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Men's Olympic football tournament records and statistics

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This is a list of records and statistics of the football tournament in the Olympic games ever since the inaugural official edition in 1908.[1]

Medal table

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  • Bronze medals shared in 1972 tournament
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Hungary3115
2 Great Britain3003
3 Brazil2327
4 Spain2305
5 Argentina2204
6 Soviet Union (URS)2035
7 Uruguay2002
8 Yugoslavia (YUG)1315
9 France1203
 Poland1203
11 East Germany (GDR)1113
 Nigeria1113
13 Czechoslovakia (TCH)1102
14 Italy1023
 Sweden1023
16 Belgium1012
 Mexico1012
18 Cameroon1001
 Canada1001
20 Denmark0314
21 Bulgaria0112
 United States0112
23 Austria0101
 Germany0101
 Paraguay0101
  Switzerland0101
27 Netherlands0033
28 Chile0011
 Ghana0011
 Japan0011
 Morocco0011
 Norway0011
 South Korea0011
 United Team of Germany (EUA)0011
 West Germany (FRG)0011
Totals (35 entries)28282985

Top scorers by tournament

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Year Player(s) Goals
1900 France Gaston Peltier
United Kingdom John Nicholas
2
1904 Canada Alexander Hall
Canada Tom Taylor
3
1908 Denmark Sophus Nielsen 11
1912 Germany Gottfried Fuchs 10
1920 Sweden Herbert Karlsson 7
1924 Uruguay Pedro Petrone 7
1928 Argentina Domingo Tarasconi 11
1936 Italy Annibale Frossi 7
1948 Denmark John Hansen
Sweden Gunnar Nordahl
7
1952 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rajko Mitić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Zebec
7
1956 India Neville D'Souza
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Todor Veselinović
Bulgaria Dimitar Milanov
4
1960 Denmark Harald Nielsen 8
1964 Hungary Ferenc Bene 12
1968 Japan Kunishige Kamamoto 7
1972 Poland Kazimierz Deyna 9
1976 Poland Andrzej Szarmach 6
1980 Soviet Union Sergey Andreyev 5
1984 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Borislav Cvetković
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stjepan Deverić
France Daniel Xuereb
5
1988 Brazil Romário 7
1992 Poland Andrzej Juskowiak 7
1996 Brazil Bebeto
Argentina Hernán Crespo
6
2000 Chile Iván Zamorano 6
2004 Argentina Carlos Tevez 8
2008 Italy Giuseppe Rossi 4
2012 Brazil Leandro Damião 6
2016 Germany Serge Gnabry
Germany Nils Petersen
6
2020 Brazil Richarlison 5
2024 Morocco Soufiane Rahimi 8

Records

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Starting with the first official football tournament in London in 1908, Denmark's Sophus Nielsen and Hungary's Antal Dunai share the record for the most total goals scored by a player in tournament history. Both have 13 goals: Nielsen scored 11 goals in 1908 and two in 1912, and Dunai scored six in 1968 and seven in 1972. Ferenc Bene holds the record for the most goals scored by a player in a single Olympics tournament, scoring 12 goals in the 1964 edition. Sophus Nielsen and Gottfried Fuchs share the record for most goals scored in a single Olympic match at 10. Nielson achieved that in the semi-final match against France in 1908, and Fuchs did so in the first-round match against Russia in the 1912 consolation tournament.

Neymar scored the fastest goal in a men's Olympic football match in history, 14 seconds into the semi-final match against Honduras on 17 August 2016.[2]

All-time top scorers

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The all-time top goalscorers with at least 7 goals (since 1908)

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Denmark Sophus Nielsen Denmark 13
Hungary Antal Dunai Hungary 13
3 Hungary Ferenc Bene Hungary 12
4 Argentina Domingo Tarasconi Argentina 11
Uruguay Pedro Petrone Uruguay 11
6 Germany Gottfried Fuchs Germany 10
Poland Kazimierz Deyna Poland 10
8 United Kingdom Harold Walden Great Britain 9
Denmark Vilhelm Wolfhagen Denmark 9
10 Netherlands Jan Vos Netherlands 8
Uruguay Hector Scarone Uruguay 8
Argentina Carlos Tevez Argentina 8
Brazil Bebeto Brazil 8
Denmark Harald Nielsen Denmark 8
Egypt Ibrahim Reyadh Egypt 8
Morocco Soufiane Rahimi Morocco 8
17 Denmark John Hansen Denmark 7
Denmark Anthon Olsen Denmark 7
Sweden Gunnar Nordahl Sweden 7
Italy Annibale Frossi Italy 7
Denmark Vilhelm Wolfhagen Denmark 7
Sweden Herbert Carlsson Sweden 7
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Zebec Yugoslavia 7
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Galić Yugoslavia 7
Japan Kunishige Kamamoto Japan 7
Poland Andrzej Juskowiak Poland 7
Brazil Romario Brazil 7
Brazil Neymar Brazil 7

