Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

This article lists the team squads of Men's Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Each nation had to submit a squad of 18 players, 15 of which had to be born on or after 1 January 1985, and 3 of which could have been older dispensation players, by 23 July 2008.[1] A minimum of two goalkeepers (plus one optional dispensation goalkeeper) had to be included in the squad.[1]

Group A

Argentina

The following is the Argentina squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Head coach: Sergio Batista

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Óscar Ustari	(1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 22)	1	0	Getafe
2	2DF	Ezequiel Garay	(1986-10-10)10 October 1986 (aged 21)	1	0	Real Madrid
3	2DF	Fabián Monzón	(1987-04-13)13 April 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Boca Juniors
4	2DF	Pablo Zabaleta	(1985-01-16)16 January 1985 (aged 23)	5	0	Espanyol
5	3MF	Fernando Gago	(1986-04-10)10 April 1986 (aged 22)	9	0	Real Madrid
6	2DF	Federico Fazio	(1987-03-17)17 March 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Sevilla
7	3MF	José Sosa	(1985-06-19)19 June 1985 (aged 23)	2	0	Bayern Munich
8	3MF	Éver Banega	(1988-06-29)29 June 1988 (aged 20)	0	0	Valencia
9	4FW	Ezequiel Lavezzi	(1985-05-03)3 May 1985 (aged 23)	2	0	Napoli
10	3MF	Juan Román Riquelme* (c)	(1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 30)	42	18	Boca Juniors
11	3MF	Ángel Di María	(1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (aged 20)	0	0	Benfica
12	2DF	Nicolás Pareja*	(1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 24)	0	0	Anderlecht
13	4FW	Lautaro Acosta	(1988-03-14)14 March 1988 (aged 20)	0	0	Sevilla
14	3MF	Javier Mascherano*	(1984-06-08)8 June 1984 (aged 24)	37	2	Liverpool
15	4FW	Lionel Messi	(1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 21)	26	8	Barcelona
16	4FW	Sergio Agüero	(1988-06-02)2 June 1988 (aged 20)	7	2	Atlético Madrid
17	4FW	Diego Buonanotte	(1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 20)	0	0	River Plate
18	1GK	Sergio Romero	(1987-02-22)22 February 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	AZ
22	1GK	Nicolás Navarro[n 1]	(1985-03-25)25 March 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Napoli

* Over-aged player.

Notes

1. Replaces Óscar Ustari who was injured during the competition

Australia

The following is the Australia squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]

Head coach: Graham Arnold

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Adam Federici	(1985-01-31)31 January 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Reading
2	2DF	Jade North*	(1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (aged 26)	0	0	Newcastle Jets
3	2DF	Adrian Leijer	(1986-03-25)25 March 1986 (aged 22)	20	1	Fulham
4	2DF	Mark Milligan (c)	(1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 23)	18	5	Newcastle Jets
5	2DF	Matthew Špiranović	(1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 20)	1	0	FC Nurnberg
6	2DF	Nikolai Topor-Stanley	(1985-03-11)11 March 1985 (aged 23)	21	4	Perth Glory
7	3MF	Neil Kilkenny	(1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 22)	6	0	Leeds United
8	3MF	Stuart Musialik	(1985-03-29)29 March 1985 (aged 23)	12	0	Sydney FC
9	4FW	Mark Bridge	(1985-11-07)7 November 1985 (aged 22)	17	3	Sydney FC
10	4FW	Archie Thompson*	(1978-10-23)23 October 1978 (aged 29)	0	0	Melbourne Victory
11	3MF	David Carney*	(1983-11-30)30 November 1983 (aged 24)	0	0	Sheffield United
12	2DF	Trent McClenahan	(1985-02-04)4 February 1985 (aged 23)	12	0	Hereford United
13	3MF	Ruben Zadkovich	(1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 22)	19	1	Derby County
14	3MF	James Troisi	(1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 20)	7	2	Gençlerbirliği
15	3MF	Kristian Sarkies	(1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 21)	16	7	Adelaide United
16	3MF	Billy Celeski	(1985-07-14)14 July 1985 (aged 23)	6	0	Melbourne Victory
17	4FW	Nikita Rukavytsya	(1987-06-22)22 June 1987 (aged 21)	6	1	Perth Glory
18	1GK	Tando Velaphi	(1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 21)	6	0	Perth Glory
21	4FW	Matt Simon[n 1]	(1986-01-22)22 January 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Central Coast Mariners

* Over-aged player.

