As the Olympics returned to Europe, football returned to the Games.
In 1932, it had not been on the programme in Los Angeles for a variety of
reasons (disputes about amateurism, less than overwhelming interest in the
United States, and F.I.F.A.'s desire to protect the status of its new World Cup
tournament, first held two years earlier), but
the German organisers did not want to renounce on the event pulling the biggest
crowds (the four final matches had an average attendance of more than ninety thousand!).
However, it was not an altogether happy return, for various reasons,
some connected to what might be termed the Zeitgeist.
One positive aspect was the first ever entry of two Far Eastern countries,
China and Japan (less than a year later, the latter would inflict the second
Sino-Japanese War on the former, culminating within half a year in the unspeakable
atrocities of the Nanking Massacre in December 1937 and January 1938).
On the other hand, half a dozen traditional entrants,
all bordering Germany, were absent. Not for political reasons (Belgium,
Czechoslovakia, Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland all sent more than a
hundred athletes to the Nazi Games, France just over two hundred), but because of
the "amateur question". In March, Czechoslovakia, France and Switzerland,
who all had a professional football league at the time, had already decided
against sending a weak amateur selection, and Belgium also refrained from
entering because of the 1933 I.O.C. decision that players who had received
"broken time payments" (still accepted in 1928)
could not be considered amateurs.
For the same reason, on 18 May the football federation of the Netherlands, the only country
to have entered all five previous official Olympic football tournaments, announced,
with considerable regret as the Dutch football side had been in fine form that season,
that it would not register for the tournament, after having received
confirmation that two key players (captain Puck van Heel and first choice goalkeeper
Leo Halle) would not be eligible – in spite of being much purer amateurs than
most of the Italian "student" selection, whose players may all have been uncapped
going into the tournament
but for the most part had been bloodied in the professional Serie A (captain
Foni already in its first ever season, 1929/30, when playing for Lazio); several of
them, including bespectacled outside right Frossi, had already
played in the Mitropa Cup, the Champions
League of the thirties.
The football itself was lacking in quality, and sportsmanship was often
lacking altogether. The tone was set on the first day in the match
between Italy and the United States, in which
the Azzurri, who had had the German crowd on their side at the
beginning of the encounter, misbehaved so badly that according to Belgian
and Dutch newspapers the spectators not only changed sides within fifteen
minutes after kick-off but saw the Italians off with shouts
of "Geef ze maar aan den Negus!"
(presumably "Gibt sie doch dem Negus!" in the original), in reference
to Haile Selassie, the ruler of Abyssinia where the fascisti were
waging war at the time. (One is reminded of
Nicolae Titulescu's
exclamation of "A la porte les sauvages!" directed at unruly Italian
journalists at the League of Nations five weeks earlier.)
Apart from the Italian team, also the Austrian, Peruvian and Polish sides
came in for considerable criticism from the Belgian and Dutch press; the
quarter-final between Austria and Peru was little
more than a mutual Treterei, with even the spectators joining in.
More than one commentator was reminded of the Germany-Uruguay
quarter-final in Amsterdam eight years before.
Antwerp newspaper De Schelde even likened the scenes to North American
gangsterdom by decrying the match as a "Chicago-battle".
The most memorable result (in, it should be added, a clean match) was
Norway's surprise win over hosts Germany – arguably the greatest upset
in any Olympic football tournament to date; in addition, Japan came back
from two goals down to oust Sweden before being annihilated by Italy, and
Poland and Great Britain combined for nine goals in a spectacular quarter-final.
Now that the I.O.C. is withdrawing medals (for doping offences) years after
they were handed out, it might also, in the pursuit of justice and sportsmanship,
consider retracting the gold and silver medals for this tournament, and hand
the gold to bronze medalists Norway, about the only country to come out of
the tournament with a better reputation than going in. (And while at it,
it should also swap the gold and silver medals in
the sprint cycling event.)
In April, before the close of registration and thus before the number of
participating countries was known, it was decided that the main tournament
would start on 3 August with the round of sixteen. If more than sixteen
countries were to enter, preliminary round matches were to be played
between 26 July and 1 August in other German cities (but not in Berlin).
Eventually, as exactly sixteen teams took part, no such matches were
necessary.
At the same time, it was announced that the countries eliminated in the
preliminary round and the round of sixteen would be invited for a consolation
tournament, to be organised by the German football federation (just as
the 1928 consolation tournament had been
arranged by the Dutch federation together with the F.I.F.A.). That consolation
tournament would again be a straight knock-out tournament, with matches to
be played between 31 July and 12 August (possibly to be extended to 22 August
depending on the number of entrants), in various German cities.
However, after consultation with the participating countries it was cancelled by the
technical committee on 3 August, the day of the start of the tournament.
On the same day, a curious article appeared in various Dutch newspapers, stating that
the matches would be played according to the international Laws of the Game, but that
the half-time breaks were to last only five minutes, and that draws were to be
followed by 2x15 minutes of extra time, with the proviso that the second period
of extra time would be cancelled if a goal was scored (presumably: if one side
was in the lead after the first period of extra time; the original Dutch text was:
"Indien een verlenging noodzakelijk is, zal deze tweemaal vijftien
minuten duren na een pauze van vijf minuten, met dien verstande, dat de
tweede verlengingsperiode vervalt, indien een doelpunt wordt gemaakt.").
If this "silver goal" regulation was not a canard by a Dutch journalist, it
either was overturned soon afterwards or not communicated to the referees and teams:
Italy twice scored in the first half of extra time (against Norway in the semi-final
and Austria in the final) but the second period of extra time was nevertheless played
in both cases.
Before the draw, the sixteen entrants were seeded by dividing them over two
groups, the stronger group A consisting of Egypt, Germany,
Great Britain (Amateur), Italy, Norway, Peru, Poland and Sweden and the
weaker group B comprising Austria (Amateur), China, Finland, Hungary (Amateur),
Japan, Luxembourg, Turkey and the U.S.A. (Amateur), with teams from the same
group being kept apart in the first round. (This was a novelty; previous draws
of Olympic football tournaments had been completely random, although a similar
concept seems to have been considered for
the 1916 Berlin Olympics.)
Note that Italy, although officially
entering an amateur side, considered all its matches official, whereas Austria,
Great Britain, Hungary and the United States, who also had a professional league,
did not (they were also rather more serious about sending real amateur players
than the Italians – indeed, the fact that Italy considers its matches in
Berlin official in spite of already boasting a professional league for seven
seasons is proof enough in itself they did not send amateur players and should
not have been allowed to enter).
At the draw on 19 July, the entire tournament bracket was fixed at once.
All modern sources the author is aware of copy the attendance figures given
by the IFFHS [IFF 00 (Band 2)];
however, considering the aggregate attendance figures (which include seats reserved
for guests of honour and complimentary tickets, press and radio, and participants
and active competitors, in addition to seats sold) listed in the official report
(see the overview below; unfortunately the official report only gives aggregate numbers
by venue and not for individual matches), it is clear that those IFFHS estimates
(which add up to 87,000 at the Poststadion; 30,000 at the Mommsenstadion; 12,500 at
the Hertha-Sportplatz; and 357,000 at the Olympiastadion) are far too high for the
Mommsenstadion and way too low for the Hertha-Sportplatz am Gesundbrunnen.
Therefore, in the match details section below estimated attendances
are given based on contemporary newspaper reports, which are quite different for four
matches: the first round meeting between Norway and Turkey,
the quarter-final rout between Italy and Japan, the scandalous
encounter between Austria and Peru, and, finally, the
final itself (which is unlikely to have been attended
by fewer spectators than the bronze medal match, as implied by the numbers suggested
by the IFFHS). Those estimated attendances given below roughly add up to the
official aggregate totals by venue.
