Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Matches


Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was contested in a tournament of 11 football matches. Great Britain won gold medals, Denmark won silver medals and the Netherlands won bronze medals.

First round

Italy vs Finland

Italy2–3
 Finland
Manager: Vittorio Pozzo
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Team:

GK - Piero Campelli

DF - Angelo Binaschi

DF - Renzo de Vecchi

MF - Carlo de Marchi sub 46

MF - Giuseppe Milano '

MF - Pietro Leone

FW - Enea Zuffi

FW - Franco Bontadini

FW - Felice Berardo

FW - Enrico Sardi

FW - Edoardo Mariani
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Substitutes:

MF - Vittorio Morelli di Popolo on 46
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Scorers:

1–1 Franco Bontadini

2–1 Enrico Sardi
Half-time:
2–2
After 90 mins:
2–2
Competition:
Olympic tournament

Date:
Saturday
June 29, 1912
Kick off:
11 a.m.
Venue:
Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Traneberg
Attendance:
600
Referee:
Hugo Meisl
AUT
Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes extra-time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
Substitutions by mutual agreement.		Manager: none
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Team:

GK - August Syrjäläinen

DF - Jalmari Holopainen

DF - Gösta Löfgren

MF - Knut Lund

MF - Eino Soinio '

MF - Kaarlo Soinio

FW - Ragnar Wickström off second half

FW - Bror Wiberg

FW - Artturi Nyyssönen

FW - Jarl Öhman

FW - Algoth Niska
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Substitutes:
none
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Scorers:

0–1 Jarl Öhman

2–2 Eino Soinio

2–3 Bror Wiberg

NOTE: after being "pretty badly hurt in a collision"

Austria vs Germany

Austria5–1
 Germany
Manager: none ÖFB committee
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Team:

GK - Otto Noll

DF - Bernhard Graubart

DF - Ladislaus Kurpiel

MF - Josef Brandstätter

MF - Karl Braunsteiner

MF - Robert Cimera

FW - Ludwig Hussak '

FW - Alois Müller

FW - Johann Studnicka

FW - Robert Merz

FW - Leopold Neubauer
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Substitutes:
none
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Scorers:

1–1 Johann Studnicka

2–1 Leopold Neubauer

3–1 Robert Merz

4–1 Robert Merz

5–1 Robert Cimera
Half-time:
0–1
Competition:
Olympic tournament

Date:
Saturday
June 29, 1912
Kick off:
3 p.m.
Venue:
Idrottsplats Råsunda, Solna
Attendance:
2,000
Referee:
Herbert James Willing
NED
Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes extra-time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
Substitutions by mutual agreement.		Manager: none DFB committee
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Team:

GK - Albert Weber off 60 '

DF - Helmut Röpnack

DF - Ernst Hollstein

MF - Georg Krogmann

MF - Max Breunig

MF - Hermann Bosch

FW - Karl Wegele

FW - Adolf Jäger

FW - Willi Worpitzky

FW - Eugen Kipp

FW - Julius Hirsch
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Substitutes:
none
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Scorers:

0–1 Adolf Jäger

NOTE: Worpitzky replaced the injured goalkeeper

Netherlands vs Sweden

Netherlands4–3
 Sweden
Manager: Edgar Chadwick
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Team:

GK - Just Göbel

DF - David Wijnveldt

DF - Constant Feith

MF - Nico de Wolf

MF - Bok de Korver

MF - Dirk Lotsy '

FW - Jan van Breda Kolff

FW - Huug de Groot

FW - Caesar ten Cate

FW - Jan Vos

FW - Nico Bouvy
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Substitutes:
none
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Scorers:

1–1 Nico Bouvy

2–1 Jan Vos

3–1 Nico Bouvy

4–3 Jan Vos
Half-time:
2–1
After 90 mins:
3–3
Competition:
Olympic tournament

Date:
Saturday
June 29, 1912
Kick off:
7 p.m.
Venue:
Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Attendance:
14,000
Referee:
George Wagstaffe Simmons
ENG
Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes extra-time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
Substitutions by mutual agreement.		Manager: John Ohlson
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Team:

