This is a list of records and statistics of the football tournament in the Olympic games ever since the inaugural edition in 1996 .
Medal table [ edit ] Top scorers [ edit ] All-time top scorers [ edit ] The all-time top goalscorers with at least 5 goals (since 1996)
Top scorers by tournament [ edit ]
Winning coaches [ edit ] Fair play award [ edit ]
General statistics by tournament [ edit ] Teams: tournament position [ edit ] Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically.
Most titles won 4, United States (1996 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 ) Most finishes in the top two 5, United States . Most finishes in the top three 6, United States (all but 2016). Most finishes in the top four 6, United States (all but 2016) Most appearances 8, Brazil , United States (all tournaments) Consecutive [ edit ] Most consecutive championships 3, United States (2004–2012). Most consecutive finishes in the top two 5, United States (1996–2012). Most consecutive finishes in the top three 5, United States (1996–2012). Longest gap between successive titles 8 years, United States (1996–2004). Host team [ edit ] Best finish by host team Champion: United States (1996). Worst finish by host team 10th position: Greece (2004). Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion 2, Brazil (2004, 2008), Sweden (2016, 2020). Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion 2, Brazil (2004, 2008), Sweden (2016, 2020). Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion 5, Brazil (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016). Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two 1, France (2012), Australia (2020). Coaches: tournament position [ edit ] Most championships 2, Pia Sundhage (United States , 2008-2012). Most finishes in the top two 3, Pia Sundhage (United States , 2008-2012; Sweden , 2016). Most finishes in the top three 3, Pia Sundhage (United States , 2008-2012; Sweden , 2016). Most finishes in the top four 3, Pia Sundhage (United States , 2008-2012; Sweden , 2016). Teams: matches played and goals scored [ edit ] All time [ edit ] Source[1]
Most matches played 38, United States . Most wins 27, United States . Most losses 12, Sweden . Most draws 8, Brazil . Most goals scored 76, United States . Most hat-tricks scored 2, Brazil . Most goals conceded 34, Sweden . Fewest goals scored 0, Greece . Fewest goals conceded 7, Great Britain . Highest goal difference +40, United States . Lowest goal difference -12, Zimbabwe . Highest average of goals scored per match 2.33, Zambia . Highest average of goals conceded per match 5.00, Zambia , Zimbabwe . Individual [ edit ] Most tournaments played 7, Formiga (Brazil , 1996–2020). Most medals 4, Christie Rampone (United States , 2000–2012). Most matches played, finals 33, Formiga (Brazil , 1996–2016).[2] Most matches won 19, Christie Rampone (United States , 2000–2012). Youngest player 16 years, 119 days, Ellie Carpenter (Australia ), vs Zimbabwe , 9 August 2016 . Oldest player 43 years, 149 days, Formiga (Brazil ), vs Canada , 30 July 2021 . Goalscoring [ edit ] Individual [ edit ] Most goals scored, overall finals 14, Cristiane (Brazil ), 2004–2016.[3] Most goals scored in a tournament 10, Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands ), 2020 . Most goals scored in a match 4, Birgit Prinz (Germany ), vs China , 2004 ; Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands ) vs Zambia , 2020 ; Wang Shuang (China ), vs Zambia , 2020 .[4] Most goals scored in a lost match 3, Christine Sinclair , (Canada ), vs United States , 2012 ; Barbra Banda , (Zambia ), vs Netherlands , 2020 . Most goals scored in a final match 2, Tiffeny Milbrett (United States ), vs Norway , 2000 ; Carli Lloyd (United States ), vs Japan , 2012 . Most goals scored in all final matches 3, Tiffeny Milbrett (United States ), 1 vs China in 1996 & 2 vs Norway in 2000; Carli Lloyd (United States ), 1 vs Brazil in 2008 & 2 vs Japan in 2012. Fastest hat-trick 14 minutes, Cristiane (Brazil ), scored at 34', 35' and 45+3', vs Nigeria , 2008 . Most hat-tricks 2, Cristiane (Brazil ), 2004–2008; Barbra Banda (Zambia ), 2020 Youngest hat-trick scorer 19 years, 94 days, Cristiane (Brazil ), vs Greece , 17 August 2004 . Youngest goalscorer, final 20 years, 196 days, Stina Blackstenius (Sweden ), vs Germany , 19 August 2016 . Oldest hat-trick scorer 29 years, 55 days, Christine Sinclair (Canada ), vs United States , 6 August 2012 . Oldest goalscorer, final 30 years, 24 days, Carli Lloyd (United States ), vs Japan , 9 August 2012 . Most penalties scored (excluding during shootouts) 2, Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria ), 1 each in 2000 & 2008. Biggest margin of victory 8, Germany (8) vs China (0), 2004 .[5] Most goals scored in a match, one team 10, Netherlands vs Zambia , 2020 . Most goals scored in a match, both teams 13, Netherlands (10) vs Zambia (3), 2020 . Tournament [ edit ] [6]
Most goals scored in a tournament 101 goals, 2020 . Fewest goals scored in a tournament 42 goals, 2000 . Most goals per match in a tournament 3.88 goals per match, 2020 . Fewest goals per match in a tournament 2.54 goals per match, 2008 , 2016 . Coaching [ edit ] Most final appearances as head coach 3, Pia Sundhage , (United States 2008 & 2012, Sweden 2016), John Herdman (New Zealand 2008, Canada 2012 & 2016). Most final appearances as player and head coach 4, Pia Sundhage , (Sweden 1996 as player and 2016 as coach; United States 2008 & 2012 as coach). Discipline [ edit ] [7]
Most sendings off (match, both teams) 2, China Brazil 1996 . Most cautions (match, both teams) 8, Brazil (4) vs United States (4), 2000 . Attendance [ edit ] Highest attendance in a match 80,203, United States vs Japan , 9 August 2012, Wembley Stadium , London, 2012 . Highest attendance in a final 80,203, United States vs Japan , 9 August 2012, Wembley Stadium , London, 2012 . Lowest attendance in a match 1,418, United States vs Japan , 20 August 2004, Kaftanzoglio Stadium , Thessaloniki, 2004 . Highest average of attendance per match 43,235, 1996 . Highest attendance in a tournament 740,014, 2008 . Lowest average of attendance per match 10,432, 2004 . Lowest attendance in a tournament 208,637, 2004 . See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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