While the Hertha-Sportplatz am Gesundbrunnen, colloquially known as "Plumpe",
was demolished in 1974 after owners Hertha had had to sell it because of financial
problems, the other three stadiums still exist. The Olympiastadion annually
hosts two German cup finals (both men and women) and is the new home ground of
Hertha BSC; the Mommsenstadion is the home venue for the football sections of both
Tennis Borussia Berlin and SC Charlottenburg while the Berliner AK 07 receives its
visitors at the Poststadion, which hosted a first "European women's championship"
in 1957.
Venue Capacity Matches Total Att. Average Paying Att. Average
Olympiastadion 100,000 4 373,553 93,388 332,274 83,069
Poststadion 55,000 ? 5 [*] 92,703 18,541 84,718 16,944
Mommsenstadion 15,000 ? 4 17,679 4,420 12,849 3,212
Hertha-Sportplatz 35,000 3 23,534 7,845 20,513 6,838
total 16 507,469 31,717 450,354 28,147
[*] does not include the quarter-final replay behind closed doors forfeited by Peru.
NB: capacity refers to capacity at the time of the tournament;
total and paying attendances based on p. 498 of the official report.
Olympic Football Tournament | Friendlies
OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
NB: Apart from the 16 countries which eventually entered, also Bulgaria and Portugal had
registered by 23 June, but both withdrew before the draw four weeks later; Estonia
and India had withdrawn before the close of registration after entering initially.
First Round
3 August 1936 - Poststadion - Berlin - Att: 10,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 9,000]
Ref: Karl Weingärtner (Ger) - Lin: R. Eklöw (Swe), M. Hamus (Lux)
ITALY 1 (Frossi 58)
UNITED STATES 0
HT: 0-0
Italy: Venturini - Foni, Rava - Baldo, Piccini, Locatelli - Frossi,
Marchini, Scarabello, Biagi, Capelli (cap).
USA: Bartkus - Greinert, Zbikowski - Crockett, Pietras, Altemose - Gajda,
Nemchik, Lutkefedder, Fiedler, Ryan.
Sent off: Rava (53).
NB: when Rava was sent off, a number of Italian players physically attacked the
referee, grabbing him and covering his mouth; it took five minutes for Rava
to leave the field; it was also reported Piccini was sent off but allowed to
stay on the field after violent Italian protests; judging from reports in
contemporary Dutch newspapers (some relating the sending off of Rava, others
the Piccini story – but none of them describing both), the two incidents may
in fact have been (part of) one and the same confused and prolonged outrage;
Dutch and German newspapers reported attendances between 5,000 and 10,000.
3 August 1936 - Mommsenstadion - Berlin - Att: 1,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 8,000]
Ref: Giuseppe Scarpi (Ita) - Lin: F. Hafiz (Egy), H. Fink (Ger)
NORWAY 4 (Martinsen 35, 73, Brustad 55, Kvammen 81)
TURKEY 0
HT: 1-0
Norway: Johansen - Horn, Eriksen - Ulleberg, Juve (cap), Holmberg - Hansen,
Isaksen, Martinsen, R. Kvammen, Brustad.
Turkey: Cihat - Yaşar, Hüsnü (cap) - Mehmet Reşat, Lütfü,
İbrahim - Niyazi, Sait, Hakkı Yeten, Rebii, Fikret.
NB: the IFFHS attendance figure of 8,000 is undoubtedly far too high; Dutch and
German newspaper reports stated the attendance was "zeer matig", with "nur
wenige Zuschauer", suggesting fewer than 1,000 were at the match.
4 August 1936 - Hertha-Sportplatz - Berlin - Att: 5,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 5,000]
Ref: Willy Peters (Ger) - Lin: H. Fink (Ger), K. Weingärtner (Ger)
JAPAN 3 (Kawamoto 49, Ukon 62, Matsunaga 85)
SWEDEN 2 (Persson 24, 37)
HT: 0-2
Japan: Sano - Horie, Takeuchi (cap) - Tatsuhara, Oita, Kim - Matsunaga, Ukon,
Kawamoto, T. Kamo, Sh. Kamo.
Sweden: Bergqvist - O. Andersson, Källström - Carlund (cap), Emanuelsson,
T. Johansson - Josefsson, Persson, Jonasson, Grahn, Hallman.
NB: T. Kamo withdrew injured after 80 minutes;
left half Kim Yong-sik (known as Kin Yōshoku in Japanese) would also play
two Olympic matches for his native Korea in 1948.
4 August 1936 - Poststadion - Berlin - Att: 15,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 12,000]
Ref: Pál Hertzka (Hun) - Lin: R. Scorzoni (Ita), G. Scarpi (Ita)
GERMANY 9 (Urban 16, 53, 73, Simetsreiter 28, 48, 72, Gauchel 50, 90, Elbern 76)
LUXEMBOURG 0
HT: 2-0
Germany: Buchloh - Münzenberg (cap), Ditgens - Bernard, Goldbrunner, Mehl -
Elbern, Gauchel, Hohmann, Urban, Simetsreiter.
Luxembourg: Hoscheid - Mousel, Majerus - Fischer, Frisch, Kieffer (cap) -
Stamet, Mengel, Mart, Geib, Kemp.
NB: Dutch and German newspapers reported attendances between 10,000 and 15,000.
5 August 1936 - Poststadion - Berlin - Att: 6,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 5,000]
Ref: Raffaele Scorzoni (Ita) - Lin: F. Hafiz (Egy), M. Badr el-Din (Egy)
POLAND 3 (Gad 12, 27, Wodarz 88)
HUNGARY 0
HT: 2-0
Poland: Albański - Martyna (cap), Gałecki - Kotlarczyk II, Wasiewicz, Dytko -
R. Piec, Scherfke II, Peterek, Gad, Wodarz.
Hungary: Régi - Kovács I, Berta - Lágler, Von Bohus, Király -
Scheidl, Kiss, Klauber (cap), Bérczes, Csutorás.
NB: Bérczes withdrew injured after 70 minutes;
Dutch and German newspaper reports gave the attendance as 6,000.
5 August 1936 - Mommsenstadion - Berlin - Att: 5,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 6,000]
Ref: Jimmy Jewell (Eng) - Lin: A. Barton (Eng), M. Hamus (Lux)
AUSTRIA 3 (Steinmetz 5, 66, Laudon 8)
EGYPT 1 (Sakr 85)
HT: 2-0; missed penalty: Mahmoud (Egy, 45+2)
Austria: E. Kainberger (cap) - Künz, Kargl - Krenn, Wahlmüller, Hofmeister -
Werginz, Laudon, Steinmetz, Kitzmüller, Fuchsberger.
Egypt: Mansour - El-Kaf, Ibrahim - El-Far, Youssef, El-Kashef - Latif,
Sakr, Taha, Mokhtar (cap), Mahmoud.
NB: Mokhtar withdrew injured after 65 minutes;
Dutch and German newspaper reports gave the attendance as 5,000.
6 August 1936 - Hertha-Sportplatz - Berlin - Att: 4,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 2,500]
Ref: Rinaldo Barlassina (Ita) - Lin: P. Hertzka (Hun), G. Scarpi (Ita)
PERU 7 (T. Fernández 18, 35, 47, 49, 70, Villanueva 22, 67)
FINLAND 3 (Kanerva 42pen, Gronlund 80, Larvo 82)
HT: 3-1
Peru: Valdivieso (cap) - A. Fernández, V. Lavalle - Tovar, S. Castillo, Jordán -
T. Alcalde, Magallanes, T. Fernández, Villanueva, Morales.
Finland: Salminen - Karjagin, Närvänen - Kanerva, Malmgren (cap), Lahti -
Weckström, Gustafsson, Larvo, Grönlund, Lehtonen.
NB: German newspaper reports gave the attendance as 4,000.
6 August 1936 - Mommsenstadion - Berlin - Att: 8,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 8,000]
Ref: Helmut Fink (Ger) - Lin: W. Peters (Ger), K. Weingärtner (Ger)
GREAT BRITAIN 2 (Dodds 54, Finch 65)
CHINA 0
HT: 0-0
GB: Hill - Holmes, Fulton - Gardiner, Joy (cap), Pettit - Crawford, Kyle, Dodds,
Edelston, Finch.
