Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | West Germany |
| Dates | August 27-September 10 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Poland |
| Runners-up |
 Hungary |
| Third place |
 East Germany (shared) Soviet Union (shared) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 135 (3.55 per match) |
The 1972 Olympic football tournament, held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, 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 on each group advanced to the bronze medal match while the first-placed teams advanced to the gold medal match held at Olympic Stadium on September 10, 1972.
Squads
Main article Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 6 |
 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 |
August 29, 1972 12:00 |
| Malaysia |
3 – 0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Shaharuddin  14' Salleh 67' Zawawi Yusoff 77' |
Report |
August 31, 1972 12:00 |
| West Germany |
7 – 0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel 17' 43' 70' 86' Hitzfeld 47' Seliger 62' Bitz 79' |
Report |
August 31, 1972 12:00 |
| Morocco |
6 – 0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Benkhrif 16' Faras 19' 21' 25' El Filali 56' Tati 85' |
Report |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
 Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Burma |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Sudan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
August 30, 1972 12:00 |
| Soviet Union |
2 – 1 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Yevriuzhikin 42' (pen.) Zanazanyan 44' |
Report | Jaxa 59' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 |
 Denmark |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Iran |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 |
 Brazil |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
August 27, 1972 12:00 |
| Denmark |
3 – 2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Simonsen 28' 83' Røntved 50' |
Report | Dirceu 68' Zé Carlos 69' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 |
| 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 |
August 30, 1972 12:00 |
| East Germany |
6 – 1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Streich 1' 10' Sparwasser 9' Ducke 31' Vogel 85' Kreische 88' (pen.) |
Report | Espinosa 38' |
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Second round
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
| East Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 4 |
| West Germany |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
| Mexico |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
September 5, 1972 12:00 |
| East Germany |
7 – 0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Ganzera 34' Sparwasser 39' 51' 89' Streich 48' Kreische 72' Häfner 79' |
Report |
September 6, 1972 12:00 |
| Hungary |
4 – 1 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| E. Dunai 14' A. Dunai 43' Kü 75' 87' |
Report | Hitzfeld 33' |
September 8, 1972 12:00 |
| East Germany |
3 – 2 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Pommerenke 10' Streich 53' Vogel 82' |
Report | Hoeneß 31' Hitzfeld 68' |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
| Soviet Union |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 |
| Denmark |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| Morocco |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
September 8, 1972 12:00 |
| Soviet Union |
4 – 0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Kolotov 20' Semyonov 28' Blokhin 55' Sabo 88' |
Report |
September 8, 1972 12:00 |
| Poland |
5 – 0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Kmiecik 3' Lubański 10' Deyna 45' (pen.) 63' Gadocha 53' |
Report |
Bronze Medal match
September 10, 1972 |
| Soviet Union |
2 – 2 | East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Blokhin 10' Khurtsilava 30' |
Report | Kreische 33' (pen.) Vogel 78' |
Bronze medals shared.
Gold Medal match
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
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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Final ranking
| Rank | 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | +11 | 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
Medalists
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