Hat-tricks

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Since the first official tournament in 1908 in England, 99 hat-tricks have been scored in over 1,000 matches of the 28 editions of the tournament.[citation needed]

Teams: tournament position

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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
3,  Great Britain (1900, 1908, 1912) ;  Hungary (1952, 1964, 1968).
Most finishes in the top two
5,  Brazil (1984, 1988, 2012, 2016, 2020),  Spain (1920, 1992, 2000, 2020, 2024)
Most finishes in the top three
7,  Brazil (1984, 1988, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020).
Most finishes in the top four
8,  Brazil (1976, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020).
Most appearances
15,  Italy (1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008).
15,  United States (1904, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2024).

Consecutive

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Most consecutive medals
4,  Yugoslavia (1948–52–56–60); Hungary (1960–64–68–72);  Brazil (2008–12–16–20).
Most consecutive golds
2,  Great Britain (1908–12);[a]  Uruguay (1924–28);  Hungary (1964–68);  Argentina (2004–08);  Brazil (2016–20).
Most consecutive silvers
3,  Yugoslavia (1948–52–56).
Most consecutive bronzes
3,  Netherlands (1908–12–20).
Most consecutive top three finishes
3,  Soviet Union (1972–1980).[b]
Most consecutive championships by a confederation
13, UEFA, (1936–1992).
Most consecutive matches won
12,  Argentina (2004–2008), six in each tournament.
Most consecutive appearances
9,  South Korea (1988–2020)

Gaps

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Longest gap between titles
32 years,  Soviet Union (1956–1988).
Longest gap between appearances in the top two
72 years,  Spain (1920–1992).

Host team

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Best finish by host team
Champion:  Great Britain (1908);  Belgium (1920);  Spain (1992);  Brazil (2016).

Other

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Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion
3,  Denmark (1908, 1912, 1960).
Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion
4,  Denmark (1908, 1912, 1948, 1960).
Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion
4,  Netherlands (1908, 1912, 1920, 1924);  Denmark (1908, 1912, 1948, 1960).

Teams: matches played and goals scored

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All time

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Most matches played
66,  Brazil.
Most wins
38,  Brazil.
Most losses
23,  Italy.
Most draws
13,  South Korea.
Most goals scored
134,  Brazil.
Most goals conceded
102,  Serbia.
Fewest goals conceded
1,  Estonia.

Individual

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Most matches played, finals
13, Dezső Novák ( Hungary, 1960–1968); Antal Dunai ( Hungary, 1964–1972); Lajos Szűcs ( Hungary, 1968–1972); Miklós Páncsics ( Hungary, 1968–1972).

Players who won Summer Olympics and FIFA World Cup

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Player Team Gold medal FIFA World Cup
José Leandro Andrade  Uruguay 1924

1928

1930
Pedro Cea
José Nasazzi
Pedro Petrone
Héctor Scarone
Santos Urdinarán
Peregrino Anselmo 1928
Héctor Castro
Lorenzo Fernández
Álvaro Gestido
Domingo Tejera
Alfredo Foni  Italy 1936 1938
Sergio Bertoni
Ugo Locatelli
Pietro Rava
Ángel Di María  Argentina 2008 2022
Lionel Messi

Goalscoring

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Individual

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Most goals scored, overall finals
13, Sophus Nielsen ( Denmark), 1908–1912; Antal Dunai ( Hungary), 1964-1972.
Most goals scored in a tournament
12, Ferenc Bene ( Hungary), 1964.
Most goals scored in a match
10, Sophus Nielsen ( Denmark), vs France, 1908; Gottfried Fuchs ( Germany), vs Russia, 1912.
First goalscorer
Nils Middelboe ( Denmark), vs France, 19 October 1908.
Youngest goalscorer
16 years, 332 days, Ángel Uribe ( Peru), vs France, 26 August 1960.
Oldest goalscorer
38 years, 243 days, Ryan Giggs ( Great Britain), vs United Arab Emirates, 29 July 2012.

