Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Korea |
| Dates | September 17 – October 1 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Soviet Union |
| Runners-up |
 Brazil |
| Third place |
 West Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 95 (2.97 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Romário (7 goals) |
A 16 team Football tournament was played as part of the 1988 Summer Olympics. The tournament featured men's national teams from six continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at Olympic Stadium on October 1, 1988.
Medal summary
Note: The players above the line played at least one game in this tournament, the players below the line were only squad members. Nevertheless, the International Olympic Committee medal database credits them all as medalists.
Qualification
The following 16 teams qualified for the 1988 Olympics football tournament:
Participating nations
Each country was allowed to enter a team of 20 players and they all were eligible for participation. A total number of 314 footballers were entered.
A total of 268(*) footballers from 16 nations competed at the Seoul Games:
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Argentina (16 – from a squad of 19) -
Australia (16 – from a squad of 20) -
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Brazil (16 – from a squad of 20) -
China (14 – from a squad of 18) -
Guatemala (17 – from a squad of 19) -
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Iraq (16 – from a squad of 20) -
Italy (18 – from a squad of 20) -
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South Korea (16 – from a squad of 20) -
Nigeria (17 – from a squad of 20) -
Sweden (17 – from a squad of 20) -
Tunisia (19 – from a squad of 20) -
United States (16 – from a squad of 20) - Soviet Union (18 – from a squad of 20)
- West Germany (18 – from a squad of 20)
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Yugoslavia (16 – from a squad of 18) -
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Zambia (18 – from a squad of 20)
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.
Final tournament
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| West Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
 Tunisia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| China PR |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zambia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 5 |
| Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| Iraq |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| Guatemala |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 South Korea |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| United States |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| Yugoslavia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| September 25 – Daegu | ||||||||||
| Sweden |
1 | |||||||||
| September 27 – Busan | ||||||||||
| Italy (aet) |
2 | |||||||||
| Italy |
2 | |||||||||
| September 25 – Busan | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union (aet) |
3 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union |
3 | |||||||||
| October 1 – Seoul | ||||||||||
| Australia |
0 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union (aet) |
2 | |||||||||
| September 25 – Gwangju | ||||||||||
| Brazil |
1 | |||||||||
| Zambia |
0 | |||||||||
| September 27 – Seoul | ||||||||||
| West Germany |
4 | |||||||||
| West Germany |
1 (2) | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| September 25 – Seoul | ||||||||||
| Brazil (aet) |
1 (3) | September 30 – Seoul | ||||||||
| Brazil |
1 | |||||||||
| Italy |
0 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
0 | |||||||||
| West Germany |
3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
October 1, 1988 |
| Soviet Union |
2–1 (a.e.t.) | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
Dobrovolski  61' (pen.) Savichev 103' |
Report | Romário 30' |
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 11 |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 9 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | –2 | 6 |
| 5 | Zambia (ZAM) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 5 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| 7 | Australia (AUS) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 4 |
| 8 | Argentina (ARG) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 |
| 9 | Iraq (IRQ) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| 10 | Yugoslavia (YUG) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | South Korea (KOR) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 |
| 12 | United States (USA) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| 13 | Tunisia (TUN) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| 14 | China (CHN) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 1 |
| 15 | Nigeria (NGR) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
| 16 | Guatemala (GUA) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0 |
Venues
- Olympic Stadium – Seoul
- Dongdaemun Stadium – Seoul
- Busan Gudeok Stadium – Busan
- Daegu Civic Stadium – Daegu
- Daejeon Hanbat Stadium – Daejeon
- Gwangju Mudeung Stadium – Gwangju
Match officials
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Goalscorers
With seven goals, Romário of Brazil was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 95 goals were scored by 53 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- Own goal
- Rocael Mazariegos (playing against Iraq)
References
External links
- Olympic Football Tournament Seoul 1988, FIFA.com
- RSSSF Summary
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3) and (Part 4)
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