The 1972 Olympic football tournament, held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nuremberg, 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 Olympiastadion on 10 September 1972. The medalists were Poland (gold), Hungary (silver), and shared bronze medalists East Germany and the Soviet Union, the first of three consecutive Olympic football tournaments where all the medalists were communist countries and the first since 1956.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | West Germany |
| Dates | 27 August – 10 September 1972 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Poland (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Hungary |
| Third place | East Germany Soviet Union |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 135 (3.55 per match) |
| Attendance | 795,433 (20,932 per match) |
| Top scorer | Kazimierz Deyna (9 goals) |
← 1968 1976 → | |
In 2017, the physician of the Soviet team revealed that the bronze medal match between the Soviet Union and East Germany was fixed at the request of Soviet coach Aleksandr Ponomarev.
Qualifications
Squads
Venues
| Munich | Olympiastadion Frankenstadion Jahnstadion Dreiflüssestadion ESV-Stadion Rosenaustadion | Nuremberg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiastadion | Frankenstadion | ||
| Regensburg | Passau | ||
| Jahnstadion | Dreiflüssestadion | ||
| Ingolstadt | Augsburg | ||
| ESV-Stadion | Rosenaustadion | ||
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 6 | Advanced to second round |
| Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 1 |
| West Germany | 3–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Worm 56' Kalb 71' Seliger 82' | Report |
| Morocco | 0–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| West Germany | 3–0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel 30' (pen.), 33' (pen.) Hitzfeld 53' | Report |
| Malaysia | 3–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Shaharuddin 14' Salleh 67' Wan Zawawi 77' | Report |
| Morocco | 6–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Benkhrif 16' Faras 19', 21', 25' El Filali 56' Tati 85' | Report |
| West Germany | 7–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel 17', 43', 70', 86' Hitzfeld 47' Seliger 62' Bitz 79' | Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advanced to second round |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| Burma | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Soviet Union | 1–0 | Burma |
|---|---|---|
| Kolotov 51' | Report |
| Mexico | 1–0 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Manzo 16' | Report |
| Mexico | 1–0 | Burma |
|---|---|---|
| Cuéllar 86' | Report |
| Soviet Union | 2–1 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Yevriuzhikin 42' (pen.) Zanazanyan 44' | Report | Jaksa 59' |
| Soviet Union | 4–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Blokhin 7', 13', 14' Semyonov 58' | Report | Razo 60' |
| Burma | 2–0 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Soe Than 7' Aung Moe Thin 61' | Report |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 | Advanced to second round |
| Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| Hungary | 5–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai 31', 48', 90+1' Várady 52' Kozma 81' | Report |
| Denmark | 3–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Simonsen 28', 83' Røntved 50' | Report | Dirceu 68' Zé Carlos 69' |
| Denmark | 4–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Heino Hansen 16', 58' Simonsen 39' Nygaard 44' | Report |
| Hungary | 2–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai 4' Juhász 84' | Report | Pedrinho 67' Dirceu 73' |
| Denmark | 0–2 | Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| Report | E. Dunai 17', 84' |
| Iran | 1–0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Halvai 63' | Report |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | Advanced to second round |
| East Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 4 | |
| Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | |
| Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Poland | 5–1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Deyna 16', 32' Gadocha 42', 49', 72' | Report | Morón 63' |
| East Germany | 4–0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Kreische 19', 89' Streich 45' Sparwasser 66' | Report |
| East Germany | 6–1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Streich 1', 10' Sparwasser 9' Ducke 31' Vogel 85' Kreische 88' (pen.) | Report | Espinosa 38' |
| Poland | 4–0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Lubański 40' Gadocha 59', 89' Deyna 86' | Report |
| Poland | 2–1 | East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Gorgoń 6', 63' | Report | Streich 45' |
| Colombia | 3–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Morón 56' Torres 60' Montaño 82' | Report | Sunday 79' |