Notes

1. Replaces Archie Thompson who was injured during the competition

Ivory Coast

The following is the Ivory Coast squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head coach: Gérard Gili

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Vincent de Paul Angban	(1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	ASEC Mimosas
2	2DF	Serge Wawa	(1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	ASEC Mimosas
3	2DF	Diarrasouba Viera	(1986-12-21)21 December 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	CFR Cluj
4	2DF	Souleymane Bamba	(1985-01-13)13 January 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Dunfermline
5	2DF	Angoua Brou Benjamin	(1986-11-28)28 November 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Budapest Honvéd
6	3MF	Hervé Kambou	(1985-05-01)1 May 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Bastia
7	3MF	Kafoumba Coulibaly	(1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Nice
8	4FW	Salomon Kalou	(1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Chelsea
9	4FW	Franck Dja Djedje	(1986-06-02)2 June 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Grenoble
10	3MF	Emmanuel Koné	(1986-12-31)31 December 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	CFR Cluj
11	3MF	Anthony Moura-Komenan	(1986-01-20)20 January 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Libourne-Saint-Seurin
12	2DF	Mamadou Bagayoko	(1989-12-31)31 December 1989 (aged 18)	0	0	Africa Sports
13	4FW	Abraham Guié	(1986-07-25)25 July 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Budapest Honvéd
14	4FW	Gervinho (c)	(1987-05-27)27 May 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Le Mans
15	2DF	Mekeme Tamla Ladji	(1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Laval
16	1GK	Christian Fabrice Okoua	(1991-11-08)8 November 1991 (aged 16)	0	0	Africa Sports
17	4FW	Antoine N'Gossan	(1990-11-30)30 November 1990 (aged 17)	0	0	ASEC Mimosas
18	4FW	Sekou Cissé	(1985-05-23)23 May 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Roda JC

* Over-aged player.

Serbia

The following is the Serbia squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

Head coach: Miroslav Đukić

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Vladimir Stojković* (c)	(1983-07-28)28 July 1983 (aged 25)	25	0	Sporting CP
2	2DF	Marko Jovanović	(1988-03-26)26 March 1988 (aged 20)	2	0	Partizan
3	2DF	Aleksandar Kolarov	(1985-11-10)10 November 1985 (aged 22)	12	2	Lazio
4	3MF	Gojko Kačar	(1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 21)	17	0	Hertha BSC
5	2DF	Slobodan Rajković	(1989-02-03)3 February 1989 (aged 19)	15	0	Twente
6	3MF	Predrag Pavlović	(1986-06-19)19 June 1986 (aged 22)	4	0	Napredak Kruševac
7	3MF	Milan Smiljanić	(1986-11-19)19 November 1986 (aged 21)	18	1	Espanyol
8	3MF	Nikola Gulan	(1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 19)	6	0	Fiorentina
9	4FW	Đorđe Rakić	(1985-10-31)31 October 1985 (aged 22)	18	2	Red Bull Salzburg
11	2DF	Duško Tošić	(1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 23)	23	1	Werder Bremen
12	4FW	Dušan Tadić	(1988-11-20)20 November 1988 (aged 19)	6	0	Vojvodina
13	3MF	Ljubomir Fejsa	(1988-08-14)14 August 1988 (aged 19)	4	0	Partizan
14	4FW	Miljan Mrdaković*	(1982-05-09)9 May 1982 (aged 26)	0	0	Vitória de Guimarães
15	3MF	Aleksandar Živković*	(1977-07-28)28 July 1977 (aged 31)	6	0	Shandong Luneng
16	2DF	Nenad Tomović	(1987-08-30)30 August 1987 (aged 20)	2	0	Red Star Belgrade
17	3MF	Zoran Tošić	(1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 21)	14	1	Partizan
18	1GK	Saša Stamenković	(1985-01-05)5 January 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Napredak Kruševac
19	4FW	Andrija Kaluđerović	(1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 21)	4	0	OFK Beograd

* Over-aged player.

Group B

Japan

The following is the Japan squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head coach: Yasuharu Sorimachi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Shusaku Nishikawa	(1986-06-18)18 June 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Oita Trinita
2	3MF	Hajime Hosogai	(1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Urawa Red Diamonds
3	2DF	Maya Yoshida	(1988-08-24)24 August 1988 (aged 19)	0	0	Nagoya Grampus
4	2DF	Hiroki Mizumoto (c)	(1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 22)	1	0	Kyoto Sanga
5	2DF	Yuto Nagatomo	(1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 21)	3	0	FC Tokyo
6	2DF	Masato Morishige	(1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Oita Trinita
7	2DF	Atsuto Uchida	(1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 20)	9	1	Kashima Antlers
8	3MF	Keisuke Honda	(1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 22)	1	0	VVV-Venlo
9	4FW	Yohei Toyoda	(1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Montedio Yamagata
10	3MF	Yohei Kajiyama	(1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	FC Tokyo
11	4FW	Shinji Okazaki	(1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Shimizu S-Pulse
12	3MF	Hiroyuki Taniguchi	(1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Kawasaki Frontale
13	2DF	Michihiro Yasuda	(1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 20)	5	0	Gamba Osaka
14	4FW	Shinji Kagawa	(1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 19)	3	0	Cerezo Osaka
15	4FW	Takayuki Morimoto	(1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 20)	0	0	Catania
16	3MF	Takuya Honda	(1985-04-17)17 April 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Shimizu S-Pulse
17	4FW	Tadanari Lee	(1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Kashiwa Reysol
18	1GK	Kaito Yamamoto	(1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Shimizu S-Pulse

* Over-aged player.

Netherlands

The following is the Netherlands squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head coach: Foppe de Haan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Piet Velthuizen	(1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Vitesse
2	2DF	Gianni Zuiverloon	(1986-12-30)30 December 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	West Bromwich Albion
3	2DF	Dirk Marcellis	(1988-04-13)13 April 1988 (aged 20)	0	0	PSV
4	2DF	Kew Jaliens*	(1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 29)	10	0	AZ
5	2DF	Erik Pieters	(1988-08-07)7 August 1988 (aged 19)	0	0	PSV
6	3MF	Kees Luyckx	(1986-02-11)11 February 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	AZ
7	3MF	Jonathan de Guzmán	(1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 20)	0	0	Feyenoord
8	3MF	Urby Emanuelson	(1986-06-16)16 June 1986 (aged 22)	11	0	Ajax
9	4FW	Roy Makaay* (c)	(1975-03-09)9 March 1975 (aged 33)	43	6	Feyenoord
10	4FW	Gerald Sibon*	(1974-04-19)19 April 1974 (aged 34)	0	0	Heerenveen
11	4FW	Ryan Babel	(1986-12-19)19 December 1986 (aged 21)	25	5	Liverpool
12	3MF	Hedwiges Maduro	(1985-02-13)13 February 1985 (aged 23)	12	0	Valencia
13	2DF	Calvin Jong-a-Pin	(1986-08-18)18 August 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Heerenveen
14	3MF	Evander Sno	(1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Celtic
15	3MF	Royston Drenthe	(1987-04-08)8 April 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Real Madrid
16	4FW	Roy Beerens	(1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 20)	0	0	Heerenveen
17	3MF	Otman Bakkal	(1985-02-27)27 February 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	PSV
18	1GK	Kenneth Vermeer	(1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Ajax

* Over-aged player.

