Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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1980 Men's Olympic football tournament
Tournament details
Host countrySoviet Union
Dates20 July – 2 August 1980
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Third placeFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Fourth placeFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored82 (2.56 per match)
Attendance1,821,624 (56,926 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Andreyev (5 goals)
1976
1984

The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on 20 July and ended on 2 August. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. Seven qualified countries did not participate, joining the American-led boycott in protest of the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. [1]

Contents

Sixteen teams were divided into four groups:

In the technical report following the competition, FIFA reported that: "Compared with the 1979 World Youth Tournament in Japan and the 1978 World Cup finals in Argentina, the standard of football at the Olympic Football Tournament was generally of an inferior quality,". [2]

The tournament was primarily hosted by Moscow and Leningrad in the Russian SFSR, with some group stage games in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR and Minsk, Byelorussian SSR.

Venues

Moscow
Central Lenin Stadium Dynamo Stadium
Capacity: 91,251Capacity: 50,475
RIAN archive 487039 Opening ceremony of the 1980 Olympic Games.jpg Dynamo Stadium.jpg
Minsk Leningrad Kiev
Dinamo Stadium Kirov Stadium Republican Stadium
Capacity: 50,125Capacity: 74,000Capacity: 100,169
Dinamo Stadium Minsk.jpg Kirov stadium.jpg Final Ievro-2012. NSK <<Olimpiis'kii>>. 3 khvilini pislia final'nogo svistka.JPG

The football tournament was the most attended event on these Olympics: 1,821,624 spectators watched 32 matches of it at the stadiums.

Qualification

Due to the American-led boycott, countries (in brackets) who qualified did not enter the final tournament. Spain sent a team under the IOC flag. The following 16 teams qualified for the 1980 Olympics football tournament:

Match officials

Squads

Final tournament

First round

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3300151+146
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 32013964
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela 31023742
Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 30032640
Source: FIFA
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg1–0Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
Roldán Soccerball shade.svg58' Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg4–0Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela
Andreyev Soccerball shade.svg3'
Cherenkov Soccerball shade.svg25'
Gavrilov Soccerball shade.svg34'
Hovhannisyan Soccerball shade.svg51'
Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Franz Woehrer (Austria)

Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg2–1Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg49'
Núñez Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Zubizarreta Soccerball shade.svg68'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Emilio Guruceta-Muro (Spain)

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
Khidiyatullin Soccerball shade.svg9', 51'
Cherenkov Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report Chitalu Soccerball shade.svg13'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Marwan Arafat (Syria)

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg8–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Andreyev Soccerball shade.svg8', 27', 44'
Romantsev Soccerball shade.svg20'
Shavlo Soccerball shade.svg43'
Cherenkov Soccerball shade.svg55'
Gavrilov Soccerball shade.svg75'
Bessonov Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg2–1Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
Zubizarreta Soccerball shade.svg86'
Elie Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
Report Chitalu Soccerball shade.svg73'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Luis Paulino Siles (Costa Rica)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 312041+34
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 312042+24
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 31112423
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 30122531
Source: FIFA
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Pokluda Soccerball shade.svg14'
Berger Soccerball shade.svg18'
Vízek Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report

Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg3–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Al-Dakhil Soccerball shade.svg16', 40', 85' (pen.) Report Mubarak Soccerball shade.svg25' (o.g.)
Referee: Klaus Scheurell (East Germany)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Molinares Soccerball shade.svg73' Report Yaqoub Soccerball shade.svg64'
Referee: Anders Mattson (Finland)

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Vízek Soccerball shade.svg25' Report Nwosu Soccerball shade.svg84'

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Cardona Soccerball shade.svg55' Report

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Report

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 321071+65
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 311142+23
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 30302203
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 30120881
Source: FIFA
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg1–1 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Kühn Soccerball shade.svg49' Report Marcos Soccerball shade.svg50'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3–0Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Belloumi Soccerball shade.svg36'
Madjer Soccerball shade.svg48'
Merzekane Soccerball shade.svg73' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)

East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg1–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Terletzki Soccerball shade.svg61' Report
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

Spain Flag of Spain.svg 0–0Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Report

Spain Flag of Spain.svg 1–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Rincón Soccerball shade.svg38' Report Belloumi Soccerball shade.svg63'
Referee: Eldar Azimzade (Soviet Union)

East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg5–0Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Hause Soccerball shade.svg6'
Netz Soccerball shade.svg25', 45'
Peter Soccerball shade.svg75'
Terletzki Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 321063+35
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 312041+34
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 311132+13
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 30032970
Source: FIFA
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg2–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Šećerbegović Soccerball shade.svg56'
Šestić Soccerball shade.svg58'
Report

Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg3–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg45'
Saeed Soccerball shade.svg49'
Hassan Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg3–2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Zlatko Vujović Soccerball shade.svg6', 54'
Primorac Soccerball shade.svg24'
Report White Soccerball shade.svg35'
Arroyo Soccerball shade.svg90'

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0–0Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ramón Calderón Castro (Cuba)

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg3–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Tissari Soccerball shade.svg18'
Alila Soccerball shade.svg58'
Soini Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ali Albannai Abdulwahab (Kuwait)

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg1–1Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Zoran Vujović Soccerball shade.svg63' Report Hassan Soccerball shade.svg61'
Referee: André Daina (Switzerland)

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 July – Moscow
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2
 
29 July – Moscow
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0
 
27 July – Kiev
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4
 
2 August – Moscow
 
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 0
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 0
 
27 July – Leningrad
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 3
 
29 July – Moscow
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2
 
27 July – Minsk
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 0 Bronze medal match
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 3
 
1 August – Moscow
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2
 
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 0
 

Quarter-finals

Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg3–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Miročević Soccerball shade.svg5'
Šestić Soccerball shade.svg19'
Zoran Vujović Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Referee: Klaus Scheurell (East Germany)

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Cherenkov Soccerball shade.svg30'
Gavrilov Soccerball shade.svg51'
Report Yaqoub Soccerball shade.svg59'
Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Mario Rubio Vazquez (Mexico)

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Vízek Soccerball shade.svg29', 59'
Pokluda Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report

East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg4–0Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Schnuphase Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.)
Netz Soccerball shade.svg11'
Steinbach Soccerball shade.svg17'
Terletzki Soccerball shade.svg22'
Report
Republican Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

Semi-finals

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg0–1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Report Netz Soccerball shade.svg16'
Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–0Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Lička Soccerball shade.svg4'
Šreiner Soccerball shade.svg18'
Report
Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Franz Woehrer (Austria)

Bronze Medal match

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–0Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Hovhannisyan Soccerball shade.svg67'
Andreyev Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report
Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)

Gold Medal match

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–0Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Svoboda Soccerball shade.svg77' Report
Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Eldar Azimzade (Soviet Union)

The final was played in a hard rain for the third straight Olympics. Both teams played with ten players after the 58th minute after one player from each team was red-carded.

Medalists

View of the stadium from the final Moscow Olympic Games, 1980 (22).jpg
View of the stadium from the final
Olympic football pins from 1980 Misha1980.JPG
Olympic football pins from 1980
Gold:Silver:Bronze:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia

Stanislav Seman
Luděk Macela
Josef Mazura
Libor Radimec
Zdeněk Rygel
Petr Němec
Ladislav Vízek
Jan Berger
Jindřich Svoboda
Lubomír Pokluda
Werner Lička
Rostislav Václavíček
Jaroslav Netolička
Oldřich Rott
Zdeněk Šreiner
František Štambacher
František Kunzo

Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany

Bodo Rudwaleit
Artur Ullrich
Lothar Hause
Frank Uhlig
Frank Baum
Rüdiger Schnuphase
Frank Terletzki
Wolfgang Steinbach
Jürgen Bähringer
Werner Peter
Dieter Kühn
Norbert Trieloff
Matthias Müller
Matthias Liebers
Bernd Jakubowski
Wolf-Rüdiger Netz

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Rinat Dasaev
Tengiz Sulakvelidze
Alexandre Chivadze
Vagiz Khidiyatullin
Oleg Romantsev
Sergey Shavlo
Sergey Andreev
Vladimir Bessonov
Yuri Gavrilov
Fyodor Cherenkov
Valeri Gazzaev
Vladimir Pilguj
Sergej Baltacha
Sergei Nikulin
Khoren Hovhannisyan
Alexandr Prokopenko
Revaz Chelebadze

Goalscorers

With five goals, Sergey Andreyev of Soviet Union was the top scorer of the tournament. In total, 82 goals were scored by 52 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Final ranking

Below the final ranking after the end of the tournament. [3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)6420101+910
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)6411122+109
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)6501193+1610
4Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)631297+27
5Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)412154+14
6Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Iraq  (IRQ)41214514
7Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)420231294
8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)41124513
9Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)311132+13
10Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Spain  (ESP)30302203
11Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)31112423
12Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela  (VEN)31023742
13Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)30122531
14Flag of Syria.svg  Syria  (SYR)30120881
15Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia  (ZAM)30032640
16Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica  (CRC)30032970
Source: [ citation needed ]

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