Football at the Goodwill Games

Football at the Goodwill Games

Organiser(s)	Goodwill Games
Founded	1994 (1994)
Abolished	1998;27 years ago (1998)
Region	International

Football has been included at two editions of the Goodwill Games. It was first held as a men's competition in 1994, ^{[1] [2] [3]} and later as a women's competition in 1998. ^{[4] [5]} The sport was dropped for the 2001 Goodwill Games. ^[6]

Men's tournament

Participating nations

Nation	1994	Years
Russia	1	1
World All-Stars	2	1
Total nations	2

Results

Year	Host		Final				Number of teams
			Winners	Score and venue	Runners-up
1994	Russia		Russia	2–1 Kirov Stadium, Saint Petersburg	World All-Stars		2

Women's tournament

Participating nations

UEFA
Nation	1998	Years
Denmark	4	1
Norway	3	1
CONCACAF
Nation	1998	Years
United States	1	1
AFC
Nation	1998	Years
China	2	1
Total nations	4

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place play-off				Number of teams
			Winners	Score and venue	Runners-up		Third place	Score and venue	Fourth place
1998	United States		United States	2–0 Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale	China		Norway	1–1(4–2 p) Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale	Denmark		4

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	1	0	0	1
	United States	1	0	0	1
3	China	0	1	0	1
	World All-Stars	0	1	0	1
5	Norway	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		2	2	1	5

References

1. "Soccer". Goodwill Games. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
2. "1986, the inaugural Games". Goodwill Games. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
3. "1990 and Seattle". Goodwill Games. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
4. "Women's Soccer Results". Goodwill Games. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
5. "Just like UNC, U.S. a winner". Sports. The News & Observer . Raleigh, North Carolina. 25 July 1998. p. 7C. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
6. "Organizers pleased despite losses". The Washington Post . 3 August 1998. Retrieved 14 August 2022.