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

Top scorers

All-time top scorers RankNameTeamGoals1 Cristiane Brazil142 Marta Brazil133 Christine Sinclair Canada124 Birgit PrinzGermany10 Carli LloydUnited States10 Vivianne Miedema Netherlands10 Barbra BandaZambia108 Abby Wambach United States99 Pretinha Brazil810 Sam Kerr Australia7 Melissa Tancredi Canada7 Stina Blackstenius Sweden713 Ellen White Great Britain6 Lotta SchelinSweden6 Alex MorganUnited States616 Mia Hamm United States5 Sun WenChina5 Tiffeny MilbrettUnited States5 Megan RapinoeUnited States5 Melanie Behringer Germany5 Marie-Antoinette Katoto France5

Top scorers by tournament

Year Player Goals 1996 Ann Kristin Aarønes Linda Medalen Pretinha 4 2000 Sun Wen 4 2004 Cristiane Birgit Prinz 5 2008 Cristiane 5 2012 Christine Sinclair 6 2016 Melanie Behringer 5 2020 Vivianne Miedema 10 2024 Marie-Antoinette Katoto 5

Winning coaches Year Team Coaches 1996 Tony DiCicco 2000 Per-Mathias Høgmo 2004 April Heinrichs 2008 Pia Sundhage 2012 Pia Sundhage 2016 Silvia Neid 2020 Bev Priestman 2024 Emma Hayes

Fair play award Year Team 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Not awarded 2024 Not awarded

General statistics by tournament

Year Host Champion Winning coach Winning captain Top scorer(s) 1996 Atlanta Tony DiCicco Carla Overbeck Ann Kristin Aarønes (4) Linda Medalen (4) Pretinha (4) 2000 Sydney Per-Mathias Høgmo Gøril Kringen Sun Wen (4) 2004 Athens April Heinrichs Julie Foudy Cristiane (5) Birgit Prinz (5) 2008 Beijing Pia Sundhage Christie Rampone Cristiane (5) 2012 London Pia Sundhage Christie Rampone Christine Sinclair (6) 2016 Rio de Janeiro Silvia Neid Saskia Bartusiak Melanie Behringer (5) 2020 Tokyo Bev Priestman Christine Sinclair Vivianne Miedema (10) 2024 Paris Emma Hayes Lindsey Horan Marie-Antoinette Katoto (5)

Teams: tournament position 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 5, (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2024). Most finishes in the top two 6, (1996–2012, 2024). Most finishes in the top three 7, (1996–2012, 2020–2024). Most finishes in the top four 7, (1996–2012, 2020–2024). Most appearances 8, , (all tournaments).

Consecutive Most consecutive championships 3, (2004–2012). Most consecutive finishes in the top two 5, (1996–2012). Most consecutive finishes in the top three 5, (1996–2012).

Gaps Longest gap between successive titles 12 years, (2012–2024).

Host team Best finish by host team Champion: (1996). Worst finish by host team 10th position: (2004).

Other Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion 3, (2004, 2008, 2024) Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion 3, (2004, 2008, 2024) Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion 6, (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2024). Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two 1, (2012), (2020), (2024).

Coaches: tournament position Most championships 2, Pia Sundhage (, 2008, 2012). Most finishes in the top two 3, Pia Sundhage (, 2008, 2012; , 2016). Most finishes in the top three 3, Pia Sundhage (, 2008, 2012; , 2016). Most finishes in the top four 3, Pia Sundhage (, 2008, 2012; , 2016).

Teams: matches played and goals scored

All time Source Most matches played 44, . Most wins 33, . Most losses 14, . Most draws 8, . Most goals scored 88, . Most hat-tricks scored 3, . Most goals conceded 43, . Fewest goals scored 0, . Fewest goals conceded 5, and . Highest goal difference +50, . Lowest goal difference -23, . Highest average of goals scored per match 5.75, . Highest average of goals conceded per match 5.00, .

Individual Most tournaments played 7, Formiga (, 1996–2020). Most medals 4, Christie Rampone (, 2000–2012). Most matches played, finals 33, Formiga (, 1996–2020). Most matches won 19, Christie Rampone (, 2000–2012). Youngest player , Ellie Carpenter (), vs Zimbabwe, 9 August 2016. Oldest player , Formiga (), vs Canada, 30 July 2021.

Goalscoring

Individual Most goals scored, overall finals 14, Cristiane (), 2004–2016. Most goals scored in a tournament 10, Vivianne Miedema (), 2020. Most goals scored in a match 4, Birgit Prinz (), vs China, 2004; Vivianne Miedema () vs Zambia, 2020; Wang Shuang (), vs Zambia, 2020. Most goals scored in a lost match 3, Christine Sinclair, (), vs United States, 2012; Barbra Banda, (), vs Netherlands, 2020 & vs Australia, 2024. Most goals scored in a final match 2, Tiffeny Milbrett (), vs Norway, 2000; Carli Lloyd (), vs Japan, 2012. Most goals scored in all final matches 3, Tiffeny Milbrett (), 1 vs China in 1996 & 2 vs Norway in 2000; Carli Lloyd (), 1 vs Brazil in 2008 & 2 vs Japan in 2012. Fastest hat-trick 14 minutes, Cristiane (), scored at 34', 35' and 45+3', vs Nigeria, 2008. Most hat-tricks 3, Barbra Banda (), 2020-2024. Youngest hat-trick scorer , Cristiane (), vs Greece, 17 August 2004. Youngest goalscorer, final , Stina Blackstenius (), vs Germany, 19 August 2016. Oldest hat-trick scorer , Christine Sinclair (), vs United States, 6 August 2012. Oldest goalscorer, final , Carli Lloyd (), vs Japan, 9 August 2012. Most penalties scored (excluding during shootouts) 2, Perpetua Nkwocha (), 1 each in 2000 & 2008.

Team Biggest margin of victory 8, (8) vs (0), 2004. Most goals scored in a match, one team 10, vs , 2020. Most goals scored in a match, both teams 13, (10) vs (3), 2020.

Tournament

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 Most final appearances as head coach 3, Pia Sundhage, ( 2008 & 2012, 2016), John Herdman ( 2008, 2012 & 2016).

Most final appearances as player and head coach 4, Pia Sundhage, ( 1996 as player and 2016 as coach; 2008 & 2012 as coach).

Discipline

Most sendings off (match, both teams) 2, (1) vs (1), 1996. Most cautions (match, both teams) 8, (4) vs (4), 2000.

Attendance Highest attendance in a match 80,203, vs , 9 August 2012, Wembley Stadium, London, 2012. Highest attendance in a final 80,203, vs , 9 August 2012, Wembley Stadium, London, 2012. Lowest attendance in a match 1,418, vs , 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 List of men's Olympic football tournament records

References