Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Consolation tournament explained

Tourney Name:Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Consolation tournament
Country:Sweden
Dates:1 – 5 July 1912
Num Teams:7
Venues:3
Cities:3
Third Other:(none)
Matches:6
Goals:31
Top Scorer: 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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1912f-det.html Consolation Tournament
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200804095421/https://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/archive/stockholm1912/ Olympic Football Tournament Stockholm 1912