With 22 entrants, the 1924 Olympic football tournament was the best attended until that of 1952,
but there were two notable absentees: Great Britain and Denmark, the 1908 and 1912 finalists,
both eliminated in the first round in 1920. The Britons were unhappy about the amateur
definitions as formulated by the F.I.F.A. (which essentially left the decision on who was to be
considered an amateur or not to each member federation; indeed, it was an open secret that at
least five countries, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Italy, Spain and Uruguay, de facto fielded
(semi-)professional players), and Denmark (like Finland and Norway) declined to enter a football
team for financial reasons, leaving Sweden as the only Scandinavian participants.
The Netherlands and Sweden thus became the only two countries to enter each of the first
four official Olympic football tournaments, and as in the three previous editions
they would meet each other, this time
(like in 1908) to determine third place.
Other absentees were Germany, whom the French organisers refused to invite to the Olympic Games,
and Austria, who did participate in the Olympics but declined to enter the football tournament.
Nine other European countries made their first appearance at an Olympic football competition, but
while the seven easternmost of them, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,
Romania and Turkey, all fell at the first hurdle, being outscored 2-34 (only the Turks
managed to score), Ireland (officially known as Irish Free State at the time) forced
the Netherlands to extra time in the quarter-finals and Switzerland (who had declined
to enter in 1908 and 1912 and had withdrawn one day before their first round match in
1920) had a dream run, defeating Lithuania, Czechoslovakia, Italy and Sweden on their
way to the final; their performance remains the best ever international outing for
the Swiss, who still like to consider themselves the "European champions" of 1924.
The American continent was represented for the first time ever, thanks to the United States and
Uruguay. The latter bewildered and bewitched the European football community and romped to the
gold medals. Only the Dutch managed to give them a match, in an ill-tempered semi-final decided
by a highly controversial penalty award. As in 1920,
the final, in which Uruguay were never troubled
by the Swiss, was contested by two teams making their maiden Olympic appearance.
Also like four years before, the defending Olympic champions fell at the first hurdle. That Belgium were defeated by Sweden was not a major surprise in itself, but the scoreline (1-8, the Catastrophe de Colombes as it became known in Belgium) certainly was. Belgium had fielded eight players who had contested the 1920 final, suggesting their Antwerp victory may have had something to do with home advantage. Another upset was the comprehensive defeat of Hungary (whose federation had rebaptised more than half their squad, to the great hilarity of the Austrian press, cf. "Die Olympiade als ein Maskenfest", Sport-Tagblatt of 9 May 1924, page 4) by Egypt on the same day. The North Africans were keen and capable contestants, having already entered the 1920 Games in Belgium (making history as the first ever non-European participants in an official Olympic football tournament), where they were narrowly beaten by Italy, and´would sensationally reach the semi-finals in 1928, albeit helped by a favourable draw.
For the first time in the history of the official Olympic football tournaments,
there was no "secondary" event such as a consolation series
(for third place in 1908,
for fifth place in 1912) or a separate contest
for the silver and bronze medals (which had led to much confusion
in 1920). Instead, a single straight
knock-out tournament was held, with the losing semi-finalists playing off for
the bronze medals, while all other losers exited the competition immediately.
Another novelty was that, unlike the previous three editions, at which the entire
tournament schedule had been determined in a single draw ahead of the tournament,
all rounds were drawn separately. The first round was drawn on 17 April; the
draw for the second round, originally planned for the evening of 26 May, after
the conclusion of all first round matches, was moved forward to 16 May, at the
request of the Dutch federation, in order to be able to better plan their
arrival in Paris (as the second round matches were spread over three days).
The quarter-finals were drawn on the evening of 29 May, after the second round
had been concluded (bar the replay between Czechoslovakia and Switzerland);
finally, the semi-final pairings were fixed on the evening of 2 June, after
all quarter-final matches had been played.
As in 1920, four different stadiums were used,
all in the agglomeration of Paris (though as can be seen from the map on page 75 of
the official report, only the stade Bergeyre was located in the city itself).
The stadium of the Racing Club de France in the northwestern suburb of Colombes
was chosen as the main venue for the Olympics, in spite of its distance from the
city centre and somewhat problematic reachability.
Possibly because of that, the official stade olympique hosted less than
half of the football matches, with the others being allocated to the stade Bergeyre,
home of Olympique, the stade Pershing in Vincennes, which had hosted
the 1919 Interallied Games,
and the stade de Paris in Saint-Ouen, home of Red Star (which would merge with
Olympique two years after the Games).
None of the football matches, not even the final or those involving the hosts,
were sold out: the capacity of the stade de Colombes was 45,000 at the time
(cf. official report, p. 50), whereas the final was attended by 40,522 paying
and non-paying spectators, still a new record attendance for an Olympic football
match, at least officially; it is most likely the 1920 final had attracted many more.
Venue Capacity Matches Total Att. Average Paying Att. Average
Colombes 45,000 11 129,888 11,808 117,224 10,657
Pershing 30,000 4 18,848 4,712 17,016 4,254
Bergeyre 15,000 6 41,566 6,928 38,332 6,389
Saint-Ouen 15,000 3 11,022 3,674 9,250 3,083
total 24 201,324 8,389 181,822 7,676
NB: capacity refers to capacity at the time of the tournament;
total and paying attendances based on p. 318 of the official report.
Olympic Football Tournament | Friendlies
OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
First Round
25 May 1924 - Stade de Colombes, Paris (Colombes) - Att: 18,991
Ref: Marcel Slawik (Fra) - Lin: Fourgous (Fra), Langres (Fra)
ITALY 1 (Vallana 84og)
SPAIN 0
HT: 0-0
Italy: De Prà - Rosetta, Caligaris - Barbieri, Burlando, Aliberti - Conti,
Baloncieri (cap), Della Valle, Magnozzi, Levratto.
Spain: Zamora - Vallana (cap), Pasarín - Gamborena, Larraza, Peña - Piera,
Samitier, Monjardín, Carmelo, "Chirri I".
NB: the attendance figure included 17,690 paying and 1,301 non-paying spectators.
Sent off: Larraza (55).
25 May 1924 - Stade Pershing, Paris (Vincennes) - Att: 8,110 (double-header with United States-Estonia)
Ref: Antonio Scamoni (Ita) - Lin: Cejnar (Cze), Fabris (Yug)
SWITZERLAND 9 (Sturzenegger 2, 43, 68, 85, Dietrich 14, Abegglen II 41, 50, 58, Ramseyer 63pen)
LITHUANIA 0
HT: 4-0
Switzerland: Pulver - Reymond, Ramseyer - Oberhauser, Schmiedlin (cap), Pollitz -
Ehrenbolger, Sturzenegger, Dietrich, Abegglen II, Fässler.
Lithuania: Balčiūnas - Janušauskas, Hardingsonas - Razma, Bartuška, Juozapaitis -
Mikučiauskas, Sabaliauskas, Garbačiauskas (cap), Gecas, Žebrauskas.
NB: the attendance figure included 7,475 paying and 635 non-paying spectators;
Lithuania had arrived in Paris on the morning of the match, after a three-day railway
journey; the official report erroneously listed Barstaitis (who did not travel) as
outside left instead of Žebrauskas (presumably Žebrauskas played under the name of
Barstaitis as he was not registered and thus ineligible to play);
Scamoni replaced the originally appointed referee Giovanni Mauro (Ita).
25 May 1924 - Stade de Bergeyre, Paris - Att: 4,344
Ref: Per Andersen (Nor) - Lin: Iváncsics (Hun), Obrubański (Pol)
CZECHOSLOVAKIA 5 ("Štapl" 21, Sedláček I 28, 37, Jan Novák 64, Čapek 74)
TURKEY 2 (Bekir 63, 82pen)
HT: 3-0; missed penalty: A. Hojer (Cze, with the score still 0-0)
Czechoslovakia: "Štaplik" - A. Hojer, F. Hojer - Krompholz, Pleticha, Mahrer -
Sedláček I, "Štapl" (cap), Jan Novák, Čapek, Jelínek I.
Turkey: Nedim - Cafer, Ali Gençay - Kadri, İsmet, Nihat - Mehmet,
Alaattin, Zeki Rıza, Bekir (cap), Bedri.
NB: the attendance figure included 3,751 paying and 593 non-paying spectators;
several reports credited the first Turkish goal to Zeki Rıza.
25 May 1924 - Stade Pershing, Paris (Vincennes) - Att: 8,110 (double-header with Switzerland-Lithuania)
Ref: Paul Putz (Bel) - Lin: Herren (Swi), Mohamed (Egy)
UNITED STATES 1 (Straden 15pen)
ESTONIA 0
HT: 1-0; missed penalty: Kaljot (Est, 68).
USA: Douglas - Davis, Rudd - "Burke", Hornberger (cap), O'Connor - Findlay,
Brix, Straden, Farrell, Dalrymple.
Estonia: Lass - Pihlak, Silber (cap) - Rein, Kaljot, Kaarman - Väli, Paal,
Ellmann, Üpraus, Joll.
NB: the attendance figure included 7,475 paying and 635 non-paying spectators;
according to a Dutch newspaper article the USA actually played in an unusual
1-2-2-5 formation: Douglas - Rudd - Davis, Hornberger - "Burke", O'Connor -
Findlay, Brix, Straden, Farrell, Dalrymple.
26 May 1924 - Stade de Colombes, Paris (Colombes) - Att: 3,025
Ref: Gaston Vallat (Fra) - Lin: Balvay (Fra), Jeanrichard (Fra)
URUGUAY 7 (Vidal 20, Scarone 23, Petrone 35, 61, Cea 50, 80, Romano 58)
YUGOSLAVIA 0
HT: 3-0
Uruguay: Mazali - Nasazzi (cap), Tomassina - Andrade, Vidal, Ghierra -
S. Urdinarán, Scarone, Petrone, Cea, Romano.
Yugoslavia: Vrđuka - Vrbančić, Dasović (cap) - Marjanović, Rupec, Rodin -
Babić, Petković, Perška, Vinek, Plazzeriano.
NB: the attendance figure included 1,939 paying and 1,086 non-paying spectators.
26 May 1924 - Stade de Bergeyre, Paris - Att: 3,578
Ref: Job Mutters (Net) - Lin: Christophe (Bel), Putz (Bel)
HUNGARY 5 (Eisenhoffer 14, Hirzer 51, 58, Opata 70, 87)
POLAND 0
HT: 1-0
Hungary: Biri - Fogl II, Mandl - Orth, Guttmann II, Obitz -
Braun (cap), Eisenhoffer, Opata, Hirzer, Jeny.
Poland: Wiśniewski - Cyl, Fryc - Styczeń, Cikowski, Spoida -
Kuchar, Batsch, Kałuża, H. Reyman (cap), Sperling.
NB: the attendance figure included 2,975 paying and 603 non-paying spectators;
the official report erroneously listed J. Újpesti (i.e. Fogl III)
as right back for Hungary and J. Reyman (who was never capped) as
inside left for Poland.
26 May 1924 - Stade de Paris, Paris (Saint-Ouen) - cancelled
SWEDEN won by walk-over.
PORTUGAL withdrew on 8 May, after the first round pairings had been drawn,
but before a referee had been appointed.
NB: Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, France, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Romania byes.
Second Round
27 May 1924 - Stade de Colombes, Paris (Colombes) - Att: 1,840
Ref: Felix Herren (Swi) - Lin: Fourgous (Fra), Jeanrichard (Fra)
NETHERLANDS 6 (Snouck Hurgronje 8, Pijl 32, 52, 66, 68, De Natris 69)
ROMANIA 0
HT: 2-0
Netherlands: Van der Meulen - Dénis (cap), Tetzner - Le Fèvre, Van Linge, Krom -
Snouck Hurgronje, Groosjohan, Pijl, Visser, De Natris.
Romania: Ströck I - Bartha, Molnár - Zimmermann, Hönigsberg, Kozovits -
Tänzer II, Guga (cap), Wetzer I, Bonciocat, Ströck II.
NB: the attendance figure included 769 paying and 1,071 non-paying spectators
(so less than half of the crowd had paid);
De Natris scored from the rebound after his penalty had been saved by Ströck I.
27 May 1924 - Stade de Paris, Paris (Saint-Ouen) - Att: 5,145
Ref: Henri Christophe (Bel) - Lin: Colina (Spa), Obrubański (Pol)
FRANCE 7 (Crut 17, 28, 55, Nicolas 25, 50, Boyer 71, 87)
LATVIA 0
HT: 3-0
France: Chayriguès - Gravier, Baumann - Parachini, Domergue, Bonnardel -
Devaquez, Boyer, Nicolas, Crut, Dubly (cap).
Latvia: Jurgens - Roge, Ašmanis - Stančiks, Bone (cap), Sokolovs - Pavlovs,
V. Plade, E. Bārda, R. Bārda, A. Bārda.
NB: the attendance figure included 4,576 paying and 569 non-paying spectators;
Baumann withdrew injured after 35 minutes;
Christophe replaced the originally appointed referee Wim Eijmers (Net).
