Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Matches

Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was the association football tournament that featured eleven teams, all from Europe. Four teams were drawn into eight groups of two where they each played once in a single-elimination format. The rest of the teams directly passed to the quarter finals. France and Belgium withdrew shortly before the competition started.[1]

Great Britain won the competition, earning several gold medals. Denmark won silver medals and the Netherlands won bronze medals.[2]

First round

Finland vs Italy
A Finnish player (in dark jersey) carrying the ball
Finland 3–2 (a.e.t.) Italy
Öhman  2'
E. Soinio  40'
Wiberg  105'		 Report Bontadini  10'
Sardi  25'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Hugo Meisl (Austria)
Notes
  1. As substitutions were not allowed until 1958,[3] it was a contravention to the Laws of the Game. Besides, the official report did not mention the incident.[4]

Austria vs Germany
Austria (in white shirts) vs Germany
Austria 5–1 Germany
Merz  75', 81'
Studnicka  58'
Neubauer  62'
Cimera  89'		 Report Jäger  35'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Humbert Willing (Netherlands)

Sweden vs Netherlands
The Netherlands (white shirts) vs. Sweden (dark jerseys). The Dutch keeper Göbel saves
Sweden 3–4 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Swensson  3', 80'
E. Börjesson  62' (pen.)		 Report Bouvy  28', 52'
Vos  43', 91'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: George Wagstaffe (England)

Second round

Finland vs Russia
Finland 2–1 Russia
Wiberg  30'
Öhman  80'		 Report Butusov  72'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Per Sjoblom (Sweden)

Great Britain vs Hungary
Scene of the match
Great Britain 7–0 Hungary
Walden  21', 23', 49', 53', 55', 85'
Woodward  45'		 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands)

Denmark vs Norway
Denmark 7–0 Norway
Olsen  4', 70', 88'
S. Nielsen  60', 85'
Wolfhagen  25'
Middelboe  37'		 Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden)

Netherlands vs Austria
Netherlands 3–1 Austria
Bouvy  8'
ten Cate  12'
Vos  30'		 Report Müller  41'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: David Philip (Scotland)

Semi finals

Great Britain vs Finland
England in white jerseys against the Finns.
Great Britain 4–0 Finland

Walden  7', 77'
Woodward  82'		 Report Holopainen  2' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden)

Denmark vs Netherlands
Denmark 4–1 Netherlands
Olsen  14', 87'
Jørgensen  7'
P. Nielsen  37'		 Report H. Hansen  85' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ede Herczog (Hungary)

Bronze medal game

Netherlands vs Finland
Netherlands 9–0 Finland
Vos  29', 43', 46', 74', 78'
van der Sluis  24', 57'
de Groot  28', 86'		 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Per Sjoblom (Sweden)

Final

Great Britain vs Denmark
1912 Summer Olympics Football Final
Great Britain 4–2 Denmark
Hoare  22', 41',
Walden  10'
Berry  43'		 Report Olsen  27', 81'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands)

References
  1. Football at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games on Sports Reference (archived, 18 Apr 2020)
  2. V. Olympiad Stockholm 1912 Football Tournament by Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF
  3. History of the Laws of the Game on FIFA.com
  4. 1912 Official Report on the LA84 Digital Library Collection
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