Football_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics
Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics
International football competition
An association football tournament was played as part of the 1988 Summer Olympics. The tournament featured 16 men's national teams from six continental confederations. The teams were drawn into four groups of four with each group playing a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Seoul Olympic Stadium on 1 October 1988.[1][2]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | South Korea |
| Dates | 17 September – 1 October 1988 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  West Germany |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 95 (2.97 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Romário (7 goals) |
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Before the final match, the Soviet team relocated from the Olympic Village to a Soviet steamship stationed nearby. After winning the gold medal, each player from the Soviet team received 15 thousand dollars from the Soviet government.[3]
More information Seoul, Busan ...
| Seoul | Busan | |
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| Olympic Stadium | Dongdaemun Stadium | Busan Stadium |
| Capacity: 69,950 | Capacity: 26,383 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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| Daegu | Daejeon | Gwangju |
| Daegu Stadium | Daejeon Stadium | Gwangju Stadium |
| Capacity: 23,278 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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More information Gold, Silver ...
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Note: The players above the line played at least one game in this tournament, the players below the line were only squad members. Nevertheless, the International Olympic Committee medal database credits them all as medalists.
The following 16 teams qualified for the 1988 Olympics football tournament:
More information Means of qualification, Berths ...
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 1 |  South Korea |
| AFC Preliminary Competition | 2 |  China Iraq |
| CAF Preliminary Competition | 3 |  Nigeria Tunisia Zambia |
| CONCACAF Preliminary Competition | 2 |  Guatemala United States |
| 1987 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | 2 |  Brazil (winner) Argentina (runner-up) |
| OFC Preliminary Competition | 1 |  Australia |
| UEFA Preliminary Competition | 5 | Italy  Sweden Soviet Union West Germany Yugoslavia |
| Total | 16 |
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Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads
Each country was allowed to enter a team of 20 players and they all were eligible for participation. A total number of 314 footballers were entered.
A total of 268(*) footballers from 16 nations competed at the Seoul Games:
Argentina (16 – from a squad of 19)
Australia (16 – from a squad of 20)
Brazil (16 – from a squad of 20)
China (14 – from a squad of 18)
Guatemala (17 – from a squad of 19)
Iraq (16 – from a squad of 20)
Italy (18 – from a squad of 20)
South Korea (16 – from a squad of 20)
Nigeria (17 – from a squad of 20)
Sweden (17 – from a squad of 20)
Tunisia (19 – from a squad of 20)
United States (16 – from a squad of 20)
Soviet Union (18 – from a squad of 20)
West Germany (18 – from a squad of 20)
Yugoslavia (16 – from a squad of 18)
Zambia (18 – from a squad of 20)
(*) NOTE: Players who participated in at least one match.
First round
Group A
Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Group A
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Sweden |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 | West Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 | Tunisia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| 4 | China |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
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Source: FIFA
More information Sweden, 2–2 ...
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More information Tunisia, 1–4 ...
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More information Sweden, 2–1 ...
| Sweden | 2–1 | West Germany |
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Engqvist  64'Lönn 85' |
[Report] | Walter 60' |
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Group B
Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Group B
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Zambia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 5 |
| 2 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Iraq |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Guatemala |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
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Source: FIFA
More information Italy, 5–2 ...
| Italy | 5–2 | Guatemala |
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| Carnevale 3' Evani 11'Virdis 34'Ferrara 38'Desideri 75' |
[Report] | Castañeda 7' Paniagua 79' |
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More information Zambia, 2–2 ...
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More information Zambia, 4–0 ...
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More information Iraq, 3–0 ...
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More information Zambia, 4–0 ...
