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1980 Men's Olympic football tournament
Tournament details
Host country USSR
Dates 20 July - 2 August
Teams 16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runners-up  East Germany
Third place  Soviet Union
Fourth place  Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 82 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s) Soviet Union Sergey Andreyev (5 goals)
1976
1984

The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and ended on August 2. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. 16 teams were divided into 4 groups:

Contents

Venues [edit]

The football tournament was held in five venues:

The final was held at the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium and the match for the 3rd place was held at the Grand Arena of the Dynamo Stadium. The football tournament was the most attended event on these Olympics: 1,821,624 spectators watched 32 matches of it at the stadiums.

Final:Czechoslovakia - GDR, Luzsnyiki Stadium

Qualification [edit]

Due to the American-led political boycott, some countries (in brackets) who qualified did not enter the Final Tournament. The following 16 teams qualified for the 1980 Olympics football tournament:





Match Officials [edit]

Africa
Asia
North and Central America
South America
Europe

Squads [edit]

Final tournament [edit]

First round [edit]

Group A [edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 6
 Cuba 3 2 0 1 3 9 −6 4
 Venezuela 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 2
 Zambia 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
July 20, 1980
12:00
Cuba  1 – 0  Zambia Kirov Stadium, Leningrad
Attendance: 100.000
Referee: Marijan Raus Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Roldán Goal 58' Report

July 20, 1980
12:00
Soviet Union  4 – 0  Venezuela Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Franz Woehrer Austria
Andreyev Goal 3'
Cherenkov Goal 25'
Gavrilov Goal 34'
Hovhannisyan Goal 51'
Report

July 22, 1980
12:00
Cuba  2 – 1  Venezuela Kirov Stadium, Leningrad
Attendance: 70.000
Referee: Emilio Guruceta-Muro Spain
Hernández Goal 49'
Núñez Goal 71'
Report Zubizarreta Goal 68'

July 22, 1980
12:00
Soviet Union  3 – 1  Zambia Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Marwan Arafat Syria
Khidiyatullin Goal 9' Goal 51'
Cherenkov Goal 87'
Report Chitalu Goal 13'

July 24, 1980
12:00
Soviet Union  8 – 0  Cuba Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Bob Valentine United Kingdom
Andreyev Goal 8' Goal 27' Goal 44'
Romantsev Goal 20'
Shavlo Goal 43'
Cherenkov Goal 55'
Gavrilov Goal 75'
Bessonov Goal 77'
Report

July 24, 1980
12:00
Venezuela  2 – 1  Zambia Kirov Stadium, Leningrad
Attendance: 80.000
Referee: Jésus Paulino Siles Costa Rica
Zubizarreta Goal 86'
Elie Goal 90' (p.k.)
Report Chitalu Goal 73'

Group B [edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4
 Kuwait 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Colombia 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 3
 Nigeria 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
July 21, 1980
12:00
Czechoslovakia  3 – 0  Colombia Kirov Stadium, Leningrad
Referee: Belaid Lacarne Algeria
Pokluda Goal 14'
Berger Goal 18'
Vízek Goal 85'
Report

July 21, 1980
12:00
Kuwait  3 – 1  Nigeria Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Klaus Scheurell East Germany
Al-Dakhil Goal 16' Goal 40' Goal 85' (p.k.) Report Mubarak Goal 25' (o.g.)

July 23, 1980
12:00
Colombia  1 – 1  Kuwait Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Anders Mattson Finland
Molinares Goal 73' Report Yaqoub Goal 64'

July 23, 1980
12:00
Czechoslovakia  1 – 1  Nigeria Kirov Stadium, Leningrad
Referee: Enrique Labo Revoredo Peru
Vízek Goal 25' Report Nwosu Goal 84'

July 25, 1980
12:00
Colombia  1 – 0  Nigeria Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Salim Naji Al-Hachami Iraq
Cardona Goal 55' Report

July 25, 1980
12:00
Czechoslovakia  0 – 0  Kuwait Kirov Stadium, Leningrad
Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi Italy
Report

Group C [edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 5
 Algeria 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 3
 Spain 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Syria 3 0 1 2 0 8 −8 1
July 20, 1980
12:00
East Germany  1 – 1  Spain Republican Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 100.000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson Sweden
Kühn Goal 49' Report Marcos Goal 50'

July 20, 1980
12:00
Algeria  3 – 0  Syria Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Referee: Vojtech Christov Czechoslovakia
Belloumi Goal 36'
Madjer Goal 48'
Merzekane Goal 73' (p.k.)
Report

July 22, 1980
12:00
East Germany  1 – 0  Algeria Republican Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 70.000
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho Brazil
Terletzki Goal 61' Report

July 22, 1980
12:00
Spain  0 – 0  Syria Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Referee: José Castro Lozada Venezuela
Report

July 24, 1980
12:00
Spain  1 – 1  Algeria Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Referee: Eldar Azim Zade Soviet Union
Rincón Goal 38' Report Belloumi Goal 63'

July 24, 1980
12:00
East Germany  5 – 0  Syria Republican Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 80.000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson Sweden
Hause Goal 6'
Netz Goal 25' Goal 45'
Peter Goal 75'
Terletzki Goal 82'
Report

