List of men's Olympic football tournament records and statistics
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This is a list of records of the football tournament in the Olympic games ever since the inaugural official edition in 1908.
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
- 3, Hungary (1952, 1964, 1968).
- 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).
Consecutive[]
- Most consecutive medals
- 4, Hungary (1960–64–68–72) and Brazil (2008–12–16–20).
- Most consecutive medals (counting only participated tournaments)
- 4, Hungary (1960–64–68–72) and Yugoslavia (1948–52–56–60).
- Most consecutive golds
- 2, Great Britain (1908–12);[1] 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 finishes in the top three
- 3, Soviet Union (1972–1980).[2]
- Most consecutive championships by a confederation
- 13, UEFA (1936–1992).
- Most consecutive matches won
- 12 Argentina (2004–2008) six in each tournament.
Gaps[]
- Longest gap between successive titles
- 32 years, Soviet Union (1956–1988).
- Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
- 72 years, Spain (1920–1992).
Host team[]
- Best finish by host team
- Champion: (1908); Belgium (1920); Spain (1992); Brazil (2016).
Other[]
- 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[]
All time[]
- 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[]
- 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).
Goalscoring[]
Individual[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
- 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.
Discipline[]
- Most sendings off (all-time, team)
- 6, Italy, Morocco, Spain.
- Most cautions (all-time, team)
- 91, Italy.
Attendance[]
- Highest average of attendance per match
- 47,660, 2012.
- Lowest average of attendance per match
- 3,333, 1908.
References[]
See also[]
Categories:
- Olympic football records and statistics