Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Olympic football tournament, held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Passau, and Regensburg, was played as part of the 1972 Summer Olympics. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from five 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 second group stage, where the second-placed teams in each group advanced to the bronze medal match while the first-placed teams advanced to the gold medal match held at Olympic Stadium on 10 September 1972.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | West Germany |
| Dates | 27 August – 10 September 1972 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Poland (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Hungary |
| Third place | East Germany (shared) Soviet Union (shared) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 135 (3.55 per match) |
| Attendance | 795,433 (20,932 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kazimierz Deyna (9 goals) |
| Fair play award | Burma |
In 2017, the physician of the Soviet team revealed that the match for the bronze medal between the Soviet Union and East Germany was fixed.
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