Football
Yugoslavia competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time. It lost both of its matches.
- Team roster
- Andrija Kojić
- Nikola Simić
- Dragutin Vrđuka
- Vjekoslav Župančić
- Jaroslav Šifer
- Stanko Tavčar
- Slavin Cindrić
- Rudolf Rupec
- Dragutin Vragović
- Artur Dubravčić
- Branimir Porobić
- Emil Perška
- Ivan Granec
- Jovan Ružić
- Josip Šolc
- First round
| August 28, 1920 |
Czechoslovakia | 7–0 | Yugoslavia | Broodstraat, Antwerp Attendance: 600 Referee: Rafael van Praag (NED) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanik 20' 46' 79' Janda 34' 50' 75' Sedláček 43' |
Report |
- Consolation first round
| September 2, 1920 |
Egypt | 4–2 | Yugoslavia | Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp Attendance: 500 Referee: Rafael van Praag (NED) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abaza Allouba Hegazi |
Report | Dubravčić Ružić |
- Final rank
- 14th
Read more about this topic: Yugoslavia At The 1920 Summer Olympics
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