List of men's Olympic football tournament records and statistics

This is a list of records of the football tournament in the Olympic games ever since the inaugural official edition in 1908.

Teams: tournament position

Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically.

Most titles won
3,  Hungary (1952, 1964, 1968).
Most finishes in the top three
6,  Brazil (1984, 1988, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016).
Most finishes in the top four
7,  Brazil (1976, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016).
Most appearances
15,  Italy (1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008).

Consecutive
Most consecutive medals
4,  Hungary (1960–64-68-72).
Most consecutive medals (counting only participated tournaments)
4,  Hungary (1960–64-68-72) and  Yugoslavia (1948–52-56-60).
Most consecutive golds
2,  Great Britain (1908-12)[1];  Uruguay (1924-28);  Hungary (1964-68);  Argentina (2004-08).
Most consecutive silvers
3,  Yugoslavia (1948–52-56).
Most consecutive bronzes
3,  Netherlands (1908-12-20).
Most consecutive finishes in the top three
3,  Soviet Union (1972–1980).[2]
Most consecutive championships by a confederation
13, UEFA (1936–1992).
Most consecutive matches won
12  Argentina (2004-2008) six in each tournament.

Gaps
Longest gap between successive titles
32 years,  Soviet Union (1956–1988).
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
72 years,  Spain (1920–1992).

Host team
Best finish by host team
Champion:  United Kingdom (1908);  Belgium (1920);  Spain (1992);  Brazil (2016).

Other
Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion
3,  Denmark (1908, 1912, 1960).
Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion
4,  Denmark (1908, 1912, 1948, 1960).
Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion
4,  Netherlands (1908, 1912, 1920, 1924);  Denmark (1908, 1912, 1948, 1960).

Teams: matches played and goals scored

All time
Most matches played
61,  Italy.
Most wins
34,  Brazil.
Most losses
23,  Italy.
Most draws
13,  South Korea.
Most goals scored
125,  Italy.
Most goals conceded
102,  Serbia.
Fewest goals conceded
1,  Estonia.

Individual
Most matches played, finals
13, Dezső Novák ( Hungary, 1960–1968); Antal Dunai ( Hungary, 1964–1972); Lajos Szűcs ( Hungary, 1968–1972); Miklós Páncsics ( Hungary, 1968–1972).

Goalscoring

Individual
Most goals scored, overall finals
13, Sophus Nielsen ( Denmark), 1908–1912). Antal Dunai ( Hungary), 1964-1972).
Most goals scored in a tournament
12, Ferenc Bene ( Hungary), 1964).
Most goals scored in a match
10, Sophus Nielsen ( Denmark), vs France, 1908; Gottfried Fuchs ( Germany), vs Russia, 1912.
First goalscorer
Nils Middelboe ( Denmark), vs France, 19 October 1908.
Youngest goalscorer
16 years, 332 days, Ángel Uribe ( Peru), vs France, 26 August 1960.
Oldest goalscorer
38 years, 243 days, Ryan Giggs ( Great Britain), vs United Arab Emirates, 29 July 2012.

Team
Most goals scored in a match, one team
17,  Denmark vs France, 1908.
Most goals scored in a match, both teams
18,  Denmark (17) vs  France (1), 1908.
Highest scoring draw
5–5,  Soviet Union vs  Yugoslavia, 1952.
Fewest goals conceded in a tournament
0,  Argentina in Athens 2004

Tournament
Most goals scored in a tournament
135 goals, 1952; 1972.
Fewest goals scored in a tournament
48 goals, 1908.
Most goals per match in a tournament
8.00 goals per match, 1908.
Fewest goals per match in a tournament
2.34 goals per match, 2008.

Discipline
Most sendings off (all-time, team)
6,  Italy,  Morocco,  Spain.
Most cautions (all-time, team)
91,  Italy.

Attendance
Highest average of attendance per match
47,660, 2012.
Lowest average of attendance per match
3,333, 1908.

References
  1. Although Great Britain won in 1900, the competition isn't recognized by FIFA
  2. Although UEFA was founded in 1955, it includes all european teams which become UEFA members

See also
  • List of women's Olympic football tournament records
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