Football
Family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal and played on foot, as opposed to on horseback in polo
United Kingdomcountry of origin
—first recorded
1900Olympic debut
11disciplines & variants
—international bodies
Football is a team sport and ball game. Its country of origin is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It has featured at the Olympic Games since 1900 (10 editions). Wikidata lists 11 disciplines or variants under it.
TypeTeam sports, Ball games
Country of originUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
PractitionersFootball player
Olympic statusOn the programme · since 1900
Family tree
Disciplines and variants
11
Australian rules footballContact sport invented in MelbourneFutinsSport disciplineFutsalFootball-based game played on a hard courtGaelic footballIrish team sport, form of footballGridiron footballForm of football primarily played in the United States and CanadaIndoor soccerGame derived from association football adapted for play in an...RugbyCollective term for rugby union and rugby league team sportsWinchester College footballFootball game to Winchester College's own rules
Medieval footballFootball game invented and played in Europe during the Middle Ages
Mob football
Swedish footballVariation of football
Olympic Games
Olympic history
Editions where Football or one of its disciplines was on the programme. Filled boxes mark the sport itself, outlined ones its disciplines; the small number is the count of medal events where recorded.
What you need
Equipment and playing area
Equipment