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Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countryWest Germany
Dates27 August – 10 September
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Poland
Runners-up Hungary
Third place East Germany (shared)
 Soviet Union (shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored135 (3.55 per match)
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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 10 September 1972.

Squads

Main article Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads

Venues

Munich
Nuremberg
Olympiastadion Frankenstadion
Regensburg Passau
Jahnstadion Drei Flüsse Stadion
Ingolstadt Augsburg
ESV-Stadion Rosenaustadion

First round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 6
 Morocco 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 3
 Malaysia 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 2
 United States 3 0 1 2 0 10 −10 1
Morocco 0 – 0 United States
Report
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: Rudi Glöckner East Germany
West Germany 3 – 0 Malaysia
Worm 56'
Kalb 71'
Seliger 82'		 Report
Attendance: 60.000
Referee: Armando Marques Brazil
Malaysia 3 – 0 United States
Shaharuddin 14'
Salleh 67'
Zawawi Yusoff 77'		 Report
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: Henry Oberg Norway
West Germany 3 – 0 Morocco
Nickel 30' (pen.) 33' (pen.)
Hitzfeld 53'		 Report
Attendance: 16.000
Referee: Dogan Babacan Turkey
West Germany 7 – 0 United States
Nickel 17' 43' 70' 86'
Hitzfeld 47'
Seliger 62'
Bitz 79'		 Report
Attendance: 65.000
Morocco 6 – 0 Malaysia
Benkhrif 16'
Faras 19' 21' 25'
El Filali 56'
Tati 85'		 Report
Attendance: 2.500
Referee: Károly Palotai Hungary

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 6
 Mexico 3 2 0 1 3 4 -1 4
 Burma 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2
 Sudan 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Soviet Union 1 – 0 Burma
Kolotov 51' Report
Attendance: 6.000
Referee: Jafar Namdar Iran
Mexico 1 – 0 Sudan
Manzo 16' Report
Attendance: 500
Mexico 1 – 0 Burma
Cuéllar 86' Report
Attendance: 1.000
Referee: Robert Quarshie Ghana
Soviet Union 2 – 1 Sudan
Yevriuzhikin 42' (pen.)
Zanazanyan 44'		 Report Jaxa 59'
Attendance: 25.000
Burma 2 – 0 Sudan
Soe Than 7'
Aung Moe Thin 61'		 Report
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Marian Srodecki Poland
Soviet Union 4 – 1 Mexico
Blokhin 7' 13' 14'
Semyonov 58'		 Report Razo 60'
Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Luis Pestarino Argentina

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 5
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 4
 Iran 3 1 0 2 1 9 −8 2
 Brazil 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Hungary 5 – 0 Iran
A. Dunai 31' 48' 90+1'
Várady 52'
Kozma 81'		 Report
Attendance: 2.000
Denmark 3 – 2 Brazil
Simonsen 28' 83'
Røntved 50'		 Report Dirceu 68'
Zé Carlos 69'
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Pavel Kazakov Soviet Union
Denmark 4 – 0 Iran
Heino Hansen 16' 58'
Simonsen 39'
Nygaard 44'		 Report
Attendance: 3.500
Referee: Abdelkrim Ziani Morocco
Hungary 2 – 2 Brazil
A. Dunai 4'
Juhász 84'		 Report Pedrinho 67'
Dirceu 73'
Attendance: 50.000
Referee: William Mullan United Kingdom
Iran 1 – 0 Brazil
Halvai 63' Report
Attendance: 2.200
Denmark 0 – 2 Hungary
Report E. Dunai 17' 84'
Attendance: 8.500
Referee: Oei Poh Hwa Malaysia

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 6
 East Germany 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 4
 Colombia 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 2
 Ghana 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
East Germany 4 – 0 Ghana
Kreische 19' 89'
Streich 45'
Sparwasser 66'		 Report
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: Michael Wuertz United States
Poland 5 – 1 Colombia
Deyna 16' 32'
Gadocha 42' 49' 72'		 Report Morón 63'
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: A. Salih Gindil Sudan
East Germany 6 – 1 Colombia
Streich 1' 10'
Sparwasser 9'
Ducke 31'
Vogel 85'
Kreische 88' (pen.)		 Report Espinosa 38'
Attendance: 4.500
Poland 4 – 0 Ghana
Lubański 40'
Gadocha 59' 89'
Deyna 86'		 Report
Attendance: 2.200
Referee: Kan-Chee Lee Hong Kong
Colombia 3 – 1 Ghana
Morón 56'
Torres 60'
Montaño 82'		 Report Sunday 79'
Attendance: 25.000
Poland 2 – 1 East Germany
Gorgoń 6' 63' Report Streich 45'
Attendance: 10.000

