Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
started on July 20 and ended on August 2. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. 16 teams were divided into 4 groups:
- Group A (CubaCuba national football teamThe Cuba national football team is the national team of Cuba and is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. They are affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF....
, USSRUSSR national football teamThe Soviet Union National Football Team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist after the break up of the Union...
, VenezuelaVenezuela national football teamThe Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....
, ZambiaZambia national football teamThe Zambia national football team represents the country of Zambia in the sport of association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia. Before independence they were known as the Northern Rhodesia national football team. The side is nicknamed Chipolopolo as copper is one of...
) - Group B (ColombiaColombia national football teamThe Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...
, KuwaitKuwait national football teamThe Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, France scored a goal...
, NigeriaNigeria national football teamThe Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
, CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia national football teamThe Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
) - Group C (AlgeriaAlgeria national football teamThe Algeria national football team , nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs , represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.Algeria has qualified...
, SpainSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
, GDREast Germany national football teamThe East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany....
, SyriaSyria national football teamThe Syria national football team represents Syria in association football and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria's home grounds are Abbasiyyin Stadium and Aleppo International Stadium...
) - Group D (Costa RicaCosta Rica national football teamThe Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
, FinlandFinland national football teamThe Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland....
, IraqIraq national football teamThe Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
, YugoslaviaYugoslavia national football teamThe Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
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Two best teams of each group competed in the quarter-finals.
The football tournament was held in five venues:
- The Grand Arena of the Central Lenin StadiumLuzhniki StadiumThe Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium...
(MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) - The Grand Arena of the Dynamo Stadium (MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) - Kirov StadiumKirov StadiumKirov Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, and was one of the largest stadiums anywhere in the world. The stadium was named after Sergey Kirov....
(LeningradSaint PetersburgSaint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
) - Republican Stadium (KievKievKiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
) - Dynamo StadiumDinamo Stadium (Minsk)Dynama Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Minsk, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Dynama Minsk. The stadium has a seating capacity for 40,000 people. Dynama Stadium was constructed in 1934, but was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in...
(MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
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The final was held at the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium and the match for the 3rd place was held at the Grand Arena of the Dynamo Stadium. The football tournament was the most attended event on these Olympics: 1,821,624 spectators watched 32 matches of it at the stadiums.
Qualification
Due to the AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-led political boycott, some countries (in brackets) who qualified did not enter the Final
Tournament.
The following 16 teams qualified for the 1980 Olympics football tournament:
- Africa (CAFConfederation of African FootballThe Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
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- Asia (AFCAsian Football ConfederationThe Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
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- North and Central America (CONCACAFCONCACAFThe Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
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- South America (CONMEBOLCONMEBOLThe South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
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- Europe (UEFAUEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
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Match Officials
Africa Belaid LacarneBelaid Lacarne
Belaid Lacarne is a retired Algerian football referee.Lacarne refereed one match in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain between Argentina and Hungary...
Bassey Eyo-Honesty Nyirenda Chayu
Asia Salim Naji Al-Hachami Ali Albannai Abdulwahab Marwan Arafat
Marwan Arafat
Mohammad Marwan Arafat is a Syrian Football figure well known for being the first Arabic and Asian football referee to be a linesman in a 3rd place Olympic game match...
North and Central America Luis Siles Calderón Ramón Calderón Castro Mario Rubio Vázquez
South America Romualdo Arppi Filho
Romualdo Arppi Filho
Romualdo Arppi Filho is a retired football referee from Brazil. He is mostly known for supervising three matches in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, including the 1986 FIFA World Cup final between Germany and Argentina. Argentina eventually won the game 3-2. He was the second successive...
Guillermo Velasquez Enrique Labo Revoredo
Enrique Labo Revoredo
Enrique Labo Revoredo is a retired Peruvian football referee. He is known for having refereed one match at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. Labo also refereed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
José Castro Lozada
Europe Franz Wöhrer
Franz Wöhrer
Franz Wöhrer , is a former football referee from Austria. He is best known for supervising one match in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, between Cameroon and Peru. He was at the centre of controversy during that match, when he disallowed what turned out to be a legitimate goal by Cameroon's Roger...
Vojtěch Christov
Vojtech Christov
Vojtech Christov is a former Slovak football referee. He is known for having refereed two matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in the 1982 and one in the 1986. He also refereed two matches in the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship in France.-References:*...
