Football at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
1997 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
CityBari
Dates16–25 June
Teams13
Final positions
Champions Italy (4th title)
Runners-up Turkey
Third place Greece
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored50 (2.63 per match)
Top scorerGreece Nikos Liberopoulos (5 goals)
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International football competition

The 1997 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 13th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Bari, Italy between 16 and 25 June 1997 as part of the 1997 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 13 teams, all countries were represented by the Olympic teams.[1] Italy won the gold medal.

Participating teams

Thirteen teams for U-23 took part in the tournament, 2 teams from Africa and 11 teams from Europe.

Federation Nation
CAF Africa  Algeria
 Libya
AFC Asia None
UEFA Europe  Albania
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Croatia
 France
 Greece
 Italy (hosts)
 San Marino
 Spain
 Slovenia
 Turkey (holders)
 FR Yugoslavia

System

The 13 teams will be divided into four groups of three teams and one group of four teams. Teams are awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. No points are awarded for a defeat. The top sides in each group will advance to the semi-finals.

Squads

Venues

7 stadiums were allocated to host the matches.

Stadium City Capacity
Stadio San Nicola Bari 58,270
Stadio Degli Ulivi Andria 9,140
Stadio Comunale Barletta 9,200
Stadio Franco Fanuzzi Brindisi 6,200
Stadio Pino Zaccheria Foggia 25,085
Stadio Via del Mare Lecce 33,876
Stadio Erasmo Iacovone Taranto 30,450

Tournament

All times local : CET (UTC+1)

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the Semi-finals

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
 Algeria 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
 Slovenia 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
 Libya 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Turkey 2–2 Algeria
  • Güner 6', 21'
 Report
Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo (Spain)
Libya 2–2 Slovenia

83'
Turkey 1–0 Libya
Özkan 22' Report
Referee: Salem Prolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Algeria 1–1 Slovenia
Bounekdja 84' Osterc 48' (pen.)
Referee: Georgios Psychomanis (Greece)
Turkey 2–1 Slovenia
 Report Osterc 65'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Zoran Arsić (FR Yugoslavia)
Algeria 1–1 Libya
Merakchi Muhammad
Stadio Comunale, Barletta, Italy
Referee: Marco Turo (San Marino)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4
 FR Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
 Albania 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
FR Yugoslavia 3–1 Albania
 Bogdani 60'
Stadio Comunale, Barletta, Italy
Referee: S. Tivolo (Slovenia)
Italy 4–0 Albania
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Sabri Çelik (Turkey)
Italy 0–0 FR Yugoslavia
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
 France 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
 San Marino 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Greece 4–1 San Marino
 Selva 90+1'
France 4–0 San Marino
Referee: Boucif Lazoun (Algeria)
Greece 3–0 France

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
 Croatia 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Croatia
Topić
Spain 0–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Spain 2–1 Croatia
 Report Bazina 18'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
23 June – Lecce
 
 
 Italy 2
 
25 June – Bari
 
 Spain0
 
 Italy5
 
23 June – Taranto
 
 Turkey1
 
 Greece0
 
 
 Turkey (a.e.t.)1
 
Third place
 
 
25 June – Foggia
 
 
 Spain0
 
 
 Greece1

Semi-finals

Italy 2–0 Spain
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)
Greece 0–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
Koulakiotis Red card 87' Report Gümüşdere 98'

Third place match

Spain 0–1 Greece
Liberopoulos 85'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Marco Tura (San Marino)

Final

Italy 5–1 Turkey
Totti 28', 43' (pen.)
Ventola 30', 51'
Longo 65'		 Report Güner 16'
Aykut Red card 69'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Zoran Arsić (FR Yugoslavia)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Italy (H) 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10 10 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Turkey 5 3 1 1 7 8 −1 10 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Greece 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9 Bronze Medal
4  Spain 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4 Fourth place
5  FR Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
7  France 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
8  Algeria 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
9  Slovenia 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
10  Croatia 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
11  Albania 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
12  San Marino 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
13  Libya 5 0 2 3 3 4 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

References

  1. ^ Mediterranean Games 1997 (Bari) - rsssf.com
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