Football at the Summer Olympics
editParticipating nations
editMen
editNumbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
| UEFA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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
editNumbers 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.