28 May 1924 - Stade de Colombes, Paris (Colombes) - Att: 1,659
Ref: Henri Henriot (Fra) - Lin: Balvay (Fra), Vallat (Fra)
IRELAND 1 (Duncan 75)
BULGARIA 0
HT: 0-0
Ireland: O'Reilly - Kerr, McCarthy - Dykes, MacKay, Muldoon -
Farrell, Hannon (cap), Duncan, Kendrick, Murray.
Bulgaria: Ivanov - Hristov, Yankov - Radoev, Byanov, Mateev - D. Mutafchiev,
N. Mutafchiev, Vladimirov (cap), Maznikov, Jovovich.
NB: the attendance figure included 522 paying and 1,137 non-paying spectators
(so less than one third of the crowd had paid).
28 May 1924 - Stade de Bergeyre, Paris - Att: 9,157
Ref: Per Andersen (Nor) - Lin: Fabris (Yug), Iváncsics (Hun)
SWITZERLAND 1 (Dietrich 79)
CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1 ("Štapl" 21pen)
AET; FT: 1-1, HT: 0-1
Switzerland: Pulver - Reymond, Ramseyer - Oberhauser, Schmiedlin (cap), Pollitz -
Ehrenbolger, Sturzenegger, Dietrich, Abegglen II, Bédouret.
Czechoslovakia: "Štaplik" - A. Hojer, Seifert - Kolenatý, "Káďa" (cap), Červený I -
Sedláček I, "Štapl", Čapek, Vlček, Jelínek I.
Sent off: Čapek (74).
NB: the attendance figure included 8,544 paying and 613 non-paying spectators;
Seifert withdrew injured during the second half of extra time but returned
after about 5 minutes;
Andersen replaced the originally appointed referee Heinz Retschury (Aut).
29 May 1924 - Stade Pershing, Paris (Vincennes) - Att: 4,254
Ref: Olivier de Ricard (Fra) - Lin: Fourgous (Fra), Langres (Fra)
ITALY 2 (Baloncieri 20, Della Valle 38)
LUXEMBOURG 0
HT: 2-0
Italy: De Prà - Rosetta, De Vecchi (cap) - Barbieri, Baldi, Aliberti -
Conti, Baloncieri, Della Valle, Magnozzi, Levratto.
Luxembourg: Bausch - Kolb, Kirsch (cap) - Feierstein, Koetz, Schumann -
J. Weber, Weisgerber, Kieffer, Langers, Massard.
NB: the attendance figure included 3,690 paying and 564 non-paying spectators;
Massard withdrew injured after 20 minutes.
29 May 1924 - Stade de Colombes, Paris (Colombes) - Att: 8,532
Ref: Heinz Retschury (Aut) - Lin: Iváncsics (Hun), Obrubański (Pol)
SWEDEN 8 (Kock 8, 24, 77, Rydell 20, 61, 83, Brommesson 30, Kaufeldt 46)
BELGIUM 1 (Larnoe 67)
HT: 4-0
Sweden: Lindberg - Alfredsson, Hillén - Friberg (cap), Carlson, Sundberg -
Brommesson, Rydell, Kaufeldt, Keller, Kock.
Belgium: De Bie - Swartenbroeks (cap), Verbeeck - Pelsmaeker, Fierens,
Schelstraete - Van Hege, Coppée, Larnoe, Gillis, Bastin.
NB: the attendance figure included 7,291 paying and 1,241 non-paying spectators;
Retschury replaced the originally appointed referee Per Andersen (Nor).
29 May 1924 - Stade de Bergeyre, Paris - Att: 10,455
Ref: Charles Barette (Bel) - Lin: Christophe (Bel), Slawik (Fra)
URUGUAY 3 (Petrone 10, 44, Scarone 15)
UNITED STATES 0
HT: 3-0
Uruguay: Mazali - Nasazzi (cap), Vidal - Arispe, Andrade, Tomassina -
Naya, Scarone, Petrone, Cea, Romano.
USA: Douglas - Davis, O'Connor - Johnson, Hornberger (cap), "Burke" -
Findlay, Wells, Straden, Farrell, Dalrymple.
NB: the attendance figure included 10,306 paying and 149 non-paying spectators.
29 May 1924 - Stade de Paris, Paris (Saint-Ouen) - Att: 4,371
Ref: Luis Colina (Spa) - Lin: Cejnar (Cze), Contreras (Spa)
EGYPT 3 (Yakan 4, Hegazi 40, Ismail II 58)
HUNGARY 0
HT: 1-0; missed penalty: Braun (Hun, 43)
Egypt: Taha - Fouad El-Gamil, Salem - Shawki, Fahmi El-Hassani, Hamdi -
Ismail II, Riad, Hegazi (cap), Yakan, Ismail I.
Hungary: Biri - Fogl II, Mandl - Orth, Guttmann II, Obitz -
Braun (cap), Eisenhoffer, Opata, Hirzer, Jeny.
NB: the attendance figure included 3,781 paying and 590 non-paying spectators;
the official report erroneously listed J. Újpesti (i.e. Fogl III)
as right back for Hungary.
Second Round Replay
30 May 1924 - Stade de Bergeyre, Paris - Att: 5,673
Ref: Marcel Slawik (Fra) - Lin: De Ricard (Fra), Obrubański (Pol)
SWITZERLAND 1 (Pache 87)
CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0
HT: 0-0
Switzerland: Pulver - Reymond, Ramseyer - Oberhauser, Mengotti, Pollitz -
Kramer III, Sturzenegger, Pache, Abegglen II (cap), Fässler.
Czechoslovakia: Hochmann - A. Hojer, F. Hojer - Kolenatý, "Káďa" (cap), Mahrer -
Sedláček I, Jan Novák, Jo. Novák, O. Novak, Jelínek I.
NB: the attendance figure included 5,034 paying and 639 non-paying spectators;
Slawik was appointed referee after Per Andersen (Nor), the referee of
the first match between the two teams, had withdrawn, and Czechoslovakia
had protested against his intended replacement, Mihály Iváncsics (Hun).
Quarter-Finals
1 June 1924 - Stade de Colombes, Paris (Colombes) - Att: 30,868
Ref: Per Andersen (Nor) - Lin: Herites (Cze), Van Zwieteren (Net)
URUGUAY 5 (Scarone 2, 24, Petrone 58, 68, Romano 83)
FRANCE 1 (Nicolas 12)
HT: 2-1
Uruguay: Mazali - Nasazzi (cap), Arispe - Andrade, Zibechi, Ghierra -
Naya, Scarone, Petrone, Cea, Romano.
France: Chayriguès - Gravier, Domergue - Parachini, Batmale, Bonnardel -
Devaquez, Boyer, Nicolas, Crut, Dubly (cap).
NB: the attendance figure included 29,569 paying and 1,299 non-paying spectators;
Andersen replaced the originally appointed referee Wim Eijmers (Net).
1 June 1924 - Stade Pershing, Paris (Vincennes) - Att: 6,484
Ref: Henri Christophe (Bel) - Lin: Fourgous (Fra), Henriot (Fra)
SWEDEN 5 (Kaufeldt 5, 71, Brommesson 31, 34, Rydell 49)
EGYPT 0
HT: 3-0
Sweden: Lindberg - Alfredsson, Hillén - Friberg (cap), Carlson, Sundberg -
Brommesson, Rydell, Kaufeldt, Svensson, Kock.
Egypt: Taha - Fouad El-Gamil, Salem - Henain, Fahmi El-Hassani, Shawki -
Ismail II, Riad, Hegazi (cap), Yakan, Ismail I.
NB: the attendance figure included 5,851 paying and 633 non-paying spectators;
Christophe replaced the originally appointed referee Marcel Slawik (Fra).
2 June 1924 - Stade de Paris, Paris (Saint-Ouen) - Att: 1,506
Ref: Heinz Retschury (Aut) - Lin: Gerö (Hun), Jeanrichard (Fra)
NETHERLANDS 2 (Formenoij 7, 104)
IRELAND 1 (Ghent 33)
NB: other sources credit the Irish goal to Dykes or Farrell.
AET; FT: 1-1, HT: 1-1
Netherlands: Van der Meulen - Dénis (cap), Tetzner - Le Fèvre, Van Linge, Krom -
Groosjohan, Formenoij, Ter Beek, Visser, De Natris.
Ireland: O'Reilly - Kerr, McCarthy - MacKay, Dykes, Muldoon -
Farrell, Ghent, Duncan, Hannon (cap), Murray.
NB: the attendance figure included 893 paying and 613 non-paying spectators;
at the quarter-final draw on the evening of 29 May, this match was first
fixtured for 31 May, although that day had been announced as a rest day;
following a Dutch protest (after the win against Romania, the team had
travelled back to the Netherlands), the date was changed to 2 June.
2 June 1924 - Stade de Bergeyre, Paris - Att: 8,359
Ref: Job Mutters (Net) - Lin: Henriot (Fra), Vallat (Fra)
SWITZERLAND 2 (Sturzenegger 47, Abegglen II 60)
ITALY 1 (Della Valle 52)
HT: 0-0
Switzerland: Pulver - Reymond, Ramseyer - Oberhauser, Schmiedlin (cap), Pollitz -
Ehrenbolger, Sturzenegger, Dietrich, Abegglen II, Fässler.
Italy: De Prà - Rosetta, Caligaris - Barbieri, Burlando, Aliberti -
Conti, Baloncieri (cap), Della Valle, Magnozzi, Levratto.
NB: the attendance figure included 7,722 paying and 637 non-paying spectators.
Semi-Finals
5 June 1924 - Stade de Colombes, Paris (Colombes) - Att: 7,448
Ref: Mihály Iváncsics (Hun) - Lin: Gerö (Hun), Obrubański (Pol)
SWITZERLAND 2 (Abegglen II 15, 77)
SWEDEN 1 (Kock 41)
HT: 1-1
Switzerland: Pulver - Reymond, Ramseyer - Oberhauser, Schmiedlin (cap), Pollitz -
Ehrenbolger, Pache, Dietrich, Abegglen II, Fässler.
Sweden: Lindberg - Alfredsson, Hillén - Friberg (cap), Carlson, Sundberg -
Brommesson, Rydell, Kaufeldt, Dahl, Kock.
NB: the attendance figure included 6,115 paying and 1,333 non-paying spectators.
6 June 1924 - Stade de Colombes, Paris (Colombes) - Att: 7,088
Ref: Gaston Vallat (Fra) - Lin: Fourgous (Fra), Herren (Swi)
URUGUAY 2 (Cea 62, Scarone 81pen)
NETHERLANDS 1 (Pijl 32)
HT: 0-1
Uruguay: Mazali - Nasazzi (cap), Arispe - Andrade, Vidal, Ghierra -
S. Urdinarán, Scarone, Petrone, Cea, Romano.
Netherlands: Van der Meulen - Dénis (cap), Tetzner - Le Fèvre, Van Linge, Horsten -
Snouck Hurgronje, Groosjohan, Pijl, Visser, De Natris.
NB: the attendance figure included 5,765 paying and 1,323 non-paying spectators;
the penalty that handed Uruguay victory was awarded after Scarone had handled
the ball; L'Humanité headed: "L'arbitre bat la Hollande par 2 buts à 1".
Bronze Medal Game
8 June 1924 - Stade de Colombes, Paris (Colombes) - Att: 9,915
Ref: Heinz Retschury (Aut) - Lin: Gerö (Hun), Obrubański (Pol)
SWEDEN 1 (Kaufeldt 44)
NETHERLANDS 1 (Le Fèvre 77)
AET; FT: 1-1, HT: 1-0
Sweden: Lindberg - Hirsch, Mellgren - Lindqvist, Carlson (cap), Sundberg -
Lundqvist, Rydell, Kaufeldt, Dahl, Kock.
Netherlands: Van der Meulen - Dénis (cap), Verweij - Le Fèvre, Oosthoek, Horsten -
Snouck Hurgronje, Vermetten, Breeuwer, Formenoij, Sigmond.
NB: the attendance figure included 8,594 paying and 1,321 non-paying spectators;
Retschury replaced Marcel Slawik (Fra), who had originally been appointed as referee
for this match; both Sweden and the Netherlands had protested against having a French
referee in view of their performances in the tournament until then (in the Dutch case
additionally motivated by both the handling of their semi-final by Vallat and Slawik's
performance in a pre-tournament friendly involving South Netherlands).
Bronze Medal Game Replay
9 June 1924 - Stade de Colombes, Paris (Colombes) - Att: 40,522 (double-header with final)
Ref: Youssof Mohamed (Egy) - Lin: Gerö (Hun), Obrubański (Pol)
SWEDEN 3 (Rydell 34, 77, Lundqvist 42)
NETHERLANDS 1 (Formenoij 43pen)
HT: 2-1
Sweden: Lindberg - Alfredsson, Hillén - Holmberg, Friberg (cap), Sundberg -
Lundqvist, Rydell, Kaufeldt, Keller, Kock.
Netherlands: Van der Meulen - Dénis (cap), Vermetten - Horsten, Krom, Oosthoek -
De Natris, Visser, Le Fèvre, Formenoij, Sigmond.
Sent off: Kaufeldt (70).
NB: the attendance figure included 38,970 paying and 1,552 non-paying spectators.
