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Football at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

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2005 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityAlmería
Dates23 June – 3 July
Teams9
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Turkey
Third place Libya
Fourth place Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored37 (1.48 per match)
Top scorer(s)Turkey Arda Turan
Turkey Cafercan Aksu
Morocco Hassan Souari
(3 goals each)
2001
2009

The 2005 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 15th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Almería, Spain between 23 June and 3 July 2005 as part of the 2005 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 9 teams, all countries were represented by the U-23 teams[1] (although in fact none of the players named were older than 21); Spain won the gold medal.

Participating teams

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These nine teams were sorted into three groups of three teams. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter finals, as well as the two best third-placed sides.

Federation Nation
CAF Africa  Algeria
 Libya
 Morocco
 Tunisia (holders)
AFC Asia None
UEFA Europe  Greece
 Italy
 Malta
 Spain (hosts)
 Turkey

Squads

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Venues

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Cities Venues Capacity
Almería Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos 22,000
Roquetas de Mar Estadio Antonio Peroles 9,000
El Ejido Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo 7,870
Vícar Estadio Municipal de Vicar 4,000

Tournament

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All times are local (CEST (UTC+2)

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Semi-finals
Best group thirds advance to the Semi-finals

Group stages

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4
 Libya 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
 Morocco 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Italy 3–0 Libya
Vantaggiato 34'
Iunco 79'
Masini 90'


Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 4
 Spain 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
 Malta 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]

Turkey 1–1 Spain
Aksu 65' Puerta 52'
Referee: Francisco Ferreira (Portugal)

Turkey 5–0 Malta
Sungur 47'
Aksu 63'
Turan 76', 90'
Reis 86'

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
 Tunisia 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
 Greece 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]


Knockout stage

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
29 June–El Ejido
 
 
 Turkey1
 
1 July–Roquetas de Mar
 
 Greece0
 
 Turkey1
 
29 June–Roquetas de Mar
 
 Morocco0
 
 Algeria0
 
3 July–Roquetas de Mar
 
 Morocco2
 
 Turkey0
 
29 June–El Ejido
 
 Spain1
 
 Italy1
 
1 July–El Ejido
 
 Spain2
 
 Spain5
 
29 June–Roquetas de Mar
 
 Libya0 Third place
 
 Libya (p)1 (4)
 
3 July–Almería
 
 Tunisia1 (3)
 
 Morocco1 (3)
 
 
 Libya (p)1 (4)
 

Quarterfinals

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Turkey 1–0 Greece
Aksu 34'

Semifinals

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Turkey 1–0 Morocco
Turan 31'
Referee: Mohamed Imhamed (Egypt)

Spain 5–0 Libya
Gámez 4', 60'
del Moral 71', 87'
Valera 76'

3rd place match

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Final

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Spain 1–0 Turkey
Kepa 7'

Final standings

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References

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