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Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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1984 Olympic Football Tournament
Games of the XXIII Olympiad - Los Angeles 1984
Tournament details
Teams 16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  France (1st title)
Runners-up  Brazil
Third place  Yugoslavia
Fourth place  Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 84 (2.63 per match)
Attendance 1,425,181 (44,537 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of France Daniel Xuereb
Flag of Yugoslavia Borislav Cvetković
Flag of Yugoslavia Stjepan Deverić (5 goals)

The football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11. It featured only a men's tournament, as women's football had yet to become an Olympic event. It was the first Olympic football competition in which professionals were allowed. Until then, the amateur-only rule had heavily favored socialist countries from Eastern Europe whose players were professionals in all but name. However, as agreed with FIFA to preserve the primacy of the World Cup, the Olympic competition was restricted to players with no more than five "A" caps at tournament start, regardless of age.

The football tournament was held in four venues:

Contents

[edit] Qualification

Sixteen teams qualified for the Olympic tournament after continental qualifying rounds. Three Warsaw Pact countries (Czechoslovakia, East Germany, USSR) had qualified on the field but withdrew as part of the Soviet-led boycott. They were replaced with runners-up Italy, Norway, and West Germany.




[edit] Men's Competition

[edit] Medalists

Gold Gold Medal –  France

William Ayache
Michel Bensoussan
Michel Bibard
Dominique Bijotat
François Brisson
Patrick Cubaynes
Patrice Garande
Philippe Jeannol
Guy Lacombe
Jean-Claude Lemoult
Jean Philippe Rohr
Albert Rust
Didier Sénac
Jean-Christophe Thouvenel
José Touré
Daniel Xuereb
Jean-Louis Zanon
Coach: Henri Michel

 Silver Silver Medal –  Brazil

Pinga
David Cortez Silva
Milton Cruz
Luís Henrique Dias
Andre Luiz Ferreira
Mauro Galvão
Antonio José Gil
João Leiehart Neto
Gilmar Popoca
Silvinho
Gilmar
Ademir
Paulo Santos
Ronaldo Silva
Dunga
Francisco Vidal
Luiz Carlos Winck
Coach: Jair Picerni

 Bronze Bronze Medal –  Yugoslavia

Mirsad Baljić
Mehmed Baždarević
Vlado Čapljić
Borislav Cvetković
Stjepan Deverić
Milko Đurovski
Marko Elsner
Nenad Gračan
Tomislav Ivković
Srečko Katanec
Branko Miljuš
Mitar Mrkela
Jovica Nikolić
Ivan Pudar
Ljubomir Radanović
Admir Smajić
Dragan Stojković
Coach: Ivan Toplak

[edit] Match Officials

Africa
  • Flag of Egypt Mohamed Hossameldin
  • Flag of Ethiopia Gebreyesus Tesfaye
  • Flag of Malawi Bester Kalombo


Asia


North and Central America
South America


Europe


[edit] Squads

Main article: Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads


[edit] Tournament details

[edit] Group Stages

[edit] Group A

　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 France 3 1 2 0 5 4 4
 Chile 3 1 2 0 2 1 4
 Norway 3 1 1 1 3 2 3
 Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 5 1


July 29, 1984
19:30		 Norway  0–0  Chile Harvard Stadium, Allston

Attendance: 25.000
Referee: Socha (USA)
Report
July 29, 1984
19:30		 France  2–2  Qatar Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis

Attendance: 29.240
Referee: Filho (BRA)
Garande Scored in the 43rd minute 43'
Xuereb Scored in the 61st minute 61'		 Report Al-Muhannadi Scored in the 55th minute 55', Scored in the 60th minute 60'
July 31, 1984
19:00		 Norway  1–2  France Harvard Stadium, Allston

Attendance: 27.832
Referee: Roth (FRG)
Ahlsen Scored in the 33rd minute 33' Report Brisson Scored in the 5th minute 5', Scored in the 56th minute 56'
July 31, 1984
19:00		 Chile  1–0  Qatar Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis

Attendance: 14.508
Referee: Siles (CRC)
Baeza Scored in the 52nd minute 52' Report
August 2, 1984
19:00		 Qatar  0–2  Norway Harvard Stadium, Allston

Attendance: 17.529
Referee: Kalombo (MWI)
Report Vaadal Scored in the 21st minute 21', Scored in the 52nd minute 52'
August 2, 1984
19:00		 Chile  1–1  France Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis

Attendance: 28.114
Referee: Keizer (NED)
Santis Scored in the 9th minute 9' Report Lemoult Scored in the 50th minute 50'


[edit] Group B

　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 7 3 6
 Canada 3 1 1 1 4 3 3
 Cameroon 3 1 0 2 3 5 2
 Iraq 3 0 1 2 3 6 1