China: Pau Ka-Ping - Lee Tin-Sang, Tam Kong-Pak - Chui Ah-Fei, Wong Mee-Shen,
Chan Chan-Ho - Tso Kwai-Shing, Fung King-Cheung, Lee Wai-Tong (cap),
Suen Kam-Shuen, Ip Pak-Wah.
NB: Dutch and German newspapers reported attendances between 9,000 and 10,000.
Quarter-Finals
7 August 1936 - Mommsenstadion - Berlin - Att: 4,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 8,000]
Ref: Otto Olsson (Swe) - Lin: F. Hafiz (Egy), M. Badr el-Din (Egy)
ITALY 8 (Frossi 13, 74, 77, Biagi 33, 55, 81, 84, Capelli 89)
JAPAN 0
NB: other sources credited the sixth goal to Marchini instead of Biagi.
HT: 2-0
Italy: Venturini - Foni, Rava - Baldo, Piccini, Locatelli - Frossi,
Marchini, Bertoni I, Biagi, Capelli (cap).
Japan: Sano - Suzuki, Takeuchi (cap) - Tatsuhara, Oita, Kim - Matsunaga, Ukon,
Kawamoto, T. Kamo, Sh. Kamo.
NB: left half Kim Yong-sik (known as Kin Yōshoku in Japanese) would also play
two Olympic matches for his native Korea in 1948;
the IFFHS attendance figure of 8,000 is certainly too high; Dutch and German
newspaper reports gave the attendance as 4,000.
7 August 1936 - Poststadion - Berlin - Att: 55,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 55,000]
Ref: Arthur Barton (Eng) - Lin: M. Hamus (Lux), J. Jewell (Eng)
NORWAY 2 (Isaksen 8, 83)
GERMANY 0
HT: 1-0
Norway: Johansen - Eriksen, Holmsen - Ulleberg, Juve (cap), Holmberg -
R. Kvammen, Frantzen, Martinsen, Isaksen, Brustad.
Germany: Jakob - Münzenberg, Ditgens - Gramlich (cap), Goldbrunner, Bernard -
Lehner, Siffling, Lenz, Urban, Simetsreiter.
NB: German newspapers gave the attendance as 35,000 or 40,000; however, given
the overall attendance for the five matches at the stadium as indicated in
the official report, 55,000, as listed on the official site of the stadium,
must be much closer to the truth.
8 August 1936 - Poststadion - Berlin - Att: 6,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 6,000]
Ref: Rudolf Eklöw (Swe) - Lin: O. Olsson (Swe), M. Hamus (Lux)
POLAND 5 (Gad 35, Wodarz 42, 49, 55, R. Piec 58)
GREAT BRITAIN 4 (Clements 25, Shearer 72, Joy 78, 81)
NB: other sources credited the last goal to Shearer instead of Joy.
HT: 2-1
Poland: Albański - Martyna (cap), Gałecki - Kotlarczyk II, Wasiewicz, Dytko -
R. Piec, Scherfke II, Peterek, Gad, Wodarz.
GB: Hill - Holmes, Fulton - Gardiner, Joy (cap), Sutcliffe - Crawford, Shearer,
Clements, Riley, Finch.
NB: German newspapers gave the attendance as 4,000.
8 August 1936 - Hertha-Sportplatz - Berlin - Att: 15,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 5,000]
Ref: Thoralf Kristiansen (Nor) - Lin: P. Hertzka (Hun), E. Pekonen (Fin)
PERU 4 (own goal 75, Villanueva 81, 119, T. Fernández 115)
AUSTRIA 2 (Werginz 23, Steinmetz 37)
NB: all contemporary reports described the first Peruvian goal as an own goal
(either by Kargl or Künz), although modern sources credit it to Alcalde.
AET; FT: 2-2, HT: 0-2
Peru: Valdivieso (cap) - A. Fernández, V. Lavalle - Tovar, S. Castillo, Jordán -
Magallanes, J. Alcalde, T. Fernández, Villanueva, Morales.
Austria: E. Kainberger (cap) - Künz, Kargl - Krenn, Wahlmüller, Hofmeister -
Werginz, Laudon, Steinmetz, Kitzmüller, Fuchsberger.
NB: Laudon withdrew injured after 64 minutes after a brutal foul by Lavalle, returning
briefly (for 4 minutes) at the start of extra time;
Peruvian fans and officials repeatedly invaded the field; after their third goal,
one Austrian player (Krenn) was kicked by one of them; upon a protest by Austria,
the Jury of Appeal of the F.I.F.A., in a session which no Peruvian representatives
attended in spite of having been invited to do so, ordered a replay behind closed
doors on the ground that "there existed factors hampering the normal course of
events during the match"; see also below;
the IFFHS attendance figure of 5,000 is undoubtedly far off; newspaper reports
suggested attendances between 10,000 and 20,000.
Quarter-Final Replay
10 August 1936 - Poststadion - Berlin - Att: 0
Ref: Rinaldo Barlassina (Ita) - Lin: G. Scarpi (Ita), R. Scorzoni (Ita)
AUSTRIA won by walk-over.
PERU withdrew.
Semi-Finals
10 August 1936 - Olympiastadion - Berlin - Att: 95,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 95,000]
Ref: Pál Hertzka (Hun) - Lin: A. Birlem (Ger), H. Fink (Ger)
ITALY 2 (Negro 15, Frossi 96)
NORWAY 1 (Brustad 57)
AET; FT: 1-1, HT: 1-0
Italy: Venturini - Foni (cap), Rava - Baldo, Piccini, Locatelli - Frossi,
Marchini, Bertoni I, Biagi, Negro.
Norway: Johansen - Eriksen, Holmsen - Ulleberg, Juve (cap), Holmberg -
Frantzen, R. Kvammen, Martinsen, Isaksen, Brustad.
NB: an Austrian report gave the attendance as 90,000.
11 August 1936 - Olympiastadion - Berlin - Att: 82,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 82,000]
Ref: Arthur Barton (Eng) - Lin: O. Olsson (Swe), J. Jewell (Eng)
AUSTRIA 3 (K. Kainberger 17, Werginz 54, Laudon 88)
POLAND 1 (Gad 76)
NB: other reports credit the last goal to Mandl.
HT: 1-0
Austria: E. Kainberger (cap) - Künz, Kargl - Krenn, Wahlmüller, Hofmeister -
Werginz, Laudon, Mandl, K. Kainberger, Fuchsberger.
Poland: Albański - Martyna (cap), Gałecki - Kotlarczyk II, Wasiewicz, Dytko -
R. Piec, Musielak, Peterek, Gad, Wodarz.
Bronze Medal Game
13 August 1936 - Olympiastadion - Berlin - Att: 95,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 95,000]
Ref: Alfred Birlem (Ger) - Lin: W. Peters (Ger), R. Eklöw (Swe)
NORWAY 3 (Brustad 15, 23, 84)
POLAND 2 (Wodarz 3, Peterek 25)
HT: 2-2
Norway: Johansen - Eriksen, Holmsen - Ulleberg, Juve (cap), Holmberg -
Monsen, R. Kvammen, Martinsen, Frantzen, Brustad.
Poland: Albański (cap) - Szczepaniak, Gałecki - Góra, Cebulak, Dytko -
Kisieliński II, Matyas II, Peterek, Gad, Wodarz.
Final
15 August 1936 - Olympiastadion - Berlin - Att: 100,000 [estimate; IFFHS: 85,000]
Ref: Peco Bauwens (Ger) - Lin: O. Olsson (Swe), P. Hertzka (Hun)
ITALY 2 (Frossi 68, 92)
AUSTRIA 1 (Fuchsberger 79)
NB: most modern sources credit the Austrian goal to K. Kainberger, but contemporary
Austrian newspapers listed Fuchsberger, with Kainberger providing the assist,
which the latter confirmed in an interview in 1996 and can apparently be seen
on a video.