Final
9 June 1924 - Stade de Colombes, Paris (Colombes) - Att: 40,522 (double-header with third place game replay)
Ref: Marcel Slawik (Fra) - Lin: Christophe (Bel), Mohamed (Egy)
URUGUAY 3 (Petrone 9, Cea 65, Romano 82)
SWITZERLAND 0
HT: 1-0
Uruguay: Mazali - Nasazzi (cap), Arispe - Andrade, Vidal, Ghierra -
S. Urdinarán, Scarone, Petrone, Cea, Romano.
Switzerland: Pulver - Reymond, Ramseyer - Oberhauser, Schmiedlin (cap), Pollitz -
Ehrenbolger, Pache, Dietrich, Abegglen II, Fässler.
NB: the attendance figure included 38,970 paying and 1,552 non-paying spectators;
Slawik was appointed referee after Uruguay had protested against the originally
chosen referee Job Mutters (Net) on various pretexts, including the fact that
Mutters had refereed a match of Switzerland before (Uruguay had shown no such
qualms when Vallat had been chosen to referee Uruguay for the second time in
their semi-final); the protest was upheld by the referee committee in a meeting
attended only by its three French members (Henri Delaunay, P. Goimbault and
Gabriel Jandin; the other two, Kurt Gassmann (Switzerland) and Hans Meerum
Terwogt (Netherlands), only received the convocation for the meeting after it
had already finished); the same three Frenchmen then appointed a compatriot to
replace Mutters although he also had refereed a Switzerland match earlier in
the tournament; presumably this was to compensate him after the bronze medal
game had been taken away from him (the story that his name was taken out of a
hat is unverifiable and almost certainly an invention); understandably, the
Dutch press surmised that the main problem Uruguay had with a Dutch referee
was a troubled conscience about events in the semi-final.
FRIENDLIES
Several friendlies were played around the tournament; none were in any way part of it.
The hosts prepared by testing against South Netherlands, England and Egypt, while
both Bulgaria (whose coach was an active Austrian team player) and Romania paid a
visit to Vienna; Hungary played in Switzerland and the Saar on their way to Paris,
Poland took a detour over Stockholm. Uruguay visited Spain ahead of the tournament,
making a strong impression in their nine matches against local club sides, and both
Egypt and the United States toured around Europe after the tournament.
10 May 1924 - Stade de Bergeyre, Paris - Att: 8,000
Ref: Marcel Slawik (Fra)
FRANCE B 0
SOUTH NETHERLANDS 0
HT: 0-0; missed penalty: Salvano (Fra, 41).
France B: Chayriguès - Baumann, Clément - Fejean, Roëls, Bonnardel -
Liminana, Chesneau, Salvano, Bard (46 Nicolas), Dufour.
South Netherlands: Van Tilburg (N.O.A.D.) - Van Haeren (Wilhelmina) (75 Seegers (M.V.V.)),
Heijnen (Bredania) - Tebak (Eindhoven), Mommers (Willem II),
Dorenbosch (Wilhelmina) - Gielens (Willem II), Fleuren (B.V.V.),
Ramakers (P.S.V.), Soons (M.V.V.), Engel (Willem II).
NB: Van Tilburg stopped penalty Salvano; Slawik's award of that penalty and his
general performance drew disparaging comments from the Dutch press.
17 May 1924 - Stade Pershing, Paris (Vincennes) - Att: 20,000
Ref: Wim Eijmers (Net)
FRANCE 1 (Devaquez 58)
ENGLAND 3 (Gibbins 25, 40, Baumann 83og)
HT: 0-2
France: Chayriguès - Baumann, Gravier - Parachini, Domergue, Bonnardel -
Devaquez, Boyer, Nicolas, Gross, Dubly (cap).
England: Taylor - Lucas, Mort - Ewer, Wilson (cap), Blackburn -
Thornewell, Earle, Gibbins, Storer, Tunstall
NB: final goal also credited to Storer.
18 May 1924 - Stade des Bruyères, Rouen
FRANCE B 2 (Crut, Chesneau)
EGYPT 2 (Ismail I, Hosni)
HT: 2-0
France B: Cottenet - Clément, "Huot" - Clère, Batmale, Jourda -
Liminana, Salvano, Chesneau, Crut, Dufour.
Egypt: Taha - Fouad El-Gamil, Salem - Abdel-Qader, Fahmi El-Hassani, Shawki -
Ismail II, Riad, Hosni, Mokhtar, Ismail I.
18 May 1924 - Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Att: 13,000
Ref: Willem Boas (Net)
SWEDEN 5 (Rydell 6, 61, 83, Olsson 49, Svensson 69)
POLAND 1 (Batsch 57)
HT: 1-0
Sweden: Lindberg (50 Zander) - Hirsch, Hillén - Friberg (cap), Holmberg,
Sundberg - Svensson, Rydell, Olsson, Dahl, Kock
Poland: Wiśniewski (11 Görlitz) - Gintel, Fryc - Spoida, Krupa, Synowiec (cap) -
Kuchar, Batsch, H. Reyman, Staliński, Sperling.
18 May 1924 - Sportplatz Förrlibuck, Zürich - Att: 18,000
Ref: John Fowler (Eng)
SWITZERLAND 4 (Abegglen II 20, Sturzenegger 32, 54, Dietrich 47)
HUNGARY 2 (Braun 66pen, Opata 72)
HT: 2-0
Switzerland: Pulver - Reymond, Ramseyer - Oberhauser, Schmiedlin (cap), Pollitz -
Ehrenbolger, Sturzenegger, Dietrich, Abegglen II, Afflerbach.
Hungary: Kropacsek - Fogl II, Mandl - Tóth (46 Opata), Guttmann II, Blum (cap) -
Braun, Molnár, Orth, Eisenhoffer (42 Hirzer), Jeny.
20 May 1924 - Simmeringer Sportplatz, Wien - Att: 8,000
Ref: Peco Bauwens (Ger)
AUSTRIA 4 (Kanhäuser II 2, 52, 85, Häusler 77)
ROMANIA 1 (Ströck II 73)
HT: 1-0
Austria: Aigner - Rainer, Regnard - Pollak, Brandstetter I (cap), Ludwig -
Seidl, Häusler, Kanhäuser II, Wieser, Milnarik.
Romania: Ströck I - Bartha, Hirsch - Tritsch II, Hönigsberg, Jakobi (10 Frech I) -
Ströck II, Holz, Wetzer I, Rónay, Guga (cap).
NB: Romanian goal also credited to Hönigsberg.
21 May 1924 - Simmeringer Sportplatz, Wien - Att: 8,000
Ref: Tivadar Kiss (Hun)
AUSTRIA 6 (Horvath 31, 48, 49 (4-0), Grünwald 45, 49 (5-0), Danis 73)
BULGARIA 0
HT: 2-0
Austria: Kanhäuser III - Beer, Teufel - Geyer, Koch, Baumgartner -
Morocutti, Danis, Horvath, Grünwald, Sock.
Bulgaria: Ivanov - Hristov, Yankov - Mateev, Byanov (cap), Manolov -
D. Mutafchiev, N. Mutafchiev, Genev, Maznikov, Jovovich.
NB: note that the hosts fielded an entirely different team compared to that of
the match on the previous day against Romania.
22 May 1924 - Saar 05 Sportplatz, Hellwigstraße, Saarbrücken - Att: 6,000
Ref: Becker (Ger)
SAAR XI 1 (Jochum 72)
HUNGARY 7 (Siegling 4og, Hirzer 24, Braun 40, 77, Eisenhoffer 52, 54, 79)
HT: 0-3
Saar XI: Wollbold (SCS) - Ballarin (SCS), Siegling (FVS) - Schmidt (FVS), Kröninger (SCS),
Block (SCS) - Wiese (SCS), Werndel (SCS), Schaffer (SCS), Haun (FVS) (Zeimet (FVS)),
Jochum (FVS); FVS = FV Saarbrücken, SCS = SC Saar 05 Saarbrücken.
Hungary: Biri - Fogl II (46 Grosz II), Mandl - Orth, Guttmann II (46 Hajós), Obitz (46 Fogl III) -
Braun, Molnár (46 Blum), Opata (46 Tóth), Hirzer (46 Eisenhoffer), Jeny (46 Weisz).
NB: match started late (7 p.m.) due to heat, and it was stopped after 35 minutes
in the second half (presumably immediately after Eisenhoffer's third goal);
Molnár withdrew after 38 minutes (and was replaced by Blum for the second half).
24 May 1924 - Stade de Paris, Paris (Saint-Ouen) - Att: 2,000
FRANCE B 1 (Bard 1-1)
EGYPT B 2 (Hosni 0-1, Riad 1-2)
HT: 1-2
France B: Cottenet - "Huot", Cantelou - Batmale, Jourda, Bel -
Isbecque, Gross, Nicolas, Bard, Dubly.
Egypt B: Marei - Fouad El-Gamil, Yakan - Henain, Fahmi El-Hassani, Hamdi -
Moharrem, Hosni, Riad, Ismail II, Othman.
27 May 1924 - Stade Pershing, Paris (Vincennes) - Att: 1,000
Ref: August Silber-Sillak (Est)
EGYPT 10 (scorers n/a)
LITHUANIA 0
HT: 6-0
Egypt: line-up n/a.
Lithuania: Balčiūnas - Janušauskas (46 Žukauskas), Hardingsonas - Razma, Bartuška,
Juozapaitis - Byla, Sabaliauskas, Garbačiauskas (cap), Gecas, Žebrauskas.
NB: match used by Egypt to prepare for their second round match against Hungary,
having received a bye in the first round, in which Lithuania had already been
eliminated by Switzerland; not always considered official by Lithuanian sources.
1 June 1924 - Stade des Bruyères, Rouen - Att: 2,000
ROUEN XI 0
HUNGARY 5 (Orth (2), Eisenhoffer (2), Braun)
Rouen: line-up n/a.
Hungary: Kropacsek - Fogl II, Grosz II - Kertész II, Nádler II, Blum -
Fogl III, Braun, Orth, Eisenhoffer, Jeny.
3 June 1924 - Stade de Colombes, Paris (Colombes) - Att: 3,000
Ref: Youssof Mohamed (Egy)
IRELAND 3 (Duncan 16, Robinson 48, Ghent 69)
ESTONIA 1 (Üpraus 37)
HT: 1-1
Ireland: O'Reilly - Dykes (cap), McCarthy - Murphy, Thomas, Muldoon -
Robinson, Dowdall, Duncan, Ghent, Murray.
Estonia: Tipner - Pihlak, Silber - Väli, Rein, Kaarmann -
Jürgenson, Rõks, Ellmann, Üpraus (cap), Joll.
NB: both teams had already been eliminated; other sources credit the third Irish
goal to Muldoon.
4 June 1924 - Cavée Verte, Le Havre - Att: 5,000
Ref: Felix Herren (Swi)
FRANCE 0
HUNGARY 1 (Eisenhoffer 25)
HT: 0-1
France: Cottenet - "Huot", Canthelou - Jourda (cap), Domergue, Batmale -
Devaquez, Crut, Rénier (46 Chesneau), Gross, Dufour.
Hungary: Kropacsek - Fogl III, Grosz II - Kertész II, Nádler II, Blum -
Fogl II, Molnár, Opata, Eisenhoffer, Jeny.
NB: both teams had already been eliminated.
10 June 1924 - Agrykola Stadium, Warszawa - Att: 8,000
Ref: Mihály Iváncsics (Hun)
POLAND 2 (Czulak 6, Chruściński 32)
UNITED STATES 3 (Wells 3, Straden 30, 47)
HT: 2-2
Poland: Domański - Markiewicz, Kaczor - Styczeń, Amirowicz, Kuchar (cap) -
Adamek, Czulak, Chruściński, Kowalski (81 Müller), Balcer.
USA: Douglas - Mulholland, O'Connor - Demko, Hornberger, Johnson - Davis,
Wells, Straden (cap), "Burke", Hart.
13 June 1924 - Strasbourg
RC STRASBOURG 2
EGYPT 6
14 June 1924 - Dalymount Park, Dublin - Att: 3,700
Ref: John Kelly (Ire)
IRELAND 3 (Brooks (3))
UNITED STATES 1 (Rhody)
Ireland: Collins - Kerr (cap), Murphy - Thomas, Duncan, Muldoon - Farrell,
Hunston, Brooks, Dowdall, Murray.
USA: Douglas - Mulholland, Rudd - Demko, Hornberger, O'Connor - Davis,
Wells, Straden (cap), Rhody, Hart.
22 June 1924 - Hohe Warte, Wien - Att: 50,000
Ref: Karel Herites (Cze)
AUSTRIA 3 (Höss 47, Wesely 52, Horvath 54)
EGYPT 1 (Riad 67)
HT: 0-0
Austria: Kanhäuser III - Beer, Teufel - Kurz, Brandstetter I (cap),
Nitsch - Seidl, Höss, Horvath, Hofbauer II, Wesely.
Egypt: Marei - Yakan, Salem - Henain, Fahmi El-Hassani, Hamdi -
Ismail II, Riad, Hegazi (cap), Fahmy Abaza, Ismail I.
29 June 1924 - Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Att: 17,000
Ref: Sophus Hansen (Den)
SWEDEN 5 (Keller 13, Rydell 19, 21, 24, 56)
EGYPT 0
HT: 4-0
Sweden: Lindberg - Alfredsson, Hillén - Klingström, Friberg (cap),
Sundberg - Brommesson, Rydell, Kaufeldt, Keller, Kock.