July 30, 1984
19:30		 Canada  1–1  Iraq Harvard Stadium, Allston

Attendance: 16.730
Referee: Díaz (COL)
Gray Scored in the 70th minute 70' Report Saeed Scored in the 83rd minute 83'
July 30, 1984
19:00		 Yugoslavia  2–1  Cameroon Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis

Attendance: 15.010
Referee: Keizer (NED)
Nikolić Scored in the 39th minute 39'
Cvetković Scored in the 70th minute 70'		 Report Milla Scored in the 32nd minute 32'
August 1, 1984
19:00		 Cameroon  1–0  Iraq Harvard Stadium, Allston

Attendance: 20.000
Referee: Socha (USA)
Bahoken Scored in the 7th minute 7' Report
August 1, 1984
19:00		 Yugoslavia  1–0  Canada Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis

Attendance: 20.000
Referee: Hossameldin (EGY)
Nikolić Scored in the 76th minute 76' Report
August 3, 1984
19:00		 Cameroon  1–3  Canada Harvard Stadium, Allston

Attendance: 27.621
Referee: Barbaresco (ITA)
Mfédé Scored in the 76th minute 76' Report Mitchell Scored in the 43rd minute 43', Scored in the 82nd minute 82'
Vrablic Scored in the 72nd minute 72'
August 3, 1984
19:00		 Iraq  2–4  Yugoslavia Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis

Attendance: 24.430
Referee: Sano (JPN)
Saeed Scored in the 17th minute 17'
Shihab Scored in the 43rd minute 43'		 Report Deverić Scored in the 55th minute 55', Scored in the 76th minute 76', Scored in the 87th minute 87'
Nikolić Scored in the 86th minute 86'


[edit] Group C

　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 6 1 6
 West Germany 3 2 0 1 8 1 4
 Morocco 3 1 0 2 1 4 2
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 1 10 0


July 30, 1984
19:30		 West Germany  2–0  Morocco Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto

Attendance: 23.228
Referee: Evangelista (CAN)
Rahn Scored in the 43rd minute 43'
Brehme Scored in the 52nd minute 52'		 Report
July 30, 1984
19:00		 Brazil  3–1  Saudi Arabia Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Attendance: 40.799
Referee: McGinlay (GBR)
Gilmar Popoca Scored in the 12th minute 12'
Silvinho Scored in the 50th minute 50'
Dunga Scored in the 59th minute 59'		 Report Abdullah Scored in the 69th minute 69'
August 1, 1984
19:00		 Brazil  1–0  West Germany Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto

Attendance: 75.239
Referee: Cha (KOR)
Gilmar Popoca Scored in the 86th minute 86' Report
August 1, 1984
19:00		 Morocco  1–0  Saudi Arabia Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Attendance: 36.909
Referee: Sostarić (YUG)
Merry Scored in the 72nd minute 72' Report
August 3, 1984
19:00		 Saudi Arabia  0–6  West Germany Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto

Attendance: 26.242
Referee: Igna (ROU)
Report Schreier Scored in the 8th minute 8', Scored in the 66th minute 66'
Bommer Scored in the 22nd minute 22', Scored in the 72nd minute 72'
Rahn Scored in the 24th minute 24'
Mill Scored in the 32nd minute 32'
August 3, 1984
19:00		 Morocco  0–2  Brazil Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Attendance: 49.355
Referee: Sánchez (ESP)
Report Dunga Scored in the 64th minute 64'
Kita Scored in the 70th minute 70'


[edit] Group D

　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Italy 3 2 0 1 2 1 4
 Egypt 3 1 1 1 5 3 3
 United States 3 1 1 1 4 2 3
 Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 7 2


July 29, 1984
19:30		 United States  3–0  Costa Rica Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto

Attendance 78.000
Referee: Quiniou (FRA)
Davis Scored in the 23rd minute 23', Scored in the 86th minute 86'
Willrich Scored in the 35th minute 35'		 Report
July 29, 1984
19:30		 Italy  1–0  Egypt Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Attendance: 37.430
Referee: Castro (CHI)
Serena Scored in the 63rd minute 63' Report
July 31, 1984
19:00		 Egypt  4–1  Costa Rica Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto

Attendance: 20.645
Referee: Ramírez (MEX}
Khatib Scored in the 32nd minute 32'
Sayed Scored in the 35th minute 35'
Soliman Scored in the 62nd minute 62'
Gadallah Scored in the 71st minute 71'		 Report Coronado Scored in the 87th minute 87'
July 31, 1984
19:00		 Italy  1–0  United States Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Attendance: 63.624
Referee: Al-Salmi (KUW)
Baresi Scored in the 58th minute 58' Report
August 2, 1984
19:00		 Egypt  1–1  United States Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto

Attendance: 54.973
Referee: Romero (ARG)
Soliman Scored in the 27th minute 27' Report Thompson Scored in the 8th minute 8'
August 2, 1984
19:00		 Costa Rica  1–0  Italy Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Attendance: 41.291
Referee: Tesfaye (ETH)
Rivers Scored in the 33rd minute