Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Olympic football tournament, held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, 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 Olympic Stadium on 10 September 1972.[1]

Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countryWest Germany
Dates27 August – 10 September
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Poland
Runners-up Hungary
Third place East Germany (shared)
 Soviet Union (shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored135 (3.55 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kazimierz Deyna (9 goals)

In 2017, the physician of the Soviet team revealed that the match for the bronze medal between the Soviet Union and East Germany was fixed.[2]

Qualifications
Main article: Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Squads
Main article: Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Venues
Munich
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
 West Germany 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 6
 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
Source:
Morocco 0–0 United States
Report
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: Rudi Glöckner
West Germany 3–0 Malaysia
Worm  56'
Kalb  71'
Seliger  82'		 Report
Attendance: 60.000
Referee: Armando Marques
Malaysia 3–0 United States
Shaharuddin  14'
Salleh  67'
Zawawi Yusoff  77'		 Report
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: Henry Oberg
West Germany 3–0 Morocco
Nickel  30' (pen.)  33' (pen.)
Hitzfeld  53'		 Report
Attendance: 16.000
Referee: Dogan Babacan
West Germany 7–0 United States
Nickel  17'  43'  70'  86'
Hitzfeld  47'
Seliger  62'
Bitz  79'		 Report
Attendance: 65.000
Morocco 6–0 Malaysia
Benkhrif  16'
Faras  19'  21'  25'
El Filali  56'
Tati  85'		 Report
Attendance: 2.500
Referee: Károly Palotai

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 6
 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
Source:
Soviet Union 1–0 Burma
Kolotov  51' Report
Attendance: 6.000
Referee: Jafar Namdar
Mexico 1–0 Sudan
Manzo  16' Report
Attendance: 500
Mexico 1–0 Burma
Cuéllar  86' Report
Attendance: 1.000
Referee: Robert Quarshie
Soviet Union 2–1 Sudan
Yevriuzhikin  42' (pen.)
Zanazanyan  44'		 Report Jaksa  59'
Attendance: 25.000
Burma 2–0 Sudan
Soe Than  7'
Aung Moe Thin  61'		 Report
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Marian Srodecki
Soviet Union 4–1 Mexico
Blokhin  7'  13'  14'
Semyonov  58'		 Report Razo  60'
Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Luis Pestarino

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 5
 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
Source:
Hungary 5–0 Iran
A. Dunai  31'  48'  90+1'
Várady  52'
Kozma  81'		 Report
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Guillermo Velasquez
Denmark 3–2 Brazil
Simonsen  28'  83'
Røntved  50'		 Report Dirceu  68'
Zé Carlos  69'
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Pavel Kazakov
Denmark 4–0 Iran
Heino Hansen  16'  58'
Simonsen  39'
Nygaard  44'		 Report
Attendance: 3.500
Referee: Abdelkrim Ziani
Hungary 2–2 Brazil
A. Dunai  4'
Juhász  84'		 Report Pedrinho  67'
Dirceu  73'
Attendance: 50.000
Referee: William Mullan
Iran 1–0 Brazil
Halvai  63' Report
Attendance: 2.200
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg
Denmark 0–2 Hungary
Report E. Dunai  17'  84'
Attendance: 8.500
Referee: Oei Poh Hwa

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 6
 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
Source:
East Germany 4–0 Ghana
Kreische  19'  89'
Streich  45'
Sparwasser  66'		 Report
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: Michael Wuertz
Poland 5–1 Colombia
Deyna  16'  32'
Gadocha  42'  49'  72'		 Report Morón  63'
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: A. Salih Gindil
East Germany 6–1 Colombia
Streich  1'  10'
Sparwasser  9'
Ducke  31'
Vogel  85'
Kreische  88' (pen.)		 Report Espinosa  38'
Attendance: 4.500
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi
Poland 4–0 Ghana
Lubański  40'
Gadocha  59'  89'
Deyna  86'		 Report
Attendance: 2.200
Referee: Kan-Chee Lee
Colombia 3–1 Ghana
Morón  56'
Torres  60'
Montaño  82'		 Report Sunday  79'
Attendance: 25.000
Poland 2–1 East Germany
Gorgoń  6'  63' Report Streich  45'
Attendance: 10.000

Second round

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 6
 East Germany 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 4
 West Germany 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
 Mexico 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 1
Source:
Hungary 2–0 East Germany
A. Dunai  60'
Tóth  66'		 Report
Attendance: 8.500
Referee: Armando Marques
West Germany 1–1 Mexico
Hitzfeld  5' Report Cuéllar  69'
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: Oei Poh Hwa
East Germany 7–0 Mexico
Ganzera  34'
Sparwasser  39'  51'  89'
Streich  48'
Kreische  72'
Häfner  79'		 Report
Attendance: 5.500
Referee: Jafar Namdar
Hungary 4–1 West Germany
E. Dunai  14'
A. Dunai  43'
Kü  75'  87'		 Report Hitzfeld  33'
Attendance: 70.000
Referee: Luis Pestarino
Hungary 2–0 Mexico
A. Dunai  35'
Kocsis  53'		 Report
Attendance: 2.500
Referee: Kan Chee Lee
East Germany 3–2 West Germany
Pommerenke  10'
Streich 53'
Vogel  82'		 Report Hoeneß  31'
Hitzfeld  68'
Attendance: 80.000
Referee: William Mullan

