The football tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics started on 18 July and ended on 31 July. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. 13 teams participated in the tournament, while three African teams took part in the boycott.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Canada |
| Dates | 18–31 July 1976 |
| Teams | 13 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  East Germany (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Poland |
| Third place |  Soviet Union |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 66 (2.87 per match) |
| Attendance | 597,574 (25,981 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Andrzej Szarmach (6 goals) |
Venues
| Montreal | Ottawa | Sherbrooke | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Stadium | Lansdowne Park | Sherbrooke Stadium | Varsity Stadium |
| Capacity: 72,406 | Capacity: 30,065 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 21,739 |
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Qualification
The following 13 teams qualified for the 1976 Olympics football tournament:
Match officials
Squads
Final tournament
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| East Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
 Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
 Nigeria[a] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Notes:
Notes:
| East Germany | 1–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
Dörner  46' | Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 5 |
 Israel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Mexico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
 Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
Source: FIFA
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
 Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Cuba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
 Ghana[a] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Source: FIFA
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
 North Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
 Canada (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
 Zambia[a] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Canada | 1–2 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas 88' | Report | Onyshchenko 8', 11' |
| North Korea | 3–1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| An Se-uk 18' Hong Song-nam 66', 80' | Report | Douglas 51' |
| Soviet Union | 3–0[a] | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Kolotov 16' (pen.) Veremeyev 81' Blokhin 89' | Report |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 July – Ottawa | ||||||||||
| East Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| 27 July – Montreal | ||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| East Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| 25 July – Sherbrooke | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union | 1 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union | 2 | |||||||||
| 31 July – Montreal | ||||||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||||||
| East Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| 25 July – Toronto | ||||||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
| 27 July – Toronto | ||||||||||
| Israel | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 July – Montreal | ||||||||||
| Poland | 2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Poland | 5 | |||||||||
| 29 July – Montreal | ||||||||||
| North Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Soviet Union | 2–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Minayev 40' Zvyahintsev 67' | Report | Ghelichkhani 82' (pen.) |
| Poland | 5–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Szarmach 13', 49' Lato 59', 79' Szymanowski 64' | Report |
Semi-finals
| Soviet Union | 1–2 | East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Kolotov 84' (pen.) | Report | Dörner 59' (pen.) Kurbjuweit 66' |
Bronze Medal match
| Soviet Union | 2–0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Onyshchenko 5' Nazarenko 49' | Report |
Gold Medal match
1976 Summer Olympics Football Final
| East Germany | 3–1 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Schade 7' Hoffmann 14' Häfner 84' | Report | Lato 59' |
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Medal winners
Goalscorers
With six goals, Andrzej Szarmach of Poland is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 66 goals were scored by 44 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Chico Fraga- Erivelto
- Júnior
- Rosemiro
Hans-Jürgen Riediger- Hartmut Schade
- Lothar Kurbjuweit
- Martin Hoffmann
- Reinhard Häfner
- Wolfram Löwe
Bruno Baronchelli- Francisco Rubio
Marco Fion
Ali Parvin- Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
- Hassan Rowshan
- Parviz Ghelichkhani
Itzhak Shum- Yaron Oz
Hugo Sánchez
An Se-Uk
Antoni Szymanowski- Kazimierz Deyna
Aleksandr Minayev- Leonid Nazarenko
- Oleh Blokhin
- Viktor Zvyahintsev
- Volodymyr Veremeyev
Santiago Idígoras
- Own goal
- Eduardo Rergis (playing against Guatemala)
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 |  Poland (POL) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 |
| 4 | Brazil (BRA) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Israel (ISR) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| 7 |  Iran (IRI) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| 8 |  North Korea (PRK) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 |
| 9 |  Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
| 10 |  Guatemala (GUA) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| 11 |  Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
| 12 |  Spain (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| 13 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Source: rsssf.com
References
External links
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