Nigeria

The following is the Nigeria squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head coach: Samson Siasia

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ambruse Vanzekin	(1986-07-14)14 July 1986 (aged 22)	30	0	Akwa United
2	2DF	Chibuzor Okonkwo	(1988-12-16)16 December 1988 (aged 19)	8	0	Bayelsa United
4	2DF	Onyekachi Apam	(1986-12-30)30 December 1986 (aged 21)	30	1	Nice
5	2DF	Dele Adeleye	(1988-12-25)25 December 1988 (aged 19)	27	0	Sparta Rotterdam
6	3MF	Monday James	(1986-10-19)19 October 1986 (aged 21)	19	0	Bayelsa United
7	4FW	Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi	(1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 22)	25	6	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
8	3MF	Sani Kaita	(1986-05-02)2 May 1986 (aged 22)	25	1	Sparta Rotterdam
9	4FW	Victor Nsofor Obinna	(1987-03-25)25 March 1987 (aged 21)	29	11	Chievo
10	3MF	Promise Isaac (c)	(1987-12-02)2 December 1987 (aged 20)	27	9	Trabzonspor
11	4FW	Solomon Okoronkwo	(1987-03-02)2 March 1987 (aged 21)	6	0	Hertha BSC
12	3MF	Oluwafemi Ajilore	(1985-01-18)18 January 1985 (aged 23)	3	0	Groningen
13	2DF	Olubayo Adefemi	(1985-08-13)13 August 1985 (aged 22)	27	5	Hapoel Bnei Lod
14	4FW	Peter Odemwingie*	(1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 27)	25	6	Lokomotiv Moscow
15	2DF	Efe Ambrose	(1988-10-18)18 October 1988 (aged 19)	0	0	Kaduna United
16	4FW	Victor Anichebe	(1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 20)	5	2	Everton
17	3MF	Emmanuel Ekpo	(1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 20)	6	3	Columbus Crew
18	1GK	Ikechukwu Ezenwa	(1988-10-16)16 October 1988 (aged 19)	26	0	Ocean Boys
19	3MF	Oladapo Olufemi	(1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 20)	12	0	Boavista

* Over-aged player.

United States

The following is the United States squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head coach: Piotr Nowak

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Chris Seitz	(1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 21)	7	0	Real Salt Lake
2	2DF	Marvell Wynne	(1986-05-08)8 May 1986 (aged 22)	5	0	Toronto FC
3	2DF	Michael Orozco	(1986-02-07)7 February 1986 (aged 22)	4	0	San Luis
4	3MF	Michael Bradley	(1987-07-31)31 July 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Heerenveen
5	3MF	Dax McCarty	(1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 21)	5	0	FC Dallas
6	2DF	Maurice Edu	(1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 22)	5	0	Toronto FC
7	3MF	Stuart Holden	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 23)	6	0	Houston Dynamo
8	3MF	Danny Szetela	(1987-06-17)17 June 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Brescia
9	4FW	Charlie Davies	(1986-06-25)25 June 1986 (aged 22)	6	1	Hammarby
10	3MF	Benny Feilhaber	(1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 23)	1	0	Derby County
11	4FW	Freddy Adu	(1989-06-02)2 June 1989 (aged 19)	3	4	Monaco
12	4FW	Jozy Altidore	(1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 18)	6	0	Villarreal
13	2DF	Patrick Ianni	(1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 23)	5	1	Houston Dynamo
14	3MF	Robbie Rogers	(1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 21)	2	1	Columbus Crew
15	2DF	Michael Parkhurst*	(1984-01-24)24 January 1984 (aged 24)	0	0	New England Revolution
16	3MF	Sacha Kljestan	(1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 22)	7	1	Chivas USA
17	4FW	Brian McBride* (c)	(1972-06-19)19 June 1972 (aged 36)	0	0	Chicago Fire
18	1GK	Brad Guzan*	(1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 23)	0	0	Aston Villa

* Over-aged player.