Second round

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 6
 East Germany 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 4
 West Germany 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
 Mexico 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 1
Hungary 2 – 0 East Germany
A. Dunai 60'
Tóth 66'		 Report
Attendance: 8.500
Referee: Armando Marques Brazil
West Germany 1 – 1 Mexico
Hitzfeld 5' Report Cuéllar 69'
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: Oei Poh Hwa Malaysia
East Germany 7 – 0 Mexico
Ganzera 34'
Sparwasser 39' 51' 89'
Streich 48'
Kreische 72'
Häfner 79'		 Report
Attendance: 5.500
Referee: Jafar Namdar Iran
Hungary 4 – 1 West Germany
E. Dunai 14'
A. Dunai 43'
Kü 75' 87'		 Report Hitzfeld 33'
Attendance: 70.000
Referee: Luis Pestarino Argentina
Hungary 2 – 0 Mexico
A. Dunai 35'
Kocsis 53'		 Report
Attendance: 2.500
Referee: Kan Chee Lee Hong Kong
East Germany 3 – 2 West Germany
Pommerenke 10'
Streich 53'
Vogel 82'		 Report Hoeneß 31'
Hitzfeld 68'
Attendance: 80.000
Referee: William Mullan United Kingdom

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 5
 Soviet Union 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 4
 Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 3
 Morocco 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Soviet Union 3 – 0 Morocco
Semyonov 1'
Kolotov 15'
Elissev 69'		 Report
Attendance: 55.000
Denmark 1 – 1 Poland
Heino Hansen 27' Report Deyna 36'
Attendance: 4.000
Soviet Union 1 – 2 Poland
Blokhin 28' Report Deyna 79' (pen.)
Szołtysik 87'
Attendance: 5.000
Referee: Henry Oberg Norway
Denmark 3 – 1 Morocco
Bak 55' 83'
Printzlau 90'		 Report Merzaq 89'
Attendance: 3.100
Soviet Union 4 – 0 Denmark
Kolotov 20'
Semyonov 28'
Blokhin 55'
Sabo 88'		 Report
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: Dogan Babacan Turkey
Poland 5 – 0 Morocco
Kmiecik 3'
Lubański 10'
Deyna 45' (pen.) 63'
Gadocha 53'		 Report
Attendance: 500

Bronze Medal match

Soviet Union 2 – 2 East Germany
Blokhin 10'
Khurtsilava 30'		 Report Kreische 33' (pen.)
Vogel 78'
Attendance: 80.000
Referee: Armando Marques Brazil

Bronze medals shared.

Gold Medal match

Poland 2 – 1 Hungary
Deyna 47' 68' Report Várady 42'
Attendance: 80.000

Goalscorers

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

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Poland (POL) 7 6 1 0 21 5 +16 13
2  Hungary (HUN) 7 5 1 1 18 5 +13 11
3  Soviet Union (URS) 7 5 1 1 17 6 +11 11
3  East Germany (GDR) 7 4 1 2 23 9 +14 9
5  West Germany (FRG) 6 3 1 2 17 8 +11 7
6  Denmark (DEN) 6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 7
7  Mexico (MEX) 6 2 1 3 4 14 −10 5
8  Morocco (MAR) 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 3
9  Burma (BIR) 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2
10  Malaysia (MAS) 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 2
11  Colombia (COL) 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 2
12  Iran (IRI) 3 1 0 2 1 9 −8 2
13  Brazil (BRA) 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
14  United States (USA) 3 0 1 2 0 10 −10 1
15  Sudan (SUD) 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
16  Ghana (GHA) 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
 Poland  Hungary  Soviet Union  East Germany

Hubert Kostka
Zbigniew Gut
Jerzy Gorgoń
Zygmunt Anczok
Lesław Ćmikiewicz
Zygmunt Maszczyk
Jerzy Kraska
Kazimierz Deyna
Zygfryd Szołtysik
Włodzimierz Lubański
Robert Gadocha
Ryszard Szymczak
Antoni Szymanowski
Joachim Marx
Grzegorz Lato
Marian Ostafiński
Kazimierz Kmiecik
Marian Szeja
Coach:Kazimierz Górski

István Géczi
Péter Vépi
Miklós Páncsics
Péter Juhász
Lajos Szücs
Mihály Kozma
Antal Dunai
Lajos Kü
Béla Váradi
Ede Dunai
László Bálint
Lajos Kocsis
Kálmán Tóth
László Branikovics
József Kovács
Csaba Vidács
Adám Rothermel

Oleg Blokhin
Murtaz Khurtsilava
Yuri Istomin
Vladimir Kaplichny
Viktor Kolotov
Yevgeni Lovchev
Sergei Olshansky
Yevgeni Rudakov
Vyacheslav Semyonov
Gennadi Evryuzhikhin
Oganes Zanazanyan
Andrei Yakubik
Arkadi Andriasyan
Revaz Dzodzuashvili
Iosef Sabo
Yuri Eliseev
Vladimir Onishchenko
Anatoli Kuksov
Vladimir Pilgui

Jürgen Croy
Manfred Zapf
Konrad Weise
Bernd Bransch
Jürgen Pommerenke
Jürgen Sparwasser
Hans-Jürgen Kreische
Joachim Streich
Wolfgang Seguin
Peter Ducke
Frank Ganzera
Lothar Kurbjuweit
Eberhard Vogel
Harald Irmscher
Ralf Schulenberg
Reinhard Häfner
Siegmar Wätzlich
Coach: Georg Buschner

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