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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
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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-23 teams. Spain won the gold medal.[1].

Participating teams

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

System

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 betw een two tied teams;
  • Goal difference in all group matches;
  • Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.

Squads

Main article: Football at the 2009 Mediterranean Games – 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

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

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

Tournament

Group stage

Group A

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'
Mustacchio 55'
Sciacca 76'		 Report Pavlis 34'

Group B

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

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 – – – – – – – –

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

Libya 0 – 0 Montenegro
Report
Montenegro 0 – 0 Libya
Report
Penalties
Novović soccer ball with check mark
Durutović soccer ball with red X
Savić soccer ball with check mark
Vuković soccer ball with red X		 2 – 4 soccer ball with check mark Mansor
soccer ball with check mark Gagom
soccer ball with check mark Altriki
soccer ball with check mark Ahmed

Group D

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

 
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

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

5-8 Places

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

Seventh place match

Montenegro 0 – 1 Tunisia
Report Ayari 77'
Referee: France Olivier Thual

Fifth place match

Greece 1 – 1
6 – 5 pen.		 Turkey
Nikalaos Barboudis 62' Report Ridvan Simsek 19'

Third place match

Libya 0 – 0
8 – 7 pen.		 France
Report
Penalties
Mansor soccer ball with check mark
Gagom soccer ball with red X
Altriki soccer ball with check mark
Ahmed soccer ball with check mark
Zrimeg soccer ball with check mark
Elmhashhash soccer ball with check mark
Issa soccer ball with red X
Abubaker soccer ball with check mark
Elgarmadi soccer ball with check mark
Elzaredi 		8 – 7
France went first		 soccer ball with check mark Ravet
soccer ball with check mark Pied
soccer ball with red X Bakar
soccer ball with check mark Mustivar
soccer ball with check mark Guidileye
soccer ball with check mark Malonga
soccer ball with red X Coubronne
soccer ball with check mark Kone
soccer ball with check mark Theophile Catherine
soccer ball with red X Abenzoar

Final

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

Final standings

References

  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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