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1976  Montreal Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics - The Results (Football)

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Football at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games

 

Host City: Montréal, Canada
Date Started: July 18, 1976
Date Finished: July 31, 1976
Events: 1

Participants: 202 (202 men and 0 women) from 13 countries
Youngest Participant: MEX Guillermo Cosio (17 years, 307 days)
Oldest Participant: IRI Andranik Eskandarian (34 years, 306 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): 49 athletes with 1 medal
Most Medals (Country): 3 countries with 1 medal
  

Overview

Sixteen (16) qualified for the Olympic tournament, which was by now standard, but only 13 actually competed when Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia withdrew in support of the African boycott of the 1976 Olympics. The format reverted to that of 1964 and 1968, which would become the Olympic format going forward, with the 16 teams separated into four groups of four-teams each, playing a round-robin to determine the top two teams in each group to advanced to the quarter-finals and the knock-out phase. The matches were played in four venues in Ontario and Qubec – Stade olympique, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec; Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario; Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Ontario; and Stade Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec.

The 16 teams qualified as follows – Canada as the host nation; Poland as the defending champion; four teams from a UEFA (Europe) Olympic Qualifying Tournament (German Democratic Republic (GDR) [East], France, Spain, Soviet Union); three teams from a CAF (Africa) Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia – all withdrew); three teams from an AFC (Asia) Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Iran, Israel, DPR Korea [North]); three teams from a CONCACAF (North & Central America/Caribbean) Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico); and Brazil from a CONMEBOL (South America) Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Uruguay also qualified from CONMEBOL but withdrew, as did Argentina and Colombia, when they were offered the second sport from South America. The spot was finally awarded to CONCACAF and Cuba.

Defending champion Poland went to the final, but lost the gold medal to the GDR (East Germany), 3-1. Poland had defeated Brazil, 2-0, in the semi-finals, which lost the bronze medal match to the Soviet Union by the same score.

Summary

The 1976 Olympic football tournament was plagued by cancellations. First, Uruguay withdrew its team, and so did the South American teams that were called up to replace them (Argentina and Colombia). The FIFA finally awarded their spot to Cuba, which had played in the North and Central American qualifying zone. The African boycott caused three more teams to withdraw: Zambia, Nigeria and Ghana. As usual, the Eastern European teams dominated the tournament, with reigning champions Poland, the Soviet Union and East Germany being joined by Brazil in the semis. The East Germans played with the same squad that had defeated West Germany at home in the 1974 World Cup (the West Germans went on to win that tournament), while Poland had also nominated their World Cup team for the Olympics. While Poland had impressed in 1974, they were now out of shape, and East Germany won the final with relative ease. Among the players in the second round was France's [Michel Platini]. He would become one of the world's football stars in the 1980s, leading France to the European championship in 1984. In 1992, he would carry the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in Albertville.

The football tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics started on July 18 and ended on July 31. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. 13 teams participated in the tournament, and 3 teams withdrew.

Venues
Montreal Ottawa Sherbrooke Toronto
Olympic Stadium Lansdowne Park Sherbrooke Stadium Varsity Stadium
Capacity: 70,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 21,739
Le Stade Olympique 3.jpg Lansdowne Park 3.jpg Sherbrooke Stadium Varsity Centre.JPG
  

Qualification

The following 13 teams qualified for the 1976 Olympics football tournament:

  • Africa (CAF)
    •  Ghana (withdrew)
    •  Nigeria (withdrew)
    •  Zambia (withdrew)
  • Asia (AFC)
    •  Iran
    •  Israel
    •  North Korea
  • North and Central America (CONCACAF)
    •  Cuba (replaced  Uruguay)
    •  Guatemala
    •  Mexico

 
  • South America (CONMEBOL)
    •  Brazil
    •  Uruguay (withdrew)
  • Europe (UEFA)
    •  East Germany
    •  France
    •  Poland (automatically qualified as 1972 Olympic Champions)
    •  Spain
    •  Soviet Union
  • Hosting nation
    •  Canada
  

Match officials

Asia
  • Israel Abraham Klein
  • Iran Jafar Namdar
North and Central America
  • Canada Peter Thomas Johnson
  • Canada Werner Winsemann
  • Mexico Marco Antonio Dorantes
South America
  • Argentina Ángel Coerezza
  • Brazil Arnaldo Cézar Coelho
  • Colombia Guillermo Velásquez
  • Uruguay Ramón Barreto

