Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Matches
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was the association football tournament that featured eleven teams, all from Europe. Four teams were drawn into eight groups of two where they each played once in a single-elimination format. The rest of the teams directly passed to the quarter finals. France and Belgium withdrew shortly before the competition started.[1]
Great Britain won the competition, earning several gold medals. Denmark won silver medals and the Netherlands won bronze medals.[2]
First round[]
Finland vs Italy[]
Finland | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
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Öhman 2' E. Soinio 40' Wiberg 105' |
Report | Bontadini 10' Sardi 25' |
Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Stockholm
Attendance: 600
Referee: Hugo Meisl (Austria)
Finland
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Italy
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- Notes
- ^ As substitutions were not allowed until 1958,[3] it was a contravention to the Laws of the Game. Besides, the official report did not mention the incident.[4]
Austria vs Germany[]
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Germany
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Sweden vs Netherlands[]
Sweden | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands |
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Swensson 3', 80' E. Börjesson 62' (pen.) |
Report | Bouvy 28', 52' Vos 43', 91' |
Olympic Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: George Wagstaffe (England)
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Netherlands
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Second round[]
Finland vs Russia[]
Finland | 2–1 | Russia |
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Wiberg 30' Öhman 80' |
Report | Butusov 72' |
Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Stockholm
Attendance: 200
Referee: Per Sjoblom (Sweden)
Finland
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Great Britain vs Hungary[]
Great Britain | 7–0 | Hungary |
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Walden 21', 23', 49', 53', 55', 85' Woodward 45' |
Report |
Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Stockholm
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands)
Great Britain
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Hungary
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Denmark vs Norway[]
Denmark | 7–0 | Norway |
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Olsen 4', 70', 88' S. Nielsen 60', 85' Wolfhagen 25' Middelboe 37' |
Report |
Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Stockholm
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden)
Denmark
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Netherlands vs Austria[]
Netherlands | 3–1 | Austria |
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Bouvy 8' ten Cate 12' Vos 30' |
Report | Müller 41' |
Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Stockholm
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: David Philip (Scotland)
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Semi finals[]
Great Britain vs Finland[]
Great Britain | 4–0 | Finland |
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Walden 7', 77' Woodward 82' |
Report | Holopainen 2' (o.g.) |
Olympic Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden)
Great Britain
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Finland
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Denmark vs Netherlands[]
Denmark | 4–1 | Netherlands |
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Olsen 14', 87' Jørgensen 7' P. Nielsen 37' |
Report | H. Hansen 85' (o.g.) |
Olympic Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ede Herczog (Hungary)
Denmark
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Netherlands
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Bronze medal game[]
Netherlands vs Finland[]
Netherlands | 9–0 | Finland |
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Vos 29', 43', 46', 74', 78' van der Sluis 24', 57' de Groot 28', 86' |
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Final[]
Great Britain vs Denmark[]
1912 Summer Olympics Football Final
Great Britain | 4–2 | Denmark |
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Hoare 22', 41', Walden 10' Berry 43' |
Report | Olsen 27', 81' |
Olympic Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands)
Great Britain
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Denmark
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References[]
- ^ Football at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games on Sports Reference (archived, 18 Apr 2020)
- ^ V. Olympiad Stockholm 1912 Football Tournament by Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF
- ^ History of the Laws of the Game on FIFA.com
- ^ 1912 Official Report on the LA84 Digital Library Collection
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