Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics — 1912 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Games
The 1912 Olympic football tournament was the fourth appearance of the sport at the Games, with Great Britain claiming gold for the second consecutive time.
Key Facts
- Gold medalist
- Great Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Silver medalist
- Denmark
- Bronze medalist
- Netherlands
- Total matches played
- 17 (11 main + 6 consolation)
- Tournament dates
- 29 June – 5 July 1912
- Consolation tournament winner
- Hungary
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Football had been included in the Olympic programme since 1900, growing in international participation with each edition. By 1912, the Swedish Football Association was tasked with organising the tournament in Stockholm, continuing the tradition established by the English FA at the 1908 Games, and eleven nations were expected to compete across three stadiums in the Swedish capital.
The 1912 Olympic football tournament was held from 29 June to 5 July across three Stockholm-area stadiums: Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Råsunda Idrottsplats, and the Olympiastadion. Eleven main-tournament matches determined medals, while six consolation matches ran concurrently for eliminated sides. Great Britain defeated Denmark in the final, with the Netherlands taking bronze, replicating the exact podium order of the 1908 Games.
Great Britain's back-to-back Olympic football gold medals reinforced British football's prestige internationally. Hungary's victory in the consolation tournament demonstrated the growing strength of continental European football. The structured consolation format ensured all competing nations received additional competitive matches, a model that influenced future tournament organisation.
Result
at Olympiastadion (final); Råsunda Idrottsplats; Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Stockholm, Sweden