Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics

International football competition in France

Football at the 1900 Summer OlympicsTournament details

Host country| France
Dates| 20–23 September 1900
Teams| 3
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Upton Park FC (1st title)
Runners-up|  Club Français
Third place|  Université de Bruxelles
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 2
Goals scored| 12 (6 per match)

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At the 1900 Summer Olympics, an association football tournament was contested for the first time. Only two matches were held between the three club sides, and no medals were awarded.

France's representatives were determined by the USFSA, which elected the Parisian champion Club Français.[1] For Belgium, after Racing Club de Bruxelles declined to participate, a student selection with players from the Université libre de Bruxelles was sent by the Federation.[2][3] The team was reinforced with a few non-students. On the other hand, English club Upton Park F.C. represented Great Britain.[1][3]

The International Olympic Committee credits Great Britain, France and a "Mixed Team" with gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, as part of its attempt to reconcile early Olympic Games with the modern award scheme.[4] The Belgian team included one British and one Dutch player.

The football matches were held at the Vélodrome de Vincennes in Paris.[1]

## Competition schedule

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Originally there were four matches scheduled for the 1900 Olympics, all including a French team. As Switzerland and Germany eventually did not send a team, the match involving France and England was moved forward to 20 September.[1]

16 September 1900  France vs   Switzerland

23 September 1900  France vs  Belgium

30 September 1900  France vs  Germany

7 October 1900  France vs  England

The match final schedule of the tournament.[5]

Legend M | Match

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Thu 20 | Fri 21 | Sat 22 | Sun 23

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M1 |  |  | M2

## Venue

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The Vélodrome de Vincennes hosted all the matches

## Squads

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Main article: Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

## Matches

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In the first game, the British squad had little difficulty defeating the Club Français (wearing the USFSA uniform). Upton Park led 2–0 after the first half, getting two more goals in the second to win 4–0. Gaston Peltier scored in the first minute to give the USFSA XI an early lead, but Université de Bruxelles scored twice to take a 2–1 first half lead. The French scored five goals in the second half, however, to take the match 6–2.[6]

20 September 1900

Club Français | 0–4|  Upton Park FC

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| Report | Nicholas
Turner 5'
Zealley 7'

Vélodrome de Vincennes, Paris

Attendance: 500

Referee: Maignard (France)

Team details

Club Français

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Upton Park

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GK |  | Lucien Huteau
RB |  | Louis Bach
LB |  | Pierre Allemane
RH |  | Virgile Gaillard
CH |  | Alfred Bloch
LH |  | Maurice Macaire
OR |  | Eugène Fraysse (capt.)
IR |  | René Garnier
CF |  | Marcel Lambert
IL |  | René Grandjean
OL |  | Fernand Canelle
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GK |  | James Jones
RB |  | Claude Buckenham
LB |  | William Gosling
RH |  | Alfred Chalk
CH |  | T. E. Burridge
LH |  | William Quash
OR |  | Richard Turner
IR |  | F. G. Spackman
CF |  | John Nicholas
IL |  | Jack Zealley
OL |  | Henry Haslam (capt.)

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23 September 1900

Club Français | 6–2|  Université de Bruxelles

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Peltier 1'
?  | Report | Spanoghe
van Heuckelum

Vélodrome de Vincennes, Paris

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Jack Wood (Great Britain)

Team details

Club Français

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Université de Bruxelles

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GK |  | Lucien Huteau
RB |  | Louis Bach
LB |  | Pierre Allemane
RH |  | Virgile Gaillard
CH |  | Alfred Bloch
LH |  | Maurice Macaire
OR |  | René Ressejac-Duparc
IR |  | René Garnier (capt.)
CF |  | Gaston Peltier
IL |  | Marcel Lambert
OL |  | Fernand Canelle
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GK |  | Eric Thornton
RB |  | Marius Delbecque
LB |  | Hendrik van Heuckelum
RH |  | Lucien Londot
CH |  | Ernest Moreau de Melen
LH |  | Raul Kelecom
OR |  | Eugène "Edmond" Neefs
IR |  | Camille Van Hoorden
CF |  | Gustave Pelgrims (capt.)
IL |  | Alphonse Renier
OL |  | Hilaire Spanoghe

### Final ranking

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Upton Park FC | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | +4  | 2
2  |  Club Français | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 2
3  |  Université de Bruxelles | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 6  | −4  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

## Medal summary

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### Medal table

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Upton Park F.C. (left) represented Great Britain, winning the Gold medal

The French team was the Club Français wearing the USFSA uniform

The Belgian team selected by the Université de Bruxelles

Position  | Country  | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total

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1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
2 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
3 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1

### Medalists

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Gold | Silver | Bronze

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Great Britain (GBR)
(Upton Park FC)[1][3]
James Jones
Claude Buckenham
William Gosling
Alfred Chalk
Tom Burridge
William Quash
Richard Turner
Fred Spackman
John Nicholas
Jack Zealley
Henry Haslam |  France (FRA)
(Club Français)[1]
Pierre Allemane
Louis Bach
Alfred Bloch
Fernand Canelle
René Ressejac-Duparc
Eugène Fraysse
Virgile Gaillard
Georges Garnier
René Grandjean
Lucien Huteau
Marcel Lambert
Maurice Macaine
Gaston Peltier |  Belgium (BEL)
(Université de Bruxelles)[3]
Marius Delbecque
Hendrik van Heuckelum (NED)
Raul Kelecom
Marcel Leboutte
Lucien Londot
Ernest Moreau de Melen
Eugène Neefs
Gustave Pelgrims
Alphonse Renier
Hilaire Spanoghe
Eric Thornton (GBR)
Coach:Frank König (SWI)[7]

## See also

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* List of Olympic medalists in football

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Association football at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

1. ^ a b c d e f Games of the II. Olympiad - Football Tournament by Søren Elbech and Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF
2. ^ Great Britain's first home Olympic football adventure by Jon Carter, ESPN, 26 June 2012
3. ^ a b c d Before the World Cup: Who were football’s earliest world champions? by Paul Brown on Medium Sports, 6 June 2018
4. ^ "Paris 1900 Football Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
5. ^ "Games of the II. Olympiad Football Tournament". RSSSF.com. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
6. ^ "Olympedia – Football, Men – Match #2". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
7. ^ "Frank König". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

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* 1900:  Upton Park FC (GBR)
* 1904:  Galt FC (CAN)
* 1908:  Great Britain (GBR)
* 1912:  Great Britain (GBR)
* 1920:  Belgium (BEL)
* 1924:  Uruguay (URU)
* 1928:  Uruguay (URU)
* 1936:  Italy (ITA)
* 1948:  Sweden (SWE)
* 1952:  Hungary (HUN)
* 1956:  Soviet Union (URS)
* 1960:  Yugoslavia (YUG)
* 1964:  Hungary (HUN)
* 1968:  Hungary (HUN)
* 1972:  Poland (POL)
* 1976:  East Germany (GDR)
* 1980:  Czechoslovakia (TCH)
* 1984:  France (FRA)
* 1988:  Soviet Union (URS)
* 1992:  Spain (ESP)
* 1996:  Nigeria (NGR)
* 2000:  Cameroon (CMR)
* 2004:  Argentina (ARG)
* 2008:  Argentina (ARG)
* 2012:  Mexico (MEX)
* 2016:  Brazil (BRA)
* 2020:  Brazil (BRA)
* 2024:  Spain (ESP)

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Events at the 1900 Summer Olympics (Paris)

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* Archery
* Athletics
* Basque pelota
* Cricket
* Croquet
* Cycling
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* Football
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* Gymnastics
* Polo
* Rowing
* Rugby union
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