Football at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Italy |
City | Bari |
Dates | 8 – 25 June |
Teams | 13 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Italy (4th title) |
Runners-up | Turkey |
Third place | Greece |
Fourth place | Spain |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 19 |
Goals scored | 50 (2.63 per match) |
The 1997 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 13th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Bari, Italy between 8 and 25 June 1997 as part of the 1997 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 13 teams, all countries were represented by the Olympic teams.[1] Italy won the gold medal.
Participating teams
Thirteen teams for U-23 took part in the tournament, 2 teams from Africa and 10 teams from Europe.
Federation | Nation |
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CAF Africa | Algeria Libya |
AFC Asia | None |
UEFA Europe | Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia France Greece Italy (hosts) San Marino Spain Slovenia Turkey (holders) Yugoslavia |
System
The 13 teams will be divided into three groups of three teams and one group of four teams. Teams are awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. No points are awarded for a defeat. The top sides in each group will advance to the semi-finals.
Squads
Venues
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Tournament
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Group winners advance to the Semi-finals |
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
Algeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
Libya | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 |
Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
Albania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Yugoslavia | 3 – 1 | Albania |
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Bogdani 60' |
Referee: S. Tivolo (Slovenia)
Italy | 0 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
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Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Greece | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
San Marino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Greece | 4 – 1 | San Marino |
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France | 4 – 0 | San Marino |
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Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
Croatia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Spain | 0 – 0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Knockout stage
Semifinals | Final | |||||
23 June – Lecce | ||||||
Italy (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
25 June – Bari | ||||||
Spain | 0 | |||||
Italy | 5 | |||||
23 June – Taranto | ||||||
Turkey | 1 | |||||
Greece | 0 | |||||
Turkey | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
25 June – Foggia | ||||||
Spain | 0 | |||||
Greece | 1 |
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Italy (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 10 | Gold Medal | |
Turkey | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | Silver Medal | |
Greece | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Bronze Medal | |
4 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | Fourth place |
5 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
7 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
8 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
10 | Croatia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
11 | Albania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
12 | San Marino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
13 | Libya | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
References
- ^ Mediterranean Games 1997 (Bari) - rsssf.com