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Football, Men

Date25 May – 9 June 1924
StatusOlympic
LocationStade Bergeyre, Paris / Stade de Paris, Saint-Ouen / Stade Pershing, Vincennes / Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes
Participants279 from 22 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament.

With serious international participation, the 1924 Olympic tournament is definitely the first major international football championship. German authors Lennartz and Buschmann even titled their book on the event “Uruguay, forgotten World Champion”. The South Americans were definitely the class of the tournament. They amazed European spectators with their attractive play and impressed with their 5-1 win over the home nation in the quarter-finals. The Uruguayans encountered their main obstacle in the semi-finals, trailing the Dutch team by 0-1 at half-time. The Uruguayans fought their way back, but only decided the match with a penalty kick that most observers thought to have been an error by the French referee.

While Uruguay won an easy victory over Switzerland in the final, the match for bronze was more closely fought. In the first match, Sweden and the Netherlands tied one all after extra time, and a second match had to be played. The replay was held less than 24 hours after the first game, and both teams played with heavily changed line-ups due to fatigued players. Sweden won the match 3-1.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1UruguayURUGold
Andrés Mazali
José Nasazzi
Pedro Arispe
José Leandro Andrade
Santos Urdinarán
Héctor Scarone
Pedro Petrone
Pedro Cea
José Vidal
Alfredo Ghierra
Ángel Romano
Humberto Tomassina
José Naya
Alfredo Zibechi
Pedro Casella DNS
Luis Chiappara DNS
Pedro Etchegoyen DNS
Zoilo Saldombide DNS
Antonio Urdinarán DNS
Fermín Uriarte DNS
Pedro Zingone DNS
Pascual Somma DNS
CoachErnesto Figoli
2SwitzerlandSUISilver1
Hans Pulver
Adolphe Reymond
Rudolf Ramseyer
August Oberhauser
Paul Schmiedlin
Aron Pollitz
Karl Ehrenbolger
Robert Pache
Walter Dietrich
Xam Abegglen
Paul Fässler
Félix Bédouret
Adolphe Mengotti
Paul Sturzenegger
Edmond Kramer
Walter Weiler DNS
Charles Bouvier DNS
Gustav Gottenkieny DNS
Jean Haag DNS
Marcel Katz DNS
Louis Richard DNS
Theo Schär DNS
CoachTeddy Duckworth
3SwedenSWEBronze
Sigge Lindberg
Axel Alfredsson
Fritte Hillén
Gunnar Holmberg
Sven Friberg
Harry Sundberg
Evert Lundquist
Sven Rydell
Per Kaufeldt
Tore Keller
Putte Kock
Gustaf Carlson
Charles Brommesson
Thorsten Svensson
Albin Dahl
Konrad Hirsch
Sven Lindqvist
Sten Mellgren
Robert Zander DNS
Karl Gustafsson DNS
Vigor Lindberg DNS
Gunnar Olsson DNS
CoachJózsef Nagy
4NetherlandsNED
Gejus van der Meulen
Jan Oosthoek
Albert, Jonkheer Snouck Hurgronje
André le Fèvre
Ben Verweij
Ber Groosjohan
Kees Pijl
Evert van Linge
Gerrit Horsten
Peer Krom
Gerrit Visser
Hans Tetzner
Henk Vermetten
Harry Dénis
Jan de Natris
Joop ter Beek
Klaas Breeuwer
Dick Sigmond
Okkie Formenoij
Louis Lash DNS
Pap Roomberg DNS
Jan de Boer DNS
CoachBilly Townley
=5IrelandIRL2
Ernie McKay
Denis Hannon
Frank Ghent
Bertie Kerr
Jack McCarthy
Johnny Murray
John Joe Dykes
Joe Kendrick
Micky Farrell
Paddy O'Reilly
Paddy Duncan
Tommy Muldoon
Charlie Dowdall DNS
Tommy Murphy DNS
Christy Robinson DNS
John Thomas DNS
Thomas Aungier DNS
Ernie Crawford DNS
Bobby Cowzer DNS
