Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Spain |
| Dates | 24 July–8 August |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Spain |
| Runners-up |
 Poland |
| Third place |
 Ghana |
| Fourth place |
 Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 87 (2.72 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Andrzej Juskowiak (7 goals) |
The Football competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the first Under-23 competition. The competition features 16 men's national teams from the six 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 knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at Camp Nou on 8 August 1992.
Qualification
The following 16 teams qualified for the 1992 Olympic men's football tournament:
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Spain |
| AFC Preliminary Competition | 3 |  Qatar South Korea Kuwait |
| CAF Preliminary Competition | 3 |  Egypt Ghana Morocco |
| 1992 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament | 2 |  Mexico United States |
| 1992 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | 2 |  Colombia.svg.png){kind=small} Paraguay |
| 1991 OFC Pre-Olympic Tournament | 1 | Australia |
| 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship | 4 |  Italy Sweden Denmark Poland |
| Total | 16 |
Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Camp Nou | 98,787 |
| Barcelona | Sarrià | 41,000 |
| Sabadell | Nova Creu Alta | 20,000 |
| Valencia | Luis Casanova | 52,469 |
| Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
Match officials
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Squads
Main article: Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads
Final tournament
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
| Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
| Kuwait |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
| Qatar |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Egypt |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| Colombia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
July 29, 1992 19:00 |
| Colombia |
3–4 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
Gaviria  9', 84'Pacheco 14' |
Report | Youssef 27' El-Masry 47'Khashaba 91', 94' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
 Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| South Korea |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Morocco |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| Mexico |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Denmark |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 1 - Valencia | ||||||||||
| Spain |
1 | |||||||||
| August 5 - Valencia | ||||||||||
| Italy |
0 | |||||||||
| Spain |
2 | |||||||||
| August 1 - Barcelona | ||||||||||
| Ghana |
0 | |||||||||
| Paraguay |
2 | |||||||||
| August 8 - Barcelona | ||||||||||
| Ghana (aet) |
4 | |||||||||
| Spain |
3 | |||||||||
| August 2 - Zaragoza | ||||||||||
| Poland |
2 | |||||||||
| Poland |
2 | |||||||||
| August 5 - Barcelona | ||||||||||
| Qatar |
0 | |||||||||
| Poland |
6 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| August 2 - Barcelona | ||||||||||
| Australia |
1 | August 7 - Barcelona | ||||||||
| Sweden |
1 | |||||||||
| Ghana |
1 | |||||||||
| Australia |
2 | |||||||||
| Australia |
0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
2 August 1992 19:00 |
| Paraguay |
2–4 (a.e.t.) | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Acheampong 78' (o.g.) Campos 81' |
Report | Ayew 17', 55', 121' Rahman 114' |
Semi-finals
5 August 1992 21:30 |
| Poland |
6–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Kowalczyk 27', 88' Juskowiak 43', 52', 78'Murphy 67' (o.g.) |
Report | Veart 35' |
Bronze Medal match
Gold Medal match
Medal winners
Goalscorers
With seven goals, Andrzej Juskowiak of Poland is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 87 goals were scored by 57 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goals
- Shaun Murphy (playing against Poland)
- Joachin Yaw Acheampong (playing against Paraguay)
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (ESP) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 12 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 9 |
| 3 | Ghana (GHA) |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 5 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| 7 | Paraguay (PAR) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar (QAT) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 9 | United States (USA) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
| 10 | Mexico (MEX) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | .svg.png){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Egypt (EGY) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| 13 | Denmark (DEN) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
| 14 | Colombia (COL) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 1 |
| 15 | Morocco (MAR) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 1 |
| 16 | Kuwait (KUW) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 |
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Association football at the 2012 Summer Olympics. |
- Olympic Football Tournament Barcelona 1992, FIFA.com
- RSSSF Summary
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3) and (Part 4)
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