Football at the 1997 Mediterranean Games

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.

1997 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
CityBari
Dates8–25 June
Teams13
Final positions
Champions Italy (4th title)
Runners-up Turkey
Third place Greece
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored50 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Greece Nikos Liberopoulos (5 goals)
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Participating teams

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Thirteen teams for U-23 took part in the tournament, 2 teams from Africa and 11 teams from Europe.

Federation Nation
CAF Africa   Algeria
  Libya
AFC Asia None
UEFA Europe   Albania
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Croatia
  France
  Greece
  Italy (hosts)
  San Marino
  Spain
  Slovenia
  Turkey (holders)
  FR Yugoslavia

System

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The 13 teams will be divided into four 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

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Venues

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7 stadiums were allocated to host the matches.

Stadium City Capacity
Stadio San Nicola Bari 58,270
Stadio Degli Ulivi Andria 9,140
Stadio Comunale Barletta 9,200
Stadio Franco Fanuzzi Brindisi 6,200
Stadio Pino Zaccheria Foggia 25,085
Stadio Via del Mare Lecce 33,876
Stadio Erasmo Iacovone Taranto 30,450

Tournament

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All times local : CET (UTC+1)

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the Semi-finals

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  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
Turkey  2–2  Algeria
  • Güner   6', 21'
Report
Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo (Spain)
Libya  2–2  Slovenia
       

Turkey  1–0  Libya
Özkan   22' Report
Algeria  1–1  Slovenia
Bounekdja   Osterc  
Referee: Georgios Psychomanis (Greece)

Turkey  2–1  Slovenia
Report Osterc   65'
Algeria  1–1  Libya
Merakchi   Muhammad  
Referee: Marco Turo (San Marino)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Italy 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4
  FR Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
  Albania 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
FR Yugoslavia  3–1  Albania
Bogdani   60'
Referee: S. Tivolo (Slovenia)

Italy  4–0  Albania
Referee: Sabri Çelik (Turkey)

Italy  0–0  FR Yugoslavia
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  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
Selva   90+1'

France  4–0  San Marino
Referee: Boucif Lazoun (Algeria)

Greece  3–0  France

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  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  2–1  Croatia
Bazina  
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)

Knockout stage

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
23 June – Lecce
 
 
  Italy 2
 
25 June – Bari
 
  Spain0
 
  Italy5
 
23 June – Taranto
 
  Turkey1
 
  Greece0
 
 
  Turkey (a.e.t.)1
 
Third place
 
 
25 June – Foggia
 
 
  Spain0
 
 
  Greece1

Semi-finals

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Italy  2–0  Spain
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)

Third place match

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Spain  0–1  Greece
Liberopoulos   86'

Final

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Italy  5–1  Turkey
Totti   28', 43' (pen.)
Ventola   30', 51'
Longo   65'
Report Güner   16'
Aykut   69'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Zoran Arsić (FR Yugoslavia)

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
    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   FR 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
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

References

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