I Olympic Football Tournament (London 1908) (From 19-10-1908 to 24-10-1908) * NOTE: London 1908 was the first official football tournament contested in the Olympic Games, as for the first time the participating countries were represented by national squads (instead of local clubs, as before). Another novelty was the presentation of medals to the top three teams (gold, silver and bronze). |
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Olympic Poster |
Olympic Poster |
PARTICIPANTS
(8) ·
Host nation: Great Britain. · Six invited nations: Bohemia, Denmark, France (represented by two squads: France “A” and France “B”), Hungary, Netherlands, Sweden.
COMPETITION
SYSTEM · The eight participating teams are paired in a first knock-out round. The winners advance to the semifinals, and the two surviving teams after this knock-out round qualify for the final (the two semifinal losers play a consolation final for the bronze medal). |
FIRST ROUND (19-10-1908) |
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Netherlands - Hungary |
(w.o.) (*) |
London |
France “B” - Denmark |
0-9 |
London |
France “A” - Bohemia |
(w.o.) (*) |
London |
Great Britain - Sweden |
12-1 (x) |
London |
* Games cancelled after the Austro-Hungarian Empire decided to bar Hungary and Bohemia from fielding their own national football teams at the Olympic Games (the match Netherlands - Hungary was originally scheduled on 19-10-1908, whereas France “A” - Bohemia was set for 20-10-1908). (x) Game played on 20-10-1908. |
1/2 FINALS (22-10-1908) |
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Great Britain - Netherlands |
4-0 |
London |
France “A” - Denmark |
1-17 |
London |
PLACES 3 & 4 (23-10-1908) |
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Netherlands - Sweden* |
2-0 |
London |
* France “A” refused to play the consolation final and was replaced by Sweden. |
FINAL STANDING |
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1. |
Great Britain |
2. |
Denmark |
3. |
Netherlands |
4. |
Sweden |
5. |
France “A” |
6. |
France “B” |
CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD |
Horace Bailey (GBR) |
Walter Corbett (GBR) Herbert Smith (GBR) |
Kenneth Hunt (GBR) Nils Middelboe (DEN) Robert Hawkes (GBR) |
Arthur Berry (GBR) Vivian Woodward (GBR) Harry Stapley (GBR) Sophus Nielsen (DEN) Vilhelm Wolfhagen (DEN) |
TOP SCORER: Sophus Nielsen (DEN) - 11 goals |
BEST PLAYER: Vivian Woodward (GBR) |
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