Anders Mattsson Riccardo Lattanzi Klaus Scheurell Bob Valentine Emilio Guruceta-Muro Ulf Eriksson
Ulf Eriksson
Ulf Eriksson is a retired football referee from Sollefteå, Sweden and a former football player. He was a referee officiating at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, including the match between Argentina and Poland.-References:...
André Daina
André Daina
André Daina is a retired Swiss football referee. He is known for having refereed one match in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. He also refereed one match in the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship in France. He refereed a European Cup semi-final leg in 1984 and the European Cup final in...
Marjan Raus Eldar Azim-Zade
Men's competition
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Stanislav Seman Stanislav Seman Stanislav Seman is a former football goalkeeper from Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Seman obtained a total number of fifteen caps for his native country, between 1980-04-30 and 1982-06-20.-References:*... Luděk Macela Ludek Macela Luděk Macela is a Czech football player. He played eight matches for Czechoslovakia.He was a participant in the 1980 Olympic Games, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal.... Josef Mazura Josef Mazura Josef Mazura is a retired Czech football player and currently manager. He played for Czechoslovakia.As active player, Mazura spent most of his career with Zbrojovka Brno. However, at the end of career he also played for St... Libor Radimec Libor Radimec Libor Radimec is a Czech football defender.He played for Czechoslovakia, and was a participant in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where the team won the gold medals.... Zdeněk Rygel Zdenek Rygel Zdeněk Rygel is a former football player from Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow... Petr Němec Petr Nemec Petr Němec is a former football midfielder from Czechoslovakia.-Club:Němec played mostly for Baník Ostrava from his native city of Ostrava. He contributed to the best period in the history of the club. During his years as a player of the club, Baník won the Czechoslovak First League in 1980 and 1981... Ladislav Vízek Ladislav Vízek Ladislav Vízek is a Czech football player. He played 55 matches for Czechoslovakia and scored 13 goals.... Jan Berger Jan Berger (footballer born 1955) Jan Berger is a Czech former football midfielder and was most recently the manager of Slavoj Vyšehrad.-International career:... Jindřich Svoboda Jindrich Svoboda Jindřich Svoboda is a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia.He was a participant at the 1980 Olympic Games, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal, thanks to his winning goal in the final match.... Lubomír Pokluda Lubomír Pokluda Lubomír Pokluda is a Czech former footballer.-References:* * * *... Werner Lička Werner Licka Verner Lička is a Czech football player and later manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 9 matches and scored 1 goal.-Career:... Rostislav Václavíček Rostislav Václavícek Rostislav Václavíček is a Czech football player. He was a participant in the 1980 Olympic Games, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal.... Jaroslav Netolička Jaroslav Netolicka Jaroslav Netolička is a Czech football goalkeeper. He obtained a total number of fifteen caps for Czechoslovakia national football team, in which he had to concede ten goals.... Oldřich Rott Oldrich Rott Oldřich Rott is a former football midfielder from Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow... František Štambacher František Kunzo |
Bodo Rudwaleit Bodo Rudwaleit Bodo Rudwaleit is a former German former football goalkeeper who played in East Germany. He played during most of his career for the football club Dynamo Berlin where he was East German champion ten times in a row from 1979 to 1988... Arthur Ullrich Lothar Hause Lothar Hause Lothar Hause is a former football player from East Germany, who won the silver medal with the East German national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.... Frank Uhlig Frank Uhlig Frank Uhlig is a German former footballer. Uhlig spent his entire senior career with FC Karl-Marx-Stadt in the DDR-Oberliga, and won one cap for East Germany. He was part of the squad that won the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:... Frank Baum Frank Baum (footballer) Frank Baum is a retired German footballer, who played as a defender for several German football clubs and the East Germany national football team between 1963 and 1997.... Rüdiger Schnuphase Rüdiger Schnuphase Rüdiger Schnuphase is a former German football player.Schnuphase played for Rot-Weiss Erfurt , FC Carl Zeiss Jena and Rot-Weiss Erfurt .... Frank Terletzki Frank Terletzki Frank Terletzki is a Germany football coach and former football player.Frank Terletzki played from 1966 to 1986 for the Berliner FC Dynamo. The midfield player obtained 91 goals for the citizens of Berlin in the GDR upper league in 373 plays... Wolfgang Steinbach Wolfgang Steinbach Wolfgang "Maxe" Steinbach, born 21 September 1954 in Schönebeck is a former German football player and manager who spent most of his career playing for 1. FC Magdeburg in the DDR-Oberliga. In 2006 he was elected Best 1. FC Magdeburg Player of All Times in a telephone vote.Steinbach started his... Jürgen Bähringer Jürgen Bähringer Jürgen Bähringer is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. Bähringer won one cap for East Germany, and was part of the silver medal-winning squad at the 1980 Olympics. At club level, he made 350 league appearances for FC Karl-Marx-Stadt.