AET; FT: 1-1, HT: 0-0
Italy: Venturini - Foni (cap), Rava - Baldo, Piccini, Locatelli - Frossi,
Marchini, Bertoni I, Biagi, Gabriotti.
Austria: E. Kainberger (cap) - Künz, Kargl - Krenn, Wahlmüller, Hofmeister -
Werginz, Laudon, Steinmetz, K. Kainberger, Fuchsberger.
NB: Dutch and German newspaper reports gave the attendance as 100,000 (which, if the
totals for the semi-finals and the bronze medal match are correct, would fit the
aggregate total in the official report); an Austrian report suggested a crowd of
120,000 (way over the official capacity of the stadium).
FRIENDLIES
A number of teams played friendlies against regional selections after having been
eliminated from the Olympic tournament; the following list is under completion.
9 August 1936 - Wackerstadion, Halle - Att: 6,000
GAU MITTE 2 (Paul 31, Schipphorst ~40)
EGYPT 2 (Latif 18, Taha 60)
HT: 2-1
9 August 1936 - Köln
MITTELRHEIN 0
USA 1
HT: 0-0
9 August 1936 - Saarlautern (temporary name of Saarlouis)
SAARPFALZ 1
LUXEMBOURG 3
HT: 0-1
12 August 1936 - Essen - Att: 12,000
MITTELRHEIN 6
JAPAN 2
HT: 2-1
12 August 1936 - Hannover
NIEDERSACHSEN 4
USA 1
HT: 3-0
NB: see also the file on the Chinese Olympic team 1936.
Rk Country P W D L F A Pts GAvg
1 ITALY 4 4 0 0 13- 2 8 6.50
2 Austria 3 2 0 1 7- 4 4 1.75
3 Norway 4 3 0 1 10- 4 6 2.50
4 Poland 4 2 0 2 11-10 4 1.10
5 Peru 1 1 0 0 7- 3 2 2.33
Germany 2 1 0 1 9- 2 2 4.50
Great Britain 2 1 0 1 6- 5 2 1.20
Japan 2 1 0 1 3-10 2 0.30
9 Sweden 1 0 0 1 2- 3 0 0.67
Finland 1 0 0 1 3- 7 0 0.43
Egypt 1 0 0 1 1- 3 0 0.33
USA 1 0 0 1 0- 1 0 0.00
China 1 0 0 1 0- 2 0 0.00
Hungary 1 0 0 1 0- 3 0 0.00
Turkey 1 0 0 1 0- 4 0 0.00
Luxembourg 1 0 0 1 0- 9 0 0.00
NB: records do not include the annulled quarter-final between Austria and Peru nor the
Austrian win by forfeit in the replay;
after the medalists, teams are only ranked by the round in which they were eliminated.
7 Frossi (Ita) [scored in all four matches of Italy]
5 Brustad (Nor)
T. Fernández (Per) [without goal in annulled match against Austria]
Wodarz (Pol)
4 Biagi (Ita)
Gad (Pol)
3 Simetsreiter (Ger)
Urban (Ger)
NB: if one includes the goals of the annulled match between Austria and Peru, two
more players scored at least 3 goals:
4 Villanueva (Per) [includes 2 goals in annulled match against Austria]
3 Steinmetz (Aut) [includes 1 goal in annulled match against Peru]
Austria | China | Egypt | Finland | Germany | Great Britain | Hungary | Italy | Japan | Luxembourg |
Norway | Peru | Poland | Sweden | Turkey | USA
NB: teams could name 22 players;
Pos = Position (GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward); tr. = Trainer;
DoB = Date of Birth; Club refers to that at which player was active in (the first half of) 1936.
Austria
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK KAINBERGER Eduard 20-11-1911 Salzburger AK 1914
GK LAGOFSKY Josef 4- 7-1911 Heeressportverein Wien
DF-RB HOMSCHAK Alois 20- 5-1913 Donawitzer SV
DF-RB KÜNZ Ernst 24- 2-1912 FC Lustenau 07
DF-LB KARGL Martin 30-12-1912 SC Kores (Wien)
DF-LB SCHAFFELHOFER Leo 13- 4-1906 Linzer ASK
MF-RH BACHER Ernst 23- 8-1909 Salzburger AK 1914
MF-RH KSANDER Josef 30- 7-1914 Simmeringer Waggonfabrik
MF-MH KLEINDIENST Anton [x] 25- 2-1913 Kapfenberger SC
MF-MH WAHLMÜLLER Karl 22-10-1913 SV Urfahr 1912 (Linz)
MF-LH HOFMEISTER Maximilian 22- 3-1913 Donawitzer SV
MF-LH KRENN Anton 18- 4-1911 Polizeisportverein Wien
FW-OR STEINMETZ Klement 23- 3-1915 Kapfenberger SC
FW-OR WERGINZ Walter 18- 8-1913 Klagenfurter AC
FW-IR LAUDON Adolf 13-12-1912 Salzburger AK 1914
FW-IR SCHREIBER Karl [x] 24- 4-1915 SC Rapid Oberlaa
FW-CF MANDL Franz 4- 8-1916 First Vienna FC
FW-IL KAINBERGER Karl 1-12-1912 Salzburger AK 1914
FW-IL KITZMÜLLER Josef 21- 6-1912 SK Admira Linz
FW-OL FUCHSBERGER Franz 28- 9-1910 SV Urfahr 1912 (Linz)
tr.: HOGAN James (England) 16-10-1882
[x] Kleindienst and Schreiber did not travel.
NB: in addition, one player was originally chosen for the squad but eventually not registered:
FW-CF WÖß Sepp SK Admira Linz
NB: RB = Right Back, LB = Left Back; RH = Right Half, MH = Mid Half, LH = Left Half;
OR = Outside Right, IR = Inside Right, CF = Centre Forward, IL = Inside Left, OL = Outside Left.
China
Pos Full Name [Pinyin transcr.] DoB Club
GK PAU Ka-Ping [BĀO Jiāpíng] 10- 8-1908 South China (Hongkong)
GK WONG Ki-Leung [HUÁNG Jìliáng] [*] 6-11-1911 South China (Hongkong)
DF CHUA Boon-Lay [CÀI Wénlǐ] 23-10-1904 Singapore Chinese FA (Singapore)
DF LEE Tin-Sang [LǏ Tiānshēng] 4- 4-1906 South China (Hongkong)
DF MAK Shiu-Hon [MÀI Shàohàn] 5- 5-1912 Chinese Athletic (Hongkong)
DF TAM Kong-Pak [TÁN Jiāngbǎi] 27-11-1911 South China (Hongkong)
MF CHAN Chan-Ho [CHÉN Zhēnhé] [*] 15- 3-1906 You You [Three Cultures] (Shanghai)
MF CHUI Ah-Fai [XÚ Yàhuī] 10-10-1912 Chinese Athletic (Hongkong)
MF LEE Kwok-Wai [LǏ Guówēi] 12- 1-1911 South China (Hongkong)
MF LEONG Wing-Chiu [LIÁNG Róngzhào] 3- 7-1911 South China (Hongkong)
MF LIANG Shue-Tang [LIÁNG Shùtáng] 31-12-1911 You You [Three Cultures] (Shanghai)
MF WONG Mee-Shen [HUÁNG Měishùn] 6-11-1907 South China (Hongkong)
FW CHEUK Shek-Kam [ZHUÓ Shíjīn] 14- 7-1913 South China (Hongkong)
FW FUNG King-Cheung [FÉNG Jǐngxiáng] 19-12-1907 South China (Hongkong)
FW IP Pak-Wah [YÈ Běihuá] 2- 2-1907 South China (Hongkong)
FW KIA Yu-Liang [JIǍ Yòuliáng] 25- 7-1912 Tung Wah [East China] (Shanghai)
FW LEE Wai-Tong [LǏ Huìtáng] 16-10-1905 South China (Hongkong)
FW SUEN Kam-Shuen [SŪN Jǐnshùn] 4- 7-1907 Tung Wah [East China] (Shanghai)
FW TAY Kwee-Liang [ZHÈNG Jìliáng] 1- 1-1912 South China (Hongkong)
FW TIO Hian-Gwan [ZHĀNG Xiǎnyuán] [!] 24- 6-1911 Tiong Hoa (Soerabaja)
FW TSO Kwai-Shing [CÁO Guìchéng] 15- 6-1911 South China (Hongkong)
FW YEUNG Shui-Yick [YÁNG Shuǐyì] 2- 8-1911 South China (Hongkong)
tr.: NGAN Shing-Kwan [YÁN Chéngkūn] 18-12-1900
NB: full names as given in the contemporary official programme.
