Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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The football
competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics
started on October 11 and ended on October 23. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. 16 teams were divided into 4 groups:
Two best teams of each group competed in the quarter-finals.
Italy and Korea D.P.R. withdrew: Italy because their team was not amateur
, and North Korea because some Koreans were prevented from playing.
The football tournament was held in six venues:
Unofficial Consolation Round was held in two venues:
Note: Only players from the East Germany
represented the joint Olympic team
of East and West Germany
.
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Italian team withdrew.
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
started on October 11 and ended on October 23. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. 16 teams were divided into 4 groups:
- Group A (Unified Team of GermanyGermany Olympic football teamThe Germany national football team has been active since 1908, and first competed in the Olympic Games in 1912. Olympic football was originally an amateur sport, and as the pre-World War II German national team was also amateur, it was able to send a full national team to the games. After the war,...
(which was de facto East GermanyEast Germany national football teamThe East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany....
), RomaniaRomania national football teamThe Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
, MexicoMexico national football teamThe Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
, IranIran national football teamThe national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
) - Group B (HungaryHungary national football teamThe Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
, YugoslaviaYugoslavia national football teamThe Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
, MoroccoMorocco national football teamThe Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس , is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and...
, Korea D.P.R.) - Group C (CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia national football teamThe Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
, United Arab Republic Egypt, BrazilBrazil national football teamThe Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
, Korea Rep.) - Group D (JapanJapan national football teamThe Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
, GhanaGhana national football teamThe Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
, ArgentinaArgentina national football teamThe Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
, ItalyItaly national football teamThe Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
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Two best teams of each group competed in the quarter-finals.
Italy and Korea D.P.R. withdrew: Italy because their team was not amateur
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
, and North Korea because some Koreans were prevented from playing.
The football tournament was held in six venues:
- Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (Shinjuku, TokyoShinjuku, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...
) - Chichibunomiya rugby stadiumChichibunomiya rugby stadiumin the Aoyama district of central Tokyo is the spiritual home of Japanese rugby union and the headquarters of the Japan Rugby Football Union.-Facilities:...
(Minato, TokyoMinato, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...
) - Komazawa StadiumKomazawa StadiumKomazawa Olympic Park Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tokyo, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches . The stadium holds 22,892 people....
(Setagaya, TokyoSetagaya, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo in Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood within the ward. The ward calls itself the City of Setagaya in English...
) - Mitsuzawa StadiumMitsuzawa StadiumNippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium is a football stadium in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It serves as a home ground of Yokohama F.C. and, on occasion, Yokohama F. Marinos. Until 1999 it had been the home of Yokohama F.C.'s spiritual predecessor, Yokohama Flügels, and also, on occasion, to Kawasaki-based...
(Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama) - Omiya Park Soccer StadiumOmiya Park Soccer Stadiumis a football stadium located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama city, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is the home stadium of a J.League club Omiya Ardija.Since May 14, 2007 it has been called for the naming rights.-History:...
(OmiyaOmiya, Saitamawas a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In 2001 it merged with two other cities to form the city of Saitama. Since 1 April 2003, the area of former Ōmiya city is Kita-ku, Minuma-ku, Nishi-ku, and Ōmiya-ku of Saitama city.-Origin and pre-modern history:...
, SaitamaSaitama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
) - Nishigaoka National StadiumNishigaoka National StadiumNishigaoka Soccer Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kita, Tokyo. Officially the stadium's capacity is listed as 10,000, though other estimates range between 9,500 and 9,800. Most matches hosted at the stadium involve Japanese youth national teams. Occasionally the stadium would play host to...
(Kita, TokyoKita, Tokyois one of the special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself the City of Kita .As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 332,140 and a population density of 16,140 persons per km². The total area is 20.59 km².-Geography:...
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Unofficial Consolation Round was held in two venues:
- Nishikyogoku Athletic StadiumNishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, or is a multi-purpose stadium in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of J. League club Kyoto Sanga F.C.The stadium holds 20,242 people and was built in 1942...
(Ukyo-ku, Kyoto) - Nagai StadiumNagai Stadiumis an athletic stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000.-History:...
(Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka)
Medalists
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| Ferenc Bene Ferenc Bene Ferenc Bene was a Hungarian football player of Újpesti Dózsa, who was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was the top scorer of the tournament .Bene was born in Balatonújlak... Tibor Csernai János Farkas János Farkas János Farkas was a Hungarian footballer.During his club career he played for Vasas SC. He earned 33 caps and scored 20 goals for the Hungary national football team from 1961 to 1969, and participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the 1964 European Nations' Cup, and the 1966 FIFA World Cup... József Gelei József Gelei József Gelei is a Hungarian former professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Gelei, who played as a goalkeeper, played youth football with MTK and Beloiannisz, before turning professional in 1957 with former club MTK... Kálmán Ihász Kálmán Ihász Kálmán Ihász is a former Hungarian footballer.During his club career he played for Vasas SC. For the Hungary national football team, he participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the 1964 European Nations' Cup, and the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also won a gold medal in football at the 1964 Summer... Sándor Katona Sándor Katona (footballer) Sándor Katona is a Hungarian footballer. He won a gold medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.-References:... Imre Komora Imre Komora Imre Komora is a former Hungarian footballer.During his club career he played for Budapest Honvéd FC. For the Hungary national football team, he participated in the 1964 European Nations' Cup. He also won a gold medal in football at the 1964 Summer Olympics.Later he served as the head coach of the... Ferenc Nógrádi Dezső Novák Dezso Novák Dezső Novák is a former Hungarian footballer.During his club career he played for Ferencvárosi TC. For the Hungary national football team, he participated in the 1964 European Nations' Cup... Árpád Orbán Árpád Orbán Árpád Orbán was a Hungarian football player. Orbán, born in Győr, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary, was Jewish.-Career:... Károly Palotai Károly Palotai Károly Palotai is a retired Hungarianfootball player and referee. He was an Olympic Gold winner as a player before turning to refereeing... Antal Szentmihályi Antal Szentmihályi Antal Szentmihályi is a former Hungarian footballer. He played for Győri ETO, Vasas SC and Újpesti Dózsa as a goalkeeper. He played 31 games for the Hungary national football team... Gusztáv Szepesi Gusztáv Szepesi Gusztáv Szepesi was a Hungarian football defender who played for Hungary in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for FC Tatabánya.-External links:*... Zoltán Varga Zoltán Varga (footballer) Zoltán Varga was a Hungarian football player who played in the 1960s and 1970s.He was an Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He played for Ferencváros when they won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965, beating Juventus 1-0 in the final... |
Jan Brumovský Ludovít Cvetler Ludovít Cvetler Ľudovít Cvetler is a former Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia. He played mostly for ŠK Slovan Bratislava. He helped them to the 1969 European Cup Winners' Cup Final where he scored one of their goals as they beat Barcelona 3-2.-External links:* *... Ján Geleta Ján Geleta Ján Geleta is a former Slovak football player.Geleta played his whole professional league career for Dukla Prague. He appeared in 283 league matches and scored 27 goals. Geleta was initially at Dukla to serve his two-year military service... František Knebort Karel Knesl Karel Lichtnégl Vojtech Masný Vojtech Masný Vojtech Masný is a former Slovak football player.In Czechoslovak First League he appeared in 243 league matches and scored 71 goals.He played 9 matches and scored 3 goals for Czechoslovakia national football team.... Štefan Matlák Ivan Mráz Karel Nepomucký Zdeněk Pičman František Schmucker František Schmucker František Schmucker was a Czech football player.During his club career he played for FC Baník Ostrava and RH Brno... Anton Švajlen Anton Švajlen Anton Švajlen is a former Slovak football goalkeeper who played for Topoľčany, Trenčín, Prievidza, Brezno and mostly for VSS Košice . He won the Olympic silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo... Anton Urban Anton Urban Anton Urban was a former Slovak football player who played for ŠK Slovan Bratislava. In the 1964 Summer Olympics he played for Czechoslovakia. His team yet reached the finals and won the silver medal.... František Valošek Josef Vojta Josef Vojta Josef Vojta is a former Czech football player.During his club career he played for Sparta Prague. He earned 7 caps for the Czechoslovakia national football team, and was part of the team at the 1960 European Nations' Cup, and also won a silver medal in Football at the 1964 Summer... Vladimír Weiss Vladimír Weiss (footballer born 1939) Vladimír Weiss is a former Slovak football defender and later coach. He won the Olympic silver medal for Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-Personal:... |
Gerd Backhaus Gerd Backhaus -External links:*... Wolfgang Barthels Wolfgang Barthels Wolfgang Barthels is a former German footballer.- External links :*... Bernd Bauchspieß Bernd Bauchspieß -External links:*... Gerhard Körner Gerhard Körner -External links:*... Otto Fräßdorf Otto Fräßdorf -External links:*... Henning Frenzel Henning Frenzel Henning Frenzel is a German former footballer. Frenzel was active in East Germany, and spent his entire career with Lokomotive Leipzig , where he totalled 420 appearances and 152 goals, respectively the third and fourth best in the DDR-Oberliga... Dieter Engelhardt Herbert Pankau Herbert Pankau -External links:*... Manfred Geisler Jürgen Heinsch Klaus Lisiewicz Jürgen Nöldner Jürgen Nöldner Jürgen Nöldner is a German former footballer who was active in East Germany. He is the son of Erwin Nöldner, a resistance fighter killed by the Nazis in 1944.-Playing career:... Peter Rock Klaus-Dieter Seehaus Hermann Stöcker Hermann Stöcker Hermann Stöcker is a former East German football player.Stöcker grew up in Borne, 10 miles south of Magdeburg. He began to play football in the local BSG Traktor and in 1953 joined BSG Traktor Heyrothsberge... Werner Unger Klaus Urbanczyk Klaus Urbanczyk Klaus Urbanczyk, nicknamed Banne, born 4 June 1940 in Halle , is a former East German football player and manager.Urbanczyk began his football career at Turbine Halle in 1948. Beginning in 1960, he played for this team - in the meantime renamed Chemie Halle and later Hallescher FC Chemie - in the... Eberhard Vogel Eberhard Vogel Eberhard "Ebse" Vogel is a former German football player.Vogel played for FC Karl-Marx-Stadt and FC Carl Zeiss Jena .... Manfred Walter Horst Weigang Horst Weigang Horst Weigang is a German former footballer. He is the father of swimmer Birte Weigang, and his son Sven was also a footballer.-External links:*... |
Note: Only players from the East Germany
German Democratic Republic
The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
represented the joint Olympic team
Germany Olympic football team
The Germany national football team has been active since 1908, and first competed in the Olympic Games in 1912. Olympic football was originally an amateur sport, and as the pre-World War II German national team was also amateur, it was able to send a full national team to the games. After the war,...
of East and West Germany
United Team of Germany
The Unified Team of Germany , competed in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games as a united team of athletes from the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic...
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Group A
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
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Group B
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |
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Group C
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
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Group D
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Italian team withdrew.
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Quarterfinals
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