Olympic football tournament 1972 / Colombia

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This article covers the Colombian Olympic selection during the 1972 Summer Olympics .

Olympic qualification

The preliminary group determined their two participants for the continental finals through a tournament in Colombia. Peru and the hosts qualified for this, with a draw in the final group game against Paraguay. In the final round, they achieved three draws against Brazil, Argentina and Peru, which brought in second place, which qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich .

Preliminary round (group 2)

Tournament in Bogotá

Closing table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. PeruPeru Peru  4th  3  1  0 007: 200  +5 07: 10
 2. ColombiaColombia Colombia  4th  2  2  0 005: 200  +3 06: 20
 3. Paraguay 1954Paraguay Paraguay  4th  1  2  1 006: 400  +2 04: 40
 4th UruguayUruguay Uruguay  4th  1  1  2 004: 400  ± 0 03: 50
 5. Venezuela 1954Venezuela Venezuela  4th  0  0  4th 001:110 −10 00: 80

Game results

11/26/1971 Peru - Venezuela 3-0
11/26/1971 Colombia - Uruguay 2: 1
11/28/1971 Peru - Paraguay 2: 1
11/28/1971 Colombia - Venezuela 2-0
December 01, 1971 Uruguay - Paraguay 1: 1
December 01, 1971 Colombia - Peru 1: 1
December 3rd, 1971 Peru - Uruguay 1-0
December 3rd, 1971 Venezuela - Paraguay 1: 4
December 05, 1971 Venezuela - Uruguay 0: 2
December 05, 1971 Colombia - Paraguay 0-0

CONMEBOL final round

Final tournament in Bogotá

Closing table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Brazil 1968Brazil Brazil  3  2  1  0 003: 100  +2 05: 10
 2. ColombiaColombia Colombia  3  0  3  0 002: 200  ± 0 03: 30
 3. ArgentinaArgentina Argentina  3  0  2  1 002: 300  −1 02: 40
 4th PeruPeru Peru  3  0  2  1 001: 200  −1 02: 40

Game results

December 8, 1971 Brazil - Colombia 1: 1
December 8, 1971 Peru - Argentina 1: 1
December 10, 1971 Brazil - Argentina 1-0
December 10, 1971 Peru - Colombia 0-0
12/12/1971 Brazil - Peru 1-0
12/12/1971 Colombia - Argentina 1: 1

Qualified for the next continental round. Qualified for the 1972 Olympic Games

Olympic finals

Squad

No. player Club before the start of the Olympics Date of birth Olympia 1972
games / goals		 yellow cards Red cards
goalkeeper
01 Silvio Quintero Deportes Tolima December 27, 1946 1 - - -
02 Antonio Rivas Santa Fe CD 04/11/1951 2 - - -
14th Armando Acosta Once Caldas 01/10/1951 - - - -
Defense
03 Gerardo Moncada Atlético Nacional May 27, 1949 3 - 1 -
04th Rafael Reyes Deportes Tolima 05/17/1951 2 - - -
05 Alvaro Calle Independiente Medellin 06/11/1953 2 - - -
06th Dumas Guette Deportes Tolima December 25, 1952 2 - - -
15th Vicente Revellon Santa Fe CD 06/04/1950 2 - - -
17th Orlando Rivas Unión Magdalena 07/17/1950 3 - - -
midfield
07th Fabio Espinosa Deportes Tolima 06/13/1948 3 1 1 -
10 Henry Caicedo Deportivo Cali 10/22/1952 - - - -
12 Willington Palacios Los Millonarios CD 04/23/1953 3 - - -
13 Ernesto Diaz Santa Fe CD 10/08/1954 3 - - -
16 Domingo Gonzales Santa Fe CD 04/25/1951 1 - - -
attack
08th Carlos Lugo Deportes Tolima 09/01/1953 3 - 1 -
09 Jaime Morón Los Millonarios CD 11/16/1950 3 2 - -
11 Alvaro Santamaria Independiente Medellin 03/21/1950 2 - - -
18th Luis Montano Santa Fe CD 08/11/1950 1 1 - -
19th Ángel Torres Deportivo Cali 05/08/1952 3 1 - -
Trainer
Todor Veselinović (YUG) 10/22/1930

Games

After two clear defeats against the eventual Olympic champions Poland and the GDR, they won the last group game against Ghana. This closed the group in third place and was eliminated from the tournament after the preliminary round.

Preliminary round ( group 4 )

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Poland 1944Poland Poland  3  3  0  0 011: 200  +9 06-00
 2. Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR  3  2  0  1 011: 300  +8 04: 20
 3. ColombiaColombia Colombia  3  1  0  2 005:120  −7 02: 40
 4th GhanaGhana Ghana  3  0  0  3 001:110 −10 00: 60
August 28, 1972 in Ingolstadt (ESV Stadium)
Poland - Colombia 5: 1 (3: 0)
August 30, 1972 in Passau (Dreiflüssestadion)
GDR - Colombia 6: 1 (4: 1)
September 1, 1972 in Munich (Olympiastadion)
Colombia - Ghana 3: 1 (0: 0)

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