 
Europe
  • Austria Paul Schiller
  • France Robert Helies
  • Italy Alberto Michelotti
  • East Germany Adolf Prokop
  • Hungary Károly Palotai
  • Poland Marian Kuston
  • United Kingdom John Paterson
  • Spain Emilio Guruceta-Muro
  • Soviet Union Vladimir Rudnev

Final ranking

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  East Germany (GDR) 5 4 1 0 10 2 +8 9
2  Poland (POL) 5 3 1 1 11 5 +6 7
3  Soviet Union (URS) 5 4 0 1 10 4 +6 8
4  Brazil (BRA) 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7
5  France (FRA) 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 5
6  Israel (ISR) 4 0 3 1 4 7 −3 4
7  Iran (IRI) 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 2
8  North Korea (PRK) 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 2
9  Mexico (MEX) 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2
10  Guatemala (GUA) 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
11  Cuba (CUB) 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
12  Canada (CAN) 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
13  Spain (ESP) 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
 
                    
 
 July 25 - Ottawa          
 
 
  East Germany 4
 
 July 27 - Montreal
 
  France 0  
 
  East Germany 2
 
 July 25 - Sherbrooke
 
    Soviet Union 1  
 
  Soviet Union 2
 
   July 31 - Montreal
 
  Iran 1  
 
  East Germany 3
 
 July 25 - Toronto
 
    Poland 1
 
  Brazil 4
 
 July 27 - Toronto  
 
  Israel 1  
 
  Poland 2
 
 July 25 - Montreal
 
    Brazil 0   Bronze medal match
 
  Poland 5
 
   July 29 - Montreal
 
  North Korea 0  
 
  Soviet Union 2
 
  
 
  Brazil 0
 

Gold Medal match

July 31, 1976
East Germany  3 – 1  Poland
Schade Goal 7'
Hoffmann Goal 14'
Häfner Goal 84'		   Lato Goal 59'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 71.617
Referee: Ramón Barreto Uruguay

Bronze Medal match

July 29, 1976
Soviet Union  2 – 0  Brazil
Onyshchenko Goal 5'
Nazarenko Goal 49'		    
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 55.647
Referee: Abraham Klein Israel

Semi-finals

July 27, 1976
12:00
Soviet Union  1 – 2  East Germany
Kolotov Goal 84' (pen.)   Dörner Goal 59' (pen.)
Kurbjuweit Goal 66'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 57.182
Referee: Marco Antonio Dorantes Mexico
July 27, 1976
12:00
Poland  2 – 0  Brazil
Szarmach Goal 51' Goal 82'    
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 21.743
Referee: John Paterson United Kingdom

Quarter-finals

July 25, 1976
12:00
East Germany  4 – 0  France
Löwe Goal 27'
Dörner Goal 60' (pen.) Goal 68' (pen.)
Riediger Goal 77'		    
Lansdowne Park, Ottawa
Attendance: 20.083
Referee: Alberto Michelotti Italy
July 25, 1976
12:00
Soviet Union  2 – 1  Iran
Minayev Goal 40'
Zvyahintsev Goal 67'		   Ghelichkhani Goal 82' (pen.)
Municipal Stadium, Sherbrooke
Attendance: 5.855
Referee: Guillermo Velasquez Colombia
July 25, 1976
12:00
Brazil  4 – 1  Israel
Jarbas Goal 56' Goal 74'
Erivélto Goal 72'
Júnior Goal 88'		   Peretz Goal 80'
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 18.601
Referee: Károly Palotai Hungary
July 25, 1976
12:00
Poland  5 – 0  North Korea
Szarmach Goal 13' Goal 49'
Lato Goal 59' Goal 79'
Szymanowski Goal 64'		    
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 46.885
Referee: Paul Schiller Austria

First round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
 East Germany 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3
 Spain 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
  • **Nigeria withdrew
July 18, 1976
12:00
Brazil  0 – 0  East Germany
     
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 21.643
Referee: John Paterson United Kingdom
July 20, 1976
12:00
Brazil  2 – 1  Spain
Rosemiro Goal 7'
Chico Fraga Goal 47' (pen.)		   Idígoras Goal 14'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 38.123
Referee: Paul Schiller Austria
July 22, 1976
12:00
East Germany  1 – 0  Spain
Dörner Goal 46'    
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 36.198
Referee: Werner Winsemann Canada

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 5
 Israel 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
 Mexico 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2
 Guatemala 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
July 19, 1976
12:00
Israel  0 – 0  Guatemala
     
