Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics, an association football tournament was contested for the first time. Only two matches were held between the three club sides, and no medals were awarded.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 20–23 September 1900 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Upton Park FC (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Club Français |
| Third place |  Université de Bruxelles |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 2 |
| Goals scored | 12 (6 per match) |
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France's representatives were determined by the USFSA, which elected the Parisian champion Club Français.[1] For Belgium, after Racing Club de Bruxelles declined to participate, a student selection with players from the Université libre de Bruxelles was sent by the Federation.[2][3] The team was reinforced with a few non-students. English club Upton Park F.C. represented Great Britain.[1][3]
The International Olympic Committee originally credited Great Britain, France and a "Mixed Team" with gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, as part of its attempt to reconcile early Olympic Games with the modern award scheme.[4] The Belgian team included one British and one Dutch player. In 2024 the bronze medal was reallocated to Belgium.[5]
The football matches were held at the Vélodrome de Vincennes in Paris.[1]
Competition schedule
Originally there were four matches scheduled for the 1900 Olympics, all including a French team.
- 16 September 1900: France v. Switzerland
- 23 September: France v. Belgium
- 30 September: France v. Germany
- 7 October: France v. Great Britain
As Switzerland and Germany eventually did not send a team, the match involving France and Great Britain was moved forward to 20 September.[1]
The final schedule of the tournament:[6]
| M | Match |
| Thu 20 | Fri 21 | Sat 22 | Sun 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | M2 |
Venue
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Squads
Matches
In the first game, the British squad had little difficulty defeating the Club Français (wearing the USFSA uniform). Upton Park led 2–0 after the first half, getting two more goals in the second to win 4–0. Gaston Peltier scored in the first minute to give the USFSA XI an early lead, but Université de Bruxelles scored twice to take a 2–1 first half lead. The French scored five goals in the second half, however, to take the match 6–2.[7]
| Club Français | 0–4 | Upton Park FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nicholas  Turner 5'Zealley 7' |
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Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Upton Park FC |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 2 |
| 2 | Club Français |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Université de Bruxelles |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | France* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain (Upton Park FC)[1][3] James Jones Claude Buckenham William Gosling Alfred Chalk Tom Burridge William Quash Richard Turner Fred Spackman John Nicholas Jack Zealley Henry Haslam |
France (Club Français)[1] Pierre Allemane Louis Bach Alfred Bloch Fernand Canelle René Ressejac-Duparc Eugène Fraysse Virgile Gaillard Georges Garnier René Grandjean Lucien Huteau Marcel Lambert Maurice Macaine Gaston Peltier |
Belgium (Université de Bruxelles)[3] Marius Delbecque Hendrik van Heuckelum (NED) Raul Kelecom Marcel Leboutte Lucien Londot Ernest Moreau de Melen Eugène Neefs Gustave Pelgrims Alphonse Renier Hilaire Spanoghe Eric Thornton (GBR) Coach:Frank König (SWI)[8] |
