Football at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
The 2001 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 14th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Tunis, Tunisia between 5 and 18 September 2001 as part of the 2001 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 9 teams, all countries were represented by the U-21 teams.[1] Tunisia won the gold medal.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tunisia |
| City | Tunis |
| Dates | 5–15 September |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Turkey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.77 per match) |
Participating teams
Nine teams for under-23 took part in the tournament, 4 teams from Africa and 5 teams from Europe.
| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa |  Algeria.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Libya Morocco Tunisia (hosts) |
| AFC Asia | None |
| UEFA Europe | France Greece Italy (holders).svg.png.webp){kind=small} San Marino Turkey |
Squads
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Radès | Stade du 7 Novembre | 60 000 |
| Tunis | Stade El Menzah | 40 000 |
| Sousse | Stade Olympique de Sousse | 28 000 |
| Sfax | Stade Taïeb Mhiri | 22 000 |
| Bizerte | Stade 15 Octobre | 20 000 |
Tournament
All times local: CEST (UTC+1)
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners advance to the Semi-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 |
| Tunisia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| San Marino |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Source:
| Tunisia | 5–0 | San Marino |
|---|---|---|
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Greece |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Libya |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Source:
| Turkey | 1–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
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| Greece | 1–0 | Libya |
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| Algeria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Source:
| Morocco | 5–2 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
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El Hadi Bouras |
| Italy | 2–1 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
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Zouaghi |
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 13 September–Bizerte | ||||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| 15 September–Radès | ||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| 13 September–Tunis | ||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||
| Tunisia (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 September–Radès | ||||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Tunisia Walid Ben Hassine Saïf Ghezal Ali Zitouni Imed Bouthouri Karim Hamida Ahmed Hammi Ahmed Khanchil Chokri Zaalani Bassam Daasi Karim Dalhoum Mohamed Sliti Lassaad Ouertani Slim Ben Achour Alaeddine Yahia Anis Ayari Anis Zitouni Anis Boussaidi Achraf Khalfaoui |
Italy Vitangelo Spadavecchia Cristian Zaccardo Christian Maggio Riccardo Fissore Roberto Cardinale Andrea Dossena Simone Pacini Emanuele Calaiò Marco Mancinelli Giuseppe Sculli Gianluca Pegolo Luca Del Chiaro Simonluca Agazzone Federico Balzaretti Angelo Palombo Franco Semioli Marco Ferro Alessandro Pellicori |
France Loïc Vincent Mickaël Natchimie Nicolas Sahnoun Mickaël Pontal Cyril Guyot David Grondin Grégory Pujol Loris Reina Gael Hiroux Ludovic Delporte Cyril Yapi Sebastien Squillacci Florent Balmont Loic Pailleres Nicolas Douchez David Vandenbossche Julien Stephan Guillaume Laval |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tunisia (H) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Gold Medal |
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Italy |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Silver Medal |
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France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Turkey |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Greece |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Libya |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Algeria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |
| 9 | San Marino |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Source:
(H) Host.
(H) Host.
References
- Mediterranean Games 2001 (Tunis) - rsssf.com
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