John Lea DNS
Frank Heaney DNS
John Healy DNS
CoachCharlie Harris
=5FranceFRA
Antoine Parachini
Édouard Baumann
Édouard Crut
Ernest Gravier
Jean Batmale
Jean Boyer
Jules Devaquez
Raymond Dubly
Marcel Domergue
Paul Nicolas
Philippe Bonnardel
Pierre Chayriguès
Henri Bard DNS
Léon Huot DNS
Pierre Chesneau DNS
Maurice Cottenet DNS
Robert Dufour DNS
Ernest Gross DNS
Gérard Isbecque DNS
Albert Jourda DNS
Albert Rénier DNS
Jacques Canthelou DNS
CoachCharles Griffiths
=5ItalyITA
Adolfo Baloncieri
Gastone Baldi
Giovanni De Prà
Giuseppe Aliberti
Giuseppe Della Valle
Leopoldo Conti
Luigi Burlando
Mario Magnozzi
Ottavio Barbieri
Renzo Devecchi
Umberto Caligaris
Virgilio Levratto
Virginio Rosetta
Antonio Bruna DNS
Gianpiero Combi DNS
Antonio Janni DNS
Mario Ardissone DNS
Antonio Fayenz DNS
Cesare Martin DNS
Feliciano Monti DNS
Severino Rosso DNS
Giuseppe Calvi DNS
CoachVittorio Pozzo
=5EgyptEGY
Abdel Salam Hamdy
Ahmed Salem
Ali El-Hassani
Ali Riadh
Sayed Houda
Hussein Hegazi
Ibrahim Yakan
Kamel Taha
Fouad Gamil
Mahmoud Houda
Riadh Shawki
Riskalla Henain
Gamil Osman DNS
Mokhtar El-Tetsh DNS
Mohammed El-Mahdwy DNS
Sayed Abaza DNS
Khalil Housny DNS
Mahmoud Marey DNS
Abdel Kader Mohammed DNS
Abdel Hamid Moharrem DNS
Mohamed Rostam DNS
Ahmed Mansour DNS
CoachHussein Hegazi
=9RomaniaROU
Albert Ströck-Török
Alexandru Kozovits
Attila Molnar
Aurel Guga
Francisc Zimmermann
Iosif Bartha
Mihai Tänzer
Nicolae Hönigsberg
Nicolae Bonciocat
Rudolf Wetzer
Ștefan Ströck
Carol Frech DNS
Elemer Hirsch DNS
Iacob Holz DNS
Dezideriu Iacobi DNS
Pompeiu Lazăr DNS
Radu Niculescu DNS
Atanasie Protopopesco DNS
Adalbert Ritter DNS
Francisc Ronnay DNS
Augustin Semler DNS
Leopold Tritsch DNS
CoachAdrian Suciu
=9BulgariaBUL3
Aleksandar Hristov
Boyan Byanov
Dimitar Mutafchiev
Geno Mateev
Ivan Radoev
Konstantin Maznikov
Kiril Yovovich
Nikola Mutafchiev
Petar Ivanov
Simeon Yankov
Todor Vladimirov
Kiril Denev DNS
Tzvetan Genev DNS
Kiril Krapchanski DNS
Nikola Lyutskanov DNS
Dimitar Manolov DNS
Nikola Marinov DNS
Boris Stavrev DNS
Grigor Stoyanov DNS
Stefan Tsonchev DNS
Vladimir Tsvetkov DNS
Velcho Stoyanov DNS
CoachLeopold Nitsch
=9LatviaLAT
Aleksandrs Roge
Arkādijs Pavlovs
Arvīds Bārda
Arvīds Jurgens
Edvīns Bārda
Kārlis Ašmanis
Kārlis Bone
Pauls Sokolovs
Rūdolfs Bārda
Česlavs Stančiks
Voldemārs Plade
Ādolfs Greble DNS
Indriķis Greble DNS
Arvīds Hammers DNS
Pēteris Kreicbergs DNS
Pēteris Lauks DNS
Emīls Oše DNS
Markus Osis DNS
Alfrēds Plade DNS
Kurts Plade DNS
Artūrs Timpers DNS
Voldemārs Viņķis DNS
CoachJuris Rēdlihs
=9United StatesUSA
Aage Brix
Sam Dalrymple
Irving Davis
Jimmy Douglas
Harry Farrell
William Findlay
Raymond Hornberger
Carl Johnson
Burke Jones
Teddy O'Connor
Arthur Rudd
Andy Straden
Herb Wells
Bill Demko DNS
Ed Hart DNS
Jim Mulholland DNS
James Rhody DNS
CoachGeorge Burford
=9CzechoslovakiaTCH
Antonín Hojer
Emil Seifert
František Hochman
František Hojer
František Kolenatý
Jan Novák
Jaroslav Červený
Josef Čapek
Josef Novák
Josef Pleticha
Josef Sedláček
Josef Sloup
Josef Vlček
Josef Jelínek
Karel Pešek
Otto Krombholz
Otto Novák
Paul Mahrer
Rudolf Sloup
Josef Kratochvíl DNS
Josef Kuchyňka DNS
Antonín Řehák DNS
CoachJaroslav Bezecný
=9LuxembourgLUX
Albert Massard
Alfred Kieffer
Étienne Bausch
Émile Kolb
Jean-Pierre Weisgerber
Jean-Pierre Weber
Jos Koetz
Marcel Schumann
Tiny Langers
Nicky Kirsch