Egypt: Taha - Yakan, Salem - Abdel-Qader, Fahmi El-Hassani, Henain -
Ismail II, Riad, Hegazi (cap), Ismail I, Othman.
1 July 1924 - Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Att: 6,000
Ref: Sophus Hansen (Den)
TIGRARNA 3
EGYPT 4
Tigrarna: Bohman (W) - G. Karlsson (W), Jansson (M) - Hansson (W), Krantz,
Asplund (W) (46 Millberg (W)) - Sterne (K), G. Svensson (W),
M. Persson (K), H. Karlsson (W), Magnusson (W);
Tigrarna were an ad hoc combination of various Stockholm clubs:
K (Kamraterna) = IFK, M = Mariebergs IK, W = Westermalms IF.
Egypt: Taha - Fouad El-Gamil, Yakan - Henain, Fahmi El-Hassani, Hamdi -
Ismail I, Riad, Hegazi (cap), Fahmy Abaza, Ismail II.
Rk Country P W T L F A Pts GAvg
1 URUGUAY 5 5 0 0 20- 2 10 10.00
2 Switzerland 6 4 1 1 15- 6 9 2.50
3 Sweden 5 3 1 1 18- 5 7 3.60
4 Netherlands 5 2 1 2 11- 7 5 1.57
5 Italy 3 2 0 1 4- 2 4 2.00
France 2 1 0 1 8- 5 2 1.60
Ireland 2 1 0 1 2- 2 2 1.00
Egypt 2 1 0 1 3- 5 2 0.60
9 Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 6- 4 3 1.50
Hungary 2 1 0 1 5- 3 2 1.67
USA 2 1 0 1 1- 3 2 0.33
Belgium 1 0 0 1 1- 8 0 0.13
Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 0- 1 0 0.00
Luxembourg 1 0 0 1 0- 2 0 0.00
Romania 1 0 0 1 0- 6 0 0.00
Latvia 1 0 0 1 0- 7 0 0.00
17 Turkey 1 0 0 1 2- 5 0 0.40
Estonia 1 0 0 1 0- 1 0 0.00
Spain 1 0 0 1 0- 1 0 0.00
Poland 1 0 0 1 0- 5 0 0.00
Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 0- 7 0 0.00
Lithuania 1 0 0 1 0- 9 0 0.00
- Portugal withdrew
NB: after the medalists, teams are only ranked by the round in which they were eliminated.
7 Petrone (Uru) 6 Abegglen II (Swi) Rydell (Swe) 5 Pijl (Net) Scarone (Uru) Sturzenegger (Swi) 4 Cea (Uru) Kaufeldt (Swe) Kock (Swe) 3 Brommesson (Swe) Crut (Fra) Formenoij (Net) Nicolas (Fra) Romano (Uru)
Belgium | Bulgaria | Czechoslovakia | Egypt | Estonia | France | Hungary | Ireland | Italy | Latvia | Lithuania |
Luxembourg | Netherlands | Poland | Romania | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Turkey | Uruguay | USA | Yugoslavia
NB: countries could name 22 players; a first list was to be submitted to the French Olympic Committee
by 4 May; the final list was due on 15 May, although it appears some countries still made changes
after that; unless explicitly stated otherwise, "late replacements" listed below refer to changes
made between the two submission dates, meaning the replaced players did not appear in the official
report;
several countries did not travel with their entire squad, leaving several players at home for
financial reasons (in the case of Lithuania partially because of visa issues);
Pos = Position (GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward); tr. = Trainer;
the part of the Full Name used in Match Details section is given in bold face;
DoB = Date of Birth; DoD = Date of Death;
Club refers to that at which player was active in the 1923/24 season;
Caps and Goals refer to full international matches in entire career;
additions and corrections are welcome.
Belgium
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Jan De Bie 9- 5-1892 30- 4-1961 Racing CB 37 0
GK Joseph Paty 6- 1-1896 Standard CL 0 0
DF Frans Demol 19- 8-1895 14- 2-1966 Union Saint-Gilloise 19 0
DF Fernand Lorphèvre 1900 White Star [-] 0 0
DF Armand Swartenbroeks 30- 6-1892 3-10-1980 Daring CB 53 0
DF Oscar Verbeeck 6- 8-1891 13- 8-1971 Union Saint-Gilloise 27 0
MF André Fierens 8- 2-1898 12- 1-1972 Beerschot AC 24 0
MF Emile Hanse 10- 8-1892 5- 4-1981 Union Saint-Gilloise 11 0
MF Joseph Musch 12-10-1893 25- 9-1971 Union Saint-Gilloise 24 3
MF Auguste Pelsmaeker 15-11-1899 19-11-1976 Beerschot AC 4 0
MF Achiel Schelstraete 3- 1-1897 4-12-1937 CS Brugeois 7 1
MF Florimond Vanhalme 22- 3-1895 4- 7-1979 CS Brugeois 39 2
FW Désiré Bastin 4- 3-1900 18- 4-1971 Antwerp FC 35 7
FW Robert Coppée 23- 4-1895 1970 Union Saint-Gilloise 15 9
FW Georges De Spae 30- 9-1900 AA La Gantoise 5 2
FW Maurice Gillis 6-11-1897 22- 3-1980 Standard CL 23 8
FW Laurent Grimmonprez 14-12-1902 22- 5-1984 RC de Gand 10 1
FW Albert Henderickx 24- 9-1900 27- 6-1965 Beerschot AC 1 0
FW Victor Houet 2- 9-1900 FC Tilleur [-] 4 1
FW Henri "Rik" Larnoe 18- 5-1897 22- 2-1978 Beerschot AC 22 11
FW Ivan Thys 29- 4-1897 15- 2-1982 Beerschot AC 20 7
FW Louis Van Hege 8- 5-1889 24- 6-1975 Union Saint-Gilloise 12 3
tr.: Willie Maxwell (Scotland) 21- 9-1876 14- 7-1940
[-] Tilleur and White Star played at the second domestic level in 1923/24; White Star were promoted at
the end of the season.
Bulgaria
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Petar Ivanov "Werther" 29- 6-1903 18- 1-1968 Levski Sofija 2 0
GK Nikola Marinov Diana Varna 0 0
DF Aleksandar Hristov "Shkubata" 31- 5-1904 12- 3-1992 Levski Sofija 7 0
DF Boris Stavrev "Khaigura" [*] 22-10-1901 26- 5-1981 Vladislav Varna 0 0
DF Simeon Yankov "Simeto" 17- 2-1899 3- 9-1979 Levski Sofija 4 0
MF Boyan Zlatev Byanov 20-10-1900 22-12-1972 Ticha Varna 4 0
MF Dimitar Manolov "Boyanskata mechka" 14- 1-1901 1979 Slavija Sofija 8 1
MF Geno Mateev 3- 1-1903 6- 6-1966 Levski Sofija 2 0
MF Ivan Radoev "Baba Rada" 9- 9-1901 4- 8-1985 Levski Sofija 2 0
FW Kiril Denev "Mindela" [*] 1905 Vladislav Varna 1 0
FW Tsvetan Genev "Tseko" 13-11-1898 4- 3-1945 Levski Sofija 3 0
FW Kiril Jovovich "Vagonetkata" 29-12-1905 9- 2-1976 Levski Sofija 3 0
FW Kiril Krapchanski [*] Slavija Sofija 0 0
FW Nikola Lyutskanov [*] 28- 9-1902 1979 Ticha Varna 4 2
FW Konstantin Maznikov "Dyavoleto" 5- 4-1905 22-10-1967 Levski Sofija 6 2
FW Dimitar Mutafchiev 10- 1-1903 8- 9-1990 Levski Sofija 3 0
FW Nikola Mutafchiev "Kolishcheto" 10- 8-1904 24- 3-1963 Levski Sofija 4 1
FW Grigor Stoyanov "Gicho" Slavija Sofija 2 0
FW Velcho Stoyanov [*] 1907 1982 Slavija Sofija 18 5
FW Stefan Tsonchev FK 13 Sofija 0 0
FW Vladimir Tsvetkov "Tsotso" [*] Slavija Sofija 2 0
FW Todor Vladimirov 29- 7-1895 23- 1-1978 Slavija Sofija 7 1
tr.: Leopold Nitsch (Austria) [+] 14- 8-1897 18- 1-1977
[*] Denev, Krapchanski, Lyutskanov, Stavrev, V. Stoyanov and Tsvetkov were part of the squad but did not
travel to Paris; their names are included in the official report.
[+] Nitsch was an active international player at the time, winning 35 caps for Austria (1915-1926).
Czechoslovakia
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK František Hochmann 2- 4-1904 4- 3-1986 AC Sparta Praha 7 0
GK Josef Sloup "Štaplik" 19-12-1897 1952 SK Slavia Praha 16 0
DF Antonín Hojer 31- 3-1894 20-10-1964 AC Sparta Praha 35 3
DF František Hojer 27- 4-1896 16-12-1940 SK Viktoria Žižkov 5 0
DF Josef Kuchynka 4- 8-1894 9- 1-1979 DFC Praha 1 0
DF Emil Seifert 28- 4-1900 20-10-1973 SK Slavia Praha 18 0
MF Jaroslav Červený I 1- 6-1895 4- 5-1950 AC Sparta Praha 7 0
MF František Kolenatý 29- 1-1900 24- 2-1956 AC Sparta Praha 28 1
MF Otto Krompholz 3- 2-1899 DFC Praha 2 0
MF Pavel Mahrer 23- 5-1900 18-12-1985 DFC Praha 6 0
MF Karel Pešek "Káďa" 20- 9-1895 30- 9-1970 AC Sparta Praha 44 1
MF Josef Pleticha 10- 2-1902 6- 1-1951 SK Slavia Praha 9 0
FW Josef Čapek 1- 8-1902 5- 5-1983 SK Slavia Praha 7 8
FW Josef Jelínek I 6- 7-1899 10- 1-1973 SK Viktoria Žižkov 15 2
FW Josef Kratochvíl "Kráťa" 9- 2-1905 8- 7-1984 SK Slavia Praha 20 4
FW Jan Novák 5- 7-1896 10- 4-1968 SK Židenice 2 1
FW Josef Novák 20-10-1900 1974 SK Židenice 1 0
FW Otto Novák 22- 3-1902 15-10-1984 SK Viktoria Žižkov 5 3
FW Antonín Řehák 1902 SK Meteor Vinohrady 0 0
FW Josef Sedláček I 15-12-1893 15- 1-1985 AC Sparta Praha 13 6
FW Rudolf Sloup "Štapl" 17-11-1895 7- 9-1936 SK Slavia Praha 8 8
FW Jaroslav Vlček 3- 9-1900 25- 1-1970 SK Čechie Karlín 3 2
tr.: Jaroslav Bezecný 18- 2-1886
Egypt
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Mahmoud Marei Al-Sekka Al-Hadid
GK Mohamed Aly Rostom Al-Sekka Al-Hadid
GK Kamel Taha 1897 Al-Ahly
DF El-Sayed Fahmy Abaza Jan 1897 Al-Ahly
DF Mahmoud Fouad El-Gamil 1897 Al-Sekka Al-Hadid
DF Mohammed El-Mahdawi
DF Abdel-Hamid Moharrem 1894 24- 9-1956 Al-Ahly
DF Ahmed Mohammed Salem Al-Ahly
DF Ibrahim Yakan 1900 Al-Mokhtalat
MF Mohammed Abdel-Qader Tersana
MF Ali Fahmi El-Hassani 1897 Al-Ahly
MF Abdel Salam Hamdi 1894 Al-Sekka Al-Hadid
MF Riadh Rizkalla Henain 1903 Al-Ahly
MF Gamil Othman Al-Sekka Al-Hadid
MF Reyadh Shawki 1893 Tersana
FW Hussein Hegazi [+] 14- 9-1891 20-10-1961 Al-Sekka Al-Hadid
FW Khalil Hosni Amin Al-Ahly
FW Ismail El-Sayed Hooda "Ismail I" 1900 Al-Ittihad
FW Mahmoud Ismail Hooda "Ismail II" 1899 Al-Ittihad
FW Ahmed Mansour Al-Ahly
FW Mahmoud Al-Rifai Mokhtar "El-Tetch" 29- 9-1905 21- 2-1965 Al-Ahly
FW Aly Mohammed Riad 1904 Tersana
[+] Hussein Hegazi also was the trainer of the team.
