The
football tournament at the
1976 Summer Olympics started on 18 July and ended on 31 July. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. 13 teams participated in the tournament, while three African teams took part in the boycott.[1]
^North Korean player An Gil-wan was suspended a year for attacking the referee three times during the game.[2] The Olympic federation warned the entire North Korean team to its future conduct.
With six goals, Andrzej Szarmach of Poland is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 66 goals were scored by 44 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.