At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a football tournament was contested for the first time. Only two demonstration matches were held between club sides, and no medals were awarded. Despite this, some medal tables credit Great Britain, France and Belgium with gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Venue
Results
| October 20
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| Club Francais Paris
| 0
| -
| 4
| Upton Park F.C.
| (att. 500)
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| J. Nicholas 2, Arthur Turner, J. Zealey
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| October 23
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| Club Francais Paris
| 6
| -
| 2
| Université de Bruxelles
| (att. 1500)
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| Gaston Peltier (other scorers unknown)
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| W. Spanoghe, van Heuckelum
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Squads
Club Française (France)
This team represented the USFSA (Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques), an early French sports union.
Université de Bruxelles (Belgium)
References
- RSSSF (http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1900f.html)
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fr:Football aux jeux Olympiques de 1900