Alternates

• Dominic Cervi (goalkeeper)
• Frankie Hejduk (defender)
• Robbie Findley (forward)

Group C

Belgium

The following is the Belgium squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[10]

Head coach: Jean-François de Sart

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Logan Bailly	(1985-12-27)27 December 1985 (aged 22)	13	0	Racing Genk
2	2DF	Sepp de Roover*	(1984-11-12)12 November 1984 (aged 23)	7	0	Groningen
3	2DF	Vincent Kompany	(1986-04-10)10 April 1986 (aged 22)	1	0	Hamburger SV
4	2DF	Thomas Vermaelen	(1985-11-14)14 November 1985 (aged 22)	16	1	Ajax
5	2DF	Sébastien Pocognoli	(1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 21)	19	1	AZ
6	3MF	Marouane Fellaini	(1987-11-22)22 November 1987 (aged 20)	10	0	Standard Liège
7	4FW	Tom de Mul	(1986-03-04)4 March 1986 (aged 22)	32	5	Sevilla
8	3MF	Faris Haroun	(1985-09-22)22 September 1985 (aged 22)	30	5	Racing Genk
9	4FW	Kevin Mirallas	(1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 20)	12	6	Lille
10	3MF	Jan Vertonghen	(1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 21)	6	0	Ajax
11	3MF	Maarten Martens* (c)	(1984-07-02)2 July 1984 (aged 24)	32	8	AZ
12	1GK	Yves Ma-Kalambay	(1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 22)	9	0	Hibernian
13	2DF	Laurent Ciman	(1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 23)	22	1	Club Brugge
14	3MF	Landry Mulemo	(1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 21)	18	0	Standard Liège
15	2DF	Jeroen Simaeys	(1985-05-12)12 May 1985 (aged 23)	3	0	Club Brugge
16	3MF	Anthony Vanden Borre	(1987-10-24)24 October 1987 (aged 20)	15	2	Genoa
17	4FW	Stijn de Smet	(1985-03-27)27 March 1985 (aged 23)	25	3	Cercle Brugge
18	4FW	Mousa Dembélé	(1987-07-16)16 July 1987 (aged 21)	2	0	AZ
19	3MF	Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe[n 1]	(1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 19)	3	0	Hamburger SV
22	1GK	Yves de Winter[n 2]	(1987-05-25)25 May 1987 (aged 21)	6	0	Westerlo

* Over-aged player.

Notes

1. Replaces Stijn De Smet who was injured during the competition
2. Replaces Vincent Kompany who was returned to his club during the competition

Brazil

The following is the Brazil squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[11]

Head coach: Dunga

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Diego Alves	(1985-06-24)24 June 1985 (aged 23)	1	0	Almería
2	2DF	Rafinha	(1985-09-07)7 September 1985 (aged 22)	1	0	Schalke 04
3	2DF	Alex Silva	(1985-03-10)10 March 1985 (aged 23)	1	0	São Paulo
4	2DF	Thiago Silva*	(1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 23)	0	0	Fluminense
5	3MF	Hernanes	(1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (aged 23)	1	0	São Paulo
6	2DF	Marcelo	(1988-05-12)12 May 1988 (aged 20)	0	0	Real Madrid
7	3MF	Anderson	(1988-04-13)13 April 1988 (aged 20)	0	0	Manchester United
8	3MF	Lucas	(1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 21)	1	0	Liverpool
9	4FW	Alexandre Pato	(1989-09-02)2 September 1989 (aged 18)	2	1	Milan
10	3MF	Ronaldinho* (c)	(1980-03-21)21 March 1980 (aged 28)	19	15	Milan
11	3MF	Ramires	(1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 21)	2	0	Cruzeiro
12	1GK	Renan	(1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 23)	2	0	Internacional
13	2DF	Ilsinho	(1985-10-12)12 October 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Shakhtar Donetsk
14	2DF	Breno	(1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 18)	2	0	Bayern Munich
15	3MF	Diego	(1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 23)	13	5	Werder Bremen
16	3MF	Thiago Neves	(1985-02-27)27 February 1985 (aged 23)	1	0	Fluminense
17	4FW	Rafael Sóbis	(1985-06-17)17 June 1985 (aged 23)	1	0	Real Betis
18	4FW	Jô	(1987-03-20)20 March 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Manchester City

* Over-aged player.