Second round
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Gold Medal match |
| East Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 4 | Bronze Medal match |
| West Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
| West Germany | 1–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Hitzfeld 5' | Report | Cuéllar 69' |
| Hungary | 2–0 | East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai 60' Tóth 66' | Report |
| East Germany | 7–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Ganzera 34' Sparwasser 39', 51', 89' Streich 48' Kreische 72' Häfner 79' | Report |
| Hungary | 4–1 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| E. Dunai 14' A. Dunai 43' Kü 75', 87' | Report | Hitzfeld 33' |
| Hungary | 2–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai 35' Kocsis 53' | Report |
| East Germany | 3–2 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Pommerenke 10' Streich 53' Vogel 82' | Report | Hoeneß 31' Hitzfeld 68' |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | Gold Medal match |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | Bronze Medal match |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| Morocco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Denmark | 1–1 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Heino Hansen 27' | Report | Deyna 36' |
| Soviet Union | 3–0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Semyonov 1' Kolotov 15' Elissev 69' | Report |
| Soviet Union | 1–2 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Blokhin 28' | Report | Deyna 79' (pen.) Szołtysik 87' |
| Denmark | 3–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Bak 55', 83' Printzlau 90' | Report | Merzaq 89' |
| Poland | 5–0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Kmiecik 3' Lubański 10' Deyna 45' (pen.), 63' Gadocha 53' | Report |
| Soviet Union | 4–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Kolotov 20' Semyonov 28' Blokhin 55' Sabo 88' | Report |
Knockout stage
Bronze Medal match
| Soviet Union | 2–2 | East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Blokhin 10' Khurtsilava 30' | Report | Kreische 33' (pen.) Vogel 78' |
Bronze medals shared.
Gold Medal match
| Poland | 2–1 | Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| Deyna 47', 68' | Report | Várady 42' |
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Goalscorers
With nine goals, Kazimierz Deyna of Poland is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 135 goals were scored by 66 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
- 9 goals
- Kazimierz Deyna
- 7 goals
- Antal Dunai
- 6 goals
- Joachim Streich
- Robert Gadocha
- Oleh Blokhin
- Bernd Nickel
- 5 goals
- Hans-Jürgen Kreische
- Jürgen Sparwasser
- Ottmar Hitzfeld
- 3 goals
- Allan Simonsen
- Heino Hansen
- Eberhard Vogel
- Ede Dunai
- Ahmed Faras
- Viktor Kolotov
- Vyacheslav Semyonov
- 2 goals
- Dirceu
- Jaime Morón
- Keld Bak
- Béla Várady
- Lajos Kű
- Leonardo Cuéllar
- Jerzy Gorgoń
- Włodzimierz Lubański
- Rudolf Seliger
- 1 goal
- Pedrinho
- Zé Carlos
- Than Soe
- Tin Aung Moe
- Fabio Espinosa
- Luis Montaño
- Ángel Torres
- Kristen Nygaard
- Leif Printzlau
- Per Røntved
- Peter Ducke
- Frank Ganzera
- Reinhard Häfner
- Jürgen Pommerenke
- Ibrahim Sunday
- Péter Juhász
- Lajos Kocsis
- Mihály Kozma
- Kálmán Tóth
- Majid Halvai
- Salleh
- Shaharuddin
- Wan Zawawi
- Boujemaa Benkhrif
- Mohamed Merzaq
- Mohammed El Filali
- Mohammed Tati
- Daniel Razo
- Manuel Manzo
- Kazimierz Kmiecik
- Zygfryd Szołtysik
- Murtaz Khurtsilava
- Yozhef Sabo
- Yuriy Yeliseyev
- Gennady Yevriuzhikin
- Hovhannes Zanazanyan
- Jaksa
- Hermann Bitz
- Uli Hoeneß
- Jürgen Kalb
- Ronald Worm
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 13 |
| 2 | Hungary | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 11 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 11 |
| 3 | East Germany | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 9 |
| 5 | West Germany | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 7 |
| 6 | Denmark | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 | Mexico | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 5 |
| 8 | Morocco | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
| 9 | Burma | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 |
| 11 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 |
| 12 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 |
| 13 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| 14 | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 1 |
| 15 | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| 16 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Poland | Hungary | Soviet Union | East Germany |
| Hubert Kostka | István Géczi | Oleh Blokhin | Jürgen Croy |
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