Football at the Olympic Games
Football · the IOC, with FIFA
Football has been played at every Summer Olympics since Paris 1900 except Los Angeles 1932; women's football joined at Atlanta 1996.
2024HolderSpain
- Next
- Los Angeles 2028
- Most golds (men)
- Hungary and Great Britain, 3 each
- Most golds (women)
- United States, 5 of 8
- India
- Played four men's tournaments, 1948 to 1960; best finish fourth, Melbourne 1956
- Cycle
- Every four years
Winners, newest first
2024Silver3rdGoldGold: SpainSilver: France · Host: Paris
- Bronze
- Morocco
- Silver
- Brazil
- Bronze
- Germany
2020Gold3rdSilverGold: BrazilSilver: Spain · Host: Tokyo
- Bronze
- Mexico
- Silver
- Sweden
- Bronze
- United States
2016GoldSilver3rdGold: BrazilSilver: Germany · Host: Rio de Janeiro
- Bronze
- Nigeria
- Silver
- Sweden
- Bronze
- Canada
2012SilverGold3rdGold: MexicoSilver: Brazil · Host: London
- Bronze
- South Korea
- Silver
- Japan
- Bronze
- Canada
2008Gold3rdSilverGold: ArgentinaSilver: Nigeria · Host: Beijing
- Bronze
- Brazil
- Silver
- Brazil
- Bronze
- Germany
2004Gold3rdSilverGold: ArgentinaSilver: Paraguay · Host: Athens
- Bronze
- Italy
- Silver
- Brazil
- Bronze
- Germany
2000Gold3rdSilverGold: CameroonSilver: Spain · Host: Sydney
- Bronze
- Chile
- Silver
- United States
- Bronze
- Germany
1996Silver3rdGoldGold: NigeriaSilver: Argentina · Host: Atlanta
- Bronze
- Brazil
- Silver
- China
- Bronze
- Norway
19923rdSilverGoldGold: SpainSilver: Poland · Host: Barcelona
- Bronze
- Ghana
1988SilverGold3rdGold: Soviet UnionSilver: Brazil · Host: Seoul
- Bronze
- West Germany
1984SilverGold3rdGold: FranceSilver: Brazil · Host: Los Angeles
- Bronze
- Yugoslavia
1980GoldSilver3rdGold: CzechoslovakiaSilver: East Germany · Host: Moscow
- Bronze
- Soviet Union
1976GoldSilver3rdGold: East GermanySilver: Poland · Host: Montreal
- Bronze
- Soviet Union
1972Silver3rdGold3rdGold: PolandSilver: Hungary · Host: Munich
- Bronze
- Soviet Union and East Germany (shared)
1968GoldSilver3rdGold: HungarySilver: Bulgaria · Host: Mexico City
- Bronze
- Japan
1964GoldSilver3rdGold: HungarySilver: Czechoslovakia · Host: Tokyo
- Bronze
- United Team of Germany
19603rdSilverGoldGold: YugoslaviaSilver: Denmark · Host: Rome
- Bronze
- Hungary
19563rdGoldSilverGold: Soviet UnionSilver: Yugoslavia · Host: Melbourne
- Bronze
- Bulgaria
1952Gold3rdSilverGold: HungarySilver: Yugoslavia · Host: Helsinki
- Bronze
- Sweden
19483rdGoldSilverGold: SwedenSilver: Yugoslavia · Host: London
- Bronze
- Denmark
1936SilverGold3rdGold: ItalySilver: Austria · Host: Berlin
- Bronze
- Norway
1928Silver3rdGoldGold: UruguaySilver: Argentina · Host: Amsterdam
- Bronze
- Italy
19243rdSilverGoldGold: UruguaySilver: Switzerland · Host: Paris
- Bronze
- Sweden
1920Gold3rdSilverGold: BelgiumSilver: Spain · Host: Antwerp
- Bronze
- Netherlands
1912GoldSilver3rdGold: Great BritainSilver: Denmark · Host: Stockholm
- Bronze
- Netherlands
1908GoldSilver3rdGold: Great BritainSilver: Denmark · Host: London
- Bronze
- Netherlands
1904Gold1 silver, 1 bronzeGold: CanadaSilver: United States · Host: St. Louis
- Bronze
- United States
1900Gold3rdSilverGold: Great BritainSilver: France · Host: Paris
- Bronze
- Belgium
2024HolderUnited States
- Next
- Los Angeles 2028
- Most golds (men)
- Hungary and Great Britain, 3 each
- Most golds (women)
- United States, 5 of 8
- India
- Played four men's tournaments, 1948 to 1960; best finish fourth, Melbourne 1956
- Cycle
- Every four years
Winners, newest first
2024Gold3rdSilverGold: United StatesSilver: France · Host: Paris
- Bronze
- Morocco
- Silver
- Brazil
- Bronze
- Germany
20203rdGoldSilverGold: CanadaSilver: Spain · Host: Tokyo
- Bronze
- Mexico
- Silver
- Sweden
- Bronze
- United States
20163rdGoldSilverGold: GermanySilver: Germany · Host: Rio de Janeiro
- Bronze
- Nigeria
- Silver
- Sweden
- Bronze
- Canada
2012Gold3rdSilverGold: United StatesSilver: Brazil · Host: London
- Bronze
- South Korea
- Silver
- Japan
- Bronze
- Canada
2008Gold3rdSilverGold: United StatesSilver: Nigeria · Host: Beijing
- Bronze
- Brazil
- Silver
- Brazil
- Bronze
- Germany
2004Gold3rdSilverGold: United StatesSilver: Paraguay · Host: Athens
- Bronze
- Italy
- Silver
- Brazil
- Bronze
- Germany
2000Silver3rdGoldGold: NorwaySilver: Spain · Host: Sydney
- Bronze
- Chile
- Silver
- United States
- Bronze
- Germany
1996GoldSilver3rdGold: United StatesSilver: Argentina · Host: Atlanta
- Bronze
- Brazil
- Silver
- China
- Bronze
- Norway
India at the Olympic Games
| Games | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| London 1948 | Men | =9 |
| Helsinki 1952 | Men | =17 |
| Melbourne 1956 | Men | 4 (Bulgaria took the bronze) |
| Rome 1960 | Men | =13 |
India has not played Olympic football since 1960, and India's women have not played at the Games.
More about this tournament
Medal table (top 8 each)
| Men | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | United States | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Brazil | 2 | 3 | 2 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Spain | 2 | 3 | 0 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | Brazil | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 3 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 0 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 3 | 1 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 |
History
How it began
Football was played at Paris 1900, and Great Britain, Canada and Great Britain again won the first three tournaments. There was no football at Los Angeles 1932.
Champions by era
Uruguay won in 1924 and 1928; teams from eastern Europe won every men's title from 1952 to 1980. Since 1996 the men's gold has gone to teams from Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon), South America (Argentina twice, Brazil twice), North America (Mexico) and Europe (Spain, 2024). The United States have won five of the eight women's tournaments.
India's story
India played four Olympic football tournaments in a row (1948 to 1960) and finished fourth at Melbourne 1956, its best Olympic result in the sport.
Firsts and facts
- First tournament: Paris 1900.
- Women's football since Atlanta 1996, won by the United States.
- The 1972 men's bronze was shared by the Soviet Union and East Germany.