Football at the Olympic Games

Football at the Summer Olympics, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men’s competition sport, except 1896 and 1932. Women’s football was added to the official program at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

List of medalists

TeamGold medalsSilver medalsBronze medalsFourth placeMedals
 Hungary3 (1952, 1964, 1968)1 (1972)1 (1960) 5
 Great Britain3 (1900, 1908, 1912)  1 (1948)3
 Argentina2 (2004, 2008)2 (1928, 1996)  4
 Soviet Union2 (1956, 1988) 3 (1972, 1976, 1980) 5
 Uruguay2 (1924, 1928)   2
 Brazil1 (2016)3 (1984, 1988, 2012)2 (1996, 2008)1 (1976)6
 Yugoslavia1 (1960)3 (1948, 1952, 1956)1 (1984)1 (1980)5
 Poland1 (1972)2 (1976, 1992) 1 (1936)3
 Spain1 (1992)2 (1920, 2000)  3
 East Germany1 (1976)1 (1980)1 (1972) 3
 Nigeria1 (1996)1 (2008)1 (2016) 3
 France1 (1984)1 (1900) 1 (1920)2
 Czechoslovakia1 (1980)1 (1964)  2
 Italy1 (1936) 2 (1928, 2004)3 (1960, 1984, 1988)3
 Sweden1 (1948) 2 (1924, 1952)1 (1908)3
 Belgium1 (1920) 1 (1900)1 (2008)2
 Mexico1 (2012)  1 (1968)1
 Canada1 (1904)   1
 Cameroon1 (2000)   1
 Denmark 3 (1908, 1912, 1960)1 (1948) 4
 United States 1 (1904)1 (1904)1 (2000)2
 Bulgaria 1 (1968)1 (1956) 2
 Germany 1 (2016) 1 (1952)1
  Switzerland 1 (1924)  1
 Austria 1 (1936)  1
 Paraguay 1 (2004)  1
 Netherlands  3 (1908, 1912, 1920)1 (1924)3
 Japan  1 (1968)1 (2012)1
 Norway  1 (1936) 1
 United Team of Germany  1 (1964) 1
 West Germany  1 (1988) 1
 Ghana  1 (1992) 1
 Chile  1 (2000) 1
 South Korea  1 (2012) 1
 Egypt   2 (1928, 1964)0
 Finland   1 (1912)0
 India   1 (1956)0
 Australia   1 (1992)0
 Portugal   1 (1996)0
 Iraq   1 (2004)0
 Honduras   1 (2016)0

Stadiums

Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games.

An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words Olympic Stadium as part of their names.

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