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Switzerland National Under-23 Football Team
Switzerland national under-23 football team (also known as Switzerland Olympic, Switzerland U-23) represents Switzerland in international football competitions in the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 however the Olympics allows for the addition of up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV). In three previous appearances, Switzerland has won one silver medal at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. Competitive Record UEFA European Under-23 Championship Olympic Games :''*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.'' Fixtures and results 2012 Summer Olympics Group stage ---- ---- Swiss national teams * Switzerland national football team * Switzerland national under-21 football team * Switzerland national under-20 football team * Switzerland national under-19 football team The Swiss national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Football Association
The Swiss Football Association (german: Schweizerischer Fussballverband, french: Association Suisse de Football, it, Associazione Svizzera di Football/Calcio, rm, Associaziun Svizra da Ballape) is the governing body of football in Switzerland. It organizes the football league, the Swiss Football League and the Switzerland national football team. It is based in Bern. It was formed in 1895, was a founder member of FIFA in 1904 and joined UEFA during its foundation year, 1954. FIFA is now based in Switzerland at Zürich. Also UEFA is based in the Swiss city of Nyon. ASF-SFV is the abbreviation of the associations name in three of the national languages of Switzerland. ASF stands for both French (''Association Suisse de Football'') and Italian (''Associazione Svizzera di Football''), while SFV is the German (''Schweizerischer Fussballverband'').- Romansh - It is abbreviated as ASB (''Associaziun Svizra da Ballape''). Presidents *Ralph Zloczower (2001–2009) *Peter Gilliéron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a multi-sport event, variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every Olympiad, four years, and since 1994 Winter Olympics, 1994, have alternated between the Summer Olympic Games, Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Pierre de Coubertin, Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held during the worldwide Great Depression, with some nations not traveling to Los Angeles; 37 nations competed, compared to the 46 in the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, and then- U.S. President Herbert Hoover did not attend the Games. The organizing committee did not report the financial details of the Games, although contemporary newspapers claimed that the Games had made a profit of US$1,000,000. Host city selection The selection of the host city for the 1932 Summer Olympics was made at the 23rd IOC Session in Rome, Italy, on 9 April 1923. Remarkably, the selection process consisted of a single bid, from Los Angeles, and as there were no bids from any other city, Los Angeles was selected by default to host the 1932 Games. Highlights * Charles C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's Team Squads
The following squads were named for the 1928 Summer Olympics tournament. Argentina Head coach: José Lago Millan Belgium Head coach: Victor Löwenfelt Chile Head coach: Frank Powell Egypt Head coach: France Head coach: Peter Farmer Germany Head coach: Otto Nerz Italy Head coach: Augusto Rangone Luxembourg Head coach: Gustave Jacquemart The following players were also named as reserves, but did not play in any matches: Jean-Baptiste Meyer, N. Weisgerber, A. Voght, Adolphe Hubert, J. Michel and J. P. Flammang Mexico Head coach: Alfonso Rojo Netherlands Head coach: Bob Glendenning Portugal Head coach: Cândido de Oliveira The following players were also named as reserves, but did not play in any matches: Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1928 Summer Olympics
Football was one of the tournaments at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was won by Uruguay against Argentina, and was the last Olympic football tournament before the inception of the FIFA World Cup, which was held for the first time in 1930. Venues Background Until 1928, the Olympic football tournament had represented the World Championship of football (the 1920 (14), 1924 (22) and 1928 tournaments (17) all had greater participation than that of the first World Cup in 1930). This presented a significant problem for the governing body, FIFA, since the tournament, though organised and run by FIFA, was an event subject to the ethical foundation that underpinned the Olympic movement. At the time, all Olympic competitors had to maintain an amateur status, whereas professionalism was dominant in football. Increasingly, FIFA had sought to appease those nations that required concessions in order that players could participate in the Olympics. This required there to be an acceptance th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's Team Squads
The following squads were named for the 1924 Summer Olympics tournament. Belgium Head coach: William Maxwell Bulgaria Head coach: Leopold Nitsch 6 players (Denev, Krapchanski, Lyutskanov, Stavrev, V. Stoyanov, Tsvetkov) were included in the formal application, but due to financial constraints in the Bulgarian Football Union, did not go to Paris Czechoslovakia Head coach: Jaroslav Bezecný Egypt Head coach: Hussein Hegazi Abaza Sayed Fahmy: In the lists of FIFA – the player Sayed ABAZA played in tournaments of 1920 and 192The same player in a football tournament in 1924 was in the reserve team in Egypt. Everywhere on the sites FIFA writing given to the player – Abaza Sayed FAHMAnd so for all sites, the same footballer is written everywhere in different ways Estonia Head coach: Ferenc Kónya Note: 6 players – Brenner, Einman, Gerassimov, Javo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1920 Summer Olympics
Football was one of the 154 events at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp, Belgium. It was the fifth time association football was on the Olympic schedule. The tournament expanded to 15 countries, including a non-European nation (Egypt) for the first time.Olympic Football Tournament, Antwerp 1920 - Overview on FIFA.com As these were the first Olympics after World War I, the football teams representing the were not invited (, |
Football At The 1912 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was one of the 102 events at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the fourth time that football was on the Olympic schedule and the tournament was contested by 11 nations, all from Europe. Great Britain"Britain's Olympic past" Barber, David; The Football Association, 3 March 2004. Retrieved on 24 November 2008. won the s, representing the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ...
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Football At The 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, an official football tournament between national representative selections was contested for the first time; football had been played between club teams at the Games of 1900 and 1904. Eight entries were accepted, and were included in the tournament draw, including two from France: the main team and a B team. Both Hungary and Bohemia both withdrew after the draw and before the start of play, leaving six teams to contest the tournament. Great Britain won the gold medal representing the United Kingdom ( Great Britain and Ireland), although all the players were from England. Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen of Denmark set a record by scoring 10 goals in a 17–1 win over France A. The famous mathematician Harald Bohr, brother of the even more famous Niels Bohr, also played for Denmark, who won the silver medal. Competition schedule The match schedule of the tournament. Venue Squads Bracket Tournament The matches: With eigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1904 Summer Olympics
Men's association football (soccer) was contested at the 1904 Summer Olympics. A total of three club teams competed, two representing the United States, both from host city St. Louis, and one representing Canada, from Galt (now Cambridge), Ontario. Originally, two other Canadian teams had also been entered in the competition, Berlin Rangers and the University of Toronto, but both withdrew before the draw.Men's Olympic football tournament on FIFA.com The 1904 Olympic Games were spread over several months, linked to the , and football, in November, was the last sport to be contested. The tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, an association football tournament was contested for the first time. Only two matches were held between the three club sides, and no medals were awarded. France's representatives were determined by the USFSA, which elected the Parisian champion Club Français. For Belgium, after Racing Club de Bruxelles declined to participate, a student selection with players from the Université libre de Bruxelles was sent by the Federation.Before the World Cup: Who were football’s earliest world champions? by Paul Brown on Medium Sports, 6 June 2018 The team was reinforced with a few non-students. On the other hand, English club |
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 1is Olympiádas) and commonly known as Athens 1896 ( el, Αθήνα 1896), was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. Organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had been created by French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin, it was held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. Fourteen nations (according to the IOC, though the number is subject to interpretation) and 241 athletes (all males; this number is also disputed) took part in the games. Participants were all European, or living in Europe, with the exception of the United States team. Over 65% of the competing athletes were Greek. Winners were given a silver medal, while runners-up received a copper medal. Retroactively, the IOC has converted these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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