Football at the Summer Olympics

Participating nations

Men

Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.

Nation	00	04		08	12	20	24	28	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
UEFA
Austria	–	–		–	6		–	–	2	=11	=5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4
Belarus	Part of Russian Empire						Part of Poland				Part of Soviet Union										UT	–	–	–	–	10	–		1
Belgium	3	–		–	–	1	15	=5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–		5
Bulgaria							10	–	–	–	=17	3	5	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		5
Czech Republic	Part of Bohemia					Part of Czechoslovakia																–	14	–	–	–	–		1
Czechoslovakia	Part of Bohemia					9	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	9	–	–	1	–	–	Split into Slovakia and Czech Rep.								5
Denmark	–	–		2	2	10	–	–	–	3	=5	–	2	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	–	–	–	8		9
East Germany^[1]	Part of Germany											UTG		3	–	3	1	2	–	–	Merged with West Germany								4
Estonia	Part of Russian Empire					–	=17	–	–		Part of Soviet Union										–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Finland				–	4	–	–	–	=9	–	=14	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4
France	2	–		5	–	4	5	=9	–	=5	=17	–	9	–	7	–	5	–	1	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–		12
Germany^[2]	–	–		–	7			=5	=6		4	=9	UTG		–	5	–	–	5	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	2		9
Great Britain	1	–		1	1	11	–	–	=6	4	=17	=5	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–		10
Greece	–	–		–	–	13	–	–	–	–	=17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	–	–		3
Hungary	–	–		–	5		13	–	=9	–	1	–	3	1	1	2	–	–		–	–	16	–	–	–	–	–		9
Ireland	Part of Great Britain						7	–		=17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Israel											Competed with Asia								–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Italy	–			–	8	5	6	3	1	=5	=9	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	4	4	5	12	5	3	5	–	–		15
Latvia	Part of Russian Empire						16	–	–		Part of Soviet Union										–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Lithuania	Part of Russian Empire						=17	–			Part of Soviet Union										–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Luxembourg	–				–	12	11	=9	=9	=9	=9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		6
Netherlands	–			3	3	3	4	=9	–	=9	=17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–		8
Norway	–			–	9	7	–	–	3	–	=14	–	–	–	–	–	–		10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		5
Poland							=17	–	4	–	=9	–	10	–	–	1	2	–		–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–		7
Portugal					–	–	–	=5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	14	–	–	6		4
Romania	–						14	–	–		=17	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		3
Russia^[3]	Part of Russian Empire				10						Part of Soviet Union										UT	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Serbia					–	Part of Yugoslavia															IOP	FRY		SCG	12	–	–		1
Serbia and Montenegro						Part of Yugoslavia															IOP	FRY		16	Split into 2 nations				1
Slovakia	Part of Hungary					Part of Czechoslovakia																–	13	–	–	–	–		1
Soviet Union	Part of Russian Empire										=9	1	–	–	–	3	3	3	–	1	UT	Split into 15 nations							6
Spain	–					2	=17	=5		–	–	–	–	–	6	–	13	10	–	–	1	6	2	–	–	14	–		10
Sweden	–			4	11	6	3	–	=9	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	6	–	–	–	–	–	15		10
Switzerland	–	–		–	–	–	2	=9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–		3
Turkey				OE			=17	=9	=9	=5	=5	–	14	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		6
Yugoslavia						9	=17	=9	–	2	2	2	1	6	–	–	–	4	3	10	IOP	FRY		Split into 7 nations					11
CONMEBOL
Nation	00	04		08	12	20	24	28	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
Argentina	–			–		–	–	2	–	–	–	–	7	10	–	–	–		–	8	–	2	–	1	1	–	11		8
Brazil						–	–		–	–	=5	–	6	9	13	13	4	–	2	2	–	3	7	–	3	2	1		13
Chile					–	–	–	17	–	–	=17	–	–	–	–	–	–		7	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–		4
Colombia									–	–		–	–	–	10	11	–	11	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	–	6		5
Paraguay															–	–	–		–	–	7	–	–	2	–	–	–		2
Peru									5	–		–	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Uruguay							1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	–		3
Venezuela										–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
CONCACAF
Nation	00	04		08	12	20	24	28	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
Canada	–	1		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12		6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		3
Costa Rica									–					–	–	–	–	16	13	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–		3
Cuba	–	–					–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	7			–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
El Salvador															15	–			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Guatemala											–				8	–	10		–	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		3
Honduras															–		–		–	–	–	–	10	–	16	7	4		4
Mexico	–						–	=9	–	=11	–	–	–	11	4	7	9	–	–	–	10	7	–	=10	–	1	9		11
Netherlands Antilles											=14		–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	IOA	AN		1
United States^[4]	–	2	3	–	–	–	12	=9	=9	=11	=17	=5	–	–	–	14	–		9	12	9	10	4	–	9	–	–		14
CAF
Nation	00	04		08	12	20	24	28	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
Algeria	Part of France													–	–	–		8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14		2
Cameroon						Part of France								–	–	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	1	–	8	–	–		3
Egypt^[5]					–	8	8	4	=9	=11	=9	–	12	4	–	–	–		8	–	12	–	–	–	–	8	–		11
Ivory Coast	Part of France													–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–		1
Gabon	Part of France															–			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	–		1
Ghana	Part of the United Kingdom										–		–	7	12	16			–	–	3	8	–	9	–	–	–		6
Guinea	Part of France														11			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Mali	Part of France													–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–		1
Morocco					Part of France								–	13	–	8	–		12	–	15	–	16	=10	–	11	–		7
Nigeria						Part of the United Kingdom					–	–	–	–	14	–		13	–	15	–	1	8	–	2	–	3		7
Senegal	Part of France													–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	-		1
South Africa		–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Banned because of apartheid							–	–	11	–	–	–	13		2
Sudan	Part of the United Kingdom												–		–	15			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Tunisia	Part of France												15	–	–	–	–		–	13	–	14	–	12	–	–	–		4
Zambia							Part of the United Kingdom						RHO	–	–	–		15	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
AFC
Nation	00	04		08	12	20	24	28	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
Afghanistan									–	=17		–	–	–	–	–		–		–		–		–	–	–	–		1
Australia	Competed with Oceania																								11	–	–		1
China									ROC		–								–	14	–	–	–	–	13	–	–		2
Chinese Taipei^[6]									=9	=11		–	16	–	–	–			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		3
India	–					–	–	–	–	=11	=17	4	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4
Indonesia											–	=5	–		–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Iran	–									–	–	–	–	12	–	12	7			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		3
Iraq										–			–	–	–			5	14	9	–	–	–	4	–	–	12		5
Israel											–	–	–	–	5	–	6		Competed with Europe										2
Japan					–	–	–	–	=6		–	=9	–	8	3	–	–		–	–	–	9	6	13	15	4	10	Q	10
Kuwait															–	–	–	6	–	–	16	–	12	–	–	–	IOA		3
Malaysia^[7]												–	–	–	–	10	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Myanmar^[8]	Part of the United Kingdom									–	–	–	–	–	–	9		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
North Korea					Part of Japan											–	8	–			–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Qatar																			15	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Saudi Arabia																–	–		16	–	–	15	–	–	–	–	–		2
South Korea					Part of Japan					=5	–	–	–	14	–	–	–		–	11	11	11	9	6	10	3	5		10
Syria										–			UAR		–	–		14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Thailand											–	=9	–	–	16	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
United Arab Emirates																			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	–		1
OFC
Nation	00	04		08	12	20	24	28	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
Australia^[9]	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	=5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	4	13	15	7	Competed with Asia				6
Fiji												–	–		–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16		1
New Zealand				ANZ		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	16	–		2
Total nations	3	2		5	11	14	22	17	16	18	25	11	16	14	16	16	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Women

Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.

Nation	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
UEFA
Denmark	8	–	–	–	–	–		1
France	–	–	–	–	4	6		2
Germany	5	3	3	3	–	1		5
Great Britain	–	–	–	–	5	–		1
Greece	–	–	10	–	–	–		1
Norway	3	1	–	7	–	–		3
Sweden	6	6	4	6	7	2		6
CONMEBOL
Argentina	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	1
Brazil	4	4	2	2	6	4	Q	7
Colombia	–	–	–	–	11	11	–	2
CONCACAF
Canada	–	–	–	8	3	3		3
Mexico	–	–	8	–	–	–		1
United States	1	2	1	1	1	5		6
CAF
Cameroon	–	–	–	–	12	–		1
Nigeria	–	8	6	11	–	–		3
South Africa	–	–	–	–	10	10		2
Zimbabwe	–	–	–	–	–	12		1
AFC
Australia	Competed with Oceania			–	–	7		1
China	2	5	9	5	–	8		5
Japan	7	–	7	4	2	–	Q	5
North Korea	–	–	–	9	9	–		2
OFC
Australia	–	7	5	Competed with Asia				2
New Zealand	–	–	–	10	8	9		3
Total nations	8	8	10	12	12	12	12

^ The East German team represented the United Team of Germany in 1964, winning the bronze medal.
^ The team represented the United Team of Germany in 1956, and the Federal Republic of Germany (i.e., West Germany) in 1972, 1984 and 1988, and winning the bronze medal in 1988.
^ Russia team represented the Russian Empire in 1912, finnishing the 10th.
^ The United States had two of the three teams at the 1904 Games, taking the silver and bronze medals.
^ Egypt team represented the United Arab Republic with Syria in 1960 finnishing the 12th and alone in 1964 finnishing the 4th.
^ Chinese Taipei represented the Republic of China in 1936, finnishing 9th and in 1948, finnishing 11th.
^ Malaysia team represented the Federation of Malaya and North Borneo in 1956 and the Federation of Malaya in 1960.
^ Malaysia team represented Burma from 1948 to 1988.
^ Australia represented the Australasia from 1908 to 1912.

[gdr1964-1] The East German team represented the United Team of Germany in 1964, winning the bronze medal.

[ger-2] The team represented the United Team of Germany in 1956, and the Federal Republic of Germany (i.e., West Germany) in 1972, 1984 and 1988, and winning the bronze medal in 1988.

[3] Russia team represented the Russian Empire in 1912, finnishing the 10th.

[1904USA-4] The United States had two of the three teams at the 1904 Games, taking the silver and bronze medals.

[5] Egypt team represented the United Arab Republic with Syria in 1960 finnishing the 12th and alone in 1964 finnishing the 4th.

[6] Chinese Taipei represented the Republic of China in 1936, finnishing 9th and in 1948, finnishing 11th.

[7] Malaysia team represented the Federation of Malaya and North Borneo in 1956 and the Federation of Malaya in 1960.

[8] Malaysia team represented Burma from 1948 to 1988.

[9] Australia represented the Australasia from 1908 to 1912.

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