Football at the 2013 Mediterranean Games took place between 19 and 27 June. The tournament was held at the Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, and Tarsus City Stadium. The final was held at the Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium on 27 June. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their men's U-19 national teams. There was no women's tournament on this occasion.[1]
 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Turkey |
| Dates | 19–27 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Morocco (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Turkey |
| Third place |  Tunisia |
| Fourth place |  Libya |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 74 (3.7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hicham Khaloua (5 goals) |
Participating nations
editEight nations have applied to compete in men's tournament, four less than at the previous games. At least six nations competing is the requirement for tournament to be held. None of the Asian nations opted to compete.
- Men
| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa | Libya Morocco Tunisia |
| AFC Asia | None |
| UEFA Europe |  Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Italy Macedonia Turkey |
Format
edit- Eight teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group qualify for the main knockout stage, other team qualify for placement matches.
- In the semifinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2
- The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams compete for the bronze medal.
Squads
editPreliminary round
editAll times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3).
| Qualified for the semifinals |
Group A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
| Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| Albania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Morocco | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
Ennaffati  14'El Karti 17'Khaloua 73' | Report[permanent dead link] |
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)
| Turkey | 2–0 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Aydın 10' Sazdağı 86' | Report[permanent dead link] |
Referee: Andrea De Marco (Italy)
| Albania | 2–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Turtulli 61' Rrahmani 73' | Report | Bajić 44', 52' |
Referee: Baris Simsek (Turkey)
| Turkey | 1–2 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Yazici 57' | Report | El Karti 11' El-Neoualy 73' (pen.) |
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–5 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Bajić 18', 30' | Report | Sazdagi 14' Unsal 39'Aydın 43'Coskun 82'Cicek 86' |
Referee: Andrea De Marco (Italy)
| Morocco | 2–1 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Khaloua 33' (pen.) El Hassouni 58' | Report | Gino 47' |
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Libya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Macedonia | 2–2 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Imeri 52' Markoski 66' | Elmangoush 70' Elhouni 80' |
Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)
| Italy | 5–1 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Canotto 47' Iotti 76'Gomez 79', 82'Aveni 90+1' | Report | Markoski 20' |
Referee: Khalid Ennouni (Morocco)
| Tunisia | 2–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Rjaibi 2' Kablouti 76' | Elmangoush 32' |
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)
Classification stage
editClassification 5–8 matches
edit| Italy | 0–3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bajić 61' Hodzic 75', 90+4' |
Referee: Baris Simsek (Turkey)
| Albania | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Kastrati 85' (pen.) | Report | Kostovski 50' Imeri 96' |
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
Seventh place match
edit| Albania | 1–3 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Hyseni 82' | Report | Canotto 20' Bollino 47'Gomez 54' (pen.) |
Referee: Khalid Ennouni (Morocco)
Fifth place match
editKnockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 June 18:00 – Mersin | ||||||
| Tunisia | 0 | |||||
| 27 June 22:00 – Mersin | ||||||
| Turkey | 2 | |||||
| Turkey | 2 (2) | |||||
| 25 June 21:00 – Tarsus | ||||||
| Morocco (p) | 2 (3) | |||||
| Morocco | 3 | |||||
| Libya | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 27 June 18:00 – Mersin | ||||||
| Tunisia | 4 | |||||
| Libya | 0 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| Morocco | 3–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Khaloua 10', 72' Ennaffati 80' | Report | Elhouni 36' |
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)
Bronze medal match
editGold medal match
edit
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Morocco | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Gold Medal |
 | Turkey (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | Silver Medal |
 | Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Libya | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | 5th place match |
| 6 | Macedonia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | |
| 7 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | 7th place match |
| 8 | Albania | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 |
Medal Winning Squads
edit
References
edit- ^ "Med Games Football 2013". 2013.
External links
edit- Mediterranean Games 2013 (Turkey) - rsssf.com
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