Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates 20 – 23 September
Teams 3
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Great Britain (1st title)
Runners-up  France
Third place  Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played 2
Goals scored 12 (6 per match)

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a football tournament was contested for the first time. Only two demonstration matches were held between the three club sides, and no medals were awarded. Despite this, the International Olympic Committee currently credits Great Britain, France and Belgium with gold, silver and bronze medals respectively as part of its attempt to reconcile early Olympic Games with the modern award scheme.

The football matches were held at the Vélodrome de Vincennes in Paris.

Venue

The matches were held at the Vélodrome de Vincennes in Paris.

The Vélodrome de Vincennes

Medal table

The French team selected by the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques.
The Belgian team selected by the Universités of Brussels
Position Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Great Britain (GBR)1001
2 France (FRA)0101
3 Belgium (BEL)0011

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football Upton Park F.C.
 Great Britain (GBR)		 USFSA XI
 France (FRA)		 Université de Bruxelles
 Belgium (BEL)

Events

Men's football

PlaceTeamNationRecordGoals
WinsLossesPercentForAgainst
1Upton Park Great Britain (GBR)101.00040
2USFSA XI France (FRA)11.50066
3Université de Bruxelles Belgium (BEL)01.00026
USFSA XI France0 – 4United Kingdom Upton Park
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Maignard (France)
USFSA XI France6 – 2Belgium Université de Bruxelles
Peltier  1'
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Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jack Wood (Great Britain)

In the first game, the British squad had little difficulty defeating the USFSA XI. 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.

Squads

See also

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