[*] Chan Chan-Ho was usually referred to by his nickname "Darkie" Chan;
Wong Ki-Leung was usually referred to by his nickname Wong Wing.
[!] Tio Hian Goan represented the Dutch East Indies at the 1934 Far Eastern Games.
NB: see also the file on the Chinese Olympic team 1936.
Egypt
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK EZZAT Hussein 1915 Al-Ittihad
GK MANSOUR Mustafa Kamel 2- 8-1914 Al-Ahly
DF ABDOU Abdelhamid "Hamidu" 20-12-1905 Al-Ahly
DF EL-KAF EL-SAYED Ali Mohamed 10- 4-1908 Al-Mokhtalat
DF IBRAHIM Ahmed Halim 10- 2-1910 Al-Mokhtalat
MF EL-FAR Hussein Ahmed 21- 5-1912 Al-Mokhtalat
MF EL-KASHEF Ahmed Wagih 5- 2-1909 Al-Ahly
MF HELMY Mohamed Hassan "Helmy Zamora" 13- 2-1912 Al-Mokhtalat
MF SHAFI Ali Hussein 10- 4-1908 Al-Sekka Al-Hadid
MF SHENDI Omar 1915 Al-Teram
MF YOUSSEF Helmi Mustafa 11- 6-1911 Al-Masry
FW ABDIN Mustafa Hassan 20- 1-1910 Al-Ittihad
FW HAMDI Hussein 6- 3-1905 Al-Ahly
FW LATIF Mohamed 23-10-1909 Rangers (Glasgow)
FW MAHMOUD Hani Labib 25- 8-1907 Al-Ahly
FW MOKHTAR Mahmoud Al-Rifai "El-Tetch" 29- 9-1905 Al-Ahly
FW SAKR Abdel Karim Ezzat 8-11-1918 Al-Ahly
FW TAHA Mostafa Kamel 23- 3-1910 Al-Mokhtalat
tr.: BOOTH Curtis (England) 12-10-1891
Finland
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK HALME Viljo 24- 1-1907 HPS
GK SALMINEN Paavo 19-11-1911 Helsingin Toverit
DF KARJAGIN Frans 11- 6-1909 HIFK
DF LESKINEN Veli [x] 5- 5-1907 Helsingin Toverit
DF LINDBÄCK Ragnar 13-11-1906 HIFK
DF NÄRVÄNEN Arvo 12- 2-1905 Sudet (Viipuri)
DF VIRTANEN Eino [x] 1- 1-1914 HJK
MF HYYRYNEN Arvo [x] 9-10-1913 Sudet (Viipuri)
MF KANERVA William 26-11-1902 HPS
MF KILPI Eino [x] 23-10-1910 HPS
MF LAHTI Eino 18- 5-1915 VPS
MF MALMGREN Jarl 21- 9-1908 HIFK
MF PAAKKANEN Tauno 8- 3-1911 Sudet (Viipuri)
MF PYY Armas 27- 5-1913 HJK
FW GRÖNLUND Ernst 18-12-1902 HIFK
FW GUSTAFSSON Erkki 31-12-1912 Helsingin Toverit
FW KYLMÄLÄ Yrjö [x] 20- 9-1911 Helsingin Toverit
FW LARVO Pentti 22-12-1906 HPS
FW LEHTONEN Aatos 15- 2-1914 HJK
FW SOTIOLA Yrjö 19- 5-1913 HPS
FW WECKSTRÖM Kurt 4-12-1911 HJK
tr.: FABRA Ferdinand (Germany) 8-10-1906
[x] Hyyrynen, Kilpi, Kylmälä, Leskinen and Virtanen did not travel.
Germany
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK BUCHLOH Fritz 26-11-1909 VfB Speldorf (Mülheim/Ruhr)
GK JAKOB Hans 16- 6-1908 Jahn Regensburg
GK JÜRISSEN Willy 13- 5-1912 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
DF DITGENS Heinz 3- 7-1914 Borussia München-Gladbach
DF MUNKERT Andreas 7- 3-1908 1.FC Nürnberg
DF MÜNZENBERG Reinhold 25- 1-1909 Alemannia Aachen
MF BERNARD Robert 10- 3-1913 VfR Schweinfurt
MF GOLDBRUNNER Ludwig 5- 3-1908 Bayern München
MF GRAMLICH Rudolf 6- 6-1908 Eintracht Frankfurt
MF JANES Paul 11- 3-1912 Fortuna Düsseldorf
MF MEHL Paul 21- 4-1912 Fortuna Düsseldorf
MF SOLD Willi 19- 4-1911 FV Saarbrücken
FW ECKERT Jakob 18-10-1916 Wormatia Worms
FW ELBERN Franz 1-11-1910 SV Beuel
FW GAUCHEL Josef 11- 9-1916 TuS Neuendorf (Koblenz)
FW GELLESCH Rudolf 1- 5-1914 Schalke 04
FW HOHMANN Karl 18- 6-1908 VfL Benrath
FW LEHNER Ernst 7-11-1912 Schwaben Augsburg
FW LENZ August 29-11-1910 Borussia Dortmund
FW SIFFLING Otto 3- 8-1912 Waldhof Mannheim
FW SIMETSREITER Willy 16- 3-1915 Bayern München
FW URBAN Adolf 9- 1-1914 Schalke 04
tr.: NERZ Otto 21-10-1892
Great Britain
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK HILL Haydn Henry Clifford 4- 7-1913 Yorkshire Amateur
GK HUDDLE Louis Terance 13- 4-1911 Casuals
DF FULTON Robert Patrick 6-11-1906 Belfast Celtic
DF HOLMES Guy Graham 1-12-1905 Ilford
DF PEART William Clarence 1- 9-1904 Royal Navy
DF ROYLANCE Gilbert 13- 9-1909 Yorkshire Amateur
MF EASTHAM Stanley 26-11-1914 The Army
MF FIELDING Ivor 16- 6-1909 Royal Navy
MF GARDINER John 23-12-1911 Queen's Park (Glasgow)
MF JOY Bernard 29-10-1911 Casuals
MF PETTIT Daniel Eric Arthur 19- 2-1915 Northern Nomads
MF SUTCLIFFE John 27- 6-1913 Corinthians
FW BROWN Coventry 28- 2-1910 Royal Air Force
FW CLEMENTS Bertram Arthur 1-12-1913 Casuals
FW CRAWFORD James 21- 5-1904 Queen's Park (Glasgow)
FW DODDS John McDonald 10- 1-1907 Queen's Park (Glasgow)
FW EDELSTON Maurice 27- 4-1918 Wimbledon
FW FINCH Lester Charles 26- 8-1909 Barnet
FW GIBB T. James 6- 5-1912 Cliftonville (Belfast)
FW KYLE Joseph Reid 16-10-1913 Queen's Park (Glasgow)
FW RILEY Frederick 9- 1-1912 Casuals
FW SHEARER Edgar Donald Reid 6- 6-1909 Corinthians
tr.: VOISEY William 19-11-1891
NB: Pettit was a late replacement for Leek:
MF LEEK Tommy H. Moor Green
NB: unlike the Irish FA (Fulton and Gibb) and the Scottish FA (Crawford, Dodds, Gardiner
and Kyle), the FA of Wales did not recommend any of its players for the Olympic side;
it was the first time the United Kingdom was not represented at an Olympic football
tournament by an exclusively English team (as in 1908, 1912 and 1920).