China

The following is the China squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[12]

Head coach: Yin Tiesheng

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Qiu Shengjiong	(1985-09-01)1 September 1985 (aged 22)	6	0	Shanghai Shenhua
2	2DF	Tan Wangsong	(1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 22)	14	2	Tianjin Teda
3	2DF	Feng Xiaoting	(1985-10-22)22 October 1985 (aged 22)	20	5	Dalian Shide
4	2DF	Yuan Weiwei	(1985-11-25)25 November 1985 (aged 22)	16	2	Shandong Luneng
5	2DF	Li Weifeng*	(1978-12-01)1 December 1978 (aged 29)	106	15	Shanghai Shenhua
6	3MF	Zhou Haibin	(1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 23)	41	8	Shandong Luneng
7	4FW	Hao Junmin	(1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 21)	15	3	Tianjin Teda
8	3MF	Zheng Zhi* (c)	(1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 27)	78	23	Charlton Athletic
9	4FW	Gao Lin	(1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 22)	16	5	Shanghai Shenhua
10	4FW	Han Peng*	(1983-09-13)13 September 1983 (aged 24)	23	6	Shandong Luneng
11	3MF	Chen Tao	(1985-03-11)11 March 1985 (aged 23)	31	11	Changsha Ginde
12	3MF	Cui Peng	(1987-05-31)31 May 1987 (aged 21)	13	1	Shandong Luneng
13	3MF	Shen Longyuan	(1985-03-02)2 March 1985 (aged 23)	14	2	Shanghai Shenhua
14	2DF	Wan Houliang	(1986-02-25)25 February 1986 (aged 22)	6	0	Shaanxi Chanba
15	4FW	Jiang Ning	(1986-09-01)1 September 1986 (aged 21)	11	4	Qingdao Jonoon
16	3MF	Zhao Xuri	(1985-12-03)3 December 1985 (aged 22)	19	5	Dalian Shide
17	4FW	Dong Fangzhuo	(1985-01-23)23 January 1985 (aged 23)	26	3	Manchester United
18	1GK	Liu Zhenli	(1985-06-26)26 June 1985 (aged 23)	4	0	Qingdao Jonoon
20	4FW	Zhu Ting[n 1]	(1985-07-15)15 July 1985 (aged 23)	21	3	Dalian Shide

* Over-aged player.

Notes

1. Replaces Chen Tao who was injured during the competition

New Zealand

The following is the New Zealand squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[13]

Head coach: Stu Jacobs

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jacob Spoonley	(1987-03-03)3 March 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Wellington Phoenix
2	2DF	Aaron Scott	(1986-07-18)18 July 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Waikato FC
3	2DF	Ian Hogg	(1989-12-15)15 December 1989 (aged 18)	0	0	Hawke's Bay United
4	3MF	Cole Peverley	(1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 20)	0	0	Hawke's Bay United
5	2DF	Ryan Nelsen* (c)	(1977-10-18)18 October 1977 (aged 30)	32	6	Blackburn Rovers
6	2DF	Michael Boxall	(1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 19)	0	0	UC Santa Barbara
7	3MF	Simon Elliott*	(1974-06-10)10 June 1974 (aged 34)	48	6	Fulham
8	4FW	Craig Henderson	(1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Dartmouth College
9	4FW	Daniel Ellensohn	(1985-08-09)9 August 1985 (aged 22)	1	0	Team Wellington
10	4FW	Chris Killen*	(1981-10-08)8 October 1981 (aged 26)	21	8	Celtic
11	3MF	Jeremy Brockie	(1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 20)	7	0	Hawke's Bay United
12	2DF	Steven Old	(1986-02-17)17 February 1986 (aged 22)	14	1	Macarthur Rams
13	3MF	Shaun van Rooyen	(1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Waikato FC
14	2DF	Cole Tinkler	(1986-05-05)5 May 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Team Wellington
15	4FW	Greg Draper	(1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 18)	0	0	Wellington Phoenix
16	2DF	Sam Jenkins	(1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Hawke's Bay United
17	4FW	Sam Messam	(1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Hawke's Bay United
18	1GK	Liam Little	(1986-07-27)27 July 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Otago United

* Over-aged player.

