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Football at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

The 2009 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 16th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Pescara, Italy between 25 June and 5 July 2009 as part of the 2009 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 12 teams, all countries were represented by the U-20 teams. Spain won the gold medal.[1]

2009 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
CityPescara
Dates25 June – 5 July
Teams12
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Libya
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored44 (2.32 per match)
Top scorer(s)Greece Michalis Pavlis (4 goals)
Tunisia Khaled Ayari (4 goals)
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Participating teams edit

Federation Nation
CAF Africa   Libya
  Morocco
  Tunisia
AFC Asia   Syria
UEFA Europe   Albania
  France
  Greece
  Italy (hosts)
  Malta
  Montenegro
  Spain (holders)
  Turkey

System edit

The 12 teams were divided into four groups of three teams. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. No points were awarded for a defeat. The top side in each group would advance to the semi-finals. If two or more teams were tied for a particular position, then the tie-breaking system would be as follows:[1]

  • Highest number of points obtained in all group matches;
  • The result in the eventual direct match between two tied teams;
  • Goal difference in all group matches;
  • Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.

Squads edit

Main article: Football at the 2009 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads

Each team's eighteen-man squad had to consist of players born after January 1, 1989. The squads must have been submitted no later than June 11, 2009. Each member of the winning team was awarded a gold medal. The runners-up all received a silver medal, and the third-placed team all received a bronze medal. Each member of each side placed 4th-8th in the competition received a diploma.[1]

Venues edit

6 stadia were allocated to host the matches[1]

Stadium City Capacity
Stadio Adriatico Pescara 25,000
Stadio Guido Angelini Chieti 12,750
Stadio Comunale Teramo 7,498
Stadio Guido Biondi Lanciano 6,400
Stadio dei Marsi Avezzano 3,692
Stadio Valle Anzuca Francavilla al Mare 3,500

Draw edit

The draw for the groups was made on May 8, 2009, and was conducted by Eusebio Di Francesco[2]

Tournament edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Italy 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
  Greece 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
  Syria 2 0 1 1 1 5 -4 1
Italy  1–1  Syria
Sciacca   38' Report Shahen   74'
Greece  4–0  Syria
Soiledis   29'
Pavlis   42', 68'
Niklitsiotis   75'		 Report
Italy  3 –1  Greece
Mustacchio   28', 55'
Sciacca   76'		 Report Pavlis   34'

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
  Turkey 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
  Malta 2 0 0 2 0 6 -6 0
France  2–0  Turkey
Malonga   20'
Joseph-Monrose   76'		 Report
Referee: Gamail Embaia (Libya)
Malta  0–5  Turkey
Report Aygunes   14'
Albayrak   36', 49'
Basdas   53'
Gokoglan   54'
France  1–0  Malta
Lasimant   7' Report

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Libya 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
  Montenegro 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
  Morocco Withdrew

Morocco withdrew from the competition so Libya and Montenegro ensured qualification to the next round. Their matches only determined group ranking.

Libya  0–0  Montenegro
Report
Montenegro  0–0  Libya
Report
Penalties
Novović  
Durutović  
Savić  
Vuković  		 2–4   Mansor
  Gagom
  Altriki
  Ahmed

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4
  Tunisia 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
  Albania 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0
Spain  2–2  Tunisia
Sassi   29' (o.g.)
Aarón   67'		 Report Ayari   57', 59'
Albania  1–2  Tunisia
Shehaj   23' Report Ben Messaoud   27'
Ayari   35'
Spain  3–0  Albania
Kike   11'
Aarón   12'
Botía   77'		 Report

Knockout stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 July – Francavilla
 
 
  Italy1
 
4 July – Pescara
 
  Libya0
 
  Italy1
 
1 July – Teramo
 
  Spain2
 
  France1
 
 
  Spain2
 
Third place
 
 
4 July – Chieti
 
 
  Libya0 (8)
 
 
  France0 (7)

Semi-finals edit

Italy  1–0  Libya
Garibaldi   3' Report
France  1–2  Spain
Tabanou   87' Report Nsue   42'
Laguardia   51'

5–8 Places edit

Greece  2–1  Montenegro
Pavlis   66'
Barboudis   81'		 Report Bogdanović   59'
Turkey  2–1  Tunisia
Aygunes   46'
Calik   79'		 Report Jebbari   17'
Referee: Gamail Embaia (Libya)

Seventh place match edit

Montenegro  0–1  Tunisia
Report Ayari   77'

Fifth place match edit

Greece  1–1  Turkey
Barboudis   62' Report Simsek   19'
Penalties
6–5

Third place match edit

Libya  0–0  France
Report
Penalties
Mansor  
Gagom  
Altriki  
Ahmed  
Zrimeg  
Elmhashhash  
Issa  
Abubaker  
Elgarmadi  
Elzaredi  		 8–7   Ravet
  Pied
  Bakar
  Mustivar
  Guidileye
  Malonga
  Coubronne
  Kone
  Theophile Catherine
  Abenzoar

Final edit

Italy  1–2  Spain
Mustacchio   89' Report Nsue   76'
Calderoni   90+5' (o.g.)
Referee: Gamail Embaia (Libya)

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Spain 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10
    Italy (H) 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
    Libya 4 1 2 1 0 1 −1 5
4   France 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 6
5   Greece 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 9
6   Turkey 4 2 0 2 8 4 +4 6
7   Tunisia 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
8   Montenegro 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
9   Syria 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
10   Albania 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
11   Malta 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Pescara 2009 - Football - Technical Book Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (Published February 16, 2009)
  2. ^ Athletes symbol of Italian sport at the draw of the rounds pescara.it, Retrieved on 19 May 2009
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