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Football, Men

Date27 May – 13 June 1928
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympisch Stadion, Amsterdam / Amsterdamsche Stadion, Amsterdam
Participants219 from 17 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament.

Title holders Uruguay opened their campaign against the home team. Massive public interest saw about 30,000 gathering before the ticket office. They waited the entire night before the remaining 9,000 tickets went on sale. The favoured South Americans easily made into the semi-finals, where they beat the evenly matched Italians. The other semi-final saw Argentina play Egypt. Cheered on by a “Go Tutankhamen” yell from the Dutch spectators, the Egyptians had surprisingly beaten Turkey and Portugal, but they were no match for the Argentinians, and lost 0-6. Italy then thrashed them 11-3 in the bronze medal match. The final between Uruguay and Argentina was not as attractive as expected, and after 90 minutes and 30 minutes of extra time, both teams had only managed to score once. The replay saw Uruguay dominate the match in the first half, which nevertheless ended in 1-1. Despite playing a very offensive second half, the Argentine had to concede the tournament-winning goal in the 68th minute. Two Argentine players, Raimundo Orsi and Luis Felipe Monti would win the World Cup in 1934, playing for Italy.

After the Olympics, a consolation tournament was held. Although it was ratified by the FIFA, it was not organized by the Amsterdam Olympic organization, and we do not consider these matches as Olympics. Only four teams participated in that tournament (Netherlands, Belgium, Chile and Mexico), the home team winning by drawing lots after a 2-2 draw with Chile.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1UruguayURUGold1
Andrés Mazali
José Nasazzi
Pedro Arispe
José Leandro Andrade
Santos Urdinarán
Héctor Scarone
Pedro Petrone
Pedro Cea
Lorenzo Fernández
Juan Píriz
Álvaro Gestido
Héctor Castro
Antonio Cámpolo
Adhemar Canavessi
Juan Pedro Arremón
René Borjas
Roberto Figueroa
Juan Anselmo DNS
Venancio Bartibás DNS
Fausto Batignani DNS
Ángel Melogno DNS
Domingo Tejera DNS
CoachPrimo Giannotti
2ArgentinaARGSilver
Ángel Bossio
Fernando Paternoster
Ludovico Bidoglio
Juan Evaristo
Luis Felipe Monti
Ángel Segundo Médici
Raimundo Orsi
Enrique Gainzarain
Manuel Ferreira
Domingo Tarasconi
Alfredo Carricaberry
Feliciano Perducca
Octavio Díaz
Roberto Cherro
Rodolfo Orlandini
Saúl Calandra
Luna Gómez DNS
Alberto Helman DNS
Pedro Ochoa DNS
Natalio Perinetti DNS
Luis Francisco Weihmuller DNS
Adolfo Zumelzú DNS
CoachJosé Lago Millán
3ItalyITABronze
Gianpiero Combi
Delfo Bellini
Umberto Caligaris
Alfredo Pitto
Fulvio Bernardini
Pietro Genovesi
Adolfo Baloncieri
Elvio Banchero
Angelo Schiavio
Mario Magnozzi
Virgilio Levratto
Giovanni De Prà
Virginio Rosetta
Silvio Pietroboni
Antonio Janni
Enrico Rivolta
Gino Rossetti
Valentino Degani DNS
Attilio Ferraris DNS
Felice Gasperi DNS
Pietro Pastore DNS
Andrea Viviano DNS
CoachAugusto Rangone
4EgyptEGY
Abdel Halim Hassan
Abdel Hamid Hamdi
Ahmed Salem
Ahmed Soliman
Ali El-Hassani
Ali Riadh
Gamil El-Zobair
Gaber El-Soury
Mahmoud Houda
Mohamed Gamal
Moussa El-Ezam
Mohamed Rostam
Mohamed Shemais
Sayed Abaza
Sayed Houda
Mokhtar El-Tetsh
Mohammed Hassan DNS
Sid Ahmed DNS
Mahmoud Salem DNS
Ahmed Mansour DNS
Mamduh Mokhtar Saqr DNS
CoachJimmy McCrae
5GermanyGER
Ali Beier
Ernst Albrecht
Georg Knöpfle
Hans Kalb
Heiner Stuhlfauth
Heinrich Weber
Josef Hornauer
Josef Pöttinger
Ludwig Hofmann
Ludwig Leinberger
Richard Hofmann
Paul Gehlhaar DNS
Hans Gruber DNS
Conny Heidkamp DNS
Franz Horn DNS
Emil Kutterer DNS
Ernst Kuzorra DNS
Josef Müller DNS
Ernst Nagelschmitz DNS
Baptist Reinmann DNS
Josef Schmitt DNS
Hans Wentorf DNS
CoachOtto Nerz
5SpainESP2
Amadeo
Mariscal
Domingo Zaldúa
Paco Bienzobas
Patxi Gamborena
Cholín
Antero
Quincoces
José María Jáuregui
Legarreta
Yermo
Kiriki
Luis Regueiro
Marculeta
Vallana
Robus
Trino
Ciriaco Errasti DNS
Jesús Izaguirre DNS
Manuel Sagarzazu DNS
