Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Olympic football tournament, held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nuremberg, Passau, and Regensburg, was played as part of the 1972 Summer Olympics. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from five continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the second group stage, where the second-placed teams in each group advanced to the bronze medal match while the first-placed teams advanced to the gold medal match held at Olympiastadion on 10 September 1972.^[1] The medalists were Poland (gold), Hungary (silver), and shared bronze medalists East Germany and the Soviet Union, the first of three consecutive Olympic football tournaments where all the medalists were communist countries and the first since 1956.

Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	West Germany
Dates	27 August – 10 September 1972
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Poland (1st title)
Runners-up	Hungary
Third place	East Germany (shared)  Soviet Union (shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	135 (3.55 per match)
Attendance	795,433 (20,932 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kazimierz Deyna (9 goals)
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In 2017, the physician of the Soviet team revealed that the bronze medal match between the Soviet Union and East Germany was fixed at the request of Soviet coach Aleksandr Ponomarev.^[2]

Qualifications

Main article: Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Venues

Munich	Olympiastadion Frankenstadion Jahnstadion Dreiflüssestadion ESV-Stadion Rosenaustadion		Nuremberg
Olympiastadion			Frankenstadion
Regensburg			Passau
Jahnstadion			Dreiflüssestadion
Ingolstadt			Augsburg
ESV-Stadion			Rosenaustadion

First round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
West Germany	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	6	Advanced to second round
Morocco	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	3
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	2
United States	3	0	1	2	0	10	−10	1

Source: FIFA

27 August 1972

15:00

West Germany	3–0	Malaysia
Worm 56' Kalb 71' Seliger 82'	Report

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil)

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27 August 1972

15:00

Morocco	0–0	United States
	Report

Rosenaustadion, Augsburg

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)

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29 August 1972

16:30

West Germany	3–0	Morocco
Nickel 30' (pen.), 33' (pen.) Hitzfeld 53'	Report

Dreiflüssestadion, Passau

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Doğan Babacan (Turkey)

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29 August 1972

16:30

Malaysia	3–0	United States
Shaharuddin 14' Salleh 67' Wan Zawawi 77'	Report

ESV-Stadion, Ingolstadt

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Henry Oberg (Norway)

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31 August 1972

16:30

Morocco	6–0	Malaysia
Benkhrif 16' Faras 19', 21', 25' El Filali 56' Tati 85'	Report

ESV-Stadion, Ingolstadt

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)

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31 August 1972

21:00

West Germany	7–0	United States
Nickel 17', 43', 70', 86' Hitzfeld 47' Seliger 62' Bitz 79'	Report

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Marco Antonio Dorantes García (Mexico)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Soviet Union	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	6	Advanced to second round
Mexico	3	2	0	1	3	4	−1	4
Burma	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	2
Sudan	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Source: FIFA

28 August 1972

16:30

Soviet Union	1–0	Burma
Kolotov 51'	Report

Jahnstadion, Regensburg

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

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28 August 1972

16:30

Mexico	1–0	Sudan
Manzo 16'	Report

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 500

Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

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30 August 1972

16:30

Mexico	1–0	Burma
Cuéllar 86'	Report

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Robert Quarshie (Ghana)

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30 August 1972

17:30

Soviet Union	2–1	Sudan
Yevriuzhikin 42' (pen.) Zanazanyan 44'	Report	Jaksa 59'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)

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1 September 1972

16:30

Soviet Union	4–1	Mexico
Blokhin 7', 13', 14' Semyonov 58'	Report	Razo 60'

Jahnstadion, Regensburg

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Luis Pestarino (Argentina)

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1 September 1972

16:30

Burma	2–0	Sudan
Soe Than 7' Aung Moe Thin 61'	Report

Dreiflüssestadion, Passau

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Marian Środecki (Poland)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Hungary	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	5	Advanced to second round
Denmark	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	4
Iran	3	1	0	2	1	9	−8	2
Brazil	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1

