Football at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tunisia |
| City | Tunis |
| Dates | 5 – 15 September |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Turkey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.77 per match) |
The 2001 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 14th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Tunis, Tunisia between 5 and 18 September 2001 as part of the 2001 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 9 teams, all countries were represented by the U-21 teams.[1] Tunisia won the gold medal.
Participating teams
Nine teams for under-23 took part in the tournament, 4 teams from Africa and 5 teams from Europe.
| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa |  Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia (hosts)
|
| AFC Asia | None |
| UEFA Europe | France Greece Italy (holders) San Marino Turkey
|
Squads
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Radès | Stade du 7 Novembre | 60 000 |
| Tunis | Stade El Menzah | 40 000 |
| Sousse | Stade Olympique de Sousse | 28 000 |
| Sfax | Stade Taïeb Mhiri | 22 000 |
| Bizerte | Stade 15 Octobre | 20 000 |
Tournament
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners advance to the Semi-finals | |
Group stage
Group A
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| Tunisia | 5 – 0 | San Marino |
|---|---|---|
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Group B
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Group C
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Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 13 September – Bizerte | ||||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| 15 September – Radès | ||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| 13 September – Tunis | ||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||
| Tunisia (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 September – Radès | ||||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Turkey | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Achour 98' |
Third place match
Final
Medalists
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tunisia (H)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Gold Medal |
|
Italy
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Silver Medal |
|
France
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Turkey
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Morocco
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Greece
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Libya
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Algeria
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |
| 9 | San Marino
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
References
- ^ Mediterranean Games 2001 (Tunis) - rsssf.com