Team

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Most goals scored in a match, one team
17,  Denmark vs  France, 1908.
Most goals scored in a match, both teams
18,  Denmark (17) vs  France (1), 1908.
Highest scoring draw
5–5,  Soviet Union vs  Yugoslavia, 1952.
Fewest goals conceded in a tournament
0,  Argentina in Athens 2004

Tournament

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Most goals scored in a tournament
135 goals, 1952; 1972.
Fewest goals scored in a tournament
48 goals, 1908.
Most goals per match in a tournament
8.00 goals per match, 1908.
Fewest goals per match in a tournament
2.34 goals per match, 2008.

Winning managers

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
1904 Canada Louis Blake Duff United States Joe Lydon None
1908 England Alfred Davis England Charlie Williams England Edgar Chadwick
1912 England Adrian Birch England Charlie Williams England Edgar Chadwick
1920 Belgium Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie Spain Francisco Bru England Frederick Warburton
1924 Uruguay Ernesto Fígoli England Edward Duckworth Hungary József Nagy
1928 Uruguay Primo Gianotti Spain José Lago Millan Italy Augusto Rangone
1936 Italy Vittorio Pozzo England Jimmy Hogan Norway Asbjørn Halvorsen
1948 England George Raynor Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milorad Arsenijević England Reg Mountford
1952 Hungary Gusztáv Sebes Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milorad Arsenijević England George Raynor
1956 Soviet Union Gavriil Kachalin Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milovan Ćirić Bulgaria Stoyan Ormandzhiev &
Bulgaria Krum Milev
1960 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Tirnanić Denmark Arne Sørensen Hungary Béla Volentik
1964 Hungary Károly Lakat Czechoslovakia Rudolf Vytlačil Hungary Károly Sós
1968 Hungary Károly Lakat Bulgaria Georgi Berkov Japan Ken Naganuma
1972 Poland Kazimierz Górski Hungary Rudolf Illovszky East Germany Georg Buschner
Soviet Union Aleksandr Ponomarev
1976 East Germany Georg Buschner Poland Kazimierz Górski Soviet Union Valeriy Lobanovskyi
1980 Czechoslovakia František Havránek East Germany Rudolf Krause Soviet Union Konstantin Beskov
1984 France Henri Michel Brazil Jair Picerni Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Toplak
1988 Soviet Union Anatoliy Byshovets Brazil Carlos Alberto Silva Germany Hannes Löhr
1992 Spain Vicente Miera Poland Janusz Wójcik Ghana Sam Arday
1996 Netherlands Jo Bonfrère Argentina Daniel Passarella Brazil Mário Zagallo
2000 Cameroon Jean-Paul Akono Spain Iñaki Sáez Uruguay Nelson Acosta
2004 Argentina Marcelo Bielsa Paraguay Carlos Jara Italy Claudio Gentile
2008 Argentina Sergio Batista Nigeria Samson Siasia Brazil Dunga
2012 Mexico Luis Fernando Tena Brazil Mano Menezes South Korea Hong Myung-bo
2016 Brazil Rogério Micale Germany Horst Hrubesch Nigeria Samson Siasia
2020 Brazil André Jardine Spain Luis de la Fuente Mexico Jaime Lozano
2024 Spain Santi Denia France Thierry Henry Morocco Tarik Sektioui

Managers who won Summer Olympics and FIFA World Cup

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Manager Team Gold medal FIFA World Cup
Vittorio Pozzo  Italy 1936 1934, 1938

Discipline

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Most sendings off (all-time, team)
6,  Italy,  Morocco,  Spain.
Most cautions (all-time, team)
91,  Italy.

Attendance

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Highest average of attendance per match
47,660, 2012.
Lowest average of attendance per match
3,333, 1908.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Although Great Britain won the 1900 competition, this is not recognized by FIFA.
  2. ^ Although UEFA was founded in 1954, its records include all European teams which become UEFA members.

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic football records: Dunai's goals, USA's dominance and Brazil's medal collection". 16 August 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Video: Watch Neymar net the fastest goal in Olympic history to take host nation Brazil into football final". 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

See also

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