Hungary
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK RÉGI László 13- 5-1911 BSzKRT (Budapest)
GK SIMON János 1- 3-1908 Pécsi Egyetemi AC
DF-RB KŐMŰVES Imre 1- 5-1915 Soproni VSE
DF-RB KOVÁCS Kálmán 3- 3-1911 KEAC (Szeged)
DF-LB BÉLDI (BEER) István [x] 28- 8-1914 Budafoki Ifjúsági Kör
DF-LB BERTA József 25-10-1912 Tokodi Üveggyári SC
MF-RH KIRÁLY Gyula 28-10-1908 BSzKRT (Budapest)
MF-RH PÓSA (POCH) Béla [x] 25- 7-1914 Ferencvárosi TC
MF-MH BONYHAI (BOHUS) Lajos 29- 6-1913 Attila (Miskolc)
MF-MH LÁGLER Pál 8-10-1913 Magyar Pamutipari SC (Budapest)
MF-LH HONTI György 1- 6-1910 Ferencvárosi Vasutas SK (Budapest)
MF-LH KALMÁR (KRIVICZ) Gyula 21- 7-1913 DVAC (Pécs)
FW-OR KARÁCSONYI (KRECSMARIK) Gyula 5-11-1917 Ferencvárosi TC
FW-OR SOPRONI (SCHEIDL) József 26- 1-1913 Soproni FAC
FW-IR KISS Gyula 14- 5-1916 Ferencvárosi TC
FW-IR KOLLÁTH Ferenc [x] 6-10-1914 Szolnoki MÁV
FW-CF KÁLLAI (KLAUBER) Lipót 27-12-1912 Újpesti FC
FW-CF KESZEI László 28-12-1911 Törekvés SE
FW-IL BÉRCZES (BENDEKOVITS) András 5-11-1909 Pécsi VSK
FW-IL HORVÁTH Gyula [x] 12- 2-1916 Csepeli TK
FW-OL CSUTORÁS Mihály 7- 3-1912 Herminamezei AC (Zugló)
FW-OL TÓTH Mátyás [x] 1- 4-1918 Csepeli AK
tr.: OPATA Zoltán 24- 9-1900
[x] Béldi, Horváth, Kolláth, Pósa and Tóth did not travel.
NB: Király was a late replacement for Rumpler:
MF-RH RUMPLER Szegedi FC
NB: RB = Right Back, LB = Left Back; RH = Right Half, MH = Mid Half, LH = Left Half;
OR = Outside Right, IR = Inside Right, CF = Centre Forward, IL = Inside Left, OL = Outside Left.
Italy
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK GIANI Mario 10- 2-1912 Sestrese
GK VANNUCCI Paolo 19- 9-1913 Pisa
GK VENTURINI Bruno 26- 9-1911 Sampierdarenese
DF FONI Alfredo 20- 1-1911 Juventus
DF PETRI Lamberto 25- 1-1910 Bologna
DF RAVA Pietro 21- 1-1916 Juventus
DF TAMIETTI Corrado 18- 1-1914 Brescia
MF BALDO Giuseppe 27- 7-1914 Lazio
MF GIUNTOLI Adolfo 14- 5-1913 Vigevano
MF LOCATELLI Ugo 5- 2-1916 Ambrosiana-Inter
MF PICCINI Achille 24-10-1911 Fiorentina
MF PUPPO Sandro 28- 1-1918 Piacenza
FW BERTONI Sergio 23- 9-1915 Pisa
FW BIAGI Carlo 20- 4-1914 Pisa
FW CAPPELLI Giulio 4- 3-1911 Viareggio
FW FROSSI Annibale 6- 8-1911 Ambrosiana-Inter
FW GABRIOTTI Francesco 12- 8-1914 Lazio
FW GIROMETTA Carlo 9-11-1913 Piacenza
FW MARCHINI Libero 31-10-1914 Lucchese-Libertas
FW NEGRO Alfonso 5- 7-1915 Fiorentina
FW NICOLINI Mario 25- 6-1912 Livorno
FW SCARABELLO Luigi 17- 6-1916 Spezia
tr.: POZZO Vittorio Giuseppe Luigi Enrico 2- 3-1886
Japan
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK FUWA Sei 2- 7-1915 Waseda University
GK SANO Rihei 21- 9-1912 Waseda University
DF HORIE Tadao 13- 9-1913 Waseda University
DF SUZUKI Yasuo 30- 4-1913 Waseda University
DF TAKEUCHI Teizō 6-11-1908 Tokyo Imperial University
MF KIM Yong-sik [!] 25- 7-1910 Boseong College (Kyungsung, Seoul)
MF OITA Koichi 9- 4-1914 Tokyo Imperial University
MF SASANO Sekitsugu 16-12-1914 Waseda University
MF TATSUHARA Motoo 14- 1-1913 Waseda University
FW KAMO Shōgo 12-12-1915 Waseda University
FW KAMO Takeshi 8- 2-1915 Waseda University
FW KAWAMOTO Taizō 17- 1-1914 Waseda University
FW MATSUNAGA Akira 21- 9-1914 Tokyo Higher Normal School
FW NISHIMURA Shōichi 18- 4-1912 Waseda University
FW TAKENOKOSHI Shigemaru [*] 15- 2-1906 no affiliation
FW TANABE Chitaro Gohei [*] 18- 3-1906 no affiliation
FW TAKAHASHI Toyoji 24- 9-1915 Tokyo Imperial University
FW UKON Tokutarō 23- 9-1913 Keio University
tr.: SUZUKI Shigeyoshi 13-10-1902
[!] registered as Kin Yōshoku (the japanised version of his name); represented his native Korea
(occupied by Japan in 1936) at the 1948 Olympics in London.
[*] Takenokoshi and Tanabe belonged to the technical staff, but were also registered as players.
Luxembourg
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK HOSCHEID Johann Peter "Jim" 22- 6-1912 Jeunesse d'Esch
GK JEANTY Eugène 28- 2-1911 Red Boys Differdange
DF MAJERUS Victor 26- 3-1913 Jeunesse d'Esch
DF MOUSEL Peter 10- 5-1915 Jeunesse d'Esch
DF SCHMIT Johann 27- 4-1915 Stade Dudelange
MF FISCHER Joseph 24- 2-1902 The National Schifflange
MF FRISCH Johann Peter 7- 5-1908 The National Schifflange
MF KIEFFER Arnold 30- 9-1910 Progrès Niedercorn
FW BERNARD Arthur [x] 1-10-1915 Jeunesse d'Esch
FW FEYDER Alphonse 12- 6-1916 Progrès Niedercorn
FW GEIB Robert 2-11-1911 Spora Luxembourg
FW KEMP Gustav 24- 2-1917 AS Differdange
FW MART Léon 18- 9-1914 Fola Esch
FW MENGEL Ernst "Enschy" 27- 3-1913 US Dudelange
FW SPEICHER Théophile 12- 8-1909 Spora Luxembourg
FW STAMET Oscar 9- 9-1913 Spora Luxembourg
tr.: FEIERSTEIN Paul 27- 1-1903
[x] Bernard did not travel.
