Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates20–23 September 1900
Teams3
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Upton Park FC (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of France.svg Club Français
Third place Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Université de Bruxelles
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored12 (6 per match)
1896
1904

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, an association football tournament was contested for the first time. Only two matches were held between the three club sides, and no medals were awarded.

Contents

France's representatives were determined by the USFSA, which elected the Parisian champion Club Français. [1] For Belgium, after Racing Club de Bruxelles declined to participate, a student selection with players from the Université libre de Bruxelles was sent by the Federation. [2] [3] The team was reinforced with a few non-students. On the other hand, English club Upton Park F.C. represented Great Britain. [1] [3]

The International Olympic Committee credits Great Britain, France and a "Mixed Team" with gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, as part of its attempt to reconcile early Olympic Games with the modern award scheme. [4] The Belgian team included one British and one Dutch player.

The football matches were held at the Vélodrome de Vincennes in Paris. [1]

Competition schedule

Originally there were four matches scheduled for the 1900 Olympics, all including a French team. As Switzerland and Germany eventually did not send a team, the match involving France and England was moved forward to 20 September. [1]

16 September 1900 Flag of France.svg  France vs Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland

23 September 1900 Flag of France.svg  France vs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

30 September 1900 Flag of France.svg  France vs Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany

7 October 1900 Flag of France.svg  France vs Flag of England.svg  England

The match final schedule of the tournament. [5]

Legend
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Venue

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The Vélodrome de Vincennes hosted all the matches

Squads

Matches

In the first game, the British squad had little difficulty defeating the Club Français (wearing the USFSA uniform). Upton Park led 2–0 after the first half, getting two more goals in the second to win 4–0. Gaston Peltier scored in the first minute to give the USFSA XI an early lead, but Université de Bruxelles scored twice to take a 2–1 first half lead. The French scored five goals in the second half, however, to take the match 6–2. [6]

Club Français Flag of France.svg 0–4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Upton Park FC
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Vélodrome de Vincennes, Paris
Attendance: 500
Referee: Maignard (France)
Team details
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Club Français
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Upton Park

Club Français Flag of France.svg 6–2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Université de Bruxelles
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Team details
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Club Français
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Université de Bruxelles

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Upton Park FC 110040+42
2 Flag of France.svg Club Français 21016602
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Université de Bruxelles 10012640
Source: [ citation needed ]

Medal summary

Medal table

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Upton Park F.C. (left) represented Great Britain, winning the Gold medal
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The French team was the Club Français wearing the USFSA uniform
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The Belgian team selected by the Université de Bruxelles
PositionCountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1001
2Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0101
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
(Upton Park FC) [1] [3]
James Jones
Claude Buckenham
William Gosling
Alfred Chalk
Tom Burridge
William Quash
Richard Turner
Fred Spackman
John Nicholas
Jack Zealley
Henry Haslam
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
(Club Français) [1]
Pierre Allemane
Louis Bach
Alfred Bloch
Fernand Canelle
René Ressejac-Duparc
Eugène Fraysse
Virgile Gaillard
Georges Garnier
René Grandjean
Lucien Huteau
Marcel Lambert
Maurice Macaine
Gaston Peltier
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
(Université de Bruxelles) [3]
Marius Delbecque
Hendrik van Heuckelum (NED)
Raul Kelecom
Marcel Leboutte
Lucien Londot
Ernest Moreau de Melen
Eugène Neefs
Gustave Pelgrims
Alphonse Renier
Hilaire Spanoghe
Eric Thornton (GBR)
Coach:Frank König (SWI) [7]

See also

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