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Football At the 1992 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates24 July - 8 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Poland
Third place Ghana
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored87 (2.72 per match)
Top scorer(s)Poland Andrzej Juskowiak (7 goals)
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The football competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the first Under-23 competition. The competition features 16 men's national teams from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays 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]

Notably, these were the first matches played with football's new back-pass rule.[2]

Qualification

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

Means of qualification Berths Qualified
Host nation 1  Spain
AFC Preliminary Competition 3  Qatar
 South Korea
 Kuwait
CAF Preliminary Competition 3  Egypt
 Ghana
 Morocco
1992 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament 2  Mexico
 United States
1992 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament 2  Colombia
 Paraguay
1991 OFC Pre-Olympic Tournament 1  Australia
1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 4  Italy
 Sweden
 Denmark
 Poland
Total 16

Venues

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

Match officials

Squads

Final tournament

First round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 5
 Italy 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 4
 United States 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 3
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Italy 2-1 United States
Melli Goal 15
Albertini Goal 22		 Report Moore Goal 65
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (ESP)
Poland 2-0 Kuwait
Juskowiak Goal 7, 80 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Juan Francisco Escobar (PAR)
United States 3-1 Kuwait
Brose Goal 56
Lagos Goal 79
Snow Goal 85		 Report Marwi Goal 16
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (MRI)
Italy 0-3 Poland
Report Juskowiak Goal 5
Staniek Goal 48
Mielcarski Goal 90
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Philip Don (GBR)
United States 2-2 Poland
Imler Goal 20
Snow Goal 85		 Report Ko?mi?ski Goal 31
Juskowiak Goal 40
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (MRI)
Italy 1-0 Kuwait
Melli Goal 10 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (MEX)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 6
 Qatar 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 3
 Egypt 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2
 Colombia 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Spain 4-0 Colombia
Guardiola Goal 10
Kiko Goal 37
Berges Goal 41
Luis Enrique Goal 69		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Merk (GER)
Egypt 0-1 Qatar
Report Mustafa Goal 74
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Don (GBR)
Spain 2-0 Egypt
Solozábal Goal 55
Soler Goal 70		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rezende de Freitas (BRA)
Colombia 1-1 Qatar
Aristizábal Goal 62 Report Soufi Goal 89
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Brizio Carter (MEX)
Spain 2-0 Qatar
Alfonso Goal 40
Kiko Goal 60		 Report
Attendance: 19,300
Referee: Angeles (USA)
Colombia 3-4 Egypt
Gaviria Goal 9, 84
Pacheco Goal 14		 Report Youssef Goal 27
El-Masry Goal 47
Khashaba Goal 91, 94
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Bujsaim (UAE)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 4
 Paraguay 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
 South Korea 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Morocco 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Sweden 0-0 Paraguay
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Spassov (BUL)
Morocco 1-1 South Korea
Bahja Goal 64 Report Jung Kwang-seok Goal 73
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Angeles (USA)
Sweden 4-0 Morocco
Brolin Goal 14, 69
Mild Goal 20
Rödlund Goal 57		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Torres Cadena (COL)
Paraguay 0-0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Sendid (ALG)
Sweden 1-1 South Korea
Rödlund Goal 52 Report Seo Jung-won Goal 28
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Díaz Vega (ESP)
Paraguay 3-1 Morocco
Arce Goal 43
Caballero Goal 57
Gamarra Goal 70		 Report Naybet Goal 87
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Merk (GER)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Australia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 3
 Mexico 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
 Denmark 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
Denmark 1-1 Mexico
Thomsen Goal 85 Report Rotllán Goal 39 (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
Ghana 3-1 Australia
Gargo Goal 12
Ayew Goal 83, 89		 Report Vidmar Goal 91
Attendance: 4,000
Denmark 0-0 Ghana
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Mexico 1-1 Australia
Castañeda Goal 63 Report Arambasic Goal 20
Attendance: 10,000
Denmark 0-3 Australia
Report Markovski Goal 32
Mori Goal 60
Vidmar Goal 75
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
Mexico 1-1 Ghana
Rotllán Goal 30 Report Ayew Goal 79
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: José Torres Cadena (COL)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 1 - Valencia
 
 
 Spain1
 
August 5 - Valencia
 
 Italy0
 
 Spain2
 
August 2 - Zaragoza
 
 Ghana0
 
 Paraguay2
 
August 8 - Barcelona (Camp Nou)
 
 Ghana (aet)4
 
 Spain3
 
August 1 - Barcelona (Camp Nou)
 
 Poland2
 
 Poland2
 
August 5 - Barcelona (Camp Nou)
 
 Qatar0
 
 Poland6
 
August 2 - Barcelona (Camp Nou)
 
 Australia1 Bronze medal match
 
 Sweden1
 
August 7 - Barcelona (Camp Nou)
 
 Australia2
 
 Ghana1
 
 
 Australia0
 

Quarter-finals

Spain 1-0 Italy
Kiko Goal 38 Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Rezende de Freitas (BRA)
Poland 2-0 Qatar
Kowalczyk Goal 42
Ja?ocha Goal 74		 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sendid (ALG)
Paraguay 2-4 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Acheampong Goal 78 (o.g.)
Campos Goal 81		 Report Ayew Goal 17, 55, 121
Rahman Goal 114
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bujsaim (UAE)
Sweden 1-2 Australia
Andersson Goal 60 Report Markovski Goal 30
Murphy Goal 53
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Brizio Carter (MEX)

Semi-finals

Spain 2-0 Ghana
Abelardo Goal 25
Berges Goal 55		 Report
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Brizio Carter (MEX)
Poland 6-1 Australia
Kowalczyk Goal 27, 88
Juskowiak Goal 43, 52, 78
Murphy Goal 67 (o.g.)		 Report Veart Goal 35
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Rezende de Freitas (BRA)

Bronze Medal match

Australia 0-1 Ghana
Report Asare Goal 19
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Díaz Vega (ESP)

Gold Medal match

Poland 2-3 Spain
Kowalczyk Goal 44
Staniek Goal 76		 Report Abelardo Goal 65
Kiko Goal 72, 90
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Torres Cadena (Colombia)

Medal winners

Goalscorers

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

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Final ranking

[3]

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain (ESP) 6 6 0 0 14 2 +12 12
2  Poland (POL) 6 4 1 1 17 6 +11 9
3  Ghana (GHA) 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 8
4  Australia (AUS) 6 2 1 3 8 12 -4 5
5  Italy (ITA) 4 2 0 2 3 5 -2 4
6  Sweden (SWE) 4 1 2 1 6 3 +3 4
7  Paraguay (PAR) 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4
8  Qatar (QAT) 4 1 1 2 2 5 -3 3
9  United States (USA) 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 3
10  Mexico (MEX) 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
11  South Korea (KOR) 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
12  Egypt (EGY) 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 2
13  Denmark (DEN) 3 0 2 1 1 4 -3 2
14  Colombia (COL) 3 0 1 2 4 9 -5 1
15  Morocco (MAR) 3 0 1 2 2 8 -6 1
16  Kuwait (KUW) 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0

References

  1. ^ "Football at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2018.
  2. ^ Miller, Nick (18 February 2015). "Who was the last goalkeeper to legally pick up a backpass?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018.
  3. ^ "Football Tournament 1992 Olympiad". www.rsssf.com.

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