Norway
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK GUNDERSEN Håkon 18- 9-1907 Frigg
GK JOHANSEN Henry Høgfeldt 21- 7-1904 Vålerenga
GK KVAMMEN Sverre Martin [x] 6- 1-1908 Viking
DF ERIKSEN Nils Kristian 5- 3-1911 Odd
DF HOLMSEN Øivind Josef 28- 4-1912 Lyn
DF HORN Fredrik 8- 6-1916 Lyn
DF JOHANNESSEN Rolf [x] 15- 3-1910 Fredrikstad
MF HENRIKSEN Nils Kristian 3- 3-1911 Frigg
MF HOLMBERG Rolf Johan Aas 24- 8-1914 Odds
MF JUVE Jørgen 22-11-1906 Lyn
MF KJOS Kjeld [x] 31- 7-1905 Brann
MF ULLEBERG Frithjof Melchior Blumer 10- 9-1911 Lyn
FW BRUSTAD Arne 14- 4-1912 Lyn
FW FRANTZEN Odd Bernhard 20- 1-1913 Hardy
FW HANSEN Sverre 23- 6-1913 Fram (Larvik)
FW ILEBY Arne 2-12-1913 Fredrikstad
FW ISAKSEN Magnar Nikolai 13-10-1910 Lyn
FW KVAMMEN Reidar Osvald 23- 7-1914 Viking
FW MARTINSEN Alfred Werner 29-12-1911 Lillestrøm
FW MONSEN Magdalon Johannes 19- 4-1910 Hardy
FW PEDERSEN Birger [x] 1-12-1910 Hardy
FW SVENNUNGSEN Peter [x] 14- 4-1915 Odd
tr.: HALVORSEN Asbjørn 3-12-1898
[x] Johannesen, Kjos, S. Kvammen, Pedersen and Svennungsen did not travel.
Peru
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK MARCHENA Víctor Manuel 22- 9-1914 Sport Boys
GK VALDIVIESO Juan Humberto 6- 5-1910 Alianza Lima
DF CHAPPELL Raúl Enrique 23- 7-1911 Sport Boys
DF FERNÁNDEZ Arturo 3- 2-1910 Universitario
DF LAVALLE Víctor 25- 7-1911 Alianza Lima
DF PARDO Guillermo 19-11-1909 Sport Boys
MF CASTILLO Segundo 17- 7-1913 Sport Boys
MF GARCÍA Eulogio 11- 3-1911 Alianza Lima
MF JORDÁN Orestes 21-11-1913 Universitario
MF LANDA Enrique 23- 9-1913 Alianza Lima
MF PACHECO Miguel 12- 4-1912 Sport Boys
MF PORTAL Carlos Enrique 15- 4-1913 Sport Boys
MF TOVAR Carlos 2- 4-1914 Universitario
FW ALCALDE Jorge Luis Félix 26-11-1916 Sport Boys
FW ALCALDE Teodoro "Prisco" 20- 9-1913 Sport Boys
FW ÁLVAREZ Andrés Nicolás 10- 9-1915 Sport Boys
FW FERNÁNDEZ Teodoro Oswaldo "Lolo" 20- 5-1913 Universitario
FW IBÁÑEZ Pedro 29- 5-1912 Sport Boys
FW MAGALLANES Adelfo 29- 8-1910 Alianza Lima
FW MORALES José 15- 3-1910 Alianza Lima
FW PAREDES Arturo Félix Emilio 6-10-1913 Sport Boys
FW VILLANUEVA Alejandro 4- 6-1908 Alianza Lima
tr.: DENEGRI Alberto Luis 7- 8-1906
Poland
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK ALBAŃSKI Spirydion Jan 4-10-1907 Pogoń Lwów
GK FONTOWICZ Marian [x] 13- 7-1907 Warta Poznań
GK MADEJSKI Edward Dominik Jerzy 11- 8-1914 Wisła Kraków
DF GALECKI Antoni 4- 6-1906 ŁKS Łódź
DF MARTYNA Henryk Julian 14-11-1907 Legia Warszawa
DF SITKO Alojzy Antoni [x] 5- 6-1911 Wisła Kraków
DF SZCZEPANIAK Władysław 19- 5-1910 Polonia Warszawa
MF CEBULAK Franciszek Ludwik 6- 9-1906 Legia Warszawa
MF DYTKO Ewald Jan 18-10-1914 Dąb Katowice
MF GÓRA Wilhelm Antoni 18- 1-1916 Cracovia
MF KISIELIŃSKI Walerian 1- 3-1907 Polonia Warszawa
MF KOTLARCZYK Józef 13- 2-1907 Wisła Kraków
MF PIEC Wilhelm Jerzy [x] 7- 1-1915 Naprzód Lipiny
MF SCHERFKE Fryderyk Egon 7- 9-1909 Warta Poznań
MF WASIEWICZ Jan Karol 6- 1-1911 Pogoń Lwów
FW GAD Hubert August 15- 8-1914 Śląsk Świętochłowice
FW MATYAS Michał Franciszek Mieczysław 28- 9-1910 Pogoń Lwów
FW MUSIELAK Walenty 7- 2-1913 HCP Poznań
FW PETEREK Teodor 7-11-1910 Ruch Wielkie Hajduki (Chorzów)
FW PIEC Ryszard Leon 17- 8-1913 Naprzód Lipiny
FW WODARZ Gerard 10- 8-1913 Ruch Wielkie Hajduki (Chorzów)
FW WOSTAL Jerzy Adolf [x] 6-12-1914 AKS Kraków
tr.: KAŁUŻA Józef Ignacy 11- 2-1896
[x] Fontowicz, W. Piec, Sitko and Wostal did not travel.
Sweden
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK BERGQVIST Sven Olof Lennart 20- 8-1914 AIK
GK SJÖBERG Ivar Gustav Albert 23- 3-1913 AIK
DF-RB ANDERSSON Otto August 7- 5-1910 Örgryte IS
DF-RB SKÖLD Sven Erland Valter 12- 2-1910 AIK
DF-LB KÄLLSTRÖM Erik Ragnar 5- 3-1908 IF Elfsborg
DF-LB LIND Folke Bertil 4- 4-1913 GAIS
MF-RH ALMGREN Karl Erik Algot 28- 1-1908 AIK
MF-RH CARLUND Karl Victor 5- 2-1906 Örgryte
MF-MH EMANUELSSON Sven Arvid 24-12-1913 IF Elfsborg
MF-MH JOHANSSON Torsten Henning 17- 1-1906 IFK Norrköping
MF-LH ERIKSSON Karl William Isidor 11-12-1909 AIK
MF-LH SNITT Fredrik Einar 3-10-1905 Sandvikens IF
FW-OR ANDERSSON Gillis Allan 4- 7-1912 IF Elfsborg
FW-OR JOSEFSSON Karl Gustaf Ragnval 16- 2-1916 AIK
FW-IR PERSSON Erik 19-11-1909 AIK
FW-IR TÖRNKVIST Bengt Sören Åke 15- 9-1915 IK Sleipner
FW-CF ERICSSON Karl Bertil 6-11-1908 Sandvikens IF
FW-CF JONASSON Sven Gunnar 9- 7-1909 IF Elfsborg
FW-IL GRAHN Karl Erik Vilhelm 5-11-1914 IF Elfsborg
FW-IL JOHANSSON-JERNSTEN Holger 18- 1-1911 GAIS
FW-OL HALLMAN Gustaf Åke Linus 12-11-1912 IF Elfsborg
FW-OL KROON Knut William 19- 6-1906 Hälsingborgs IF
tr.: CARLSON Gustaf Johannes 22- 7-1894
NB: RB = Right Back, LB = Left Back; RH = Right Half, MH = Mid Half, LH = Left Half;
OR = Outside Right, IR = Inside Right, CF = Centre Forward, IL = Inside Left, OL = Outside Left.
