Olympic Football Tournament 1972

XIII Olympic Football Tournament (München 1972)

(From 27-08-1972 to 10-09-1972)

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PARTICIPANTS (16)

· Host nation: FRG.

· Title holder: Hungary.

· 4 teams qualified after a European Pre-Olympic Tournament: Soviet Union, Poland, GDR, Denmark.

· 2 teams qualified after a South American Pre-Olympic Tournament: Brazil, Colombia.

· 2 teams qualified after a North & Central American Pre-Olympic Tournament: Mexico, USA.

· 3 teams qualified after an African Pre-Olympic Tournament: Morocco, Ghana, Sudan.

· 3 teams qualified after an Asian Pre-Olympic Tournament: Malaysia, Burma, Iran.

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· The sixteen participating teams are divided in 4 groups of 4 teams each playing a round robin. In case that two or more teams finish level on points, their position is decided by general goal difference.

· The group winners and runners-up advance to a semifinal league stage, divided in 2 groups of 4 teams each, played under the same round robin system as the previous round.

· The group winners after the semifinal round qualify for the final, whereas the two runners-up play a consolation final for the bronze medal.

::::: PRE-OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS :::::

GROUP STAGE (FIRST ROUND)

GROUP 1

GROUP 2

Competition Day 1 (27-08-1972)

Competition Day 1 (28-08-1972)

Augsburg

Morocco - USA

0-0

Regensburg

Soviet Union - Burma

1-0

München

FRG - Malaysia

3-0

Nürnberg

Mexico - Sudan

1-0

Competition Day 2 (29-08-1972)

Competition Day 2 (30-08-1972)

Ingolstadt

Malaysia - USA

3-0

Nürnberg

Mexico - Burma

1-0

Passau

FRG - Morocco

3-0

München

Soviet Union - Sudan

2-1

Competition Day 3 (31-08-1972)

Competition Day 3 (1-09-1972)

München

FRG - USA

7-0

Passau

Burma - Sudan

2-0

Ingolstadt

Morocco - Malaysia

6-0

Regensburg

Soviet Union - Mexico

4-1

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. FRG	3	3	0	0	13	0	6
2. Morocco	3	1	1	1	6	3	3
3. Malaysia	3	1	0	2	3	9	2
4. USA	3	0	1	2	0	10	1

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Soviet Union	3	3	0	0	7	2	6
2. Mexico	3	2	0	1	3	4	4
3. Burma	3	1	0	2	2	2	2
4. Sudan	3	0	0	3	1	5	0

GROUP 3

GROUP 4

Competition Day 1 (27-08-1972)

Competition Day 1 (28-08-1972)

Nürnberg

Hungary - Iran

5-0

München

GDR - Ghana

4-0

Passau

Denmark - Brazil

3-2

Ingolstadt

Poland - Colombia

5-1

Competition Day 2 (29-08-1972)

Competition Day 2 (30-08-1972)

Augsburg

Denmark - Iran

4-0

Passau

GDR - Colombia

6-1

München

Hungary - Brazil

2-2

Regensburg

Poland - Ghana

4-0

Competition Day 3 (31-08-1972)

Competition Day 3 (1-09-1972)

Regensburg

Iran - Brazil

1-0

München

Colombia - Ghana

3-1

Augsburg

Denmark - Hungary

0-2

München

Poland - GDR

2-1

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Hungary	3	2	1	0	9	2	5
2. Denmark	3	2	0	1	7	4	4
3. Iran	3	1	0	2	1	9	2
4. Brazil	3	0	1	2	4	6	1

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Poland	3	3	0	0	11	2	6
2. GDR	3	2	0	1	11	3	4
3. Colombia	3	1	0	2	5	12	2
4. Ghana	3	0	0	3	1	11	0

GROUP STAGE (SECOND ROUND)

GROUP A

GROUP B

Competition Day 1 (3-09-1972)

Passau

Hungary - GDR

2-0

München

Soviet Union - Morocco

3-0

Nürnberg

FRG - Mexico

1-1

Regensburg

Denmark - Poland

1-1

Competition Day 2 (5-09-1972)

Ingolstadt

GDR - Mexico

7-0

Augsburg

Soviet Union - Poland

1-2

München

Hungary - FRG

4-1 (x)

Passau

Denmark - Morocco

3-1

Competition Day 3 (8-09-1972)

Regensburg

Hungary - Mexico

2-0

Augsburg

Soviet Union - Denmark

4-0

München

GDR - FRG

3-2

Nürnberg

Poland - Morocco

5-0

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Hungary	3	3	0	0	8	1	6
2. GDR	3	2	0	1	10	4	4
3. FRG	3	0	1	2	4	8	1
4. Mexico	3	0	1	2	1	10	1

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Poland	3	2	1	0	8	2	5
2. Soviet Union	3	2	0	1	8	2	4
3. Denmark	3	1	1	1	4	6	3
4. Morocco	3	0	0	3	1	11	0

(x) Game played on 6-09-1972.

PLACES 3 & 4

(10-09-1972)

A2-B2: GDR - Soviet Union

2-2 (a.e.t.) (*)

München

* Since the consolation final was tied at the end of regulation and extra-time, and no replay game was scheduled in the Olympic calendar, both teams were awarded the bronze medal ex aequo.

FINAL

STADIUM: Olympiastadion (München)

DATE: 10-09-1972 (20:15 h)

ATTENDANCE: 80.000

REFEREE: Kurt Tschenscher (FRG)

GOALS: 0-1 (Váradi 42’); 1-1 (Deyna 47’); 2-1 (Deyna 68’)

BOOKED: Vépi

Poland - Hungary

2-1 (0-1)

Poland (coach: Kazimierz Górski)

Hubert Kostka

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Zygfryd Szołtysik

Jerzy Gorgoń

Jerzy Kraska

Zygmunt Anczok

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Lesław Ćmikiewicz

Kazimierz Deyna (Ryszard Szymczak 76’)

Zygmunt Maszczyk

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Zbigniew Gut

Włodzimierz Lubański (c)

Robert Gadocha

Hungary (coach: Rudolf Illovszky)

István Géczi

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Péter Vépi

Miklós Páncsics

Lajos Szűcs

Péter Juhász

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László Bálint

Lajos Kű (Lajos Kocsis 74’)

Ede Dunai

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Mihály Kozma

Antal Dunai (Kálmán Tóth 79’)

Béla Váradi

FINAL STANDING
1.	Poland
2.	Hungary
3.	Soviet Union
3.	GDR
5.	Denmark
6.	FRG
7.	Mexico
8.	Morocco
9.	Burma
10.	Malaysia
11.	Colombia
12.	Iran
13.	Brazil
14.	USA
15.	Sudan
16.	Ghana