Group D

Cameroon

The following is the Cameroon squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[14]

Head coach: Martin Ndtoungou

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Amour Patrick Tignyemb (c)	(1985-06-14)14 June 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Tonnerre Yaoundé
2	3MF	Albert Baning	(1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain
3	2DF	Antonio Ghomsi*	(1984-04-22)22 April 1984 (aged 24)	0	0	Messina
4	2DF	André Bikey	(1985-01-08)8 January 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Reading
5	2DF	Alexandre Song	(1987-09-09)9 September 1987 (aged 20)	0	0	Arsenal
6	2DF	Stéphane Mbia	(1986-05-20)20 May 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Stade Rennes
7	4FW	Marc Mboua	(1987-02-26)26 February 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Cambuur
8	3MF	Georges Mandjeck	(1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 19)	0	0	VfB Stuttgart
9	3MF	Franck Songo'o	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Portsmouth
10	4FW	Christian Bekamenga	(1986-05-09)9 May 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Nantes
11	4FW	Gustave Bebbe*	(1982-06-22)22 June 1982 (aged 26)	0	0	Ankaragücü
12	2DF	Paul Rolland Bebey Kingué	(1986-11-09)9 November 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Les Astres
13	2DF	Nicolas N'Koulou	(1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 18)	0	0	Monaco
14	3MF	Aurélien Chedjou	(1985-06-20)20 June 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Lille
15	3MF	Serge N'Gal	(1986-01-13)13 January 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	União de Leiria
16	1GK	Joslain Mayebi	(1986-10-14)14 October 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Hakoah Ramat Gan
17	3MF	Alain Junior Ollé Ollé	(1987-04-11)11 April 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	SC Freiburg
18	2DF	Alexis Enam	(1986-11-25)25 November 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Club Africain
22	2DF	Adiaba Bondoa[n 1]	(1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Dunajská Streda

* Over-aged player.

Notes

1. Replaces Alexis Enam who was injured during the competition

Honduras

The following is the Honduras squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[15]

Head coach: Gilberto Yearwood

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kevin Hernández	(1985-12-21)21 December 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Victoria
2	2DF	Quiarol Arzu	(1985-03-03)3 March 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Platense
3	2DF	David Molina	(1988-03-14)14 March 1988 (aged 20)	0	0	Motagua
4	2DF	Samuel Caballero*	(1974-12-24)24 December 1974 (aged 33)	0	0	Changchun Yatai
5	2DF	Erick Norales	(1985-11-02)2 November 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Marathón
6	2DF	Óscar Morales	(1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Real España
7	3MF	Emil Martínez*	(1982-09-09)9 September 1982 (aged 25)	0	0	Shanghai Shenhua
8	3MF	Rigoberto Padilla	(1985-12-01)1 December 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Hispano
9	4FW	Carlos Pavón*	(1973-10-09)9 October 1973 (aged 34)	0	0	Real España
10	3MF	Ramón Núñez	(1985-11-14)14 November 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Olimpia
11	4FW	Luis Rodas	(1985-01-03)3 January 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Motagua
12	3MF	Jorge Claros	(1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Motagua
13	3MF	Hendry Thomas (c)	(1985-02-23)23 February 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Olimpia
14	4FW	Jefferson Bernardez	(1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Motagua
15	4FW	Luis López	(1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Marathón
16	3MF	Marvin Sánchez	(1986-11-02)2 November 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Platense
17	2DF	David Álvarez	(1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Marathón
18	1GK	Obed Enamorado	(1985-09-15)15 September 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Vida
20	3MF	Edder Delgado[n 1]	(1986-11-20)20 November 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Real España
21	4FW	José Guity[n 2]	(1985-05-19)19 May 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Marathón

* Over-aged player.

