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. 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

Finland vs Italy

A Finnish player (in dark jersey) carrying the ball
Finland 3–2 (a.e.t.) Italy
Öhman 2'
E. Soinio 40'
Wiberg 105'
Report Bontadini 10'
Sardi 25'
Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Stockholm
Attendance: 600
Referee: Hugo Meisl (Austria)
Finland
Italy

Notes
  1. ^ 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

Austria (in white shirts) vs Germany
Austria 5–1 Germany
Merz 75', 81'
Studnicka 58'
Neubauer 62'
Cimera 89'
Report Jäger 35'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Humbert Willing (Netherlands)
Austria
Germany

Sweden vs Netherlands

The Netherlands (white shirts) vs. Sweden (dark jerseys). The Dutch keeper Göbel saves
Sweden 3–4 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Swensson 3', 80'
E. Börjesson 62' (pen.)
Report Bouvy 28', 52'
Vos 43', 91'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: George Wagstaffe (England)
Sweden
Netherlands


Norway vs France

Norway 2–0
Awarded
 France

Second round

Finland vs Russia

Finland 2–1 Russia
Wiberg 30'
Öhman 80'
Report Butusov 72'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Per Sjoblom (Sweden)
Finland
Russia

GK August Syrjäläinen
DF Jalmari Holopainen
DF Gösta Löfgren
MF Knut Lund
MF Eino Soinio (c)
MF Viljo Lietola
FW Ragnar Wickström
FW Bror Wiberg
FW Artturi Nyyssönen
FW Jarl Öhman
FW Algoth Niska
Manager
(none)
GK Lev Favorsky
DF Pyotr Sokolov
DF Vladimir Markov
MF Andrei Akimov
MF Nikita Khromov
MF Nikolai Kynin
FW Mikhail Smirnov
FW Aleksandr Filippov (c)
FW Vasily Butusov
FW Vasily Zhitarev
FW Sergei Filippov
Manager
Russia Robert Fulda and Georgy Dyuperron

Great Britain vs Hungary

Scene of the match
Great Britain 7–0 Hungary
Walden 21', 23', 49', 53', 55', 85'
Woodward 45'
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands)
Great Britain
Hungary

Denmark vs Norway

Denmark 7–0 Norway
Olsen 4', 70', 88'
S. Nielsen 60', 85'
Wolfhagen 25'
Middelboe 37'
Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden)
Denmark
Norway

Netherlands vs Austria

Netherlands 3–1 Austria
Bouvy 8'
ten Cate 12'
Vos 30'
Report Müller 41'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: David Philip (Scotland)

Semi finals

Great Britain vs Finland

Great Britain in white jerseys against the Finns.
Great Britain 4–0 Finland

Walden 7', 77'
Woodward 82'
Report Holopainen 2' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden)
Great Britain
Finland

Denmark vs Netherlands

Denmark 4–1 Netherlands
Olsen 14', 87'
Jørgensen 7'
P. Nielsen 37'
Report H. Hansen 85' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ede Herczog (Hungary)
Denmark
Netherlands

Bronze medal game

Netherlands vs Finland

Netherlands 9–0 Finland
Vos 29', 43', 46', 74', 78'
van der Sluis 24', 57'
de Groot 28', 86'
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Per Sjoblom (Sweden)
Netherlands
Finland

Final

Great Britain vs Denmark

Great Britain 4–2 Denmark
Hoare 22', 41',
Walden 10'
Berry 43'
Report Olsen 27', 81'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands)
Great Britain
Denmark

GK Ronald Brebner
DF Thomas Burn
DF Arthur Knight
MF Douglas McWhirter
MF Henry Littlewort
MF James Dines
FW Arthur Berry
FW Vivian Woodward
FW Harold Walden
FW Gordon Hoare
FW Ivan Sharpe
Head Coach:
England Adrian Birch
GK Sophus Hansen
DF Nils Middelboe
DF Harald Hansen
MF Charles Buchwald
MF Emil Jorgensen
MF Paul Berth
FW Oskar Nielsen
FW Axel Thufason
FW Anthon Olsen
FW Sophus Nielsen
FW Vilhelm Wolfhagen
Head Coach:
Charlie Williams

References

  1. ^ Football at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games on Sports Reference (archived, 18 Apr 2020)
  2. ^ V. Olympiad Stockholm 1912 Football Tournament by Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF
  3. ^ History of the Laws of the Game on FIFA.com
  4. ^ 1912 Official Report on the LA84 Digital Library Collection
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