Estonia
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK August Lass 16- 8-1903 27-11-1962 JK Tallinna Kalev 21 0
GK Evald Tipner 13- 3-1906 18- 7-1947 Sport Tallinn 66 0
DF Ralf Liivar 2- 4-1903 14- 6-1990 JK Tallinna Kalev 13 0
DF Arnold Pihlak 17- 7-1902 1-11-1985 JK Tallinna Kalev 44 16
DF Otto Silber 17- 3-1893 23-12-1940 Tallinna JK 20 0
MF Eugen Einman [*] 6-10-1905 12- 9-1963 Sport Tallinn 64 5
MF Alfei Jürgenson 8- 4-1904 22- 8-1947 Tallinna JK 4 0
MF Harald Kaarmann 27-12-1901 19- 8-1942 JK Tallinna Kalev 17 0
MF Elmar Gustav Kaljot 15-11-1901 8- 1-1969 JK Tallinna Kalev 25 3
MF Johannes Lello [*] 25-11-1895 26-11-1976 JK Tallinna Kalev 3 0
MF Bernhard Rein 19-11-1897 9-11-1976 Sport Tallinn 27 0
FW Johannes Brenner [*] 16- 1-1906 9- 9-1975 JK Tallinna Kalev 16 4
FW Eduard Ellmann [+1] 7- 4-1902 16-11-1941 JK Tallinna Kalev 60 21
FW Ernst-Aleksander Joll 10- 9-1902 4- 3-1935 JK Tallinna Kalev 23 4
FW Johannes Kichlefeldt [*] [+2] 23-11-1901 24- 6-1981 Sport Tallinn 9 0
FW Heinrich Paal 26- 6-1895 20- 9-1942 Sport Tallinn 36 6
FW Voldemar Rõks 15- 7-1900 27-12-1941 JK Tallinna Kalev 2 0
FW Oskar Üpraus 12-10-1898 5- 8-1968 Sport Tallinn 25 7
FW Hugo-Eugen Väli 19- 5-1902 22- 9-1944 JK Tallinna Kalev 12 1
V. Gerassimov [*] [*1] 0 0
N. Javorski [*] [*2] 0 0
H. Põder [*] [*3] 0 0
tr.: Ferenc Kónya (Hungary) 9-12-1892 11- 3-1977
[+1] Ellmann changed his name to Eelma in 1937.
[+2] Kichlefeldt changed his name to Uik in 1935.
[*] Brenner, Einman, Gerassimov, Javorski, Kichlefeldt, Lello and Põder were part of the squad but did not
travel to Paris; their names are included in the official report.
[*1] usual identification with Aleksander Gerassimov does not fit initial listed in official report:
FW Aleksander Gerassimov [+3] 11- 2-1904 13- 3-1970 Sport Tallinn 1 1
[*2] usual identification with Sergei Javorski does not fit initial listed in official report:
DF Sergei Javorski 9- 6-1902 8- 6-1993 Sport Tallinn 2 0
[*3] usual identification with Raimond Põder does not fit initial listed in official report:
MF Raimond Põder 3- 1-1903 JK Tallinna Kalev 1 0
[+3] Gerassimov changed his name to Kalvet in 1936.
France
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Pierre Chayriguès 2- 5-1892 19- 3-1965 Red Star (Paris) 21 0
GK Maurice Cottenet 11- 2-1895 6- 4-1972 Olympique (Paris) 18 0
DF Edouard Baumann 4- 3-1895 12- 4-1985 CASG 8 0
DF Jacques Canthelou [!] 29- 3-1904 18- 4-1973 FC Rouen 11 0
DF Marcel Domergue 6-11-1901 SC Nîmes 20 0
DF Ernest Gravier 26- 8-1892 14- 3-1965 FC Cette 11 1
DF Léon Poissenot dit "Huot" 31-12-1898 26- 5-1961 Olympique Alais 4 0
MF Jean Batmale [!] 18- 9-1895 3- 6-1973 Stade Rennais 6 0
MF Philippe Bonnardel 28- 7-1899 17- 2-1953 Red Star (Paris) 23 0
MF Ernest Gross 22-12-1902 8-12-1986 Red Star Strasbourg 5 1
MF Albert Jourda 14- 1-1893 6- 1-1962 FC Cette 7 0
MF Antoine Parachini 12- 7-1897 9-11-1963 FC Cette 3 0
FW Henri "Bébé Cadum" Bard 29- 4-1892 26- 1-1951 Racing Club de France (Paris) 18 6
FW Jean Boyer 13- 2-1901 24-11-1981 Olympique de Marseille 15 7
FW Pierre Chesneau [!] 10- 4-1902 FC Blidéen 1 0
FW Edouard Crut [!] 16- 4-1901 24-10-1974 Olympique de Marseille 8 6
FW Jules Devaquez [!] 9- 3-1899 11- 6-1971 Olympique (Paris) 41 12
FW Raymond Dubly [!] 5-11-1893 7- 9-1988 RC Roubaix 31 4
FW Robert Ernest Dufour [!] 16- 8-1901 20-12-1933 Olympique (Paris) 1 0
FW Gérard Isbecque 15- 3-1897 3- 8-1970 RC Roubaix 4 1
FW Paul Nicolas 4-11-1899 3- 3-1959 Red Star (Paris) 35 20
FW Albert Rénier [!] 8- 5-1896 5- 4-1948 Havre AC 4 1
tr.: Charles Griffiths (England) 1882 15- 5-1936
[!] Batmale, Canthelou, Chesneau, Crut, Devaquez, Dubly, Dufour and Rénier were late replacements
for the following eight players selected at the beginning of May:
DF Marcel Clément FC Blidéen 0 0
DF Bernard Lenoble 16-12-1902 19-11-1997 Havre AC 2 0
DF Pierre Roëls Jeunesse Athl. de Saint-Ouen 0 0
MF Robert Dauphin 5- 2-1905 18- 7-1961 Stade Français 15 1
MF René Fejean Club Français 0 0
MF François Hugues 13- 8-1896 16-12-1965 Red Star (Paris) 24 1
FW André Liminana 25- 5-1899 14-10-1947 SC Bel-Abbès 2 0
FW Henri Salvano 22- 8-1901 15- 5-1964 FC Blidéen 1 1
Hungary
NB: for the sake of uniformity, given names are listed before family names; however, in Hungarian the
order is actually reversed (e.g. Biri János);
the Hungarian football federation registered all players under a Hungarian name (listed in italics),
and thus they appear in the official report, although most of them (many of Jewish descent – MTK
had strong connections to the Budapest Jewish community and Hakoah (Wien), Makkabi (Brno) and VAC
were all specifically Jewish clubs) were commonly known under their (often Germanic) name of birth
(listed in bold face if so).
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK János Biri [*] 21- 7-1901 29- 3-1983 Kispesti AC 5 0
GK Ferenc Kropacsek (Károlyi) 7- 9-1899 22-12-1993 MTK 2 0
GK Károly Zsák 30- 8-1895 2-11-1944 33 FC 30 0
DF József Fogl III (Újpesti) 14- 8-1897 31- 1-1971 Újpesti 38 0
DF Károly Fogl II (Újpesti) 19- 1-1895 12- 1-1969 Újpesti 51 2
DF Dezső Grosz II (Nagy) 19- 9-1898 13- 3-1987 VAC 2 0
DF Gyula Mandl (Mándi) 14- 7-1899 26-11-1969 MTK 32 0
MF Zoltán Blum (Virag) 3- 1-1892 25-12-1959 Ferencváros 38 1
MF Béla Guttmann II (Gárdos) 27- 1-1899 27- 8-1981 Hakoah (Wien) 4 1
MF Árpád Hajós 15- 3-1902 23- 1-1971 Makkabi (Brno) 2 0
MF Henrik Nádler II 19- 3-1901 26- 2-1945 MTK 7 0
MF Gábor Obitz (Ormai) 18- 1-1899 20- 3-1953 Makkabi (Brno) 15 0
MF György Orth (Faludy) 30- 4-1901 11- 1-1962 MTK 32 13
MF Gyula Tóth 10- 6-1901 22- 4-1936 KAOE [-] 5 0
FW József Braun (Barna) 26- 2-1901 20- 2-1943 MTK 28 12
FW József Eisenhoffer (Aczél) 8-11-1900 14- 2-1945 Ferencváros 8 7
FW Ferenc Hirzer (Híres) 21-11-1902 28- 4-1957 Makkabi (Brno) 33 14
FW Rudolf Jeny (Jenei) 2- 3-1901 14- 5-1975 MTK 20 3
FW György Molnár 12- 2-1901 23- 1-1977 MTK 27 11
FW Zoltán Opata (Patai) 24- 9-1900 19- 5-1982 MTK 17 6
FW József Takács II 30- 6-1904 3- 9-1983 Vasas 32 26
FW Árpád Weisz (Vajda) 16- 4-1896 31-10-1944 Makkabi (Brno) 6 0
tr.: Gyula Kiss 23-10-1881 1- 3-1945
[-] KAOE played at the second domestic level.
NB: one more player travelled to Paris, possibly to replace Takács II, but he was not registered and does
not appear in the official report:
FW Vilmos Kertész II (Kohn) 21- 3-1890 15- 9-1962 MTK 47 11
[*] on 13 May, a list of 23 players was submitted which included Plattkó, whose release by Barcelona was
uncertain at the time; eventually he was not released and Biri travelled in his place:
GK Ferenc Plattkó (Patkó) 2-12-1898 2- 9-1983 Barcelona 6 0
Ireland
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Tommy Aungier [*] 24- 4-1892 12- 2-1976 Saint James Gate 0 0
GK Paddy O'Reilly 1898 24- 9-1974 Athlone Town 3 0
DF Ernie Crawford [*] 17-11-1891 12- 1-1959 Bohemians 0 0
DF Bertie Kerr 19-10-1896 23-11-1973 Bohemians 3 0
DF John Lea [*] Shelbourne 0 0
DF Jack McCarthy 1898 10- 3-1958 Bohemians 6 0
DF Tommy Murphy Saint James Gate 2 0
MF Bobby Cowzer [*] 22- 7-1896 1- 6-1950 Shelbourne 0 0
MF John Joe Dykes 30-10-1898 25- 6-1976 Athlone Town 3 0
MF Ernie MacKay 7-10-1896 11-1995 Saint James Gate 2 0
MF Tommy Muldoon 27- 7-1897 12-10-1989 Athlone Town 5 0
MF Christy Robinson 1902 21- 2-1954 Bohemians 1 1
MF John Thomas 23- 8-1896 9-12-1980 Bohemians 2 0
FW Charlie Dowdall 7- 4-1898 7-11-1987 Saint James Gate 5 0
FW Paddy Duncan 1894 9- 4-1949 Saint James Gate 4 2
FW Mick Farrell 1902 Saint James Gate 2 0
FW Frank Ghent 13-10-1897 21-10-1965 Athlone Town 2 2
FW Dinny Hannon 31- 1-1888 23- 8-1971 Athlone Town 2 0
FW John Healy [*] Bray Unknowns [-] 0 0
FW Frank Heaney [*] 23-11-1886 24- 8-1937 Saint James' Gate 0 0
FW Joe Kendrick 26- 6-1905 10-1965 Brooklyn FC (Dublin) 5 0
FW Johnny Murray 25- 2-1898 12-11-1954 Bohemians 4 0
tr.: Charlie Harris 24- 9-1949
[-] Bray Unknowns played at the second domestic level in 1923/24 but were promoted at the end
of the season.
[*] Aungier, Cowzer, Healy, Heaney and Lea were part of the squad but did not travel to Paris;
Crawford also was dropped from the playing squad but travelled to Paris as a spectactor;
their names are included in the official report.
Italy
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Gianpiero Combi [!] 20-12-1902 13- 8-1956 Juventus 47 0
GK Giovanni De Prà 28- 6-1900 15- 6-1979 Genoa 19 0
DF Antonio Bruna [!] 14- 2-1895 25-12-1976 Juventus 5 0
DF Umberto Caligaris 26- 7-1901 19-10-1940 Casale 59 0
DF Renzo De Vecchi 3- 2-1894 14- 5-1967 Genoa 43 0
DF Cesare Martin II 14- 5-1901 26- 2-1971 Torino 1 0
DF Virginio Rosetta 24- 2-1902 29- 3-1975 Juventus 52 0
MF Giuseppe Aliberti 5- 3-1901 8- 1-1956 Torino 11 0
MF Mario Ardissone 9-10-1900 15- 9-1975 Pro Vercelli 2 0
MF Gastone Baldi 14- 5-1901 18- 6-1971 Bologna 3 0
MF Ottavio Barbieri 30- 4-1899 28-12-1949 Genoa 21 0
MF Luigi Burlando 23- 1-1899 12-12-1967 Genoa 19 1
MF Antonio Fayenz 2-11-1899 16- 8-1980 Padova 4 0
MF Antonio Janni [!] 19- 9-1904 29- 6-1987 Torino 23 1
MF Severino Rosso 13-12-1898 1976 Pro Vercelli 1 0
FW Adolfo Baloncieri 27- 7-1897 23- 7-1986 Alessandria 47 25
FW Giuseppe Calvi Torino 0 0
FW Leopoldo Conti 12- 4-1901 14- 1-1970 Internazionale 31 8
FW Giuseppe Della Valle 25-11-1899 26-11-1975 Bologna 17 6
FW Virgilio Felice Levratto [!] 26-10-1904 30- 6-1968 Vado [-] 28 11
FW Mario Magnozzi 20- 3-1902 25- 6-1971 Livorno 29 13
FW Feliciano Monti III 19-12-1902 16- 6-1990 Padova 3 0
tr.: Vittorio Pozzo 2- 3-1886 21-12-1968
[-] Vado played at the second domestic level.
