Men's Olympic football tournament records and statistics

This is a list of records and statistics of the football tournament in the Olympic games ever since the inaugural official edition in 1908.

Medal table Bronze medals shared in 1972 tournament

Top scorers by tournament Year Player(s) Goals 1900 Gaston Peltier John Nicholas 2 1904 Alexander Hall Tom Taylor 3 1908 Sophus Nielsen 11 1912 Gottfried Fuchs 10 1920 Herbert Karlsson 7 1924 Pedro Petrone 7 1928 Domingo Tarasconi 11 1936 Annibale Frossi 7 1948 John Hansen Gunnar Nordahl 7 1952 Rajko Mitić Branko Zebec 7 1956 Neville D'Souza Todor Veselinović Dimitar Milanov 4 1960 Harald Nielsen 8 1964 Ferenc Bene 12 1968 Kunishige Kamamoto 7 1972 Kazimierz Deyna 9 1976 Andrzej Szarmach 6 1980 Sergey Andreyev 5 1984 Borislav Cvetković Stjepan Deverić Daniel Xuereb 5 1988 Romário 7 1992 Andrzej Juskowiak 7 1996 Bebeto Hernán Crespo 6 2000 Iván Zamorano 6 2004 Carlos Tevez 8 2008 Giuseppe Rossi 4 2012 Leandro Damião 6 2016 Serge Gnabry Nils Petersen 6 2020 Richarlison 5 2024 Soufiane Rahimi 8

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.

All-time top scorers The all-time top goalscorers with at least 7 goals (since 1908)

RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Sophus NielsenDenmark13 Antal DunaiHungary133 Ferenc BeneHungary124 Domingo TarasconiArgentina11 Pedro PetroneUruguay116 Gottfried FuchsGermany10 Kazimierz DeynaPoland108 Harold WaldenGreat Britain9 Vilhelm WolfhagenDenmark910 Jan VosNetherlands8 Adolfo BaloncieriItaly8 Hector ScaroneUruguay8 Carlos TevezArgentina8 BebetoBrazil8 Harald NielsenDenmark8 Ibrahim ReyadhEgypt8 Soufiane RahimiMorocco818 John HansenDenmark7 Anthon OlsenDenmark7 Gunnar NordahlSweden7 Annibale FrossiItaly7 Vilhelm WolfhagenDenmark7 Herbert CarlssonSweden7 Branko ZebecYugoslavia7 Milan GalićYugoslavia7 Kunishige KamamotoJapan7 Andrzej JuskowiakPoland7 RomarioBrazil7 NeymarBrazil7

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.

Teams: tournament position 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, (1900, 1908, 1912); (1952, 1964, 1968). Most finishes in the top two 5, (1984, 1988, 2012, 2016, 2020), (1920, 1992, 2000, 2020, 2024) Most finishes in the top three 7, (1984, 1988, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020). Most finishes in the top four 8, (1976, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020). Most appearances 15, (1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008). 15, (1904, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2024).

Consecutive Most consecutive medals 4, (1948–52–56–60); (1960–64–68–72); (2008–12–16–20). Most consecutive golds 2, (1908–12); (1924–28); (1964–68); (2004–08); (2016–20). Most consecutive silvers 3, (1948–52–56). Most consecutive bronzes 3, (1908–12–20). Most consecutive top three finishes 3, (1972–1980). Most consecutive championships by a confederation 13, UEFA, (1936–1992). Most consecutive matches won 12, (2004–2008), six in each tournament. Most consecutive appearances 9, (1988–2020)

Gaps Longest gap between titles 32 years, (1956–1988); (1992–2024). Longest gap between appearances in the top two 72 years, (1920–1992).

Host team Best finish by host team Champion: (1908); (1920); (1992); (2016).

Other Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion 3, (1908, 1912, 1960). Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion 4, (1908, 1912, 1948, 1960). Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion 4, (1908, 1912, 1920, 1924); (1908, 1912, 1948, 1960).

Teams: matches played and goals scored All time Most matches played 66, . Most wins 38, . Most losses 23, . Most draws 13, . Most goals scored 134, . Most goals conceded 102, . Fewest goals conceded 1, .

