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Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Consolation tournament
Tournament details
Host countrySweden
Dates1 – 5 July 1912
Teams7
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Hungary
Runners-up  Austria
Third place(none)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored31 (5.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Germany Gottfried Fuchs
(10 goals)

Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Consolation tournament was a repechage tournament contested by the seven losing teams of the first two rounds of the main tournament. Six teams played the first round in a single-elimination format, while Hungary entered directly to the semifinals. [1]

Hungary won the tournament after beating Austria 3–0 in the final. [2]

Bracket

 
First round Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Hungary3
 
 
 
  Germany1
 
  Germany16
 
 
 
  Russia0
 
  Hungary3
 
 
 
  Austria0
 
  Austria1
 
 
 
  Norway0
 
  Austria5
 
 
 
  Italy1
 
  Italy1
 
 
  Sweden0
 

First round

Austria vs Norway

First round
  Austria1–0  Norway
Neubauer 2' Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Per Sjöblom (Sweden)

Germany vs Russia

First round
Germany 16–0  Russia
Fuchs 2', 9', 21', 28', 34', 46', 51', 55', 65', 69'
Förderer 6', 27', 53', 66'
Burger 30'
Oberle 58'
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands)

Italy vs Sweden

First round
Italy 1–0  Sweden
Bontadini 15' Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Herbert Willing (Netherlands)

Semi finals

Hungary vs Germany

Semifinal
  Hungary3–1  Germany
Schlosser 3', 39', 82' Förderer 56'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands)

Austria vs Italy

Semifinal
Austria 5–1  Italy
Müller 30'
Grundwald 40', 89'
Hussak 49'
Studnicka 65'
Berardo 81'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Herbert Willing (Netherlands)

Final

1912 Consolation Tournament Final
Hungary 3–0  Austria
Schlosser 32'
Pataki 63'
Bodnar 72'
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Herbert Willing (Netherlands)

Final summary

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Hungary 2 2 0 0 0 7 −7 4
2   Austria 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4
3   Germany 2 1 0 1 17 3 +14 2
4   Italy 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 2
5   Sweden 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
6   Norway 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
7   Russia 1 0 0 1 0 16 −16 0
Source: RSSSF

References

  1. ^ Consolation Tournament by Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Olympic Football Tournament Stockholm 1912 on FIFA website