Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | West Germany |
| Dates | August 27-September 10 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 135 (3.55 per match) |
The 1972 Olympic football tournament, held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Passau, and Regensburg, was played as part of the 1972 Summer Olympics. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from five continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the second group stage, where the second-placed teams on each group advanced to the bronze medal match while the first-placed teams advanced to the gold medal match held at Olympic Stadium on September 10, 1972.
Contents
Squads[edit]
Main article Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads
First round[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 1 |
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August 29, 1972
12:00 |
| Malaysia |
3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shaharuddin Salleh Zawawi Yusoff |
Report |
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August 31, 1972
12:00 |
| West Germany |
7 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel Hitzfeld Seliger Bitz |
Report |
|
August 31, 1972
12:00 |
| Morocco |
6 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Benkhrif Faras El Filali Tati |
Report |
Group B[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
|
August 30, 1972
12:00 |
| Soviet Union |
2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yevriuzhikin Zanazanyan |
Report | Jaxa |
Group C[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
|
August 27, 1972
12:00 |
| Denmark |
3 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Simonsen Røntved |
Report | Dirceu Zé Carlos |
Group D[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
|
August 30, 1972
12:00 |
| East Germany |
6 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Streich Sparwasser Ducke Vogel Kreische |
Report | Espinosa |
Second round[edit]
Group 1[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
|
September 5, 1972
12:00 |
| East Germany |
7 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ganzera Sparwasser Streich Kreische Häfner |
Report |
|
September 6, 1972
12:00 |
| Hungary |
4 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| E. Dunai A. Dunai Kü |
Report | Hitzfeld |
|
September 8, 1972
12:00 |
| East Germany |
3 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pommerenke Streich Vogel |
Report | Hoeneß Hitzfeld |
Group 2[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
|
September 8, 1972
12:00 |
| Soviet Union |
4 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kolotov Semyonov Blokhin Sabo |
Report |
|
September 8, 1972
12:00 |
| Poland |
5 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kmiecik Lubański Deyna Gadocha |
Report |
Bronze Medal match[edit]
|
September 10, 1972
|
| Soviet Union |
2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Blokhin Khurtsilava |
Report | Kreische Vogel |
Bronze medals shared.
Gold Medal match[edit]
Goalscorers[edit]
With nine goals, Kazimierz Deyna of Poland is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 135 goals were scored by 66 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
- 9 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Final ranking[edit]
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 13 | |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 11 | |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 11 | |
| 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 9 | |
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +11 | 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 | |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 5 | |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 1 | |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Medalists[edit]
External links[edit]
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