GK - Josef Börjesson

DF - Jacob Levin

DF - Erik Bergström

MF - Ragnar Wicksell

MF - Gustav Sandberg

MF - Karl Gustafsson

FW - Herman Myhrberg '

FW - Ivar Swensson

FW - Erik Börjesson

FW - Helge Ekroth

FW - Karl Ansén
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Substitutes:
none
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Scorers:

0–1 Ivar Swensson

3–2 Erik Börjesson

3–3 Ivar Swensson

Second round

Finland vs Russia

England (GBR) vs Hungary

England 7–0
 Hungary
Manager: A. Birch
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Team:

GK - Ronald Brebner

DF - Thomas Burn

DF - Arthur Knight

MF - Henry Littlewort

MF - Edward Hanney

MF - Joseph Dines

FW - Arthur Berry

FW - Vivian Woodward '

FW - Harold Walden

FW - Gordon Hoare

FW - Ivan Sharpe
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Substitutes:
none
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Scorers:

1–0 Harold Walden

2–0 Harold Walden

3–0 Vivian Woodward

4–0 Harold Walden

5–0 Harold Walden

6–0 Harold Walden

7–0 Harold Walden
Half-time:
3–0
Competition:
Olympic tournament

Date:
Sunday
June 30, 1912
Kick off:
1.30 p.m.
Venue:
Idrottsplats Råsunda, Solna
Attendance:
8,000
Referee:
Christiaan Jacobus Groothoff
NED
Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes extra-time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
Substitutions by mutual agreement.		Manager: Ede Herczog
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Team:

GK - László Domonkos

DF - Gyula Rumbold

DF - Imre Payer

MF - Gyula Bíró

MF - Jenő Károly '

MF - Antal Vágó

FW - Béla Sebestyén

FW - Sándor Bodnár

FW - Mihály Pataki

FW - Imre Schlosser

FW - Gáspár Borbás
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Substitutes:
none
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Scorers:

-

Denmark vs Norway

NOTE: other sources report the goal scoring: 1–0 Anthon Olsen, 2–0 Nils Middelboe, 3–0 Vilhelm Wolfhagen, 4–0 Anthon Olsen, 5–0 Anthon Olsen, 6–0 Sophus Nielsen, 7–0 Sophus Nielsen

Netherlands vs Austria

Semi finals

England (GBR) vs Finland

England 4–0
 Finland
Manager: A. Birch
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Team:

GK - Ronald Brebner

DF - Thomas Burn

DF - Arthur Knight

MF - Henry Littlewort

MF - Harold Stamper

MF - Joseph Dines

FW - Gordon Wright

FW - Vivian Woodward '

FW - Harold Walden

FW - Gordon Hoare

FW - Ivan Sharpe
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Substitutes:
none
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Scorers:

1–0 Jalmari Holopainen

2–0 Harold Walden

3–0 Harold Walden

4–0 Vivian Woodward
Half-time:
2–0
Competition:
Olympic tournament

Date:
Tuesday
July 2, 1912
Kick off:
3 p.m.
Venue:
Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Attendance:
4,000
Referee:
Ruben Gelbord
SWE
Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes extra-time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
Substitutions by mutual agreement.		Manager: none
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Team:

GK - August Syrjäläinen

DF - Jalmari Holopainen

DF - Gösta Löfgren

MF - Knut Lund

MF - Eino Soinio '

MF - Viljo Lietola

FW - Ragnar Wickström

FW - Bror Wiberg

FW - Artturi Nyyssönen

FW - Jarl Öhman

FW - Algoth Niska
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Substitutes:
none
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Scorers:

-

Denmark vs Netherlands

NOTE: knee injury

Bronze medal game

Netherlands vs Finland

Final

England (GBR) vs Denmark

NOTE: hand injury