Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics
	Football at the 1964 Olympics on a stamp of Japan
Tournament details
Host country	Japan
Dates	11–23 October 1964
Teams	14 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	8 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Hungary
Runners-up	Czechoslovakia
Third place	United Team of Germany
Fourth place	United Arab Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	123 (4.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ferenc Bene (12 goals)
	← 1960 1968 →

Last updated June 06, 2024

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]

Qualification

Regional qualifying tournaments were held. During the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament among South American national teams, a riot in Lima during the decisive Peru–Argentina 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:

Group A (United Team of Germany (which was de facto East Germany), Romania, Mexico, Iran)
Group B (Hungary, Yugoslavia, Morocco, ~~Korea D.P.R.~~ )
Group C (Czechoslovakia, United Arab Republic (Egypt), Brazil, Korea Rep.)
Group D (Japan, Ghana, Argentina, ~~Italy~~ )

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

Ultimately, the tournament was played two teams short:

Italy were disqualified as their team was not amateur; Poland, who Italy had beaten to qualify, declined to take Italy's place due to a lack of preparation time.
North Korea withdrew from the entire Games before the Opening Ceremony after Japanese immigration officials refused six of their athletes entry.

Venues

Tokyo
Prince Chichibu Football Field (1)	National Olympic Stadium (2)	Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium (3)
Capacity: 17,569	Capacity: 71,556	Capacity: 20,780

Saitama	45km 30miles 4 1 3 2 5
Ōmiya Football Field (4)
Capacity: 14,392

Yokohama
Mitsuzawa Football Field (5)
Capacity: 10,102

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hungary	Czechoslovakia	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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United Team of Germany	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	5
Romania	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5
Mexico	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
Iran	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

11 October 1964
14:00

Romania	3–1	Mexico
Creiniceanu 20' Pârcălab 33' Ionescu 47'	Report	Fragoso 73'

Omiya Park Soccer Stadium, Omiya, Saitama

Attendance: 12,932

Referee: Yokoyama (JPN)

11 October 1964
14:00

United Team of Germany	4–0	Iran
Bauchspieß 7' Vogel 20', 63' Frenzel 44'	Report

Mitsuzawa Soccer Stadium, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Attendance: 12.671

Referee: De Queiroz (BRA)

13 October 1964
14:00

Iran	1–1	Mexico
Nayyerloo 59'	Report	González Dávila 54'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Attendance: 15,938

Referee: Wontumi (GHA)

13 October 1964
14:00

United Team of Germany	1–1	Romania
Frenzel 22'	Report	Pavlovici 27'

Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Setagaya, Tokyo

Attendance: 18,970

Referee: Korelus (TCH)

15 October 1964
14:00

United Team of Germany	2–0	Mexico
Barthels 37' Nöldner 66'	Report

Mitsuzawa Soccer Stadium, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Attendance: 12,814

Referee: De Silva (MAS)

15 October 1964
14:00

Romania	1–0	Iran
Pavlovici 26'	Report

Omiya Park Soccer Stadium, Omiya, Saitama

Attendance: 13,026

Referee: Comesaña (ARG)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	2	2	0	0	12	5	+7	4
Yugoslavia	2	1	0	1	8	7	+1	2
Morocco	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8	0
North Korea ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Notes:

↑ Withdrew

11 October 1964

14:00

Hungary	6–0	Morocco
Bene 13', 38' (pen.), 70', 74', 78', 87'	Report

National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 65,793

Referee: Kim Duk-chun (South Korea)

13 October 1964

14:00

Yugoslavia	3–1	Morocco
Samardžić 8' Belin 12', 59'	Report	Bouachra 2'

Mitsuzawa Soccer Stadium, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Attendance: 12,675

Referee: Imam (UAE)

15 October 1964

14:00

Hungary	6–5	Yugoslavia
Csernai 5', 11', 44', 63' (pen.) Farkas 18' Bene 25' (pen.)	Report	Osim 1', 82' Belin 12', 35' Zambata 31'

Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Setagaya, Tokyo

Attendance: 19,316

Referee: Fukushima (Japan)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czechoslovakia	3	3	0	0	12	2	+10	6
United Arab Republic	3	1	1	1	12	6	+6	3
Brazil	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	3
South Korea	3	0	0	3	1	20	−19	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

12 October 1964
14:00

Brazil	1–1	United Arab Republic
Roberto 10'	Report	Shanin 88'

Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Setagaya, Tokyo

Attendance: 16,450

Referee: Glöckner (GDR)

12 October 1964
14:00

Czechoslovakia	6–1	South Korea
Lichtnégl 25' Vojta 26' Mráz 32', 68' Masný 43', 71'	Report	Lee Yi-woo 59'

Omiya Park Soccer Stadium, Omiya, Saitama

Attendance: 12,943

Referee: Valenzuela (MEX)

14 October 1964
14:00

Czechoslovakia	5–1	United Arab Republic
Vojta 5', 27' Urban 36' Mráz 83' Cvetler 84'	Report	Riad 53'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Attendance: 15,903

Referee: Zsolt (HUN)

14 October 1964
14:00

Brazil	4–0	South Korea
Zé Roberto 30' Elizeu 44', 54' Roberto 73'	Report

Mitsuzawa Soccer Stadium, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Attendance: 12,672

Referee: Boukkili (MAR)

16 October 1964
14:00

United Arab Republic	10–0	South Korea
Riad 14', 17', 40', 48', 72', 77' Mohamed 50' El-Fanagily 61' Etman 66' Hassan 78'	Report

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Attendance: 16,039

Referee: Glöckner (GDR)

16 October 1964
14:00

Czechoslovakia	1–0	Brazil
Valošek 77'	Report

Omiya Park Soccer Stadium, Omiya, Saitama

Attendance: 13,120

Referee: Tehrani (IRN)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	3
Japan	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	2
Argentina	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
Italy ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Notes:

↑ Disqualified for using professional players during qualification. Poland were offered Italy's place, but declined.^[3]

12 October 1964
14:00

Argentina	1–1	Ghana
Bulla 26'	Report	E. Acquah 80'

Mitsuzawa Soccer Stadium, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Attendance: 12,452

Referee: Ashkenazi (ISR)

14 October 1964
14:00

Japan	3–2	Argentina
Sugiyama 54' Kawabuchi 81' Ogi 82'	Report	Domínguez 24', 62'

Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Setagaya, Tokyo

Attendance: 19,049

Referee: Škorić (YUG)

16 October 1964
14:00

Japan	2–3	Ghana
Sugiyama 12' Yaegashi 52'	Report	Agyemang 27' S. Acquah 69' Fulaiteh 80'

Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Setagaya, Tokyo

Referee: Niţescu (ROU)

Quarter-finals

18 October 1964
14:00

United Team of Germany	1–0	Yugoslavia
Frenzel 1'	Report

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Attendance: 15,767

Referee: De Silva (MAS)

18 October 1964
14:00

Hungary	2–0	Romania
Csernai 2', 84' (pen.)	Report

Mitsuzawa Soccer Stadium, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Attendance: 12,841

Referee: Ashkenazi (ISR)

18 October 1964
14:00

Egypt	5–1	Ghana
Badawi 42', 61' Riad 65' El-Fanagily 69', 85'	Report	Mfum 37'

Omiya Park Soccer Stadium, Omiya, Saitama

Attendance: 13,121

Referee: Glöckner (GDR)

18 October 1964
14:00

Czechoslovakia	4–0	Japan
Brumovský 43', 59' Vojta 69' (pen.) Mráz 86'	Report

Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Setagaya, Tokyo

Attendance: 18,940

Referee: De Queiroz (BRA)

Semi-finals

20 October 1964
14:00

Hungary	6–0	United Arab Republic
Bene 7', 20', 66', 77' Komora 29', 58'	Report

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Referee: Comesaña (ARG)

20 October 1964
14:00

Czechoslovakia	2–1	United Team of Germany
Lichtnégl 47' Mráz 89'	Report	Nöldner 25'

Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Setagaya, Tokyo

Attendance: 19,435

Referee: Ashkenazi (ISR)

Bronze Medal match

23 October 1964
12:00

United Team of Germany	3–1	United Arab Republic
Frenzel 17' Vogel 48' Stöcker 56'	Report	Attia 75' (pen.)

Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 65,610

Referee: Yokoyama (JPN)

Gold Medal match

1964 Summer Olympics Football Final

23 October 1964

16:30

Hungary	2–1	Czechoslovakia
Weiss 47' (o.g.) Bene 59'	Report	Brumovský 80'

Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 65,610

Referee: Ashkenazi (ISR)

Team details

Hungary


GK	1	Antal Szentmihályi
RB	3	Dezső Novák
LB	6	Kálmán Ihász
RH	7	Gusztáv Szepesi
CH	5	Árpád Orbán
LH	18	Ferenc Nógrádi
OR	15	János Farkas
IR	2	Tibor Csernai
CF	13	Ferenc Bene
IL	11	Imre Komora
OL	16	Sándor Katona

Czechoslovakia


GK	1	František Schmucker
RB	2	Anton Urban
LB	4	Zdeněk Pičman
RH	5	Josef Vojta
CH	3	Vladimír Weiss
LH	6	Ján Geleta
OR	16	Jan Brumovský
IR	8	Ivan Mraz
CF	9	Karel Lichtnégl
IL	10	Vojtech Masný
OL	11	Frantisek Valosek

First consolation round

Played by losing quarter-finalists.

20 October 1964
14:00

Japan	1–6	Yugoslavia
Kamamoto 61'	Report	Zambata 3', 5', 43', 63' Osim 28', 60'

Nagai Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Imam (UAE)

20 October 1964
14:00

Romania	4–2	Ghana
Pavlovici 12', 19', 74' Creiniceanu 41'	Report	Fulaiteh 25', 44'

Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Kyoto

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: De Silva (MAS)

Consolation Final (5th place match)

22 October 1964
14:00

Romania	3–0	Yugoslavia
Pavlovici 50' Pârcălab 72' Constantin 78'	Report

Nagai Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Zsolt (HUN)

Brackets

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

United Arab Republic	5

Ghana	1
		United Arab Republic	0

		Hungary	6
Hungary	2

Romania	0
				Hungary	2

				Czechoslovakia	1
Czechoslovakia	4

Japan	0
		Czechoslovakia	2	Third place

		United Team of Germany	1
United Team of Germany	1			United Team of Germany	3

Yugoslavia	0			United Arab Republic	1

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

Ferenc Bene

8 goals

Moustafa Reyadh

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

Vladimír Weiss (playing against Hungary)

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hungary	5	5	0	0	22	6	+16	10
2	Czechoslovakia	6	5	0	1	19	5	+14	10
3	United Team of Germany	6	4	1	1	12	4	+8	9
4	United Arab Republic	6	2	1	3	18	16	+2	5
5	Romania	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6	9
6	Yugoslavia	5	2	0	3	14	12	+2	4
7	Ghana	4	1	1	2	7	12	−5	3
8	Japan	4	1	0	3	6	15	−9	2
9	Brazil	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	3
10	Argentina	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
11	Mexico	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
12	Iran	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1
13	Morocco	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8	0
14	South Korea	3	0	0	3	1	20	−19	0

Source: rsssf.com

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References

↑ "Football at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
↑ Edwards, Piers (23 May 2014). "Lima 1964: The world's worst stadium disaster". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
↑ Games of the XVIII. Olympiad. RSSSF.

External links

[table_note_PRK0.81645979211501-3] Withdrew

[table_note_ITA0.041780320946956-5] Disqualified for using professional players during qualification. Poland were offered Italy's place, but declined.^[3]

[SR-1] "Football at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

[2] Edwards, Piers (23 May 2014). "Lima 1964: The world's worst stadium disaster". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

[4] Games of the XVIII. Olympiad. RSSSF.

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Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Contents

Qualification

Venues

Medalists

Squads

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Bronze Medal match

Gold Medal match

First consolation round

Consolation Final (5th place match)

Brackets

Goalscorers

Final ranking

Related Research Articles

References

External links