Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics — association football played at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Olympic men's football tournament brought 14 national teams to Tokyo, marking the sport's presence at the first Asian Summer Olympics.
Key Facts
- Tournament start date
- 11 October 1964
- Tournament end date
- 23 October 1964
- Competing teams
- 14 men's national teams
- Continental confederations represented
- 6
- Number of groups
- 4 (two of four, two of three)
- Gold medal match venue
- Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Association football had been a regular feature of the Summer Olympics, and the 1964 Tokyo Games provided the occasion for 14 national men's teams from six continental confederations to compete in the sport's Olympic tournament, continuing the tradition of amateur international football at the Games.
The tournament ran from 11 to 23 October 1964, with 14 teams divided into four round-robin groups. The top two finishers from each group advanced to the knockout quarter-finals, while losing quarter-finalists contested consolation matches. The gold medal match was held at the Olympic Stadium on 23 October 1964.
The competition concluded with a gold medal winner determined at the Olympic Stadium, and consolation matches established fifth-place finishers among the losing quarter-finalists, providing a structured final ranking for all participating teams and continuing Olympic football's role in global amateur competition.