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 5
 Soviet Union 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 4
 Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 3
 Morocco 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source:
Soviet Union 3–0 Morocco
Semyonov  1'
Kolotov  15'
Elissev  69'		 Report
Attendance: 55.000
Referee: Guillermo Velasquez
Denmark 1–1 Poland
Heino Hansen  27' Report Deyna  36'
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi
Soviet Union 1–2 Poland
Blokhin  28' Report Deyna  79' (pen.)
Szołtysik  87'
Attendance: 5.000
Referee: Henry Oberg
Denmark 3–1 Morocco
Bak  55'  83'
Printzlau  90'		 Report Merzaq  89'
Attendance: 3.100
Soviet Union 4–0 Denmark
Kolotov  20'
Semyonov  28'
Blokhin  55'
Sabo  88'		 Report
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: Dogan Babacan
Poland 5–0 Morocco
Kmiecik  3'
Lubański  10'
Deyna  45' (pen.)  63'
Gadocha  53'		 Report
Attendance: 500

Knockout stage

Bronze Medal match
Soviet Union 2–2 East Germany
Blokhin  10'
Khurtsilava  30'		 Report Kreische  33' (pen.)
Vogel  78'
Attendance: 80.000
Referee: Armando Marques

Bronze medals shared.

Gold Medal match
Poland 2–1 Hungary
Deyna  47'  68' Report Várady  42'
Attendance: 80.000

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
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Final ranking
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Poland (POL) 7 6 1 0 21 5 +16 13
2  Hungary (HUN) 7 5 1 1 18 5 +13 11
3  Soviet Union (URS) 7 5 1 1 17 6 +11 11
3  East Germany (GDR) 7 4 1 2 23 9 +14 9
5  West Germany (FRG) 6 3 1 2 17 8 +9 7
6  Denmark (DEN) 6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 7
7  Mexico (MEX) 6 2 1 3 4 14 −10 5
8  Morocco (MAR) 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 3
9  Burma (BIR) 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2
10  Malaysia (MAS) 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 2
11  Colombia (COL) 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 2
12  Iran (IRI) 3 1 0 2 1 9 −8 2
13  Brazil (BRA) 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
14  United States (USA) 3 0 1 2 0 10 −10 1
15  Sudan (SUD) 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
16  Ghana (GHA) 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: rsssf.com

Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
 Poland  Hungary  Soviet Union  East Germany

Hubert Kostka
Zbigniew Gut
Jerzy Gorgoń
Zygmunt Anczok
Lesław Ćmikiewicz
Zygmunt Maszczyk
Jerzy Kraska
Kazimierz Deyna
Zygfryd Szołtysik
Włodzimierz Lubański
Robert Gadocha
Ryszard Szymczak
Antoni Szymanowski
Joachim Marx
Grzegorz Lato
Marian Ostafiński
Kazimierz Kmiecik
Marian Szeja
Coach:Kazimierz Górski

István Géczi
Péter Vépi
Miklós Páncsics
Péter Juhász
Lajos Szűcs
Mihály Kozma
Antal Dunai
Lajos Kű
Béla Váradi
Ede Dunai
László Bálint
Lajos Kocsis
Kálmán Tóth
László Branikovits
József Kovács
Csaba Vidács
Adám Rothermel

Oleh Blokhin
Murtaz Khurtsilava
Yuriy Istomin
Volodymyr Kaplychnyi
Viktor Kolotov
Yevgeni Lovchev
Sergei Olshansky
Yevhen Rudakov
Vyacheslav Semyonov
Gennadi Evryuzhikhin
Oganes Zanazanyan
Andrei Yakubik
Arkady Andreasyan
Revaz Dzodzuashvili
Yozhef Sabo
Yuriy Yeliseyev
Volodymyr Onyshchenko
Anatoliy Kuksov
Vladimir Pilgui
Coach: Aleksandr Ponomarev

Jürgen Croy
Manfred Zapf
Konrad Weise
Bernd Bransch
Jürgen Pommerenke
Jürgen Sparwasser
Hans-Jürgen Kreische
Joachim Streich
Wolfgang Seguin
Peter Ducke
Frank Ganzera
Lothar Kurbjuweit
Eberhard Vogel
Harald Irmscher
Ralf Schulenberg
Reinhard Häfner
Siegmar Wätzlich
Coach: Georg Buschner

References
  1. "Football at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. Денис Романцов (2 June 2017). "«Высоцкий дал установку: «Макаронщиков надо обыграть». Он знает о нашем футболе все". – Мы не вышли в финал, а игру за третье место против ГДР назначили на десять утра. Тренер Пономарев сказал: «Что-то не хочется с ними бодаться. Как бы нам вничью сыграть». Ничья означала бронзовые медали для обеих команд. Используя свой немецкий, выученный в институте, я подошел перед игрой к доктору сборной ГДР. «Как ты смотришь на то, чтобы медали получили и вы, и мы?» – «Положительно», – и пошел к тренеру. Тот повернулся ко мне и показал большой палец: вопрос решен. Мы забили друг другу по два мяча, но на второй тайм вышел динамовец Андрей Якубик, который, ни о чем не подозревая, ворвался в штрафную и чуть не сделал счет 3:2. Слава богу, не попал, а то немцы бы нас уничтожили.
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