Source: FIFA

27 August 1972

15:00

Hungary	5–0	Iran
A. Dunai 31', 48', 90+1' Várady 52' Kozma 81'	Report

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Guillermo Velásquez (Colombia)

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27 August 1972

15:00

Denmark	3–2	Brazil
Simonsen 28', 83' Røntved 50'	Report	Dirceu 68' Zé Carlos 69'

Dreiflüssestadion, Passau

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union)

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29 August 1972

16:30

Denmark	4–0	Iran
Heino Hansen 16', 58' Simonsen 39' Nygaard 44'	Report

Rosenaustadion, Augsburg

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Abdelkrim Ziani (Morocco)

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29 August 1972

17:30

Hungary	2–2	Brazil
A. Dunai 4' Juhász 84'	Report	Pedrinho 67' Dirceu 73'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: William Mullan (Great Britain)

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31 August 1972

16:30

Denmark	0–2	Hungary
	Report	E. Dunai 17', 84'

Rosenaustadion, Augsburg

Attendance: 8,500

Referee: Oei Poh Hwa (Malaysia)

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31 August 1972

16:30

Iran	1–0	Brazil
Halvai 63'	Report

Jahnstadion, Regensburg

Attendance: 2,200

Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Poland	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	6	Advanced to second round
East Germany	3	2	0	1	11	3	+8	4
Colombia	3	1	0	2	5	12	−7	2
Ghana	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: FIFA

28 August 1972

16:45

Poland	5–1	Colombia
Deyna 16', 32' Gadocha 42', 49', 72'	Report	Morón 63'

ESV-Stadion, Ingolstadt

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Ahmed Gindil Salih (Sudan)

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28 August 1972

17:30

East Germany	4–0	Ghana
Kreische 19', 89' Streich 45' Sparwasser 66'	Report

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Michael Wuertz (United States)

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30 August 1972

16:30

East Germany	6–1	Colombia
Streich 1', 10' Sparwasser 9' Ducke 31' Vogel 85' Kreische 88' (pen.)	Report	Espinosa 38'

Dreiflüssestadion, Passau

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)

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30 August 1972

16:30

Poland	4–0	Ghana
Lubański 40' Gadocha 59', 89' Deyna 86'	Report

Jahnstadion, Regensburg

Attendance: 2,200

Referee: Lee Kan-Chee (Hong Kong)

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1 September 1972

16:30

Poland	2–1	East Germany
Gorgoń 6', 63'	Report	Streich 45'

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 10.000

Referee: Werner Winsemann (Canada)

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1 September 1972

21:00

Colombia	3–1	Ghana
Morón 56' Torres 60' Montaño 82'	Report	Sunday 79'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

Second round

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Hungary	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	6	Gold Medal match
East Germany	3	2	0	1	10	4	+6	4	Bronze Medal match
West Germany	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1
Mexico	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	1

Source: FIFA

3 September 1972

15:00

West Germany	1–1	Mexico
Hitzfeld 5'	Report	Cuéllar 69'

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Oei Poh Hwa (Malaysia)

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3 September 1972

15:00

Hungary	2–0	East Germany
A. Dunai 60' Tóth 66'	Report

Dreiflüssestadion, Passau

Attendance: 8,500

Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil)

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5 September 1972

15:00

East Germany	7–0	Mexico
Ganzera 34' Sparwasser 39', 51', 89' Streich 48' Kreische 72' Häfner 79'	Report

ESV-Stadion, Ingolstadt

Attendance: 5,500

Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

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6 September 1972

20:00

Hungary	4–1	West Germany
E. Dunai 14' A. Dunai 43' Kü 75', 87'	Report	Hitzfeld 33'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Luis Pestarino (Argentina)

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8 September 1972

16:30

Hungary	2–0	Mexico
A. Dunai 35' Kocsis 53'	Report

Jahnstadion, Regensburg

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Lee Kan-Chee (Hong Kong)