Paul Feierstein
Robert Elter DNS
François Weber DNS
Maurice Droessart DNS
Albert Flammang DNS
Arthur Ginter DNS
Pierre Kremer DNS
Léon Lefevre DNS
Paul Rouster DNS
Albert Stirn DNS
François Weiler DNS
Mathias Feller DNS
CoachBatty Schroeder
=9BelgiumBEL
Rik Larnoe
Achille Schelstraete
André Fierens
Armand Swartenbroeks
August Pelsmaeker
Désiré Bastin
Louis Van Hege
Maurice Gillis
Oscar Verbeeck
Robert Coppée
Jean De Bie
Émile Hanse DNS
Joseph Musch DNS
Florimond Van Halme DNS
Georges De Spae DNS
François Demol DNS
Laurent Grimmonprez DNS
Albert Henderickx DNS
Victor Houet DNS
Fernand Lorphèvre DNS
Joseph Paty DNS
Ivan Thys DNS
CoachWillie Maxwell
=9HungaryHUN
Béla Gárdos
Ferenc Híres
Gábor Ormai
György Faludy
Gyula Mándi
János Biri
József Aczél
József Barna
Károly Fogl
Rudolf Jeny
Zoltán Opata
József Fogl DNS
Árpád Hajós DNS
Ferenc Kropacsek DNS
György Molnár DNS
Henrik Nádler DNS
Dezső Grósz DNS
József Takács DNS
Gyula Tóth DNS
Árpád Weisz DNS
Vilmos Kertész DNS
Károly Zsák DNS
CoachGyula Kiss
=17YugoslaviaYUG
Dragutin Vrđuka
Dušan Petković
Emil Perška
Eugen Dasović
Emil Plazzeriano
Janko Rodin
Mare Marjanović
Rudolf Rupec
Dragutin Babić
Stjepan Vrbančić
Vladimir Vinek
Slavin Cindrić DNS
Artur Dubravčić DNS
Dragutin Vragović DNS
Stjepan Bocak DNS
Dragutin Friedrich DNS
Dragan Jovanović DNS
Andrija Kujundzić DNS
Antun Pavleković DNS
Alfons Pažur DNS
Rudolf Percl DNS
Branko Zinaja DNS
CoachTodor Sekulić
=17EstoniaEST4
Arnold Pihlak
August Lass
Bernhard Rein
Eduard Ellmann
Elmar Kaljot
Ernst Joll
Harald Kaarman
Heinrich Paal
Hugo-Eugen Väli
Oskar Üpraus
Otto Silber
Johannes Brenner DNS
Eugen Einmann DNS
Aleksander Gerassimov DNS
Sergei Javorsky DNS
Alfei Jürgenson DNS
Johannes Kihlefeldt DNS
Johannes Lello DNS
Ralf Liivar DNS
Voldemar Rõks DNS
Evald Tipner DNS
Raimond Põder DNS
CoachFerenc Kónya
=17TurkeyTUR
Nihat Bekdik
Kadri Göktulga
Alaattin Baydar
Nedim Kaleçi
Bedri Gürsoy
Ali Gençay
Zeki Rıza Sporel
Bekir Refet
Cafer Çağatay
İsmet Uluğ
Mehmet Leblebi
Hamit Akbay DNS
Hamid Buranheddine DNS
İbrahim Kelle DNS
Muslih Peykoğlu DNS
Hamit Arslan Okçu DNS
Kemal Rıfat Kalpakçıoğlu DNS
Kamil Rona DNS
Kemal Ruhi DNS
Sabih Arca DNS
CoachBilly Hunter
=17LithuaniaLTU
Edvardas Mikučiauskas
Hansas Gecas
Jurgis Hardingsonas
Leonas Juozapaitis
Juozas Žebrauskas
Stasys Janušauskas
Stasys Razma
Stasys Sabaliauskas
Stepas Garbačiauskas
Valerijonas Balčiūnas
Vincas Bartuška
Steponas Darius DNS
Ernestas Deringas DNS
Leonas Gelermanas DNS
Motis Strazdas DNS
Gustavas Gvildys DNS
Juozas Žukauskas DNS
Vladas Byla DNS
Coach?
=17SpainESP
Carmelo
Patxi Gamborena
Larraza
José María Peña
Samitier
Monjardín
Pasarín
Chirri
Vallana
Ricardo Zamora
Vicente Piera
Belauste DNS
Óscar Álvarez González DNS
Domingo Carulla DNS
Víctor Del Campo DNS
Perico Escobal DNS
Acedo DNS
Antonio Juantegui DNS
Félix Pérez DNS
Manuel Meana DNS
Monchín Triana DNS
José Luis Zabala DNS
CoachPedro Parages
=17PolandPOL
Henryk Reyman
Józef Kałuża
Leon Sperling
Marian Spojda
Mieczysław Batsch
Mieczysław Wiśniewski
Stanisław Cikowski
Stefan Fryc
Wacław Kuchar
Zdzisław Styczeń
Wawrzyniec Cyl
Józef Adamek DNS
Ludwik Gintel DNS
Emil Görlitz DNS
Władysław Krupa DNS
Jan Loth DNS
Marian Markiewicz DNS
Juliusz Müller DNS
Stefan Popiel DNS
Wawrzyniec Staliński DNS
Tadeusz Synowiec DNS
Jan Reyman DNS
CoachAdam Obrubański
DNSPortugalPOR
Coach?