-External links:*... Werner Peter Werner Peter Werner Peter is a former football player from East Germany, who won the silver medal with the East German national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He obtained a total number of nine caps for his native country, scoring one goal.-International goals:- References :*... Dieter Kühn Dieter Kühn Dieter Kühn is a former football player from East Germany, who won the silver medal with the East German national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He obtained a total number of thirteen caps for his native country, scoring five goals.-External links:*... Norbert Trieloff Norbert Trieloff Norbert Trieloff is a German former soccer player. He played for BFC Dynamo and represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he won the silver medal.- References :... Matthias Müller Matthias Müller (footballer) Matthias Müller is a German footballer. Müller began his career with his hometown club, Dynamo Dresden, where he established himself in the first-team, playing at full-back as the team won three East German titles and one cup. Müller represented East Germany at most levels of youth football, and... Matthias Liebers Matthias Liebers Matthias Liebers is a former German professional footballer.He began his youth career with Lokomotive Leipzig in 1965, and was promoted to the senior squad in 1968, where he played in the DDR-Oberliga at the top level of the East German football league. He played 321 games for the club, scoring 37... Bernd Jakubowski Bernd Jakubowski Bernd Jakubowski was an East German footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Jakubowski began his career with Hansa Rostock, but moved to Dynamo Dresden in 1970, where he would spend the remainder of his career... Wolf-Rudiger Netz Wolf-Rüdiger Netz Wolf-Rüdiger Netz is a German former soccer player. He played for BFC Dynamo and represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he won the silver medal.-References:... |
Rinat Dasaev Tengiz Sulakvelidze Tengiz Sulakvelidze Tengiz Grigorjević Sulakvelidze is a former Georgian footballer.-Honours:* Olympic bronze medalist: 1980.* Soviet Top League winner: 1978.* Soviet Cup winner: 1979.* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner: 1981.... Alexandre Chivadze Vagiz Khidiyatullin Vagiz Khidiyatullin Vagiz Nazirovich Khidiyatullin is a former footballer who played as central defender... Oleg Romantsev Sergey Shavlo Sergey Shavlo Sergey Dmitriyevich Shavlo is a former Soviet and Ukrainian/Russian footballer.-Playing biography:... Sergey Andreev Vladimir Bessonov Yuri Gavrilov Yuri Gavrilov Yuri Vasilyevich Gavrilov is a Russian football manager and a former midfielder who played for Dynamo Moscow and Spartak Moscow. He made 46 appearances for the USSR national football team and scored 10 goals. He also competed for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 FIFA... Fyodor Cherenkov Fyodor Cherenkov Fyodor Fyodorovich Cherenkov is a Soviet and Russian football midfielder who played for Spartak Moscow and Red Star Football Club .... Valeri Gazzaev Vladimir Pilguj Sergej Baltacha Sergei Nikulin Sergei Nikulin Sergei Nikolayevich Nikulin is a retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1976 .* Soviet Cup winner: 1977, 1984.* Olympic bronze: 1980.... Khoren Oganesyan Alexandr Prokopenko Revaz Chelebadze Revaz Chelebadze Revaz Chelebadze is a retired Georgian football player.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1978.* Soviet Cup winner: 1976, 1979.* Olympic bronze: 1980.-International career:... |
Group A
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
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Group B
| Team | ||||||||
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
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Group C
| Team | ||||||||
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
|3||0||1||2||0||8||−8||1
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Group D
| Team | ||||||||
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
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Bracket
Quarter finals
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Semifinals
----Third place match (Bronze medal match)
Final (Gold medal match)
----Remark:country names are given in the form they were used in the official documents of the IOC in 1980.
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