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Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics

The Football tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics was won by Hungary.[1]

Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
File:Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics Finnish stamp.jpg
Tournament details
Host country22x20px Finland
DatesJuly 15 – August 2
Teams25 (from 5 (plus Great Britain) confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg Hungary
Runner-upFile:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
Third place Sweden
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored135 (5.19 per match)
← 1948
1956 →

Venues

Helsinki
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Kotka
Olympic Stadium Kotkan urheilukeskus
Capacity: 70,470 Capacity: 11,400
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Helsinki Lahti
Töölön Pallokenttä Lahden kisapuisto
Capacity: 18,050 Capacity: 8,067
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Tampere Turku
Ratina Stadion Kupittaan jalkapallostadion
Capacity: 20,700 Capacity: 14,224
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Squads

Main page: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Results

Preliminary round results

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July 15, 1952
19:00
 Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg 2–1  France Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti
Attendance: 3.752
Referee: Karel van der Meer (NED)
Trampisz Goal 31'
Krasówka Goal 49' 		Report Leblond Goal 30'

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July 15, 1952
19:00
 Hungary File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg 2–1 [[File:{{{flag alias-1948}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Romania Kupittaa, Turku
Attendance: 10.588
Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (URS)
Czibor Goal 21'
Kocsis Goal 73' 		Report Suru Goal 86'

<section end=A2 />

<section begin=A3 />

July 15, 1952
19:00
 Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 10–1  India Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: John Best (USA)
Vukas Goal 2', 62'
Mitić Goal 14', 43'
Zebec Goal 17', 23', 60', 87'
Ognjanov Goal 52', 67' 		Report Ahmed Khan Goal 89'

<section end=A3 />

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July 15, 1952
19:00
 Denmark 22x20px 2–1 22x20px Greece Ratina Stadion, Tampere
Attendance: 4.372
Referee: Waldemar Karni (FIN)
P.E. Petersen Goal 36', 37' Report Emmanouilides Goal 85'

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July 15, 1952
19:00
 USSR [[File:{{{flag alias-1936}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 2–1 (a.e.t.) [[File:{{{flag alias-1946}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Bulgaria Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka
Attendance: 10.637
Referee: Istvan Zsolt (HUN)
Bobrov Goal 100'
Trofimov Goal 104' 		Report Kolev Goal 95'

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July 16, 1952
19:00
 Italy  8–0  United States Ratina Stadion, Tampere
Attendance: 15.342
Referee: Arthur Ellis (GBR)
Gimona Goal 3', 51', 75'
Pandolfini Goal 16', 62'
Venturi Goal 27'
Fontanesi Goal 52'
Mariani Goal 87' 		Report

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July 16, 1952
19:00
 Brazil  5–1  Netherlands Kupittaa, Turku
Attendance: 9.685
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (ITA)
Humberto Goal 25'
Larry Goal 33' (pen.), 36'
Jansen Goal 81'
Vavá Goal 86' 		Report Van Roessel Goal 15'

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July 16, 1952
12:00
 Luxembourg  5–3 (a.e.t.)  Great Britain Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti
Attendance: 3.656
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)
Roller Goal 60', 95', 97'
Letsch Goal 91'
Gales Goal 102' 		Report Robb Goal 12'
Slater Goal 101'
Lewis Goal 118'

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July 16, 1952
19:00
 Egypt  5–4  Chile Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka
Attendance: 5.354
Referee: John Nilsson (SWE)
Elfar Goal 27'
Mechaury Goal 43'
Eldizwi Goal 66', 75', 80' 		Report Jara Goal 7', 78'
Vial Goal 14', 88'

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First round results

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July 19, 1952
19:00
 Finland 22x20px 3–4  Austria Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 33.053
Referee: William Ling (GBR)
Stolpe Goal 11', 34'
Rytkönen Goal 36' 		Report Gollnhuber Goal 8' (pen.), 30'
Stumpf Goal 59'
Grohs Goal 79'

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July 20, 1952
19:00
 Brazil  2–1  Luxembourg Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka
Attendance: 6.776
Referee: Marijan Matancic (YUG)
Larry Goal 42'
Humberto Goal 49' 		Report Gales Goal 86'

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July 20, 1952
19:00
 Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 5–5 (a.e.t.) [[File:{{{flag alias-1936}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] USSR Ratina Stadion, Tampere
Attendance: 17.000
Referee: Arthur Ellis (GBR)
Mitić Goal 29'
Ognjanov Goal 33'
Zebec Goal 44', 59'
Bobek Goal 46' 		Report Bobrov Goal 53', 77', 87'
Trofimov Goal 75'
Petrov Goal 89'

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<section begin=B4 />

July 22, 1952
19:00
 Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 3–1 [[File:{{{flag alias-1936}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] USSR Ratina Stadion, Tampere
Attendance: 16.916
Referee: Arthur Ellis (GBR)
Mitić Goal 19'
Bobek Goal 29' (pen.)
Čajkovski Goal 54' 		Report Bobrov Goal 6'

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July 20, 1952
12:00
 Germany  3–1  Egypt Kupittaa, Turku
Attendance: 6.813
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (ITA)
Klug Goal 33'
Schröder Goal 38', 61' 		Report El-Dizwi Goal 64'

