Football at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games was a football competition that held between 8-16 August 2022 at Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium and Karatay Mehmet Otkut Football Field in Konya, Turkey. All players participating in the preliminary and final competitions of the tournament must be born on or after 1 January 1998 (U23). However, up to three male athletes who do not meet this age limit might also be included in the official list of athletes for the final competition. A maximum of 8 teams competed. Teams was divided into 2 groups and there were 4 teams in each group.[1] [2]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Turkey |
| Dates | 8 – 16 August |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Turkey (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Third place |  Azerbaijan |
| Fourth place |  Algeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Chemseddine Bekkouche Ahmed Al-Ghamdi Meleye Diagne Muhammed Gümüşkaya(2 goals each) |
Turkey won the first gold medal in the tournament, by beating Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final.
Participating teams
editEight participated teams. All teams are of Under-23.[3]
- Men
| Confederation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF (Africa) | Algeria Cameroon Morocco Senegal
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| AFC (Asia) |  Iran Saudi Arabia
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| UEFA (Europe) | Azerbaijan Turkey (hosts)
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Venues
edit| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Konya | Selcuk University 15 July Stadium | 5,000 |
| Cumhuriyet Stadium | 1,500 |
Squads
editGroup stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Algeria
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Senegal
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Cameroon
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Azerbaijan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Morocco
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Iran
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
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| Morocco | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
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| Azerbaijan | 3–0 (w/o) | Iran |
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| Azerbaijan | 2–2 | Morocco |
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| Iran | 0–3 (w/o) | Saudi Arabia |
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Knockout stage
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 14 August – Konya | ||||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| 16 August – Konya | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | 0 | |||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| 14 August – Konya | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||
| Algeria | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 August – Konya | ||||||
| Azerbaijan (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| Algeria | 0 (3) | |||||
Semifinals
edit| Turkey | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
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Bronze medal match
edit| Azerbaijan | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Gold medal match
edit| Turkey | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
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Final ranking
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Gold medal |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 12 | Silver medal |
| 3 | Azerbaijan
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Algeria
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Morocco
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Senegal
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Cameroon
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |
| 8 | Iran
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Goalscorers
editThere were 24 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Toufik Cherifi (against Turkey)
References
edit- ^ "Football at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games". konya2021.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "SPOR EL KİTABI Futbol" (PDF) (in Turkish). konya2021.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Team sport draw results announced". konya2021.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 2022-06-02 at the Wayback Machine