Turkey
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK ARMAN Cihat 16- 7-1915 Gençlerbirliği
GK KURGAN Avni 17- 6-1912 Galasataray
DF ALPASLAN Yaşar 23- 3-1914 Fenerbahçe
DF BARLAS Faruk 12- 4-1915 Güneş
DF SAVMAN Hüsnü 18- 8-1908 Beşiktaş
MF AKSOY Lütfü 17- 7-1911 Galasataray
MF ALAÇ İsmail Hakkı 25- 5-1911 Altay
MF BUMIN Adil 21- 1-1914 Altınordu
MF NAYİR Mehmet Reşat 13- 7-1911 Fenerbahçe
MF TUSDER İbrahim 15- 1-1915 Güneş
FW ALTINORDU Sait 24- 7-1912 Altınordu
FW ARICAN Fikret 17- 7-1912 Fenerbahçe
FW CİCİ Necdet 26- 6-1912 Galasataray
FW ERKAL Rebii 10- 2-1911 Güneş
FW GÖRKEY Şeref 17- 7-1914 Beşiktaş
FW GÖZTEPE Fuat 16- 6-1912 Göztepe
FW KILIÇ Gündüz 29-10-1918 Galasataray
FW SEL Niyazi 12- 3-1908 Fenerbahçe
FW YETEN Hakkı 25- 5-1911 Beşiktaş
tr.: DONNELLY James Elliot (Ireland) 18-12-1893
USA
Pos Full Name DoB Club
GK BARTKUS Francis Anthony 11-11-1915 Brooklyn German SC
GK DENTON Robert William 20-11-1907 1st German-American FC (Philadelphia)
DF GREINERT Frank 5- 2-1909 Brooklyn German SC
DF ZBIKOWSKI Ferdinand Julius 18-11-1912 Kearny Scots-Americans AC
DF ZYWAN John 25- 9-1909 Castle Shannon SC
MF ALTEMOSE Charles William 3- 6-1913 1st German-American FC (Philadelphia)
MF BEGLEY Edward Leo 28- 8-1914 Irish Village FC (Saint Louis)
MF CROCKETT James 17- 2-1902 1st German-American FC (Philadelphia)
MF OLTHAUS John Joseph Patrick 12- 5-1916 Brooklyn German SC
MF PIETRAS Peter Paul 21- 4-1908 1st German-American FC (Philadelphia)
MF STOLL Fred 23- 1-1909 1st German-American FC (Philadelphia)
FW CHIMIELEWSKI Julius Walter 18- 6-1915 Highlanders FC (Trenton)
FW FIEDLER William John 10- 1-1910 1st German-American FC (Philadelphia)
FW GAJDA Andrew 26- 2-1907 Boston Soccer FC
FW LUTKEFEDDER Fred 15- 4-1910 1st German-American FC (Philadelphia)
FW NEMCHIK George 14- 3-1915 1st German-American FC (Philadelphia)
FW RYAN Francis John 10- 1-1908 1st German-American FC (Philadelphia)
tr.: SCHROEDER Elmer 25- 2-1898
NB: Zbikowski was a late replacement for Harker, who was unable to take off two months from work:
DF HARKER Albert 11- 4-1910 1st German-American FC (Philadelphia)
The men in black at this tournament had a most ungrateful task, and the Italian antics on the opening day (physically assaulting German referee Weingärtner when Rava received his marching orders) did not help. Perhaps influenced by that, no other players were sent off during the competition, although such would have been justified on more than one occasion. (In fact, Weingärtner would have been well within his rights to send off several Italian players for that incident alone, and newspaper descriptions of Lavalle's foul eliminating Laudon (a deliberate kick in the stomach) suggest it certainly merited expulsion as well.)
However, the main talking point of the tournament did not concern the referees
but the decision of the F.I.F.A. Jury of Appeal to order a replay of the battle
between Austria and Peru. This is usually considered
scandalous and often assumed to have been influenced by Nazi pressure on
the Jury, but that judgment has to be qualified. The Austrians protested on two
main grounds, the inadequacy of the refereeing and the inadequacy of the venue
(its Unzulänglichkeit, not its size, as sometimes claimed), resulting
in spectators entering the field of play repeatedly and eventually injuring an
Austrian player (Krenn). The first ground was of course thrown out, but the second
led to prolonged discussions after the referee and linesmen had been heard.
(The jury meeting started on Sunday 9 August, the day after the match, and was
adjourned at one o'clock in the night to be resumed on the morning of 10 August;
the Peruvians were invited both for the original session and again for
the resumption the next day but failed to attend either meeting.) The
final decision (to replay the match on 10 August at five in the afternoon,
behind closed doors) was announced at noon.
Much has been made of the composition (five Europeans) of the Jury, but looking
at the individual members, only one (Giovanni Mauro of Italy, known for
his laissez-faire style of refereeing at another Olympic football battle,
that between Spain and Sweden in 1920) can
possibly be considered to have been politically biased towards Austria. Three
of the other members (Rodolphe Seeldrayers of Belgium, Rudolf Pelikán of
Czechoslovakia, and Jules Rimet of France) had no reason whatsoever to feel
particularly lenient towards either Germany or Austria (after all, they all
had lived through the Great War) and the fifth was Anton Johanson of Sweden.
If Rimet and Seeldrayers were at all biased against Peru, that may
have had more to do with Peru having already shown the darker side of their
football at the first World Cup six years before, when ten minutes into
their first ever World Cup match, against Romania, Luis de Souza Ferreira
had broken Adalbert Steiner's leg, reducing the Tricolorii to ten
men (as substitutions were not allowed), before, still in the first half,
Alberto Denegri (who was Peru's trainer in Berlin)
rudely fouled Constantin Stanciu, leaving him hobbling for the rest of
the game. Neither culprit was sent off by the Chilean referee (in the
second half, De Souza even scored Peru's only goal before being illegally
substituted by Lizardo Rodríguez Nue ten minutes before the final whistle,
thus emulating Italy's cheating at
the 1912 Olympics),
but Peru nevertheless managed to obtain the doubtful distinction of being
the first country to have a player prematurely shown the showers at a
World Cup match after more misbehaviour by captain Plácido Galindo early
in the second half. Both Belgium and France had also been present at that
World Cup (not in the least because of Rimet being president and
Seeldrayers vice-president of F.I.F.A. at the time), played for a trophy
later (in 1946) named after Rimet, and memories may have lingered.
Finally, it must also be kept in mind that the kick against Krenn was not
an isolated incident; twice during the match Peco Bauwens, president of
the organising committee, had intervened in a futile attempt to calm down
both contestants and spectators. Ordering a replay behind closed doors
was doubtlessly controversial, but certainly not the most
scandalous jury ruling at the 1936 Olympics – that was the
decision to fine German (amateur!) cyclist
Toni Merkens for an illegal manoeuvre in the first leg of the sprint final
against Arie van Vliet but nevertheless homologate his ill-gotten win.
Full Name Country DoB DoD Matches Fin SF Arthur Willoughby Barton England 14- 9-1899 24- 8-1976 2 1 Pál Vitéz Hertzka Hungary 6- 1-1898 29-12-1978 2 1 Peter Joseph "Peco" Bauwens Germany 24-12-1886 17-11-1963 1 1 Rinaldo Barlassina Italy 2- 5-1898 23-12-1946 1 [*] August Robert Alfred Birlem Germany 10- 1-1888 13- 4-1956 1 Rudolf Emanuel Eklöw Sweden 15- 1-1904 29- 9-1986 1 Helmut Fink Germany 1895 1 Arthur James "Jimmy" Jewell England 2- 1-1898 21-10-1952 1 Thoralf Johannes Kristiansen Norway 22- 4-1900 2- 4-1954 1 Otto Rudolf Olsson Sweden 29- 9-1890 30- 7-1944 1 Wilhelm "Willy" Hans Chr. Carl Peters Germany 18- 3-1901 16- 2-1941 1 Giuseppe Scarpi Italy 25-12-1900 13-10-1952 1 Raffaele Augusto Giuseppe Scorzoni Italy 28- 4-1902 8- 7-1975 1 Karl Weingärtner Germany 11-1895 1971 1 [*] does not include the quarter-final replay forfeited by Peru.
Sources included: [IFF 00 (Band 2)], [Kol 09], Olympic Official Reports Collection, Linguasport (archived by the Wayback Machine), wikipedia, Austria Soccer, eu-football.info, various contemporary Austrian newspapers (available through ANNO), various contemporary German newspapers, various contemporary Belgian newspapers (available through Belgica Press), various contemporary Dutch newspapers (available through Delpher).
Thanks to Cris Freddi for additions and corrections and to Macario Reyes for an earlier version of this file.
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