Host country Canada Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) | Dates 18 July - 31 July Runners-up Poland | |
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Teams 13 (from 4 confederations) Champions East Germany (1st title) | ||
The football tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics started on July 18 and ended on July 31. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. 13 teams participated in the tournament, and 3 teams withdrew.
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Qualification
The following 13 teams qualified for the 1976 Olympics football tournament:
Group A
Group C
Group D
Goalscorers
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.
References
Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA