Back كرة القدم في الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية 1984 Arabic Futbol als Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1984 Catalan Fotbal na Letních olympijských hrách 1984 Czech Olympische Sommerspiele 1984/Fußball German Anexo:Fútbol en los Juegos Olímpicos de Los Ángeles 1984 Spanish Jalgpall 1984. aasta suveolümpiamängudel Estonian فوتبال در بازیهای المپیک تابستانی ۱۹۸۴ Persian Jalkapallo kesäolympialaisissa 1984 Finnish Football aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1984 French Fuotbal op de Olympyske Simmerspullen 1984 Frisian
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 29 – August 11, 1984 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Yugoslavia |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 84 (2.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,425,181 (44,537 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Borislav Cvetković Stjepan Deverić Daniel Xuereb (5 goals each) |
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The association football (soccer) tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11, taking place throughout the United States.[1] It was the first Olympic soccer competition in which officially professional players were allowed. Until then, the amateur-only rule had heavily favored socialist countries from the Eastern Bloc whose players were professionals in all but name. However, as agreed with FIFA to preserve the importance of the World Cup, the Olympic competition was restricted to players with no more than five "A" caps at tournament start, regardless of age. Specifically, they allowed teams from countries outside of UEFA and CONMEBOL to field their strongest sides, while restricting UEFA and CONMEBOL (the strongest confederations whose teams had played all finals and won every single World Cup title) countries to players who had not played in a World Cup.[2][3][4][5]
The soccer tournament was held in four venues:
- Harvard Stadium (Boston)
- Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
- Stanford Stadium (Stanford, California)
- Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
The Gold medal game between France and Brazil at the Rose Bowl attracted an Olympic Games soccer attendance record of 101,799. This remained the record attendance for a soccer game in the United States until 2014, breaking the previous Olympic record attendance of 100,000 set at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia for the game of the 1956 Olympic Games played between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. The Rose Bowl attendance would remain the Olympic record until 104,098 attended the game of the 2000 Summer Olympics between Cameroon and Spain at the Stadium Australia in Sydney.
The attendance also stood as the highest for a soccer game in the United States until 109,318 saw Manchester United defeat Real Madrid during the 2014 International Champions Cup at the Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.
- ^ "Football at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ Summer Olympics Football
- ^ "Olympics Define Soccer Eligibility". New York Times. July 16, 1983. p. 20, Section 1. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ Harvey, Randy (December 12, 1986). "IOC Takes Pro and Con Positions on Pros". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ Litsky, Frank (March 30, 1986). "I.O.C. EXPECTED TO EASE AMATEUR POLICY". New York Times. p. 9, Section 5. Retrieved September 15, 2024.