The association football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11. It was the first Olympic football competition in which professionals were officially allowed. Until then, the amateur-only rule had heavily favored socialist countries from the Soviet Bloc whose players were professionals in all but name. However, as agreed with FIFA to preserve the primacy of the World Cup, the Olympic competition was restricted to players with no more than five "A" caps at tournament start, regardless of age.
Head coach: Pedro Morales Torres
Head coach: Henri Michel
Due to the boycott of the Olympics, Norway took part in place of East Germany.<br> Head coach: Tor Røste Fossen
Head coach: Evaristo de Macedo
Head coach: Radivoje OgnjanoviÃÂ
Head coach: Tony Waiters
Head coach: Ammo Baba
<section begin=YUG />The following is the Yugoslavia squad in the men's football tournament of the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Coach: Ivan Toplak
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Head coach: Jair Picerni
Head coach: José Faria
Head coach: Khalil Al-Zayani
Due to the boycott of the Olympics, West Germany took part in place of the Soviet Union. <br> Head coach: Erich Ribbeck
Head coach: Antonio Moyano
Head coach: Mawser Fat'hi
Due to the boycott of the Olympics, Italy took part in place of Czechoslovakia. <br> Head coach: Enzo Bearzot
Head coach: Alketas Panagoulias