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 9.500
Referee: Vladimir Rudnev Soviet Union
July 19, 1976
12:00
France  4 – 1  Mexico
Schaer Goal 14'
Baronchelli Goal 33'
Rubio Goal 78'
Amisse Goal 90'		   Sánchez Goal 81'
Lansdowne Park, Ottawa
Attendance: 14.286
Referee: Ángel Coerezza Argentina
July 21, 1976
12:00
France  4 – 1  Guatemala
Platini Goal 7' Goal 86'
Amisse Goal 41'
Schaer Goal 82'		   Fion Goal 58'
Municipal Stadium, Sherbrooke
Attendance: 3.163
Referee: Jafar Namdar Iran
July 21, 1976
12:00
Mexico  2 – 2  Israel
Rangel Goal 19' Goal 44'   Oz Goal 51'
Shum Goal 55' (pen.)
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 36.569
Referee: Alberto Michelotti Italy
July 23, 1976
12:00
Mexico  1 – 1  Guatemala
Rangel Goal 36'   Rergis Goal 18' (o.g.)
Municipal Stadium, Sherbrooke
Attendance: 4.118
Referee: Marian Kuston Poland
July 23, 1976
12:00
France  1 – 1  Israel
Platini Goal 80' (pen.)   Peretz Goal 75'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 33.639
Referee: Ramón Barreto Uruguay

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3
 Iran 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
 Cuba 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
  • **Ghana withdrew
July 18, 1976
12:00
Poland  0 – 0  Cuba
     
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 29.417
Referee: Abraham Klein Israel
July 20, 1976
12:00
Iran  1 – 0  Cuba
Mazloumi Goal 28'    
Lansdowne Park, Ottawa
Attendance: 11.324
Referee: Adolf Prokop East Germany
July 22, 1976
12:00
Poland  3 – 2  Iran
Szarmach Goal 48' Goal 75'
Deyna Goal 51'		   Parvin Goal 6'
Rowshan Goal 79'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 32.309
Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho Brazil

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 4
 North Korea 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 2
 Canada 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
  • **Zambia withdrew
July 19, 1976
12:00
Canada  1 – 2  Soviet Union
Douglas Goal 88'   Onyshchenko Goal 8' Goal 11'
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 34.320
Referee: Robert Helies France
July 21, 1976
12:00
North Korea  3 – 1  Canada
An Se-Uk Goal 18'
Hong Song-Nam Goal 66' Goal 80'		   Douglas Goal 51'
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 12.638
Referee: Marco Antonio Dorantes Mexico
July 23, 1976
12:00
Soviet Union  3 – 0  North Korea
Kolotov Goal 16' (pen.)
Veremeyev Goal 81'
Blokhin Goal 89'		    
Lansdowne Park, Ottawa
Attendance: 15.233
Referee: Emilio Guruceta-Muro Spain

Goalscorers

With six goals, Andrzej Szarmach of Poland is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 66 goals were scored by 44 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

6 goals
  • Poland Andrzej Szarmach
4 goals
  • East Germany Hans-Jürgen Dörner
3 goals
  • France Michel Platini
  • Mexico Víctor Rangel
  • Poland Grzegorz Lato
  • Soviet Union Volodymyr Onyshchenko
2 goals
  • Brazil Jarbas
  • Canada Jimmy Douglas
  • France Jean-Marc Schaer

 
  • France Loïc Amisse
  • Israel Vicky Peretz

 
  • North Korea Hong Song-Nam
  • Soviet Union Viktor Kolotov

 
1 goal
  • Brazil Chico Fraga
  • Brazil Erivelto
  • Brazil Júnior
  • Brazil Rosemiro
  • East Germany Hans-Jürgen Riediger
  • East Germany Hartmut Schade
  • East Germany Lothar Kurbjuweit
  • East Germany Martin Hoffmann
  • East Germany Reinhard Häfner
  • East Germany Wolfram Löwe
  • France Bruno Baronchelli

 
  • France Francisco Rubio
  • Guatemala Marco Fion
  • Iran Ali Parvin
  • Iran Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
  • Iran Hassan Rowshan
  • Iran Parviz Ghelichkhani
  • Israel Itzhak Shum
  • Israel Yaron Oz
  • Mexico Hugo Sánchez

 
  • North Korea An Se-Uk
  • Poland Antoni Szymanowski
  • Poland Kazimierz Deyna
  • Soviet Union Aleksandr Minayev
  • Soviet Union Leonid Nazarenko
  • Soviet Union Oleh Blokhin
  • Soviet Union Viktor Zvyahintsev
  • Soviet Union Volodymyr Veremeyev
  • Spain Santiago Idígoras

 
Own goal
  • Mexico Eduardo Rergis (playing against Guatemala)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

 

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