International football competition in France
Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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Host country
| France
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Dates
| 20?23 September 1900
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Teams
| 3
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Venue(s)
| 1 (in 1 host city)
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Champions
| Upton Park
(1st title)
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Runners-up
| Club Francais
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Third place
| Universite de Bruxelles
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Matches played
| 2
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Goals scored
| 12 (6 per match)
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International football competition
At the
1900 Summer Olympics
, an
association football
tournament was contested for the first time. Only two matches were held between the three club sides, and no medals were awarded.
France's representatives were determined by the
USFSA
, which elected the
Parisian
champion
Club Francais
.
For Belgium, after
Racing Club de Bruxelles
declined to participate, a student selection with players from the
Universite libre de Bruxelles
was sent by the Federation.
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The team was reinforced with a few non-students. On the other hand, English club
Upton Park F.C.
represented
Great Britain
.
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The
International Olympic Committee
credits Great Britain, France and a "Mixed Team" with gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, as part of its attempt to reconcile early Olympic Games with the modern award scheme.
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The Belgian team included one British and one Dutch player.
The football matches were held at the
Velodrome de Vincennes
in
Paris
.
Competition schedule
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Originally there were four matches scheduled for the
1900 Olympics
, all including a French team. As Switzerland and Germany eventually did not send a team, the match involving France and England was moved forward to 20 September.
16 September 1900
France
vs
Switzerland
23 September 1900
France
vs
Belgium
30 September 1900
France
vs
Germany
7 October 1900
France
vs
England
The match final schedule of the tournament.
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Thu 20
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Fri 21
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Sat 22
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Sun 23
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M1
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M2
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Venue
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The
Velodrome de Vincennes
hosted all the matches
Squads
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Matches
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In the first game, the British squad had little difficulty defeating the
USFSA XI
.
Upton Park
led 2?0 after the first half, getting two more goals in the second to win 4?0.
Gaston Peltier
scored in the first minute to give the USFSA XI an early lead, but
Universite 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.
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Final ranking
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Medal summary
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Medal table
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Medalists
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See also
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References
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General
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