Frankfurt |
| 7 | 3MF | Martina Voss | (1967-12-22)22 December 1967 (aged 28) | 89 | FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen |
| 8 | 3MF | Bettina Wiegmann | (1971-10-07)7 October 1971 (aged 24) | 67 | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler |
| 9 | 4FW | Heidi Mohr | (1967-05-29)29 May 1967 (aged 29) | 101 | TuS Niederkirchen |
| 10 | 3MF | Silvia Neid (captain) | (1964-05-02)2 May 1964 (aged 32) | 108 | TSV Siegen |
| 11 | 4FW | Patricia Brocker | (1966-04-07)7 April 1966 (aged 30) | 43 | TuS Niederkirchen |
| 12 | 1GK | Katja Kraus | (1970-11-23)23 November 1970 (aged 25) | 6 | FSV Frankfurt |
| 13 | 2DF | Sandra Minnert | (1973-04-07)7 April 1973 (aged 23) | 28 | FSV Frankfurt |
| 14 | 3MF | Pia Wunderlich | (1975-01-26)26 January 1975 (aged 21) | 19 | SG Praunheim |
| 15 | 4FW | Birgit Prinz | (1977-10-25)25 October 1977 (aged 18) | 25 | FSV Frankfurt |
| 16 | 3MF | Renate Lingor | (1975-10-11)11 October 1975 (aged 20) | 5 | SC Klinge Seckach |
Unenrolled alternate players :
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 17 | 2DF | Tina Wunderlich | (1977-10-10)10 October 1977 (aged 18) | 6 | SG Praunheim |
| 18 | 4FW | Katja Bornschein | (1972-03-16)16 March 1972 (aged 24) | 31 | FSV Frankfurt |
| 19 | 3MF | Sandra Smisek | (1977-07-03)3 July 1977 (aged 19) | 9 | FSV Frankfurt |
| 20 | 1GK | Christine Francke | (1974-06-12)12 June 1974 (aged 22) | 2 | |

### Japan

Head coach: Tamotsu Suzuki
Japan named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Junko Ozawa | (1973-12-07)7 December 1973 (aged 22) | Fujita SC Mercury |
| 2 | 2DF | Yumi Tomei | (1972-06-01)1 June 1972 (aged 24) | Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi |
| 3 | 2DF | Rie Yamaki | (1975-10-02)2 October 1975 (aged 20) | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies |
| 4 | 2DF | Maki Haneta | (1972-09-30)30 September 1972 (aged 23) | Matsushita Panasonic Bambina |
| 5 | 2DF | Yumi Obe | (1975-02-15)15 February 1975 (aged 21) | Nikko Securities Dream Ladies |
| 6 | 2DF | Kae Nishina | (1972-12-07)7 December 1972 (aged 23) | Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi |
| 7 | 3MF | Homare Sawa | (1978-09-06)6 September 1978 (aged 17) | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |
| 8 | 3MF | Asako Takakura | (1968-04-19)19 April 1968 (aged 28) | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |
| 9 | 3MF | Futaba Kioka | (1965-11-22)22 November 1965 (aged 30) | Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies |
| 10 | 4FW | Akemi Noda (captain) | (1969-10-13)13 October 1969 (aged 26) | Takarazuka Bunnys Ladies SC |
| 11 | 3MF | Etsuko Handa | (1965-05-10)10 May 1965 (aged 31) | Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies |
| 12 | 4FW | Tamaki Uchiyama | (1972-12-13)13 December 1972 (aged 23) | Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi |
| 13 | 3MF | Nami Otake | (1974-07-30)30 July 1974 (aged 21) | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |
| 14 | 3MF | Kaoru Kadohara | (1970-05-25)25 May 1970 (aged 26) | Matsushita Panasonic Bambina |
| 15 | 4FW | Miyuki Izumi | (1973-03-31)31 March 1973 (aged 23) | Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies |
| 16 | 1GK | Shiho Onodera | (1973-11-18)18 November 1973 (aged 22) | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |
Unenrolled alternate players :
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 17 | 2DF | Rie Kimura | (1971-07-30)30 July 1971 (aged 24) | Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina |
| 18 | 4FW | Kaori Nagamine | (1968-06-03)3 June 1968 (aged 28) | Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies |
| 19 | 1GK | Megumi Sakata | (1971-10-18)18 October 1971 (aged 24) | |
| 20 | 2DF | Ryoko Uno | (1975-11-09)9 November 1975 (aged 20) | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |

### Norway

Head coach: Even Pellerud
Norway named a squad of 16 players and 3 alternates for the tournament. During the tournament, Tone Gunn Frustøl replaced Heidi Støre due to injury.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Bente Nordby | (1974-07-23)23 July 1974 (aged 21) | Athene Moss |
| 2 | 2DF | Agnete Carlsen | (1971-01-15)15 January 1971 (aged 25) | Nikko |
| 3 | 2DF | Gro Espeseth (captain) | (1972-10-30)30 October 1972 (aged 23) | Sandviken |
| 4 | 2DF | Nina Nymark Andersen | (1972-09-28)28 September 1972 (aged 23) | Sandviken |
| 5 | 2DF | Merete Myklebust | (1973-05-16)16 May 1973 (aged 23) | Trondheims-Ørn |
| 6 | 3MF | Hege Riise | (1969-07-18)18 July 1969 (aged 27) | Nikko |
| 7 | 4FW | Anne Nymark Andersen | (1972-09-28)28 September 1972 (aged 23) | Sandviken |
| 8 | 3MF | Heidi Støre | (1963-07-04)4 July 1963 (aged 33) | Nikko |
| 9 | 4FW | Marianne Pettersen | (1975-04-12)12 April 1975 (aged 21) | Gjelleråsen |
| 10 | 4FW | Linda Medalen | (1965-06-17)17 June 1965 (aged 31) | Nikko |
| 11 | 4FW | Brit Sandaune | (1972-06-05)5 June 1972 (aged 24) | Trondheims-Ørn |
| 12 | 1GK | Reidun Seth | (1966-06-09)9 June 1966 (aged 30) | Öxabäck IF |
| 13 | 2DF | Tina Svensson | (1966-11-16)16 November 1966 (aged 29) | Asker |
| 14 | 3MF | Tone Haugen | (1964-02-06)6 February 1964 (aged 32) | Nikko |
| 15 | 3MF | Trine Tangeraas | (1971-02-26)26 February 1971 (aged 25) | Sandviken |
| 16 | 4FW | Ann Kristin Aarønes | (1973-01-19)19 January 1973 (aged 23) | SK Trondheims-Ørn |
| 17 | 3MF | Tone Gunn Frustøl | (1975-06-21)21 June 1975 (aged 21) | Asker SK |
Unenrolled alternate players :
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 18 | 4FW | Kjersti Thun | (1974-06-18)18 June 1974 (aged 22) | | | Asker SK |
| 19 | 1GK | Ingrid Sternhoff | (1977-02-25)25 February 1977 (aged 19) | | | Haugar |