Alberto Villaverde DNS
CoachJosé Ángel Berraondo
5BelgiumBEL
August Ruyssevelt
Florimond Van Halme
Georges De Spae
Gérard Devos
Gustave Boesman
Jules Lavigne
Jacques Moeschal
Jean Caudron
Jan Diddens
Louis Versyp
Nic Hoydonckx
Pierre Braine
Raymond Braine
Jean De Bie
Henri Bierna DNS
Henri De Deken DNS
Georges Ditzler DNS
Gust Hellemans DNS
Rik Van Averbeke DNS
Sébastien Verhulst DNS
Bernard Voorhoof DNS
Leon De Coninck DNS
CoachViktor Löwenfeld
5PortugalPOR3
António Roquete
Armando Martins
Augusto Silva
Carlos Alves
César de Matos
João dos Santos
Jorge Vieira
José Martins
Pepe
Tamanqueiro
Vítor Silva
Valdemar
Anibal DNS
Cipriano dos Santos DNS
Alfredo Ramos DNS
Liberto dos Santos DNS
Jorge Tavares DNS
Óscar de Carvalho DNS
Francisco Silva DNS
Serra e Moura DNS
José João Soares DNS
CoachCândido de Oliveira
9SwitzerlandSUI4
Edmond Bailly
Frank Séchehaye
Gaston Tschirren
Kurt Pichler
Walter Weiler
Xam Abegglen
Paul de Lavallaz
Paul Fässler
Rudolf Ramseyer
Willy Jäggi
Walter Dietrich
Paul Sturzenegger DNS
Max Baltensberg DNS
Karl Bielser DNS
Max Brand DNS
Edmond De Weck DNS
Jean Facchinetti DNS
Adolf Flubacher DNS
Fritz Grueneisen DNS
Raymond Passello DNS
Jacques Romberg DNS
Walter Jaeggi DNS
CoachTeddy Duckworth
9NetherlandsNED
Dolf van Kol
Gejus van der Meulen
Bertus Freese
Puck van Heel
Harry Dénis
Jaap Weber
Jan Elfring
Leo Ghering
Pierre Massy
Piet van Boxtel
Wout Buitenweg
Peer Krom DNS
Cor Kools DNS
Frits Schipper DNS
Harry Schreurs DNS
Felix Smeets DNS
Wim Tap DNS
Jaap van de Griend DNS
Kees van der Zalm DNS
Sjef van Run DNS
Rens Vis DNS
Jan de Boer DNS
CoachBob Glendenning
9FranceFRA
Alex Thépot
Alex Villaplane
Henri Pavillard
Augustin Chantrel
Jules Devaquez
Juste Brouzes
Marcel Domergue
Marcel Langillier
Paul Nicolas
Robert Dauphin
Urbain Wallet
Maurice Banide DNS
Charles Bardot DNS
Marcel Bertrand DNS
Maurice Gourdon DNS
Laurent Henric DNS
Lucien Laurent DNS
Jacques Mairesse DNS
Hervé Marc DNS
Jules Monsallier DNS
Jacques Wild DNS
Jacques Canthelou DNS
CoachPeter Farmer
9MexicoMEX
Agustín Ojeda
Benito Contreras
Carlos Garcés
Ernesto Sota
Juan Carreño
Juan Terrazas
Luis Cerrilla
Nieves Hernández
Óscar Bonfiglio
Pedro Suinaga
Rafael Garza Gutiérrez
Hesiquio Cerrilla DNS
Ignacio De La Garza DNS
Emmanuel Guevara DNS
Adeodato López DNS
Dionisio Mejía DNS
Felipe Rojas DNS
CoachAlfonso Rojo
9LuxembourgLUX5
Albert Reuter
Bernard Fischer
Émile Kolb
François Weber
Willy Schütz
Henri Scharry
Jos Kirpes
Jean-Pierre Weisgerber
Nicky Kirsch
Paul Feierstein
Robert Theissen
Jos Koetz DNS
Mathias Becker DNS
Pierre Reuter DNS
Mathias Feller DNS
Jean-Baptiste Meyer DNS
N. Weisgerber DNS
Ernie Voght DNS
Pierre Kremer DNS
Adolphe Hubert DNS
J. Michel DNS
J. P. Flammang DNS
CoachGustave Jacquemart
9United StatesUSA
Bobby Aitken
Albert Cooper
Jack Deal
John Duffy
William Findlay
Jimmy Gallagher
Rudy Kuntner
Jack Lyons
Razzo Carroll
Francis Ryan
Harry Smith
Jim Cronin DNS
John Kane DNS
Ray Littley DNS
Joe Murphy DNS
John Rudge DNS
CoachGeorge Burford
9YugoslaviaYUG
Danko Premerl
Joža Giler
Geza Šifliš
Ljubiša Ðorđević
Kuzman Sotirović
Ivica Bek
Mikica Arsenijević
Milutin Ivković
Mirko Bonačić
Slavin Cindrić
Mića Mitrović
Dragutin Babić DNS
Mare Marjanović DNS
Emil Perška DNS
Nikola Babić DNS
Miloš Beleslin DNS
Ljubomir Benčić DNS
Blagoje Marjanović DNS
Maksimilijan Mihelčič DNS
CoachAnte Pandaković
9TurkeyTUR
Nihat Bekdik
Kadri Göktulga
Alaattin Baydar
Burhan Atak
Bekir Refet
Cevat Seyit
Zeki Rıza Sporel
İsmet Uluğ
Mehmet Leblebi
Muslih Peykoğlu
Ulvi Yenal
Bedri Gürsoy DNS
Kemal Faruki DNS
Baron Feyzi DNS
Osman Kaptan DNS
Nafiz Orhun DNS
İzmirli Şevki DNS
Latif Yalınlı DNS
Sabih Arca DNS
Şükrü Erkuş DNS
CoachBéla Toth
17ChileCHI
Alejandro Carbonell
Arturo Torres
Carlos Schnëeberger
Ernesto Chaparro
Guillermo Saavedra
Guillermo Subiabre
Humberto Contreras
Juan Ibacache
José Olguín
Óscar Alfaro
Víctor Morales
Francisco Arellano DNS
Manuel Bravo Paredes DNS
José Arias DNS
Jorge Linford DNS
Germán Reyes DNS
Guillermo Riveros DNS
Roberto Cortés DNS
CoachFrank Powell
DNSEstoniaEST
Coach?