[!] Combi, Bruna, Janni and Levratto were late replacements for the following four players:
GK Giuseppe Trivellini 26-12-1895 28- 4-1977 Brescia 7 0
MF Ercole Carzino II 9-10-1901 10- 1-1980 Sampierdarenese 1 0
FW Augusto Bergamino I 12- 7-1898 29- 1-1976 Genoa 5 0
FW Edoardo Catto I 29- 3-1900 27-11-1963 Genoa 1 0
Latvia
NB: several players of German or Polish descent have their native names listed in italics.
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Ādolfs Greble 2-10-1902 30- 3-1943 LSB 7 0
GK Arvīds Jurgens 27- 5-1905 17-12-1955 RFK 36 0
DF Kārlis Ašmanis 6-12-1898 30-11-1961 RFK 7 0
DF Pēteris Lauks [*] 10- 2-1902 15- 3-1984 Amatieris 38 0
DF Emīls Oše [*] 7- 3-1898 LSB 0 0
DF Alfrēds Plade (Alfred Pladde) 11- 6-1905 29- 3-1944 Kaiserwald 1 0
DF Kurts Plade (Kurt Pladde) 16- 8-1898 2-1945 Kaiserwald 1 0
DF Aleksandrs Roge [!] 19- 4-1896 1945 RFK 3 0
MF Kārlis Bone 19- 2-1899 13-11-1941 RFK 4 0
MF Indriķis Greble [*] 21- 7-1900 25- 2-1971 LSB 0 0
MF Pauls Sokolovs 17- 7-1902 20- 4-1971 RFK 8 0
MF Česlavs Stančiks (Czesław Stańczyk) 27- 9-1896 17- 7-1980 Kaiserwald 20 2
MF Voldemārs Viņķis [*] 14-10-1903 1954 RFK 1 0
FW Arvīds Bārda 24-11-1901 5- 2-1941 RFK 7 2
FW Edvīns Bārda 19- 4-1900 28- 9-1947 RFK 8 5
FW Rūdolfs Bārda 20- 2-1903 24- 1-1991 RFK 7 0
FW Arvīds Hammers [*] 13- 3-1904 8-1964 LSB 0 0
FW Pēteris Kreicbergs 13- 3-1898 1-11-1979 Amatieris 0 0
FW Markus Osis 3-10-1902 1981 RFK 0 0
FW Arkādijs Pavlovs 2- 2-1903 26- 9-1960 RFK 37 8
FW Voldemārs Plade (Wladimir Pladde) 24-12-1900 27- 1-1961 Kaiserwald 16 9
FW Artūrs Timpers [*] 4- 5-1906 1960 RFK 4 0
tr.: Juris Rēdlihs-Raiskums 9- 3-1890 25-10-1971
[!] Roge was a late replacement for Mārtiņš Zemītis:
FW Mārtiņš Zemītis 15- 7-1900 RFK 1 0
[*] I. Greble, Hammers, Lauks, Oše, Timpers and Viņķis were part of the squad but did not travel to
Paris; their names are included in the official report.
Lithuania
NB: one player of German descent has his native name listed in italics.
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Valerijonas Balčiūnas 27-11-1904 18-12-1984 Kovas Kaunas 5 0
GK Steponas Darius [*] 8- 1-1896 17- 7-1933 LFLS Kaunas 2 0
DF Ernstas Deringas [*] 1899 MTV Memel (Klaipėda) 1 0
DF Leonas Gelermanas [*] Makabi Kaunas 1 0
DF Jurgis Hardingsonas [-] 24- 9-1892 1936 KSK Kaunas 2 0
DF Stasys Janušauskas 13- 5-1902 16- 2-1996 Kovas Kaunas 5 0
DF Juozas Žebrauskas [!] 31- 8-1904 14- 5-1933 Kovas Kaunas 5 0
MF Vincas Bartuška 19- 4-1901 11- 9-1988 LFLS Kaunas 7 0
MF Vladas Byla [!] LFLS Kaunas 2 0
MF Gustavas Gvildys [*] Sportverein Memel (Klaipėda) 8 0
MF Leonas Juozapaitis 28-11-1901 11- 8-1980 LFLS Kaunas 4 0
MF Stasys Razma 18- 7-1898 30- 7-1960 LFLS Kaunas 5 0
MF Juozas Žukauskas [!] Kovas Kaunas 5 0
FW Stepas Garbačiauskas [+] 17- 4-1900 3- 8-1983 KSK Kaunas 6 0
FW Hansas Gecas (Hans Goetz) [-] 24- 9-1899 KSK Kaunas 2 0
FW Edvardas Mikučiauskas 23- 8-1901 21- 2-1986 Kovas Kaunas 1 0
FW Stasys Sabaliauskas 22- 4-1905 16- 4-1927 Kovas Kaunas 6 3
[+] Stepas Garbačiauskas also was the trainer of the team.
[-] Gecas and Hardingsonas did not have Lithuanian citizenship (but German).
[!] Byla, Žebrauskas and Žukauskas were late replacements for Barstaitis and Strazdas (both listed in
the official report; Byla, Žebrauskas (who was a defender but replaced Barstaitis as outside left)
and Žukauskas are not and they were in fact not eligible to play):
MF Motis Strazdas KSK Kaunas 0 0
FW Barstaitis MTV Memel (Klaipėda) 0 0
[*] Darius, Deringas, Gelermanas and Gvildys were part of the squad but did not travel to Paris;
their names are included in the official report.
NB: six other players were part of the squad submitted early May but are not listed in the
official report, as the final submission only included sixteen players:
Aranavičius 0 0
DF Atanas Čepėnas LFLS Kaunas 4 0
FW Emilis Humfeldtas KSK Kaunas 1 0
Krigeris 0 0
Karolis Krukas KSK Kaunas 0 0
FW Danielius Žilevičius 1900 1963 LFLS Kaunas 2 0
NB: Lithuania arrived in Paris on the morning of their match, after a three-day railway journey and with
only 13 players; reportedly four players from Klaipėda (including Barstaitis, Deringas and Gvildys)
did not complete the trip due to visa formalities (the Memel Territory (Memelland, Klaipėdos kraštas)
had been annexed by Lithuania in January 1923; this was only recognised internationally in May 1924).
Luxembourg
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Stephan (Etienne) Bausch 17- 6-1901 25- 1-1970 Stade Dudelange 4 0
GK Maurice Droessart [!] Red Boys Differdange 1 0
DF Albert Flammang 18-12-1899 Stade Dudelange 0 0
DF Arthur Ginter [*] 20- 5-1898 Fola Esch 3 0
DF Nicolas "Nicky" Kirsch 24- 8-1901 29- 9-1983 Spora Luxembourg 13 0
DF Emile Kolb 3- 6-1902 1- 9-1967 Red Boys Differdange 14 0
DF Albert Stirn [*] 13- 9-1903 Spora Luxembourg 2 0
MF Robert Elter [*] 20- 4-1899 2- 5-1991 Spora Luxembourg 6 5
MF Paul Feierstein 27- 1-1903 5- 5-1963 Red Boys Differdange 15 0
MF Joseph "Jos" Koetz 29- 5-1897 13- 6-1976 Fola Esch 11 1
MF Pierre Kremer [*] 4- 2-1900 Red Boys Differdange 8 2
MF Paul Rouster 19- 5-1900 20- 7-1982 Spora Luxembourg 13 0
MF Marcel Schumann 15- 1-1901 23- 4-1989 Spora Luxembourg 5 0
FW Mathias Feller [*] 12-10-1904 16- 6-1953 Progrès Grund [-] 15 0
FW Alfred Kieffer 11- 1-1904 11-10-1987 Red Boys Differdange 5 0
FW Tiny Langers 29-12-1896 4-10-1929 Jeunesse d'Esch 8 4
FW Léon Lefèvre [*] 28-11-1904 Spora Luxembourg 8 3
FW Albert Massard 30- 8-1900 8- 1-1968 Fola Esch 6 2
FW François Weber 21-12-1898 27- 1-1961 Spora Luxembourg 6 0
FW Jean-Pierre Weber 31-12-1899 15- 3-1967 Fola Esch 5 2
FW Jean-Pierre Weisgerber 28- 3-1905 4- 4-1994 Fola Esch 10 3
FW François (Ferdinand?) Weiler [!] Red Boys Differdange 1 0
tr.: Jean-Baptiste "Batty" Schröder
[-] Progrès Grund played at the second domestic level in 1923/24 but were promoted at the end
of the season.
[!] Droessart and Weiler were late replacements for Jean Walin and Jean-Baptiste Meyer:
GK Jean Walin 21- 5-1899 US Hollerich 5 0
DF Jean-Baptiste (Johann Baptist) Meyer 7- 4-1894 26- 3-1976 Spora Luxembourg 9 0
[*] Elter, Feller, Ginter, Kremer, Lefèvre and Stirn were part of the squad but did not travel to
Paris; their names are included in the official report.
Netherlands
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Jan de Boer jr. 29- 8-1898 30- 6-1988 Ajax (Amsterdam) 5 0
GK Agaeus "Gejus" van der Meulen 23- 1-1903 10- 7-1972 H.F.C. 54 0
DF Henri "Harry" Dénis 28- 8-1896 13- 7-1971 H.B.S. 56 0
DF Hans Tetzner 9- 6-1898 17- 2-1987 Be Quick (Groningen) 8 0
DF Henk Vermetten 19- 8-1895 7- 8-1964 H.B.S. 6 0
DF Ben Verweij [!] 31- 8-1895 14- 7-1951 H.F.C. 11 0
MF Gerrit Horsten 16- 4-1900 23- 7-1961 Willem II 6 0
MF Gerard "Peer" Krom 10- 3-1898 15-12-1965 R.C.H. 14 1
MF André Le Fèvre 12-12-1898 6-11-1977 Kampong [-] 17 1
MF Evert van Linge 19-11-1895 6-12-1964 Be Quick (Groningen) 13 3
MF Jan Oosthoek 5- 3-1898 8- 3-1973 Sparta 2 0
MF Henk "Pap" Roomberg 27- 2-1895 12-12-1945 Sparta 0 0
FW Joop ter Beek 1- 6-1901 5- 9-1934 N.A.C. 1 0
FW Klaas Breeuwer 25-11-1901 25- 4-1961 Haarlem 1 0
FW Ok Formenoij 16- 3-1899 14- 2-1977 Sparta 4 4
FW Ber Groosjohan 16- 6-1897 5- 8-1971 V.O.C. 14 5
FW Louis Lash 24-10-1902 H.B.S. 0 0
FW Jan de Natris 13-11-1895 16- 9-1972 Ajax (Amsterdam) 23 5
FW Kees Pijl [*] 9- 6-1897 3- 9-1976 Feijenoord 7 8
FW Dick Sigmond 22- 5-1897 22- 2-1950 D.F.C. 14 1
FW jhr. Albert Snouck Hurgronje [*] 30- 5-1903 28- 6-1967 H.V.V. 6 1
FW Gerrit Visser 2- 2-1903 3-12-1984 Stormvogels 7 1
tr.: William "Billy" Townley (England) 14- 2-1866 30- 5-1950
[-] Kampong played at the second domestic level.
[!] Verweij was a late replacement for Tonny van Haeren, who could not travel due to an examination
but played for South Netherlands in a friendly against France B two weeks before the start of
the Olympic football tournament:
DF Tonny van Haeren 23- 9-1899 21- 6-1976 Wilhelmina (Den Bosch) 1 0
[*] Pijl (who scored four goals in the first match against Romania) refused to travel to Paris for
the quarter-final because of an incident at a bridge game; Snouck Hurgronje did not travel to
Paris for the quarter-final because of appendicitis; both returned for the semi-final against
Uruguay, in which Pijl scored and then was injured (as were Tetzner and Van Linge), causing him
to miss both bronze medal games against Sweden.
Poland
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Emil Görlitz [!] 13- 6-1903 17-10-1990 1.FC Kattowitz 8 0
GK Stefan Popiel [*] 19- 5-1896 22-12-1927 Cracovia 2 0
GK Mieczysław Wiśniewski 23-11-1892 10-10-1952 Wisła Kraków 6 0
DF Wawrzyniec Cyl [!] 2- 7-1900 7- 2-1974 ŁKS Łódź 3 0
DF Stefan Fryc 19- 8-1894 9-11-1943 Cracovia 8 0
DF Ludwik Gintel 26- 9-1899 11- 7-1973 Cracovia 12 0
DF Marian Markiewicz [!] [*] 8-12-1895 14-12-1965 Wisła Kraków 3 0
MF Stanisław Cikowski 14- 2-1899 2-12-1959 Cracovia 9 0
MF Władisław Krupa 25-12-1899 22- 3-1969 Wisła Kraków 1 0
MF Marian Spoida 4- 1-1901 16- 4-1940 Warta Poznań 14 0
MF Zdiszław Styczeń 16-10-1894 20-12-1978 Cracovia 5 0
MF Tadeusz Synowiec 11-11-1889 7-11-1960 Cracovia 8 0
FW Józef Adamek [*] 21- 2-1900 1-10-1974 Wisła Kraków 9 2
FW Mieczysław Batsch 1- 1-1900 27- 9-1977 Pogoń Lwów 11 8
FW Józef Kałuża 11- 2-1896 11-10-1944 Cracovia 16 7
FW Wacław Kuchar 16- 9-1897 13- 2-1981 Pogoń Lwów 23 5
FW Jan Loth [*] 31- 8-1900 7- 6-1933 Polonia Warszawa 5 0
FW Juliusz Müller [+] 16- 7-1895 31- 5-1980 Czarni Lwów 6 1
FW Henryk Reyman 28- 7-1897 11- 4-1963 Wisła Kraków 9 5
FW Jan Reyman [!] 21-10-1902 27-10-1984 Cracovia 0 0
FW Leon Sperling 7- 8-1900 15-12-1941 Cracovia 16 2
FW Wawrzyniec Staliński 28- 7-1899 3- 6-1985 Warta Poznań 13 11
tr.: Gyula Bíró (Hungary) 25- 4-1890 4-10-1961
[!] Cyl, Görlitz, Markiewicz and J. Reyman were late replacements for the following four players:
DF Kazimierz Kaczor 24-11-1895 17- 4-1972 Wisła Kraków 3 0
MF Zygfryd Kosicki 16- 2-1900 3- 5-1975 Warta Poznań 0 0
MF Stefan Loth 28- 5-1896 16- 7-1936 Polonia Warszawa 1 0
FW Władisław Przybysz 26- 5-1900 31-12-1976 Warta Poznań 1 0
[*] Adamek, J. Loth, Markiewicz and Popiel were part of the squad but did not travel to Paris;
their names are included in the official report.
