What is Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics?
{{Infobox international football competition |image= |size=105x106px |country=France |dates= 20 – 23 September |num_teams=3 |confederations= |venues=1 |cities=1 |champion_other= {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1900 Summer}} |count=1 |second_other= {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}} |third_other= {{flagIOCteam|BEL|1900 Summer}} |fourth_other= |matches=2 |goals=12 |attendance= |top_scorer= |prevseason= |nextseason=[[Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics|1904]] }} At the '''[[1900 Summer Olympics]]''', an [[association football]] tournament was contested for the first time. Only two demonstration matches were held between the three club sides, and no medals were awarded. France's representatives were determined by the [[Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques|USFSA]], which elected the [[Paris]]ian champion [[Club Français]]. For Belgium, after [[K.F.C. Rhodienne-De Hoek|Racing Club de Bruxelles]] declined to participate, a student selection with players from the [[Free University of Brussels (1834–1969)|Université libre de Bruxelles]] was sent by the Federation.The team was reinforced with a few non-students. On the other hand, English club [[Upton Park F.C.]] represented [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]. Despite this, the [[International Olympic Committee]] currently credits Great Britain, France and Belgium with gold, silver and bronze medals respectively as part of its attempt to reconcile early Olympic Games with the modern award scheme. The football matches were held at the [[Vélodrome de Vincennes]] in [[Paris]]. ==Venue== [[File:Btv1b8433332t-p014 (cropped)1A Square.jpg|200px|thumb|none|The [[Vélodrome de Vincennes]] hosted all the matches]] ==Squads== {{Main|Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads}} == Matches == In the first game, the British squad had little difficulty defeating the [[Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques|USFSA XI]]. [[Upton Park F.C.|Upton Park]] led 2–0 after the first half, getting two more goals in the second to win 4–0. [[Gaston Peltier]] scored in the f