Individual Most matches played, finals 13, Dezső Novák (, 1960–1968); Antal Dunai (, 1964–1972); Lajos Szűcs (, 1968–1972); Miklós Páncsics (, 1968–1972).

Players who won Summer Olympics and FIFA World Cup

PlayerTeamGold medal FIFA World CupJosé Leandro Andrade 1924 19281930Pedro CeaJosé NasazziPedro PetroneHéctor ScaroneSantos UrdinaránPeregrino Anselmo 1928Héctor CastroLorenzo FernándezÁlvaro GestidoDomingo TejeraSergio Bertoni 19361938Alfredo FoniUgo LocatelliPietro RavaÁngel Di María 20082022Lionel MessiÁlex Baena 20242026Pau CubarsíEric GarcíaJoan GarcíaMarc Pubill

Goalscoring Individual Most goals scored, overall finals 13, Sophus Nielsen (), 1908–1912; Antal Dunai (), 1964-1972. Most goals scored in a tournament 12, Ferenc Bene (), 1964. Most goals scored in a match 10, Sophus Nielsen (), vs France, 1908; Gottfried Fuchs (), vs Russia, 1912. First goalscorer Nils Middelboe (), vs France, 19 October 1908. Youngest goalscorer , Ángel Uribe (), vs France, 26 August 1960. Oldest goalscorer , Ryan Giggs (), vs United Arab Emirates, 29 July 2012.

Team Most goals scored in a match, one team 17, vs , 1908. Most goals scored in a match, both teams 18, (17) vs (1), 1908. Highest scoring draw 5–5, vs , 1952. Fewest goals conceded in a tournament 0, in Athens 2004

Tournament Most goals scored in a tournament 135 goals, 1952; 1972. Fewest goals scored in a tournament 48 goals, 1908. Most goals per match in a tournament 8.00 goals per match, 1908. Fewest goals per match in a tournament 2.34 goals per match, 2008.

Winning managers

1904 Louis Blake Duff Joe Lydon None 1908 Alfred Davis Charlie Williams Edgar Chadwick 1912 Adrian Birch Charlie Williams Edgar Chadwick 1920 Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie Francisco Bru Frederick Warburton 1924 Ernesto Fígoli Edward Duckworth József Nagy 1928 Primo Gianotti José Lago Millan Augusto Rangone 1936 Vittorio Pozzo Jimmy Hogan Asbjørn Halvorsen 1948 George Raynor Milorad Arsenijević Reg Mountford 1952 Gusztáv Sebes Milorad Arsenijević George Raynor 1956 Gavriil Kachalin Milovan Ćirić Stoyan Ormandzhiev & Krum Milev 1960 Aleksandar Tirnanić Arne Sørensen Béla Volentik 1964 Károly Lakat Rudolf Vytlačil Károly Sós 1968 Károly Lakat Georgi Berkov Ken Naganuma 1972 Kazimierz Górski Rudolf Illovszky Georg Buschner Aleksandr Ponomarev 1976 Georg Buschner Kazimierz Górski Valeriy Lobanovskyi 1980 František Havránek Rudolf Krause Konstantin Beskov 1984 Henri Michel Jair Picerni Ivan Toplak 1988 Anatoliy Byshovets Carlos Alberto Silva Hannes Löhr 1992 Vicente Miera Janusz Wójcik Sam Arday 1996 Jo Bonfrère Daniel Passarella Mário Zagallo 2000 Jean-Paul Akono Iñaki Sáez Nelson Acosta 2004 Marcelo Bielsa Carlos Jara Claudio Gentile 2008 Sergio Batista Samson Siasia Dunga 2012 Luis Fernando Tena Mano Menezes Hong Myung-bo 2016 Rogério Micale Horst Hrubesch Samson Siasia 2020 André Jardine Luis de la Fuente Jaime Lozano 2024 Santi Denia Thierry Henry Tarik Sektioui

Managers who won Summer Olympics and FIFA World Cup

ManagerTeamGold medal FIFA World CupVittorio Pozzo 1936 1934, 1938

Discipline Most sendings off (all-time, team) 6, , , . Most cautions (all-time, team) 91, .

Attendance Highest average of attendance per match 47,660, 2012. Lowest average of attendance per match 3,333, 1908.

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References

See also List of men's Olympic football tournament hat-tricks Women's Olympic football tournament records and statistics