Round One

Date25 – 26 May 1924
FormatSingle-elimination
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #125 May 15:30SwitzerlandSUI9 – 0LithuaniaLTU
Match #225 May 15:30CzechoslovakiaTCH5 – 2TurkeyTUR
Match #325 May 15:30ItalyITA1 – 0SpainESP
Match #425 May 17:15United StatesUSA1 – 0EstoniaEST
Match #526 May 16:00UruguayURU7 – 0YugoslaviaYUG
Match #626 May 17:00HungaryHUN5 – 0PolandPOL
Match #7SwedenSWEPortugalPORwalkover
Match #8FranceFRAbye
Match #9BelgiumBELbye
Match #10BulgariaBULbye
Match #11EgyptEGYbye
Match #12IrelandIRLbye
Match #13LatviaLATbye
Match #14LuxembourgLUXbye
Match #15NetherlandsNEDbye
Match #16RomaniaROUbye

Round Two

Date27 – 30 May 1924
FormatSingle-elimination
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #127 May 16:00NetherlandsNED6 – 0RomaniaROU
Match #227 May 17:00FranceFRA7 – 0LatviaLAT
Match #328 May 16:00IrelandIRL1 – 0BulgariaBUL
Match #428 May 17:00SwitzerlandSUI1 – 1CzechoslovakiaTCHAET
Match #529 May 14:15ItalyITA2 – 0LuxembourgLUX
Match #629 May 16:00SwedenSWE8 – 1BelgiumBEL
Match #729 May 17:00UruguayURU3 – 0United StatesUSA
Match #829 May 17:00EgyptEGY3 – 0HungaryHUN
Replay #130 May 17:30SwitzerlandSUI1 – 0CzechoslovakiaTCH

Quarter-Finals

Date1 – 2 June 1924
FormatSingle-elimination.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #101 Jun 16:00UruguayURU5 – 1FranceFRA
Match #201 Jun 16:00SwedenSWE5 – 0EgyptEGY
Match #302 Jun 17:00NetherlandsNED2 – 1IrelandIRLAET
Match #402 Jun 17:00SwitzerlandSUI2 – 1ItalyITA

Semi-Finals

Date5 – 6 June 1924
FormatSingle-elimination.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #105 Jun 17:00SwitzerlandSUI2 – 1SwedenSWE
Match #206 Jun 17:00UruguayURU2 – 1NetherlandsNED

Final Round

Date8 – 9 June 1924
FormatMedal round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match 1/209 Jun 16:30UruguayURU3 – 0SwitzerlandSUI
Match 3/408 Jun 16:00NetherlandsNED1 – 1SwedenSWEAET
Replay 3/409 Jun 14:30SwedenSWE3 – 1NetherlandsNED