Qualifying Round

Date27 May 1928
FormatSingle-elimination.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #127 May 15:00PortugalPOR4 – 2ChileCHI
Match #2SpainESPEstoniaESTwalkover

Round One

Date27 May – 13 June 1928
FormatSingle-elimination
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #127 May 19:00BelgiumBEL5 – 3LuxembourgLUX
Match #228 May 14:00GermanyGER4 – 0SwitzerlandSUI
Match #328 May 19:00EgyptEGY7 – 1TurkeyTUR
Match #429 May 14:00ItalyITA4 – 3FranceFRA
Match #529 May 16:00PortugalPOR2 – 1YugoslaviaYUG
Match #630 May 14:00SpainESP7 – 1MexicoMEX
Match #729 May 19:00ArgentinaARG11 – 2United StatesUSA
Match #830 May 19:00UruguayURU2 – 0NetherlandsNED

Quarter-Finals

Date1 – 4 June 1928
FormatSingle-elimination.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #101 Jun 19:00SpainESP1 – 1ItalyITAAET
Match #202 Jun 16:00ArgentinaARG6 – 3BelgiumBEL
Match #303 Jun 16:00UruguayURU4 – 1GermanyGER
Match #404 Jun 19:00EgyptEGY2 – 1PortugalPOR
Replay #104 Jun 14:00ItalyITA7 – 1SpainESP

Semi-Finals

Date6 – 7 June 1928
FormatSingle-elimination.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #106 Jun 19:00ArgentinaARG6 – 0EgyptEGY
Match #207 Jun 19:00UruguayURU3 – 2ItalyITA

Final Round

Date9 – 13 June 1928
FormatMedal round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match 1/210 Jun 16:00ArgentinaARG1 – 1UruguayURUAET
Replay 1/213 Jun 19:00UruguayURU2 – 1ArgentinaARG
Match 3/409 Jun 16:00ItalyITA11 – 3EgyptEGY