Notes

1. Replaces Erick Norales who was injured during the competition
2. Replaces Carlos Pavón who was injured during the competition

Italy

The following is the Italy squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[16]

Head coach: Pierluigi Casiraghi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Emiliano Viviano	(1985-12-01)1 December 1985 (aged 22)	30	0	Brescia
2	2DF	Marco Motta	(1986-05-14)14 May 1986 (aged 22)	52	6	Udinese
3	2DF	Paolo De Ceglie	(1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 21)	13	2	Juventus
4	3MF	Antonio Nocerino (c)	(1985-04-09)9 April 1985 (aged 23)	39	0	Palermo
5	3MF	Luca Cigarini	(1986-06-20)20 June 1986 (aged 22)	21	1	Parma
6	2DF	Domenico Criscito	(1986-12-30)30 December 1986 (aged 21)	34	3	Genoa
7	3MF	Riccardo Montolivo	(1985-01-18)18 January 1985 (aged 23)	35	4	Fiorentina
8	3MF	Claudio Marchisio	(1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 22)	9	1	Juventus
9	4FW	Tommaso Rocchi*	(1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 30)	18	7	Lazio
10	4FW	Sebastian Giovinco	(1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 21)	37	7	Juventus
11	4FW	Giuseppe Rossi	(1987-02-01)1 February 1987 (aged 21)	38	15	Villarreal
12	3MF	Daniele Dessena	(1987-05-10)10 May 1987 (aged 21)	22	6	Sampdoria
13	2DF	Andrea Coda	(1985-04-25)25 April 1985 (aged 23)	44	1	Udinese
14	4FW	Robert Acquafresca	(1987-09-11)11 September 1987 (aged 20)	22	8	Cagliari
15	2DF	Salvatore Bocchetti	(1986-11-30)30 November 1986 (aged 21)	6	0	Genoa
16	2DF	Lorenzo De Silvestri	(1988-05-23)23 May 1988 (aged 20)	50	23	Lazio
17	3MF	Ignazio Abate	(1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 21)	17	2	Torino
18	1GK	Andrea Consigli	(1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 21)	41	0	Atalanta
20	3MF	Antonio Candreva[n 1]	(1987-02-28)28 February 1987 (aged 21)	28	1	Livorno
21	4FW	Andrea Russotto[n 2]	(1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 20)	44	11	Napoli

* Over-aged player.

Notes

1. Replaces Claudio Marchisio who was injured during the competition
2. Replaces Tommaso Rocchi who was injured during the competition

South Korea

The following is the South Korea squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[17]

Head coach: Park Sung-hwa

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jung Sung-ryong	(1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2	2DF	Shin Kwang-hoon	(1987-03-18)18 March 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Pohang Steelers
3	2DF	Kim Dong-jin*	(1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 26)	36	2	Zenit St. Petersburg
4	2DF	Kang Min-soo	(1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
5	2DF	Kim Chang-soo	(1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Busan IPark
6	2DF	Kim Jin-kyu (c)	(1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 23)	25	3	FC Seoul
7	3MF	Oh Jang-eun	(1985-07-24)24 July 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Ulsan Hyundai
8	3MF	Kim Jung-woo*	(1982-05-09)9 May 1982 (aged 26)	0	0	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
9	4FW	Shin Young-rok	(1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
10	4FW	Park Chu-young	(1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 23)	19	5	FC Seoul
11	3MF	Lee Chung-yong	(1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 20)	0	0	FC Seoul
12	3MF	Ki Sung-yueng	(1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 19)	0	0	FC Seoul
13	3MF	Kim Seung-yong	(1985-03-14)14 March 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Gwangju Sangmu
14	3MF	Baek Ji-hoon	(1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 23)	12	0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
15	2DF	Kim Kun-hoan	(1986-08-12)12 August 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Kyung Hee University
16	4FW	Cho Young-cheol	(1989-05-31)31 May 1989 (aged 19)	0	0	Yokohama FC
17	4FW	Lee Keun-ho	(1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Daegu FC
18	1GK	Song Yoo-geol	(1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Incheon United

* Over-aged player.

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