Tournament details | |
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Host country | France |
Dates | 20–23 September 1900 |
Teams | 3 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Upton Park FC (1st title) |
Runners-up | Club Français |
Third place | Université de Bruxelles |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 2 |
Goals scored | 12 (6 per match) |
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Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics |
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.
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]
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 France vs Switzerland
23 September 1900 France vs Belgium
30 September 1900 France vs Germany
7 October 1900 France vs England
The match final schedule of the tournament. [5]
M | Match |
Thu 20 | Fri 21 | Sat 22 | Sun 23 |
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M1 | M2 |
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 | 0–4 | Upton Park FC |
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Report | Nicholas Turner 5' Zealley 7' |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Upton Park FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 2 |
2 | Club Français | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Université de Bruxelles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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