Olympic Football Tournament 1900

Olympic Football Tournament (Paris 1900)

(From 20-09-1900 to 23-09-1900)

* NOTE: Paris 1900 were the first Olympic Games in which a football tournament was contested, although it was merely a demonstration sport and no medals were awarded (in fact, it was not a “tournament” proper, because the three participating teams played only two games). However, in an effort to reconcile the early Olympiads with the modern games, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) currently credits the countries represented by these three teams with gold, silver and bronze medals, according to their final classification.

Olympic Poster

PARTICIPANTS (5)

· One team representing the host nation: Club Français (FRANCE), champion of Paris, proposed by the USFSA (Union des Sociétés Françaises des Sports Athlétiques).

· Four teams representing invited nations: Fédération Universitaire (BELGIUM), a university student selection reinforced with players from other Belgian clubs; Upton Park FC (GREAT BRITAIN); two more clubs from Switzerland and Germany (these two countries refused the invitation to participate in the Olympic Tournament because they were unable to make a selection of players).

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· The host team (Club Français) plays successive demonstration games against the four invited teams (Switzerland, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain)*.

· At the end of each game, an object of art will be offered to the winning team, and all the participant players will receive a souvenir.

* After the withdrawals of Switzerland and Germany, the original competition programme (four demonstration games from September 20 to October 7) was rescheduled with only two games: France-Great Britain and France-Belgium.

DEMONSTRATION GAMES

GAME 1
STADIUM: Vélodrome de Vincennes (Paris) DATE: 20-09-1900 (xxx h) ATTENDANCE: 500 REFEREE: xxx Moignard (FRA) GOALS: Nicholas (2), Turner, Zealley
	Club Français - Upton Park FC
	0-4 (0-2)
CLUB FRANÇAIS Huteau Bach, Allemane Gaillard, Bloch, Macaire Fraysse (c), Garnier, Lambert, Grandjean, Canelle COACH: —		UPTON PARK FC Jones Buckenham, Gosling Chalk, Burridge, Quash Turner, Spackman, Nicholas, Zealley, Haslam (c) COACH: xxx

GAME 2
STADIUM: Vélodrome de Vincennes (Paris) DATE: 23-09-1900 (xxx h) ATTENDANCE: 1.500 REFEREE: Jack Wood (ENG) GOALS: 1-0 (Peltier 1’); 1-1 (Spannoghe xx’); 1-2 (Van Heuckelum xx’); 2-2 (xxx); 3-2 (xxx); 4-2 (xxx); 5-2 (xxx); 6-2 (xxx)
	Club Français - Fédération Universitaire
	6-2 (1-2)
CLUB FRANÇAIS Huteau Bach, Allemane Gaillard, Bloch, Macaire Duparc, Garnier (c), Peltier, Lambert, Canelle COACH: —		FÉDÉRATION UNIVERSITAIRE Leboutte Kelecom, Moreau de Melen Renier, Pelgrims (c), Neefs Thornton, Delbecque, Spannoghe, Van Heuckelum, Londot COACH: Frank König

FINAL STANDING
1.	*Upton Park FC (London)*
2.	*Club Français (Paris)*
3.	*Fédération Universitaire (Bruxelles)*

SQUADS

(In red, original names of countries and players)

Fédération Universitaire — BELGIUM (BELGIË)	Club Français — FRANCE
Goalkeepers Marcel Leboutte (Spa FC) Defenders Raul Kelecom (FC Liégeois) Ernest Moreau de Melen (FC Liégeois) Midfielders Alphonse Renier (Racing Club de Bruxelles) Georges Pelgrims (Léopold FC [Bruxelles]) (c) Eugène Neefs (SC Louvain) (x) Camille van Hoorden (Racing Club de Bruxelles) (y) Forwards Eric Thornton (Léopold FC) Hendrik van Heuckelum (Léopold FC) Émile Spannoghe(Skill FC de Bruxelles) Albert Delbecque (Skill FC de Bruxelles) Lucien Londot (FC Liégeois) COACH: Frank König (x) Neefs was not originally included in the selection made by captain Georges Pelgrims, who could only gather ten eligible players for the tournament. However, Neefs happened to be in the stands before the game against Club Français, and could finally play after begging Pelgrims to be included in the team. (y) Van Hoorden was included in the selection for the Olympic Tournament, but he remained in Belgium as a reserve player.	Goalkeepers Lucien Huteau Defenders Louis Bach Pierre Allemane Midfielders Virgile Gaillard Alfred Bloch Maurice Macaire Forwards Eugène Fraysse (c) () Georges Garnier* Marcel Lambert Fernand Canelle Gaston Peltier () R. Grandjean* R. Duparc () COACH: — Players of Racing Club de France (Paris) who reinforced Club Français for the Olympic Tournament.
Upton Park FC — GREAT BRITAIN
Goalkeepers John Jones Defenders Claude Buckenham William Gosling Midfielders Alfred Chalk William Quash T. E. Burridge Forwards Arthur Turner James Zealley A. Haslam (c) F. Spackman J. Nicholas COACH: xxx

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