Football has been included at two editions of the Goodwill Games. It was first held as a men's competition in 1994,[1][2][3] and later as a women's competition in 1998.[4][5] The sport was dropped for the 2001 Goodwill Games.[6]
 | |
| Organising body | Goodwill Games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Abolished | 1998 |
| Region | International |
Men's tournament
editParticipating nations
edit| Nation | 1994 | Years |
|---|---|---|
 Russia |
1 | 1 |
 World All-Stars |
2 | 1 |
| Total nations | 2 |
Results
edit| Year | Host | Final | Number of teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Score and venue | Runners-up | |||
| 1994 | Russia
|
 Russia |
2–1 Kirov Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
 World All-Stars |
2 |
Women's tournament
editParticipating nations
edit| UEFA | |||||||||
| Nation | 1998 | Years | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark |
4 | 1 | |||||||
 Norway |
3 | 1 | |||||||
| CONCACAF | |||||||||
| Nation | 1998 | Years | |||||||
 United States |
1 | 1 | |||||||
| AFC | |||||||||
| Nation | 1998 | Years | |||||||
 China |
2 | 1 | |||||||
| Total nations | 4 | ||||||||
Results
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third place play-off | Number of teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Score and venue | Runners-up | Third place | Score and venue | Fourth place | |||
| 1998 | United States
|
 United States |
2–0 Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale |
 China |
 Norway |
1–1 (4–2 p) Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale |
 Denmark |
4 |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| World All-Stars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
References
edit- ^ "Soccer". Goodwill Games. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "1986, the inaugural Games". Goodwill Games. Archived from the original on 6 December 2000. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "1990 and Seattle". Goodwill Games. Archived from the original on 16 November 2000. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Results". Goodwill Games. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Just like UNC, U.S. a winner". Sports. The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. 25 July 1998. p. 7C. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Organizers pleased despite losses". The Washington Post. 3 August 1998. Retrieved 14 August 2022.