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8 September 1972

21:30

East Germany	3–2	West Germany
Pommerenke 10' Streich 53' Vogel 82'	Report	Hoeneß 31' Hitzfeld 68'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: William Mullan (Great Britain)

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Poland	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	5	Gold Medal match
Soviet Union	3	2	0	1	8	2	+6	4	Bronze Medal match
Denmark	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	3
Morocco	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: FIFA

3 September 1972

15:00

Denmark	1–1	Poland
Heino Hansen 27'	Report	Deyna 36'

Jahnstadion, Regensburg

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)

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3 September 1972

21:30

Soviet Union	3–0	Morocco
Semyonov 1' Kolotov 15' Elissev 69'	Report

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Guillermo Velásquez (Colombia)

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5 September 1972

16:30

Soviet Union	1–2	Poland
Blokhin 28'	Report	Deyna 79' (pen.) Szołtysik 87'

Rosenaustadion, Augsburg

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Henry Oberg (Norway)

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5 September 1972

16:30

Denmark	3–1	Morocco
Bak 55', 83' Printzlau 90'	Report	Merzaq 89'

Dreiflüssestadion, Passau

Attendance: 3,100

Referee: Werner Winsemann (Canada)

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8 September 1972

16:30

Poland	5–0	Morocco
Kmiecik 3' Lubański 10' Deyna 45' (pen.), 63' Gadocha 53'	Report

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 500

Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

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8 September 1972

16:30

Soviet Union	4–0	Denmark
Kolotov 20' Semyonov 28' Blokhin 55' Sabo 88'	Report

Rosenaustadion, Augsburg

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Doğan Babacan (Turkey)

Knockout stage

Bronze Medal match

10 September 1972

10:00

Soviet Union	2–2	East Germany
Blokhin 10' Khurtsilava 30'	Report	Kreische 33' (pen.) Vogel 78'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil)

Bronze medals shared.

Gold Medal match

10 September 1972

20:15

Poland	2–1	Hungary
Deyna 47', 68'	Report	Várady 42'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

Team details

Poland GK 1 Hubert Kostka RB 19 Zbigniew Gut CB 5 Lesław Ćmikiewicz CB 3 Jerzy Gorgoń LB 4 Zygmunt Anczok MF 6 Zygmunt Maszczyk MF 8 Zygfryd Szołtysik MF 13 Jerzy Kraska AM 9 Kazimierz Deyna  76' FW 11 Robert Gadocha FW 10 Włodzimierz Lubański Substitutes: MF 7 Ryszard Szymczak  76' Manager: Kazimierz Górski Hungary GK 1 István Géczi DF 4 Péter Juhász DF 3 Miklós Páncsics DF 16 László Bálint DF 2 Péter Vépi  87' MF 7 Mihály Kozma MF 14 Ede Dunai MF 10 Lajos Kü  74' MF 11 Béla Várady FW 5 Lajos Szűcs FW 9 Antal Dunai  79' Substitutes: FW 8 Kálmán Tóth  79' MF 17 Lajos Kocsis  74' Manager: Rudolf Illovszky

Goalscorers

With nine goals, Kazimierz Deyna of Poland is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 135 goals were scored by 66 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

9 goals

• Kazimierz Deyna

7 goals

• Antal Dunai

6 goals

• Joachim Streich
• Robert Gadocha
• Oleh Blokhin
• Bernd Nickel

5 goals

• Hans-Jürgen Kreische
• Jürgen Sparwasser
• Ottmar Hitzfeld

3 goals

• Allan Simonsen
• Heino Hansen
• Eberhard Vogel
• Ede Dunai
• Ahmed Faras
• Viktor Kolotov
• Vyacheslav Semyonov

2 goals

• Dirceu
• Jaime Morón
• Keld Bak
• Béla Várady
• Lajos Kű
• Leonardo Cuéllar
• Jerzy Gorgoń
• Włodzimierz Lubański
• Rudolf Seliger