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Group C
Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Group C
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Soviet Union |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 | Argentina |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | South Korea |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | United States |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
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Source: FIFA
More information United States, 1–1 ...
| United States | 1–1 | Argentina |
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| Windschmann 78' |
Report | Alfaro 83' |
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More information Argentina, 1–2 ...
| Argentina | 1–2 | Soviet Union |
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| Alfaro 77' |
Report | Dobrovolski 7' Mikhailichenko 22' |
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More information South Korea, 1–2 ...
| South Korea | 1–2 | Argentina |
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| Noh Soo-jin 14' |
Report | Alfaro 3' Fabbri 73' |
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More information United States, 2–4 ...
| United States | 2–4 | Soviet Union |
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| Goulet 65' Doyle 85' |
Report | Mikhailichenko 7', 48' Narbekovas 19'Dobrovolski 45' |
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Group D
Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Group D
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Nigeria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
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Source: FIFA
More information Brazil, 4–0 ...
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More information Nigeria, 1–3 ...
| Nigeria | 1–3 | Yugoslavia |
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| Yekini 88' |
Report | Stojković 35', 67' Šabanadžović 49' |
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More information Brazil, 2–1 ...
| Brazil | 2–1 | Yugoslavia |
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| Cruz 25' Bebeto 56' |
Report | Šabanadžović 69' |
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Knockout stage
Main article: Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 25 September – Daegu | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
| 27 September – Busan | ||||||||||
| Italy (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||||||
| 25 September – Busan | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 October – Seoul | ||||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| 25 September – Gwangju | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| Zambia | 0 | |||||||||
| 27 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
| West Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| 25 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
| Brazil (a.e.t.) | 1 (3) | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| 30 September – Seoul | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
More information Sweden, 1–2 (a.e.t.) ...
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More information Soviet Union, 3–0 ...
| Soviet Union | 3–0 | Australia |
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| Dobrovolski 50', 54' Mikhailichenko 62' |
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More information West Germany, 4–0 ...
| West Germany | 4–0 | Zambia |
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| Funkel 18' Klinsmann 34', 42', 89' |
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Semi-finals
More information Soviet Union, 3–2 (a.e.t.) ...
| Soviet Union | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
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| Dobrovolski 78' Narbekovas 92'Mikhailichenko 106' |
Report | Virdis 50' Carnevale 118' |
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More information Brazil, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
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Bronze medal match
More information Italy, 0–3 ...
| Italy | 0–3 | West Germany |
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| Report | Klinsmann 5' Kleppinger 18'Schreier 68' |
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Gold medal match
More information Soviet Union, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
| Soviet Union | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Brazil |
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| Dobrovolski 61' (pen.) Savichev 103' |
Report | Romário 30' |
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1988 Summer Olympics Football Final
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 11 |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 9 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Zambia (ZAM) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 5 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 |
| 8 |  Argentina (ARG) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Iraq (IRQ) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  South Korea (KOR) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 12 |  United States (USA) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Tunisia (TUN) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| 14 |  China (CHN) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
| 15 |  Nigeria (NGR) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| 16 |  Guatemala (GUA) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
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With seven goals, Romário of Brazil was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 95 goals were scored by 53 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Néstor Fabbri
Frank Farina- John Kosmina
- André Cruz
- Edmar
- Geovani Silva
Adán Paniagua- Carlos Castañeda
Karim Allawi- Mudhafar Jabbar
Alberigo Evani- Ciro Ferrara
- Massimo Crippa
- Massimo Mauro
- Ruggiero Rizzitelli
- Stefano Desideri
Noh Soo-Jin
Rashidi Yekini
Yury Savichev
Jonas Thern- Leif Engqvist
Tarak Dhiab
Brent Goulet- John Doyle
- Mike Windischmann
Christian Schreier- Fritz Walter
- Gerhard Kleppinger
- Roland Grahammer
- Wolfgang Funkel
Jonson Bwalya- Stone Nyirenda
- Own goal
- Rocael Mazariegos (playing against Iraq)
- "Football at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- "Анатолий Бышовец: "Ключевым моментом в создании золотой сборной Сеула стал наш конфликт с Лобановским"" (in Russian). October 2018.
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