Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Olympics football stamp of Japan.jpg
Football at the 1964 Olympics on a stamp of Japan
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates11–23 October 1964
Teams14 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Third placeGerman Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Fourth placeFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored123 (4.24 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Bene (12 goals)
1960
1968

The football competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics started on 11 October and ended on 23 October. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. The tournament features 14 men's national teams from six continental confederations. The 14 teams are drawn into two groups of four and two groups of three and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Olympic Stadium on 23 October 1964. There was also three consolation matches played by losing quarter-finalists. The winner of these matches placed fifth in the tournament. [1]

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Qualification

Regional qualifying tournaments were held. During the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament among South American national teams, a riot in Lima during the decisive PeruArgentina match, after Peru's equalizing goal in the last minutes was disallowed by the referee, resulted in 328 deaths, which was considered the worst football disaster in history. [2] Due to the riot, further CONMEBOL matches were not played that year, except for a playoff between Brazil and Peru (won by Brazil), and Argentina qualified instead of Peru.

16 teams qualified, and were divided into four groups:

The two best teams of each group competed in the quarter-finals.

Ultimately, the tournament was played two teams short:

Venues

Tokyo
Prince Chichibu Football Field (1) National Olympic Stadium (2) Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium (3)
Capacity: 17,569Capacity: 71,556Capacity: 20,780
Chichibunomiya3.JPG Yamazaki-nabisco-Cup final 2004.jpg Komazawa feeld.jpg
Saitama
Ōmiya Football Field (4)
Capacity: 14,392
Omiya Park Soccer Stadium, R1068484.jpg
Yokohama
Mitsuzawa Football Field (5)
Capacity: 10,102
Mitsuzawa1.jpg

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Ferenc Bene
Tibor Csernai
János Farkas
József Gelei
Kálmán Ihász
Sándor Katona
Imre Komora
Ferenc Nógrádi
Dezső Novák
Árpád Orbán
Károly Palotai
Antal Szentmihályi
Gusztáv Szepesi
Zoltán Varga
Jan Brumovský
Ludovít Cvetler
Ján Geleta
František Knebort
Karel Knesl
Karel Lichtnégl
Vojtech Masný
Štefan Matlák
Ivan Mráz
Karel Nepomucký
Zdeněk Pičman
František Schmucker
Anton Švajlen
Anton Urban
František Valošek
Josef Vojta
Vladimír Weiss
Gerd Backhaus
Wolfgang Barthels
Bernd Bauchspieß
Gerhard Körner
Otto Fräßdorf
Henning Frenzel
Dieter Engelhardt
Herbert Pankau
Manfred Geisler
Jürgen Heinsch
Klaus Lisiewicz
Jürgen Nöldner
Peter Rock
Klaus-Dieter Seehaus
Hermann Stöcker
Werner Unger
Klaus Urbanczyk
Eberhard Vogel
Manfred Walter
Horst Weigang

Note: Only players from the East Germany represented the joint Olympic team of United Team of Germany.

Squads

First round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 321071+65Advanced to knockout stage
2Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 321052+35
3Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 30122641
4State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran 30121651
Source: RSSSF
United Team of Germany  German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg 4–0 State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran
Report
Mitsuzawa Stadium , Yokohama
Attendance: 12,671
Referee: Eunápio de Queiroz (Brazil)
Romania  Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 3–1 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Report
Omiya Ground , Saitama
Attendance: 12,932
Referee: Yozo Yokoyama (Japan)

Iran  State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 1–1 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
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Chichibu Stadium , Tokyo
Attendance: 15,938
Referee: John Stanley Wontumi (Ghana)

United Team of Germany  German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg 2–0 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Report
Mitsuzawa Stadium , Yokohama
Attendance: 12,814
Referee: Gregg de Silva (Malaysia)
Romania  Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 1–0 State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran
Report
Omiya Ground , Saitama
Attendance: 13,026
Referee: Miguel Comesaña (Argentina)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2200125+74Advanced to knockout stage
2Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 210187+12
3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 20021980
4Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 00000000Withdrew
Source: RSSSF
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 6–0 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
  • Bene Soccerball shade.svg13', 38' (pen.), 70', 74', 78', 87'
Report
National Olympic Stadium , Tokyo
Attendance: 65,793
Referee: Kim Duk-chun (South Korea)

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 3–1 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 5–6 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 3300122+106Advanced to knockout stage
2Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 3111126+63
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 311152+33
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3003120190
Source: RSSSF
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 6–1 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Report
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg 1–1 Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
Report

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 5–1 Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
Report
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 4–0 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Report

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1–0 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Omiya Park Soccer Stadium , Saitama
Attendance: 13,120
Referee: Hussein Tehrani (Iran)
United Arab Republic  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg 10–0 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Report
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium , Tokyo
Attendance: 16,039
Referee: Glöckner (Germany)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Ghana flag 1964.svg  Ghana 211043+13Advanced to knockout stage
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 21015502
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 20113411
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 00000000Withdrew
Source: RSSSF
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 1–1 Ghana flag 1964.svg  Ghana
Report

Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 3–2 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold medal match
 
          
 
18 October – Yokohama
 
 
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 0
 
20 October – Tokyo (CRS)
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6
 
18 October – Saitama
 
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 0
 
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 5
 
23 October – Tokyo (NS)
 
Ghana flag 1964.svg  Ghana 1
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2
 
18 October – Tokyo (KOPS)
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 4
 
20 October – Tokyo (KOPS)
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 0
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2
 
18 October – Tokyo (CRS)
 
German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 1 Bronze medal match
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 0
 
23 October – Tokyo (NS)
 
German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 1
 
German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 3
 
 
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 1
 

Quarter-finals

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 0–1 German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Report

Romania  Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 0–2 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 4–0 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Report

United Arab Republic  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg 5–1 Ghana flag 1964.svg  Ghana
Report

Semi-finals

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2–1 German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Report

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 6–0 Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
Report

First consolation round

Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1–6 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Report
Nagai Stadium , Osaka
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hussein Imam (United Arab Emirates)

Romania  Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 4–2 Ghana flag 1964.svg  Ghana
Report

Fifth place play-off

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 0–3 Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Report
Nagai Stadium , Osaka
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)

Bronze medal match

United Team of Germany  German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg 3–1 Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
Report
Olympic Stadium , Tokyo
Attendance: 65,610
Referee: Yozo Yokoyama (Japan)

Gold medal match

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 2–1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Report
Olympic Stadium , Tokyo
Attendance: 65,610
Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)

Goalscorers

With 12 goals, Ferenc Bene of Hungary is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 123 goals were scored by 56 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

12 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5500226+1610
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 6501195+1410
3German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 6411124+89
4Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 62131816+25
5Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 6411126+69
6Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 52031412+24
7Ghana flag 1964.svg  Ghana 411271253
8Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 410361592
9Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 311152+33
10Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 20113411
11Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 30122641
12State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran 30121651
13Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 20021980
14Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 3003120190
Source: rsssf.com

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