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Football at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

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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
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored44 (2.32 per match)
Top scorer(s)Greece Michalis Pavlis (4 goals)
Tunisia Khaled Ayari (4 goals)
2005
2013

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]

Participating teams

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

System

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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

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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

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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

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

Tournament

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Group stage

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Group A

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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

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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

Malta 0–5 Turkey
Report Aygunes 14'
Albayrak 36', 49'
Basdas 53'
Gokoglan 54'

France 1–0 Malta
Lasimant 7' Report

Group C

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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

Group D

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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'


Knockout stage

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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

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France 1–2 Spain
Tabanou 87' Report Nsue 42'
Laguardia 51'

5–8 Places

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Seventh place match

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Montenegro 0–1 Tunisia
Report Ayari 77'

Fifth place match

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

Third place match

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Final

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

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy (H) 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

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  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