Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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1992 Summer Olympics Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates24 July – 8 August 1992
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Third placeFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Fourth placeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored87 (2.72 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Juskowiak (7 goals)
1988
1996 (men)

The football competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics featured 16 national sides from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams were 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 Camp Nou on 8 August 1992. [1]

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For the first time, an age limit has been set for participants under the age of 23 (Under-23), which has been used ever since.

Spain became the first host country to win the gold medal in an Olympic football tournament since Belgium in 1920, an achievement which would not be repeated again until Brazil won it in 2016. As of 2023, Spain is still the last European side that won the gold medal at men's football event in the Summer Olympics.

Notably, these were the first matches played with football's new back-pass rule [2] and was the last Olympic football competition which was open to men only before the introduction of a women’s tournament four years later.

Competition schedule

Legend
GGroup stage¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
24 Fri25 Sat26 Sun27 Mon28 Tue29 Wed30 Thu31 Fri1 Sat2 Sun3 Mon4 Tue5 Wed6 Thu7 Fri8 Sat
GGGGGG¼¼½BF

Source: [3]

Qualification

The following 16 teams qualified for the 1992 Olympic men's football tournament:

Means of qualificationBerthsQualified
Host nation1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
AFC Preliminary Competition 3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
CAF Preliminary Competition 3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
1992 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament 2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1992 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament 2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay
OFC–UEFA play-off 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Total16

Venues

Barcelona Valencia
Camp Nou Estadi de Sarrià Estadio Luis Casanova
Capacity: 100,000Capacity: 42,000Capacity: 50,000
Camp Nou aerial (cropped).jpg Sarria.jpg Mestalla trofeu taronja 120811.jpg
Sabadell
Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta
Capacity: 16,000
Estadinovacreualta 2.jpg
Zaragoza
Estadio La Romareda
Capacity: 43,001
La Romareda en dia de partido.jpg

Match officials

Squads

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 321072+55
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 32013414
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 311165+13
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 30031650
Source: FIFA
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Melli Soccerball shade.svg15'
Albertini Soccerball shade.svg22'
Report Moore Soccerball shade.svg65'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (ESP)

Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Juskowiak Soccerball shade.svg7', 80' Report
Estadio La Romareda, Zaragoza
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Juan Francisco Escobar (PAR)

United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Brose Soccerball shade.svg56'
Lagos Soccerball shade.svg79'
Snow Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report Marwi Soccerball shade.svg16'
Estadio La Romareda, Zaragoza
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (MRI)

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report Juskowiak Soccerball shade.svg5'
Staniek Soccerball shade.svg48'
Mielcarski Soccerball shade.svg90'
Estadi de Sarrià, Barcelona
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Philip Don (GBR)

United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Imler Soccerball shade.svg20'
Snow Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report Koźmiński Soccerball shade.svg31'
Juskowiak Soccerball shade.svg40'
Estadio La Romareda, Zaragoza
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (MRI)

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Melli Soccerball shade.svg10' Report
Estadi de Sarrià, Barcelona
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (MEX)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 330080+86
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 31112313
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 31024622
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 30124951
Source: FIFA

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Guardiola Soccerball shade.svg10'
Kiko Soccerball shade.svg37'
Berges Soccerball shade.svg41'
Enrique Soccerball shade.svg69'
Report
Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Markus Merk (GER)

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg0–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Report Mustafa Soccerball shade.svg74'
Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Philip Don (GBR)

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Solozábal Soccerball shade.svg55'
Soler Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report
Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Marcio Rezende de Freitas (BRA)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Aristizábal Soccerball shade.svg62' Report Soufi Soccerball shade.svg89'

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Alfonso Soccerball shade.svg40'
Kiko Soccerball shade.svg60'
Report
Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia
Attendance: 19,300
Referee: Arturo Angeles (USA)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Gaviria Soccerball shade.svg9', 84'
Pacheco Soccerball shade.svg14'
Report Youssef Soccerball shade.svg27'
El-Masry Soccerball shade.svg47'
Khashaba Soccerball shade.svg90+1', 90+4'
Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 312051+44
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 312031+24
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 30302203
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 30122861
Source: FIFA
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–0Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay
Report
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lube Spassov (BUL)