[+] Müller changed his name to Miller in 1949.
Romania
NB: for some players, the magyarised version of their names is listed in italics;
likewise, the Hungarian name of some Transylvanian clubs is included in italics.
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Pompeiu Lazăr 1906 Universitatea Cluj 1 0
GK Adalbert Ritter [!] 29- 4-1900 23- 2-1945 Chinezul Timișoara (Kinizsi) 4 0
GK Ștefan (István) Ströck I 11- 1-1901 15- 2-1991 C.A. Oradea (NAC) 3 0
DF Iosif Bartha 18- 7-1902 26-10-1957 Stăruința Oradea (Törekvés) 11 0
DF dr. Elemer Hirsch 14- 5-1895 17- 5-1953 Universitatea Cluj 5 0
DF Attila Molnár 1897 C.F.R. Mureșul Târgu Mureș 1 0
DF Atanasie Protopopescu [!] 8- 4-1900 22- 2-1991 Tricolor București 1 0
MF Nicolae Hönigsberg (Kinigli) 1900 C.A. Oradea (NAC) 6 0
MF Dezső Jakobi 23- 3-1900 5-10-1924 Haggibor Cluj 5 0
MF Alexandru Kozovits [!] 3- 9-1899 C.A. Timișoara (TAC) 3 1
MF C. Niculescu C.F.R. Mureșul Târgu Mureș 0 0
MF Leopold Tritsch II [!] Brașovia Brașov 2 0
MF Francisc Zimmermann 1900 C.A. Timișoara (TAC) 2 0
FW Nicolae Bonciocat 13- 4-1898 Universitatea Cluj 2 0
FW Carol Frech I 1896 1959 Chinezul Timișoara (Kinizsi) 3 0
FW Aurel Guga 10- 8-1898 7-11-1936 Universitatea Cluj 12 4
FW Iacob Holz 1902 C.A. Timișoara (TAC) 1 0
FW Francisc (Ferenc) Rónay 29- 4-1900 6- 4-1967 C.A. Oradea (NAC) 8 3
FW Albert Ströck II (Török) 12- 2-1903 9- 5-1971 Stăruința Oradea (Törekvés) 8 2
FW Mihai (Mihály) Tänzer II (Táncos) 7- 2-1905 22- 9-1993 Chinezul Timișoara (Kinizsi) 10 1
FW Rudolf Wetzer I 17- 3-1901 13- 4-1993 Unirea Timișoara 17 12
FW Augustin (Gusztáv) Semler [!] Chinezul Timișoara (Kinizsi) 5 6
tr.: Adrian Suciu
[!] Kozovits, Protopopescu, Ritter, Semler and Tritsch II were late additions to the squad, replacing
the following two players mentioned as part of the squad on 18 May; they do not appear in the
official report:
MF Ion Halmoș 1901 Unirea Timișoara 1 0
FW Vasile Cipcigan Victoria Cluj 2 0
NB: reportedly one more player, who was included in the first submitted squad list, travelled to Paris;
he does not appear in the official report:
MF Adalbert Nuridschany (Nuridsán) 1900 C.S. Târgu Mureș (MSE) 1 0
Spain
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Óscar Álvarez González 1- 5-1902 11- 6-1972 Deportivo de Oviedo 0 0
GK Ricardo Zamora Martínez 21- 1-1901 8- 9-1978 Español 46 0
DF Herminio Martínez Álvarez 6- 1-1896 13- 7-1976 Sevilla 2 0
DF Luis Casas Pasarín 16- 4-1902 17- 8-1986 Celta de Vigo 6 0
DF Patricio Pedro "Perico" Escobal López 24- 8-1903 2002 Real Madrid 0 0
DF Pedro Vallana Jeanguenat 29-11-1897 4- 7-1980 Arenas (Guecho) 12 0
MF José María "Belaúste"
Belausteguigoitia Landaluce 15- 5-1889 4- 9-1964 Athletic Bilbao 3 1
MF Domènec Carulla i Bertrán 25-10-1903 1940 Barcelona 0 0
MF Francisco Gamborena Hernandorena 14- 3-1901 30- 7-1982 Real Unión Irún 20 0
MF Antonio Juantegui Eguren 4- 4-1898 13- 5-1966 Real Sociedad 1 1
MF Jesús Larraza Renovales 20- 7-1903 27- 5-1926 Athletic Bilbao 1 0
MF José Legarreta Abaitúa [!] 12- 2-1903 17- 9-1957 Athletic Bilbao 1 0
MF Ramón "Monchín" Triana y del Arroyo 28- 6-1902 7-11-1936 Athlétic madrileño 1 0
MF Anacieto José María Peña Salegui 19- 4-1895 13- 1-1988 Arenas (Guecho) 21 1
FW Carmelo Goyenechea Urrusolo 18- 6-1898 10-11-1984 Athletic Bilbao 10 3
FW Jorge Marcelino Aguirrezabala
Ibarbia "Chirri I" 29- 3-1902 31- 5-1975 Athletic Bilbao 5 0
FW Gerónimo Víctor Del Campo Lenguas 30- 9-1902 9- 8-1967 Real Madrid 1 0
FW Félix Pérez Marcos 13- 6-1901 12- 9-1983 Real Madrid 1 0
FW Juan Monjardín Callejón 24- 1-1903 13-11-1950 Real Madrid 4 3
FW Vicenç Piera i Pañella 11- 6-1903 13- 6-1960 Barcelona 15 2
FW José Samitier Vilalta 2- 2-1902 4- 5-1972 Barcelona 21 2
FW José Luis Zabala Arrondo 15-12-1898 19- 4-1946 Español 4 4
tr.: Pedro Parages Diego-Madrazo 17-12-1883 15- 2-1950
[!] Lejarreta was a late replacement for Manuel Meana, who was injured:
MF Manuel Meana Vallina 21-10-1901 1- 8-1985 Real Sporting (Gijón) 7 1
Sweden
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Sigfrid Lindberg 26- 3-1897 4- 1-1977 Hälsingborgs IF 50 0
GK Robert Zander 18- 9-1895 27- 6-1966 Örgryte IS 20 0
DF Axel Alfredsson 2- 5-1902 9- 8-1966 Hälsingborgs IF 31 0
DF Fritjof Hillén 19- 5-1893 7-11-1977 GAIS 15 0
DF Konrad Hirsch 19- 5-1900 17-11-1924 GAIS 2 0
DF Sten Mellgren 28- 8-1900 3- 9-1989 IFK Stockholm [-] 2 0
MF Gustaf Carlson 22- 7-1894 12- 8-1942 Mariebergs IK [-] 14 0
MF Sven Friberg 7- 2-1895 26- 5-1964 Örgryte IS 41 0
MF Karl Gustafsson 16- 9-1888 20- 2-1960 Djurgårdens IF 32 22
MF Gunnar Holmberg 6- 5-1897 21-10-1975 GAIS 12 0
MF Sven Lindqvist 26- 3-1903 25- 1-1987 AIK 5 0
MF Harry Sundberg 9- 1-1898 16- 5-1945 Djurgårdens IF 13 1
FW Charles Brommesson 12- 8-1903 1- 9-1978 Hälsingborgs IF 12 4
FW Albin Dahl [*] 2- 1-1900 15- 2-1980 Hälsingborgs IF 29 21
FW Per Kaufeldt 1- 8-1902 21- 3-1956 AIK 33 23
FW Tore Keller [*] 4- 1-1905 15- 7-1988 IK Sleipner 25 16
FW Rudolf "Putte" Kock 29- 6-1901 31-10-1979 AIK 37 12
FW Vigor Lindberg 26- 4-1899 28- 4-1956 IK Sleipner 2 0
FW Evert Lundqvist 27- 2-1900 19- 2-1979 Örgryte IS 9 1
FW Gunnar Olsson 27- 3-1901 4- 5-1960 Hälsingborgs IF 10 4
FW Sven Rydell 14- 1-1905 4- 4-1975 Örgryte IS 43 49
FW Thorsten Svensson 8-10-1901 29- 6-1954 GAIS 6 2
tr.: József Nagy (Hungary) 15-10-1892 22- 1-1963
[-] IFK Stockholm and Mariebergs IK did not play in the Svenska Serien.
[*] Dahl initially stayed in Sweden but joined the team after the quarter-final win against Egypt because
Keller had been injured after the first match against Belgium.
Switzerland
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Hans Pulver 28-12-1902 6- 4-1977 Young Boys 22 0
GK Theo Schär [*] 16- 2-1903 FC Basel 1 0
DF Charles Bouvier [*] 24- 8-1898 10-1964 Servette 5 0
DF Gustav Gottenkieny [*] 8- 5-1896 9-1959 Grasshopper-Club 14 0
DF Rudolf Ramseyer 17- 9-1897 13- 9-1943 Young Boys 59 4
DF Adolphe Reymond 4- 9-1896 7- 3-1976 Servette 11 0
DF Max Weiler I [+] 25- 9-1900 1- 9-1969 SC Veltheim 38 2
MF Adolfo "Adolphe" Mengotti Arnáiz 12-11-1901 1984 Real Madrid 1 0
MF August Oberhauser 4- 3-1895 7-1971 Nordstern 20 0
MF Aaron Pollitz 11- 2-1896 13-11-1977 Old Boys 23 0
MF Louis Richard [*] 25- 9-1896 Servette 3 0
MF Paul Schmiedlin [+] 2- 6-1897 2- 7-1981 FC Bern 28 0
FW Max "Xam" Abegglen II 11- 4-1902 25- 8-1970 Grasshopper-Club 68 34
FW Félix Bédouret [!] 12- 1-1898 30- 6-1955 Racing Club de France (Paris) 2 0
FW Walter Dietrich 24-12-1902 27-11-1979 Servette 14 6
FW Karl Ehrenbolger 13-11-1899 Nordstern 18 1
FW Paul Fässler 13- 6-1901 26- 3-1983 Young Boys 33 0
FW Johann "Jean" Haag 11- 5-1895 1976 Grasshopper-Club 8 0
FW Marcel Katz [+] [*] 9-11-1896 10- 7-1975 Old Boys 4 0
FW Edmond Kramer III 8-11-1906 4-1945 Cantonal 10 1
FW Robert Pache 26- 9-1897 31-12-1974 Servette 15 9
FW Paul Sturzenegger 7- 6-1902 19- 5-1970 FC Zürich 15 10
tr.: Ted Duckworth (England) 1882
[*] Bouvier, Gottenkieny, Katz and Richard were part of the squad but did not travel to Paris; their names
are included in the official report; reportedly only 17 players made the trip; if so, possibly also
Schär did not travel to Paris; after the quarter-final win against Italy, three players returned home,
officially due to homesickness but apparently to save money.
[!] Bédouret was a late replacement for Robert Afflerbach, who could not travel due to injury:
FW Robert Afflerbach 12-11-1900 19- 8-1953 Nordstern 7 4
[+] Katz, Schmiedlin and Weiler I were late replacements for the following three players:
MF Max Galler 27- 1-1902 6- 1-1970 FC Basel 5 0
FW Ernesto Fink 11- 8-1902 29-10-1953 FC Lugano 5 1
FW Hans Rufflé Young Fellows 1 0
Turkey
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Hamit Akbay 1904 1986 Süleymaniye 6 0
GK Nedim Kaleci 1900 22- 7-1981 Altinordu 5 0
DF Ali Gençay 2- 2-1905 28- 3-1957 Galatasaray 8 0
DF Cafer Çağatay 1899 24- 4-1991 Fenerbahçe 7 0
DF Burhanettin Hamid [+] 0 0
MF Hamit Arslan 1899 1968 Altay 5 0
MF İbrahim Kelle 1897 2- 2-1965 Altinordu 1 0
MF İsmet Uluğ 1901 26- 8-1975 Fenerbahçe 11 0
MF Kadri Göktulga 1904 25-10-1973 Fenerbahçe 10 0
MF Kemal Rıfat Kalpakçıoğlu 1899 7- 9-1975 Galatasaray 9 0
MF Nihat Asim Bekdik 17- 3-1902 21- 6-1992 Galatasaray 21 1
FW Alaattin Baydar 1901 13- 7-1990 Fenerbahçe 16 1
FW Bedri Gürsoy 1904 4- 2-1994 Fenerbahçe 12 1
FW Bekir Refet Teker 22- 5-1899 9- 6-1977 1.FC Pforzheim 3 3
FW Kamil Rona 1894 4- 6-1905 Muhafızgücü 2 0
FW Kemal Faruki 27- 8-1906 27- 1-1988 Galatasaray 3 2
FW Mehmet Leblebi 1908 25- 2-1972 Galatasaray 16 2
FW Muslih(ittin) Peykoğlu 20-10-1905 27-12-1960 Galatasaray 8 1
FW Sabih Arca 1901 24- 4-1979 Fenerbahçe 9 3
FW Zeki Rıza Sporel 28- 2-1898 3-11-1969 Fenerbahçe 16 15
tr.: Billy Hunter (Scotland) 2- 4-1885 2- 1-1937
[+] team manager Burhanettin was also registered as player.