Group D [edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 5
 Iraq 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4
 Finland 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
 Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
July 21, 1980
12:00
Yugoslavia  2 – 0  Finland Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Referee: Mario Rubio Vázquez Mexico
Šećerbegović Goal 56'
Šestić Goal 58'
Report

July 21, 1980
12:00
Iraq  3 – 0  Costa Rica Republican Stadium, Kiev
Referee: Nyirenda Chayu Zambia
Basheer Goal 45'
Saeed Goal 49'
Hassan Goal 75'
Report

July 23, 1980
12:00
Yugoslavia  3 – 2  Costa Rica Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Referee: Bassey Eyo-Honesty Nigeria
Zlatko Vujović Goal 6' Goal 54'
Primorac Goal 24'
Report White Goal 35'
Arroyo Goal 90'

July 23, 1980
12:00
Finland  0 – 0  Iraq Republican Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: Ramón Calderón Castro Cuba
Report

July 25, 1980
12:00
Finland  3 – 0  Costa Rica Republican Stadium, Kiev
Referee: Ali Albannai Abdulwahab Kuwait
Tissari Goal 18'
Alila Goal 58'
Soini Goal 88'
Report

July 25, 1980
12:00
Yugoslavia  1 – 1  Iraq Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Referee: André Daina Switzerland
Zoran Vujović Goal 63' Report Hassan Goal 61'

Bracket [edit]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
July 27 - Moscow        
  Soviet Union  2
July 29 - Moscow
  Kuwait  1  
  East Germany  1
July 27 - Kiev
    Soviet Union  0  
  East Germany  4
August 2 - Moscow
  Iraq  0  
  Czechoslovakia  1
July 27 - Leningrad
    East Germany  0
  Czechoslovakia  3
July 29 - Moscow
  Cuba  0  
  Czechoslovakia  2 Third place
July 27 - Minsk
    Yugoslavia  0  
  Yugoslavia  3   Soviet Union  2
  Algeria  0     Yugoslavia  0
August 1 - Moscow

Quarter-finals [edit]

July 27, 1980
12:00
Yugoslavia  3 – 0  Algeria Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Referee: Klaus Scheurell East Germany
Miročević Goal 5'
Šestić Goal 19'
Zoran Vujović Goal 70'
Report

July 27, 1980
12:00
Soviet Union  2 – 1  Kuwait Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 48.000
Referee: Mario Rubio Vazquez Mexico
Cherenkov Goal 30'
Gavrilov Goal 51'
Report Yaqoub Goal 59'

July 27, 1980
12:00
Czechoslovakia  3 – 0  Cuba Kirov Stadium, Leningrad
Referee: Enrique Labo Revoredo Peru
Vízek Goal 29' Goal 59'
Pokluda Goal 90'
Report

July 27, 1980
12:00
East Germany  4 – 0  Iraq Republican Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 48.000
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho Brazil
Schnuphase Goal 4' (p.k.)
Netz Goal 11'
Steinbach Goal 17'
Terletzki Goal 22'
Report

Semi-finals [edit]

July 29, 1980
12:00
Soviet Union  0 – 1  East Germany Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 95.000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson Sweden
Report Netz Goal 16'

July 29, 1980
13:00
Czechoslovakia  2 – 0  Yugoslavia Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 48.000
Referee: Franz Woehrer Austria
Lička Goal 4'
Sreiner Goal 18'
Report

Bronze Medal match [edit]

August 1, 1980
12:00
Soviet Union  2 – 0  Yugoslavia Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 45.000
Referee: Bob Valentine United Kingdom
Hovhannisyan Goal 67'
Andreyev Goal 82'
Report

Gold Medal match [edit]

August 2, 1980
12:00
Czechoslovakia  1 – 0  East Germany Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 70.000
Referee: Eldar Azim Zade Soviet Union
Svoboda Goal 77' Report

Medalists [edit]

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
 Czechoslovakia

Stanislav Seman
Luděk Macela
Josef Mazura
Libor Radimec
Zdeněk Rygel
Petr Němec
Ladislav Vízek
Jan Berger
Jindřich Svoboda
Lubomír Pokluda
Werner Lička
Rostislav Václavíček
Jaroslav Netolička
Oldřich Rott
František Štambacher
František Kunzo

 East Germany

Bodo Rudwaleit
Arthur Ullrich
Lothar Hause
Frank Uhlig
Frank Baum
Rüdiger Schnuphase
Frank Terletzki
Wolfgang Steinbach
Jürgen Bähringer
Werner Peter
Dieter Kühn
Norbert Trieloff
Matthias Müller
Matthias Liebers
Bernd Jakubowski
Wolf-Rüdiger Netz

 Soviet Union

Rinat Dasaev
Tengiz Sulakvelidze
Alexandre Chivadze
Vagiz Khidiyatullin
Oleg Romantsev
Sergey Shavlo
Sergey Andreev
Vladimir Bessonov
Yuri Gavrilov
Fyodor Cherenkov
Valeri Gazzaev
Vladimir Pilguj
Sergej Baltacha
Sergei Nikulin
Khoren Hovhannisyan
Alexandr Prokopenko
Revaz Chelebadze

Remark:country names are given in the form they were used in the official documents of the IOC in 1980.

Goalscorers [edit]

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

External links [edit]


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