The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August (two days before the opening ceremony), and ended on 28 August. The tournaments take place every four years, in conjunction with the Summer Olympic Games. The associations affiliated to FIFA are invited to participate with their men's U-23 and women's representative teams. The men's tournament allows up to three overage players to join the U-23 squads. The men's tournament was won by Argentina, coached by Marcelo Bielsa, which held a record of having won every match without conceding a goal in the tournament. The Golden Boot was won by Argentina's Carlos Tevez. The women's tournament was won by the United States. Venues Olympic Stadium, Athens Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos Men Women FIFA Fair play award Women's tournament Japan Sweden References External links Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Men, FIFA.com Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Women, FIFA.com Official result book – Football 2004 2004 in association football 2004