1 goal

• Pedrinho
• Zé Carlos
• Than Soe
• Tin Aung Moe
• Fabio Espinosa
• Luis Montaño
• Ángel Torres
• Kristen Nygaard
• Leif Printzlau
• Per Røntved
• Peter Ducke
• Frank Ganzera
• Reinhard Häfner
• Jürgen Pommerenke
• Ibrahim Sunday
• Péter Juhász
• Lajos Kocsis
• Mihály Kozma
• Kálmán Tóth
• Majid Halvai
• Salleh
• Shaharuddin
• Wan Zawawi
• Boujemaa Benkhrif
• Mohamed Merzaq
• Mohammed El Filali
• Mohammed Tati
• Daniel Razo
• Manuel Manzo
• Kazimierz Kmiecik
• Zygfryd Szołtysik
• Murtaz Khurtsilava
• Yozhef Sabo
• Yuriy Yeliseyev
• Gennady Yevriuzhikin
• Hovhannes Zanazanyan
• Jaksa
• Hermann Bitz
• Uli Hoeneß
• Jürgen Kalb
• Ronald Worm

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Poland (POL)	7	6	1	0	21	5	+16	13
2	Hungary (HUN)	7	5	1	1	18	5	+13	11
3	Soviet Union (URS)	7	5	1	1	17	6	+11	11
3	East Germany (GDR)	7	4	1	2	23	9	+14	9
5	West Germany (FRG)	6	3	1	2	17	8	+9	7
6	Denmark (DEN)	6	3	1	2	11	10	+1	7
7	Mexico (MEX)	6	2	1	3	4	14	−10	5
8	Morocco (MAR)	6	1	1	4	7	14	−7	3
9	Burma (BIR)	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	2
10	Malaysia (MAS)	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	2
11	Colombia (COL)	3	1	0	2	5	12	−7	2
12	Iran (IRI)	3	1	0	2	1	9	−8	2
13	Brazil (BRA)	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1
14	United States (USA)	3	0	1	2	0	10	−10	1
15	Sudan (SUD)	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0
16	Ghana (GHA)	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: rsssf.com

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
Poland	Hungary	Soviet Union	East Germany
Hubert Kostka Zbigniew Gut Jerzy Gorgoń Zygmunt Anczok Lesław Ćmikiewicz Zygmunt Maszczyk Jerzy Kraska Kazimierz Deyna Zygfryd Szołtysik Włodzimierz Lubański Robert Gadocha Ryszard Szymczak Antoni Szymanowski Joachim Marx Grzegorz Lato Marian Ostafiński Kazimierz Kmiecik Marian Szeja Coach: Kazimierz Górski	István Géczi Péter Vépi Miklós Páncsics Péter Juhász Lajos Szűcs Mihály Kozma Antal Dunai Lajos Kű Béla Váradi Ede Dunai László Bálint Lajos Kocsis Kálmán Tóth László Branikovits József Kovács Csaba Vidács Adám Rothermel	Oleh Blokhin Murtaz Khurtsilava Yuriy Istomin Volodymyr Kaplychnyi Viktor Kolotov Yevgeni Lovchev Sergei Olshansky Yevhen Rudakov Vyacheslav Semyonov Gennadi Evryuzhikhin Oganes Zanazanyan Andrei Yakubik Arkady Andreasyan Revaz Dzodzuashvili Yozhef Sabo Yuriy Yeliseyev Volodymyr Onyshchenko Anatoliy Kuksov Vladimir Pilgui Coach: Aleksandr Ponomarev	Jürgen Croy Manfred Zapf Konrad Weise Bernd Bransch Jürgen Pommerenke Jürgen Sparwasser Hans-Jürgen Kreische Joachim Streich Wolfgang Seguin Peter Ducke Frank Ganzera Lothar Kurbjuweit Eberhard Vogel Harald Irmscher Ralf Schulenberg Reinhard Häfner Siegmar Wätzlich Coach: Georg Buschner