At the 1900 Summer Olympics

1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

, a football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 tournament was contested for the first time. Only two demonstration matches were held between the three club sides, and no medals were awarded. Despite this, the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

 currently credits Great Britain, France and Belgium with gold, silver and bronze medals respectively as part of its attempt to reconcile early Olympic Games with the modern award scheme.

The football matches were held at the Vélodrome de Vincennes

Vélodrome de Vincennes

The Vélodrome de Vincennes is a stadium in Vincennes, near Paris, France.Initially built as a velodrome in 1894, it became the main stadium for the 1900 Summer Olympics; Events that took place in the Velodrome at the 1900 Summer Olympics included cycling, cricket, rugby union, football and...

 in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

.

Medal table

Position	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		1	0	0	1
2		0	1	0	1
3		0	0	1	1

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's football	Upton Park F.C. Upton Park F.C. Upton Park Football Club were an amateur football club from Upton Park, London in the late 19th and early 20th century, now defunct. As well as being one of the fifteen teams that played in the inaugural FA Cup, they also represented Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics football tournament,...	USFSA XI	Université de Bruxelles

Men's football

Place	Team	Nation	Record			Goals
			Wins	Losses	Percent	For	Against
1	Upton Park F.C. Upton Park F.C. Upton Park Football Club were an amateur football club from Upton Park, London in the late 19th and early 20th century, now defunct. As well as being one of the fifteen teams that played in the inaugural FA Cup, they also represented Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics football tournament,...		1	0	1.000	4	0
2	USFSA XI		1	1	.500	6	6
3	Université de Bruxelles		0	1	.000	2	6

October 20
USFSA XI	0	-	4	Upton Park F.C.	(att. 500)
				J. Nicholas J. Nicholas J. Nicholas was a British football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.In Paris he won a gold medal as a member of Upton Park club team.-External links:*...  2, Turner Arthur Turner (amateur footballer) Arthur Turner was a British footballer who won a gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics as part of the Upton Park club sideTurner was an outside-right with Crouch End Vampires who joined Upton Park solely for the period of the Olympics. He scored one goal against the USFSA team.-External links:*... , James Zealley James Zealley James Edward Zealley was a British football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.In Paris he won a gold medal as a member of Upton Park club team. He scored one goal.-External links:*...
October 23
USFSA XI	6	-	2	Université de Bruxelles	(att. 1500)
Marcel Lambert Marcel Lambert Marcel Joseph Aimé Lambert, was a Canadian politician and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons .Lambert was born in Edmonton to a French-Canadian father and a Belgian mother... , Gaston Peltier Gaston Peltier Gaston Peltier was a French footballer. He competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.In Paris, Peltier won a silver medal as a member of the Club Français team.-External links:*...   (other scorers unknown)				Spannoghe Émile Spannoghe Émile Hilaire Spannoghe was a Belgian football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.In Paris he won a bronze medal as a member of Université de Bruxelles club team.-External links:*... , van Heuckelum Hendrik van Heuckelum Hendrik van Heuckelum , nicknamed Henk, was a Dutch football player who represented Belgium at the 1900 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the soccer tournament....

In the first game, the British squad had little difficulty defeating the USFSA XI. Upton Park F.C. led 2-0 after the first half, getting two more goals in the second to win 4-0.

The second game was somewhat more eventful. 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.

Squads

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in football