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

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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.[1] 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.[2][3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 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) Japan 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) Caps Goals Club
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.[4]

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

Sweden

Head coach: Bengt Simonsson

Sweden named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[5][6]

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

United States

Head coach: Tony DiCicco

The United States named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[7][8][9] Lorrie Fair was invited to the squad as an alternate, but declined due to her disappointment of not making the team.[10]

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 United States 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 United States 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 United States North Carolina Tar Heels
8 3MF Shannon MacMillan (1974-10-07)7 October 1974 (aged 21) 23 6 Japan 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 United States 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 Japan 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 United States 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.[11][3] During the tournament, Kátia replaced Nilda due to injury.[12]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Meg (1956-01-01)1 January 1956 (aged 40) Brazil Vasco da Gama
2 2DF Nenê (1976-03-31)31 March 1976 (aged 20) Brazil Saad EC
3 2DF Suzy (1967-02-07)7 February 1967 (aged 29) Brazil Vasco da Gama
4 3MF Fanta (1966-09-14)14 September 1966 (aged 29) Brazil Vasco da Gama
5 3MF Márcia Taffarel (1968-05-15)15 May 1968 (aged 28) Brazil Saad EC
6 2DF Elane (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 28) Brazil Euroexport
7 4FW Pretinha (1975-05-19)19 May 1975 (aged 21) Brazil Vasco da Gama
8 3MF Formiga (1978-03-03)3 March 1978 (aged 18) Brazil Saad EC
9 4FW Michael Jackson (1963-11-19)19 November 1963 (aged 32) Italy Torino CF
10 3MF Sissi (captain) (1967-06-02)2 June 1967 (aged 29) Brazil Saad EC
11 4FW Roseli (1969-09-07)7 September 1969 (aged 26) Japan Takarazuka Bunnys
12 1GK Didi (1963-09-22)22 September 1963 (aged 32) Brazil 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) Brazil Saad EC
15 3MF Nilda (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 24) Brazil Saad EC
16 2DF Sônia (1968-08-04)4 August 1968 (aged 27) Brazil Ítalo Serrano
19 3MF Kátia (1977-02-18)18 February 1977 (aged 19) Brazil Saad EC
Unenrolled alternate players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
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.[13]

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

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

Norway

Head coach: Even Pellerud

Norway named a squad of 16 players and 3 alternates for the tournament.[15] During the tournament, Tone Gunn Frustøl replaced Heidi Støre due to injury.[16]

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

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