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Bahja Soccerball shade.svg64' Report Jung Jae-kwon Soccerball shade.svg73'
Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Arturo Angeles (USA)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Brolin Soccerball shade.svg14', 69'
Mild Soccerball shade.svg20'
Rödlund Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report
Estadio Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: José Torres Cadena (COL)

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg0–0Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Report
Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohamed Sendid (ALG)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–1Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Rödlund Soccerball shade.svg52' Report Seo Jung-won Soccerball shade.svg28'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (ESP)

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg3–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Arce Soccerball shade.svg43'
Caballero Soccerball shade.svg57'
Gamarra Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report Naybet Soccerball shade.svg87'
Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Markus Merk (GER)

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 312042+24
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 311154+13
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 30303303
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 30211432
Source: FIFA
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Thomsen Soccerball shade.svg85' Report Rotllán Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)
Estadio La Romareda, Zaragoza
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Gargo Soccerball shade.svg12'
Ayew Soccerball shade.svg83', 89'
Report Vidmar Soccerball shade.svg91'

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Castañeda Soccerball shade.svg63' Report Arambasic Soccerball shade.svg20'
Estadi de Sarrià, Barcelona
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kiichiro Tachi (Japan)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report Markovski Soccerball shade.svg32'
Mori Soccerball shade.svg60'
Vidmar Soccerball shade.svg75'
Estadio La Romareda, Zaragoza
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Rotllán Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Ayew Soccerball shade.svg79'

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
1 August – Valencia
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
 
5 August – Valencia
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
 
2 August – Zaragoza
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
 
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 2
 
8 August – Barcelona (Camp Nou)
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (a.e.t.)4
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
 
1 August – Barcelona (Camp Nou)
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2
 
5 August – Barcelona (Camp Nou)
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6
 
2 August – Barcelona (Camp Nou)
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 Bronze medal match
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
 
7 August – Barcelona (Camp Nou)
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0
 

Quarter-finals

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Kiko Soccerball shade.svg38' Report
Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Rezende de Freitas (BRA)

Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Kowalczyk Soccerball shade.svg42'
Jałocha Soccerball shade.svg74'
Report
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sendid (ALG)

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg2–4 (a.e.t.)Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Acheampong Soccerball shade.svg78' (o.g.)
Campos Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report Ayew Soccerball shade.svg17', 55', 120+1'
Rahman Soccerball shade.svg114'
Estadio La Romareda, Zaragoza
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bujsaim (UAE)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Andersson Soccerball shade.svg60' Report Markovski Soccerball shade.svg30'
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg53'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Brizio Carter (MEX)

Semi-finals

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Abelardo Soccerball shade.svg25'
Berges Soccerball shade.svg55'
Report
Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Brizio Carter (MEX)

Poland  Flag of Poland.svg6–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Kowalczyk Soccerball shade.svg27', 88'
Juskowiak Soccerball shade.svg43', 52', 78'
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg67' (o.g.)
Report Veart Soccerball shade.svg35'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Rezende de Freitas (BRA)

Bronze medal match

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report Asare Soccerball shade.svg19'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Díaz Vega (ESP)

Gold medal match

Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Kowalczyk Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Staniek Soccerball shade.svg76'
Report Abelardo Soccerball shade.svg65'
Kiko Soccerball shade.svg71', 90+1'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Torres Cadena (Colombia)

Medal winners

Goalscorers

With seven goals, Poland's Andrzej Juskowiak was the top scorer of the tournament. In total, 87 goals were scored by 57 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

Andrzej Juskowiak, the tournament's top scorer Andrzej Juskowiak.jpeg
Andrzej Juskowiak, the tournament's top scorer
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)6600142+1212
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)6411176+119
3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)632196+38
4Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)621381245
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)42023524
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)412163+34
7Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay  (PAR)41215504
8Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)41122533
9Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)311165+13
10Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)30303303
11Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea  (KOR)30302203
12Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)31024622
13Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)30211432
14Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)30124951
15Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)30122861
16Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)30031650
Source: [4]

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