International football competition
The football tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics started on 18 July and ended on 31 July. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. 13 teams participated in the tournament, while three African teams withdrew in support of the anti-racism boycott.[1] East Germany won the gold, defeating Poland in the final, with the Soviet Union taking the bronze.
Venues
Qualification
The following 13 teams qualified for the 1976 Olympics football tournament:
Match officials
Squads
Final tournament
First round
Group A
Source: FIFA
Notes:
Group B
Source: FIFA
Group C
Source: FIFA
Notes:
Group D
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ North Korean player An Gil-wan was suspended for a year for attacking the referee three times during the game.[2] The International Olympic Committee issued a warning to the entire North Korean team threatening to impose a blanket ban on the delegation.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze Medal match
Gold Medal match
Medal winners
Goalscorers
With six goals, Andrzej Szarmach of Poland is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 66 goals were scored by 44 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
Final ranking
Source: rsssf.com
References
- ^ "Football at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "An Gil Wan notice". Cambridge Evening News. 29 July 1976. Retrieved 25 June 2023 – via newspaper.com.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Association football at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
- Olympic Football Tournament Montreal 1976, FIFA.com
- RSSSF Summary