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Men's Olympic football tournament records and statistics
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This is a list of records and statistics of the football tournament in the Olympic games ever since the inaugural official edition in 1908.[1]
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Medal table
- Bronze medals shared in 1972 tournament
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Top scorers by tournament
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Records
Starting with the first official football tournament in London in 1908, Denmark's Sophus Nielsen and Hungary's Antal Dunai share the record for the most total goals scored by a player in tournament history. Both have 13 goals: Nielsen scored 11 goals in 1908 and two in 1912, and Dunai scored six in 1968 and seven in 1972. Ferenc Bene holds the record for the most goals scored by a player in a single Olympics tournament, scoring 12 goals in the 1964 edition. Sophus Nielsen and Gottfried Fuchs share the record for most goals scored in a single Olympic match at 10. Nielson achieved that in the semi-final match against France in 1908, and Fuchs did so in the first-round match against Russia in the 1912 consolation tournament.
Neymar scored the fastest goal in a men's Olympic football match in history, 14 seconds into the semi-final match against Honduras on 17 August 2016.[2]
All-time top scorers
The all-time top goalscorers with at least 7 goals (since 1908)
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Hat-tricks
Since the first official tournament in 1908 in England, 99 hat-tricks have been scored in over 1,000 matches of the 28 editions of the tournament.[citation needed]
Teams: tournament position
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Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically.
- Most titles won
- 3,
Great Britain (1900, 1908, 1912); 
Hungary (1952, 1964, 1968). - Most finishes in the top two
- 5,
Brazil (1984, 1988, 2012, 2016, 2020), 
Spain (1920, 1992, 2000, 2020, 2024) - Most finishes in the top three
- 7, Brazil (1984, 1988, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020).
- Most finishes in the top four
- 8, Brazil (1976, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020).
- Most appearances
- 15,
Italy (1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008).
15,
United States (1904, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2024).
Consecutive
- Most consecutive medals
- 4,
Yugoslavia (1948–52–56–60); Hungary (1960–64–68–72); Brazil (2008–12–16–20). - Most consecutive golds
- 2, Great Britain (1908–12);[a]
Uruguay (1924–28); Hungary (1964–68); 
Argentina (2004–08); Brazil (2016–20). - Most consecutive silvers
- 3, Yugoslavia (1948–52–56).
- Most consecutive bronzes
- 3,
Netherlands (1908–12–20). - Most consecutive top three finishes
- 3,
Soviet Union (1972–1980).[b] - Most consecutive championships by a confederation
- 13, UEFA, (1936–1992).
- Most consecutive matches won
- 12, Argentina (2004–2008), six in each tournament.
- Most consecutive appearances
- 9,
South Korea (1988–2020)
Gaps
- Longest gap between titles
- 32 years, Soviet Union (1956–1988).
- Longest gap between appearances in the top two
- 72 years, Spain (1920–1992).
Host team
- Best finish by host team
- Champion: Great Britain (1908);
Belgium (1920); Spain (1992); Brazil (2016).
Other
- Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion
- 3,
Denmark (1908, 1912, 1960). - Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion
- 4, Denmark (1908, 1912, 1948, 1960).
- Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion
- 4, Netherlands (1908, 1912, 1920, 1924); Denmark (1908, 1912, 1948, 1960).
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Teams: matches played and goals scored
All time
Individual
- Most matches played, finals
- 13, Dezső Novák ( Hungary, 1960–1968); Antal Dunai ( Hungary, 1964–1972); Lajos Szűcs ( Hungary, 1968–1972); Miklós Páncsics ( Hungary, 1968–1972).
Players who won Summer Olympics and FIFA World Cup
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Goalscoring
Individual
- Most goals scored, overall finals
- 13, Sophus Nielsen ( Denmark), 1908–1912; Antal Dunai ( Hungary), 1964-1972.
- Most goals scored in a tournament
- 12, Ferenc Bene ( Hungary), 1964.
- Most goals scored in a match
- 10, Sophus Nielsen ( Denmark), vs France, 1908; Gottfried Fuchs (
Germany), vs Russia, 1912. - First goalscorer
- Nils Middelboe ( Denmark), vs France, 19 October 1908.
- Youngest goalscorer
- 16 years, 332 days, Ángel Uribe (
Peru), vs France, 26 August 1960. - Oldest goalscorer
- 38 years, 243 days, Ryan Giggs ( Great Britain), vs United Arab Emirates, 29 July 2012.
Team
- Most goals scored in a match, one team
- 17, Denmark vs
France, 1908. - Most goals scored in a match, both teams
- 18, Denmark (17) vs France (1), 1908.
- Highest scoring draw
- 5–5, Soviet Union vs Yugoslavia, 1952.
- Fewest goals conceded in a tournament
- 0, Argentina in Athens 2004
Tournament
Winning managers
Managers who won Summer Olympics and FIFA World Cup
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Discipline
Attendance
Footnotes
References
See also
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