National Teams with the Most Finals Lost in the Olympic Games
Full list of national soccer teams that played finals in the Olympic Games, ordered from those who lost the most to those who didn't lost any finals.
Which national team has lost the most finals?
In the history of the Olympic Games, 4 national teams are tied for the most finals lost, having been the lossers 3 times each in definitions with final game format: Denmark, Serbia, Brazil and Spain. That means that each of them have been the team that lost in the 10.7% of a total of 28 finals.
Most Finals Lost
3 finals
4 national teams
Denmark, Serbia, Brazil and Spain
A total of 26 national teams played at least once in one of the 28 finals disputed in the Olympic Games. Most of them (17), lost at least once and 7 of them lost 2 finals or more. Here you can see the full list of these national teams ordered by finals lost.
National Teams with the Most Finals Lost - Full List
| National Team | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | ||
| 1. |  | Denmark | 3 | 1908, 1912, 1960 | 10.7% | 3 | - | 0.0% |
 | Serbia | 3 | 1948, 1952, 1956 | 10.7% | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | |
 | Brazil | 3 | 1984, 1988, 2012 | 10.7% | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | |
 | Spain | 3 | 1920, 2000, 2020 | 10.7% | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 5. |  | France | 2 | 1900, 2024 | 7.1% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
 | Poland | 2 | 1976, 1992 | 7.1% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | |
 | Argentina | 2 | 1928, 1996 | 7.1% | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 8. |  | Austria | 1 | 1936 | 3.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% |
 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1968 | 3.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Germany | 1 | 2016 | 3.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Paraguay | 1 | 2004 | 3.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Switzerland | 1 | 1924 | 3.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | USA | 1 | 1904 | 3.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1964 | 3.6% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | East Germany | 1 | 1980 | 3.6% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Nigeria | 1 | 2008 | 3.6% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Hungary | 1 | 1972 | 3.6% | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | |