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July 21, 1952
19:00
 Denmark 22x20px 2–0 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Kupittaa, Turku
Attendance: 6.024
Referee: Folke Bålstad (NOR)
Seebach Goal 17'
S. Nielsen Goal 69' 		Report

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July 21, 1952
19:00
 Sweden  4–1 22x20px Norway Ratina Stadion, Tampere
Attendance: 4.072
Referee: Johan Aksel Alho (FIN)
Brodd Goal 23', 35'
Rydell Goal 81'
Bengtsson Goal 89' 		Report Sørensen Goal 83'

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July 21, 1952
19:00
 Hungary File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg 3–0  Italy Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
Attendance: 13.870
Referee: Karel van der Meer (NED)
Palotás Goal 11', 20'
Kocsis Goal 83' 		Report

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July 21, 1952
19:00
 Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 2–1 22x20px Netherlands Antilles Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti
Attendance: 3.696
Referee: Carl Jorgensen (DEN)
Tokaç Goal 9'
Bilge Goal 76' (pen.) 		Report Briezen Goal 79'

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Quarterfinals results

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July 23, 1952
19:00
 Sweden  3–1  Austria Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
Attendance: 12.564
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)
Sandberg Goal 80'
Brodd Goal 85'
Rydell Goal 87' 		Report Grohs Goal 40'

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July 24, 1952
12:00
 Germany  4–2 (a.e.t.)  Brazil Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
Attendance: 11.451
Referee: Arthur Ellis (GBR)
Schröder Goal 75', 96'
Klug Goal 89'
Zeitler Goal 120' 		Report Larry Goal 12'
Zózimo Goal 74'

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July 24, 1952
19:00
 Hungary File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg 7–1 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka
Attendance: 4.743
Referee: Waldemar Karni (FIN)
Palotás Goal 18'
Kocsis Goal 32', 90'
Lantos Goal 48'
Puskás Goal 54', 72'
Bozsik Goal 70' 		Report Guder Goal 57'

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July 25, 1952
19:00
 Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 5–3 22x20px Denmark Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
Attendance: 11.456
Referee: Waldemar Karni (FIN)
Čajkovski Goal 19'
Ognjanov Goal 35'
Vukas Goal 41'
Bobek Goal 78'
Zebec Goal 81' 		Report Lundberg Goal 63'
Seebach Goal 85'
Hansen Goal 87'

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Semifinals results

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July 28, 1952
19:00
 Hungary File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg 6–0  Sweden Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 30.471
Referee: William Ling (GBR)
Puskás Goal 1'
Palotás Goal 16'
Lindh Goal 36' (o.g.)
Kocsis Goal 65', 69'
Hidegkuti Goal 67' 		Report

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July 29, 1952
19:00
 Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 3–1  Germany Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 25.821
Referee: Wolf Waldemar Karni (FIN)
Mitić Goal 3', 24'
Čajkovski Goal 30' 		Report Stollenwerk Goal 12'

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Bronze Medal match result

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August 1, 1952
19:00
 Sweden  2–0  Germany Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 28.470
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)
Rydell Goal 11'
Löfgren Goal 86' 		Report

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Gold Medal match result

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August 2, 1952
19:00
 Hungary File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg 2–0 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 58.553
Referee: Arthur Ellis (GBR)
Puskás Goal 70'
Czibor Goal 88' 		Report

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Bracket

  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
 File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg Hungary 3  
  Italy 0  
   File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg Hungary 7  
 
   File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 1  
 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 2
 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Antilles 1  
   File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg Hungary 6  
    Sweden 0  
  Sweden 4  
 22x20px Norway 1  
    Sweden 3
 
    Austria 1  
 22x20px Finland 3
  Austria 4  
   File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg Hungary 2
   File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 0
 22x20px Denmark 2  
 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 0  
   22x20px Denmark 3
 
   File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 5  
 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (p) 5 (3)
 [[File:{{{flag alias-1936}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] USSR 5 (1)  
   File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 3
    Germany 1  
  Luxembourg 1  
  Brazil 2  
    Brazil 2
 
    Germany (aet) 4  
  Germany 3
  Egypt 1  

Medalists

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg Hungary
Gyula Grosics
Jenő Dalnoki
Imre Kovács
László Budai
Ferenc Puskás
Zoltán Czibor
Lajos Csordás
Jenő Buzánszky
Gyula Lóránt
Mihály Lantos
József Bozsik
József Zakariás
Nándor Hidegkuti
Sándor Kocsis
Péter Palotás 		File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
Vladimir Beara
Branko Stanković
Tomislav Crnković
Zlatko Čajkovski
Ivan Horvat
Vujadin Boškov
Tihomir Ognjanov
Rajko Mitić
Bernard Vukas
Stjepan Bobek
Branko Zebec
Dušan Cvetković
Milorad Diskić
Ratko Čolić
Slavko Luštica
Zdravko Rajkov
Vladimir Čonč
Vladimir Firm 		 Sweden
Karl Svensson
Lennart Samuelsson
Erik Nilsson
Holger Hansson
Bengt Gustavsson
Gösta Lindh
Sylve Bengtsson
Gösta Löfgren
Ingvar Rydell
Yngve Brodd
Gösta Sandberg
Olof Åhlund

Goalscorers

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

Football At The 1952 Summer Olympics Media

  • Kuusela Hungary 1952.jpg

    1952 Miss Universe Armi Kuusela awarding the Hungarian team

References

  1. ↑ "Football at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

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