Uruguay
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club [-] Caps Goals
GK Pedro Casella 31-10-1898 18- 6-1971 Universal 7 0
GK Leónidas Chiappara [+] none (lived in Paris) 0 0
GK Andrés Mazali 22- 7-1902 30-10-1975 Nacional 21 0
DF Pedro Arispe 30- 9-1900 4- 5-1960 Rampla Juniors 19 0
DF José Nasazzi 24- 5-1901 17- 6-1968 Bella Vista 41 0
DF Humberto Tomassina 12- 9-1898 12- 6-1981 Liverpool 3 0
DF Antonio Urdinarán [+] 30-10-1898 8- 6-1961 none (lived in Madrid) 18 2
DF Fermín Uriarte [+] 1902 Lito 13 0
MF José Leandro Andrade 22-11-1901 5-10-1957 Nacional 34 1
MF Alfredo Ghierra 31- 8-1891 16-11-1973 Universal 11 0
MF José Vidal 15-12-1896 3- 7-1974 Belgrano (Montevideo) 7 1
MF Alfredo Zibechi 30-10-1894 19- 6-1958 Nacional 38 1
MF Pedro Zingone 1899 Lito 4 1
FW José Pedro Cea 1- 9-1900 18- 9-1970 Lito 27 13
FW Pedro Domingo Etchegoyen Liverpool 0 0
FW José Naya 25- 7-1896 29- 1-1977 Liverpool 2 0
FW Pedro Petrone 11- 5-1905 13-12-1964 Charley 29 24
FW Ángel Romano 2- 8-1893 22- 8-1972 Nacional 69 28
FW Zoilo Saldombide 26-10-1903 4-12-1981 Montevideo Wanderers 13 3
FW Héctor Pedro Scarone 26-11-1898 4- 4-1967 Nacional 52 31
FW Pascual Somma [+] 7- 2-1896 1930 Nacional 42 3
FW Santos Urdinarán 30- 3-1900 14- 7-1979 Nacional 22 2
tr.: Ernesto Fígoli 21- 8-1888 26- 7-1951
[-] in 1922, Peñarol and Central were expelled from the league during the season and they founded a
rival association, the F.U.F., in 1923 (which was dissolved again in 1925); thus the A.U.F.,
affiliated to F.I.F.A., could not avail itself of any Peñarol players for the Olympic tournament.
[+] Somma and Uriarte had made the trip to Europe but were expelled from the squad for disciplinary
reasons and sent home before the start of the Olympic football tournament; they were replaced by
A. Urdinarán (by then living in Madrid and last capped for Uruguay in 1922) and Chiappara, a
Paris-based architect who provided lodgings for the team; all four are included in the official
report.
USA
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK James Edward "Jimmy" Douglas 12- 1-1898 5- 3-1972 Newark SC 9 0
DF Irving Cyril Davis 12-12-1896 27- 6-1958 Fairhill FC 5 0
DF James "Jakes" Henry Mulholland 2-10-1901 19- 8-1969 Scott AA 2 0
DF Frederick "Teddy" E. O'Connor 4- 4-1902 1952 Standard AA (Lynn) 4 0
DF Arthur George Rudd 22-10-1890 14- 4-1968 Fleisher Yarn FC 2 0
MF Frank Burkhardt "Burke" Jones 25- 4-1903 30- 1-1983 Heidelberg (Philadelphia) 3 0
MF William Jacob Demko 20-12-1895 8- 8-1957 Fleisher Yarn FC 2 0
MF Raymond A. "Ray" Hornberger 23-12-1898 28- 5-1976 Disston FC 2 0
MF Carl W.F. Johnson 18- 9-1892 15- 2-1970 Swedish-American FC (Chicago) 2 0
FW Aage Emil Brix 9-12-1894 16- 3-1963 Los Angeles AC 1 0
FW Samuel Hugh "Sam" Dalrymple 22-12-1901 2- 1-1981 Disston FC 2 0
FW Henry Charles Farrell 2-10-1902 5-1980 Fairhill FC 2 0
FW William Findlay 15- 1-1904 21- 1-1981 Galicia FC (New York) 4 0
FW Edward "Ed" Hart 28- 1-1903 5- 8-1974 Saint Matthew's FC 2 0
FW James "Jimmy" Rhody 17- 7-1896 1944 Erie AA FC 1 1
FW Andrew John "Andy" Straden 27-11-1897 6-1967 Fleisher Yarn FC 4 3
FW Herbert "Herb" Wells 4- 5-1901 11-1978 Fleisher Yarn FC 3 0
tr.: George H. Burford (England) 25-12-1875 1931
Yugoslavia
Pos Full Name DoB DoD Club Caps Goals
GK Dragutin Friedrich 5- 1-1897 26- 3-1980 HAŠK Zagreb 9 0
GK Dragutin Vrđuka 3- 4-1895 23- 1-1948 Građanski Zagreb 7 0
DF Stjepan Bocak [*] 9-12-1900 7- 5-1981 Concordia Zagreb 0 0
DF Eugen Dasović 1-12-1896 7- 2-1980 HAŠK Zagreb 10 0
DF Andrija Kujundžić 28-11-1899 11-10-1970 Bačka Subotica 2 0
DF Janko Rodin 17- 2-1900 13- 9-1974 Hajduk Split 4 0
DF Dragutin Vragović 18- 9-1897 22- 1-1973 Građanski Zagreb 7 0
DF Stjepan Vrbančić 29-11-1900 12-12-1988 HAŠK Zagreb 12 0
MF Slavin Cindrić 10- 8-1901 29- 4-1943 HAŠK Zagreb 5 3
MF Artur Dubravčić [*] 15- 9-1894 14- 3-1969 Concordia Zagreb 9 1
MF Ivan Marjanović 15- 2-1904 6- 3-1983 HAŠK Zagreb 6 0
MF Alfons Pažur [*] 13- 3-1896 26- 3-1973 Concordia Zagreb 1 0
MF Rudolf Rupec 17- 2-1896 3- 7-1983 Građanski Zagreb 9 0
FW Dragutin Babić 5-11-1897 17- 5-1945 Građanski Zagreb 10 2
FW Dragoslav Jovanović 29- 9-1903 2- 6-1936 Jugoslavija Beograd 8 4
FW Antun Pavleković [*] 12- 4-1899 30- 7-1954 Građanski Zagreb 0 0
FW Adolf Percel [*] 14-10-1901 13- 8-1951 Concordia Zagreb 3 2
FW Emanuel Perška 20- 6-1896 8- 5-1945 Građanski Zagreb 14 2
FW Dušan Petković 13- 4-1903 2-12-1979 Jugoslavija Beograd 8 2
FW Eugen Plazzeriano 3-12-1897 6-11-1972 HAŠK Zagreb 1 0
FW Vladimir Vinek 15- 5-1901 4-1945 HAŠK Zagreb 6 3
FW Branko Zinaja [*] 28- 9-1895 20- 9-1949 HAŠK Zagreb 6 4
tr.: Milivoj Sekulić [*] 1893 10- 5-1941
[*] Bocak, Dubravčić, Pavleković, Pažur, Percel and Zinaja were part of the squad but did not travel to Paris;
their names are included in the official report; Sekulić (whose official title was Savezni kapiten JNS and
who had originally been selected as a player for the Olympic Games in 1920 but was eventually replaced by
Vjekoslav Župančić) also did not travel to Paris due to financial constraints.
If the refereeing at the 1920 tournament had
been controversial, that in 1924 was
deplorable. In particular the French referees were heavily criticised by the
(foreign) press. The Austrian sports journalist Willy Meisl, one of
the most respected of his profession and a neutral observer, was outspoken in
his opinions. In an article he wrote before the semi-finals were played,
published in the Viennese "Sport-Tagblatt" (7 June 1924), one reads, under the
heading "Die Schiedsrichtermisere in Paris.": "Die Schiedsrichter in
Paris sind sehr unzufrieden. Wollte man boshaft sein, könnte man sagen, man
sei es mit ihnen auch, aber diesmal will ich mehr von denen sprechen, die
wirklich etwas können, als von jenen vielen, die man hier bereits zu sehen
Gelegenheit hatte, die wirklich nichts können."; and, about the semi-final
appointments: "Schwere Besorgnisse hegt man,
was den Leiter des zweiten Semifinales betrifft, den Franzosen Vallat. Schon
in dem leichten Spiel Uruguay-Jugoslawien war dieser Pfeifenträger so schwach,
wie nur möglich, und er war wohl der schlechteste Referee von allen, die man
bisher hier gesehen hatte.". In a tournament review published in the
same paper on 11 June, we find, under the sub-heading "Die französische
Schiedsrichter-Misere.", Meisl's view on Vallat's handling
of that semi-final: "(...) er pfiff schlecht wegen Fouls und noch
schlechter wegen Hands, übersah viel und sah wenig und noch weniger richtig,
gab Out für Corner und vice versa und – also Off-side wollen wir ruhig
beiseite lassen. Den Gipfel erklomm er aber, als er gegen Holland den
entscheidenden Elfmeter diktierte. Ein Uruguay-Stürmer ging vor und machte
klar Hands, (...), gibt er – Elfer gegen Holland. Die Sache entschied das
Match. Gewiß, die Südamerikaner waren das weitaus bessere Team, ihr
Sieg entsprach dem Spielverlauf und was weiß ich, was noch alles, aber der
Elfer, durch den er erzielt wurde, war eine krasse Fehlentscheidung eines
Schiedsrichter, der nicht einmal den Ball beim Refereeball aufwerfen kann,
obwohl er natürlich, wie alle Schiedsrichter, die nichts verstehen, oft genug
zu dieser Eselsbrücke seine Zuflucht nimmt. Vallat würde bei uns kaum ein
besseres Spiel der zweiten Klasse bekommen, hier gibt man ihm ein Semifinal."
On at least nine occasions the originally appointed referee was replaced, often
following a protest by one of the two teams involved. Sweden and the Netherlands
both objected to Slawik, the French referee appointed for
their bronze medal match. He was then given the final.
Full Name Country DoB DoD Matches Fin SF
Marcel Charles Marie Slawik France 22- 2-1892 26- 4-1952 3 1
Peder Christian "Per" Andersen Norway 5- 4-1892 12- 3-1964 3
Heinrich Carl Franz "Heinz" Retschury Austria 25- 1-1887 15-12-1944 3
Gaston Louis Vallat France 3- 8-1888 16- 3-1938 2 1
Henri Denis Christophe Belgium 23- 7-1884 17- 6-1968 2
D. Johannes "Job" Mutters Netherlands 19- 2-1889 8- 3-1974 2
Mihály Iványi Iváncsics Hungary 2-11-1890 28- 1-1959 1 1
Charles Barette Belgium 1873 11-10-1947 1
Luis Colina Álvarez Spain 12- 8-1888 22- 7-1956 1
Olivier de Ricard France 1
Henri Henriot France 1
Felix Herren Switzerland 1
Youssof Mohamed Egypt 1
Eugène Paul Fernand Putz Belgium 1-10-1880 1-10-1955 1
Antonio Pietro Enrico Scamoni Italy 14-12-1886 13- 4-1977 1
NB: Henri Christophe and Job Mutters both also officiated in 1920 and 1928 (where Mutters refereed
both the final and the final replay); they are the only two referees active at all three Olympic
football tournaments in the twenties; in addition, Wim Eijmers, who had been appointed for two
matches of France (against Latvia and Uruguay) only to be replaced for both matches, refereed
one match in 1920 and two in 1928.
Sources included: [BuL (Band 4)], [COF 25], [IFF 00 (Band 1)], [Jun 06], Linguasport (archived by the Wayback Machine), wikipedia, eu-football.info, Eesti Spordi Biograafiline Leksikon, Magyar Futball, Latvijas izlases spēlētāji, Istorija fudbalske reprezentacije Srbije, various contemporary French newspapers (available through Gallica), various contemporary Austrian newspapers (available through ANNO), various contemporary Dutch newspapers (available through Delpher).
Thanks to Khaled Abul-Oyoun, Cris Freddi, Nebojša Jakovljević, Eduardo Mendoza and Jevgenij Pilscikov for additions and corrections and to Macario Reyes for an earlier version of this file.
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