Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Matches
Appearance
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. Belgium withdrew shortly before the draw, while France withdrew after the draw.[1]
Great Britain won the competition. Denmark won silver and the Netherlands won bronze.[2]
First round
[edit]Finland vs Italy
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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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Sweden vs Netherlands
[edit]Sweden ![]() | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Swensson ![]() E. Börjesson ![]() |
Report | Bouvy ![]() Vos ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sweden
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Netherlands
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Norway vs France
[edit]Second round
[edit]Finland vs Russia
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Russia
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Great Britain vs Hungary
[edit]Great Britain ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Walden ![]() Woodward ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Great Britain
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hungary
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Denmark vs Norway
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Denmark
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Norway
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Netherlands vs Austria
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Semi finals
[edit]Great Britain vs Finland
[edit]Great Britain ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Walden ![]() Woodward ![]() |
Report | Holopainen ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Great Britain
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Finland
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Denmark vs Netherlands
[edit]Denmark ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Olsen ![]() Jørgensen ![]() P. Nielsen ![]() |
Report | H. Hansen ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Denmark
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Netherlands
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Bronze medal game
[edit]Netherlands vs Finland
[edit]Netherlands ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Vos ![]() van der Sluis ![]() de Groot ![]() |
Report |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Netherlands
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Finland
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Final
[edit]Great Britain vs Denmark
[edit]1912 Summer Olympics Football Final
Great Britain ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Hoare ![]() Walden ![]() Berry ![]() |
Report | Olsen ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Great Britain
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Denmark
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References
[edit]- ^ 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