The 1971 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 6th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in İzmir, Turkey between the 6–16 October 1971 as part of the 1971 Mediterranean Games.[1][2][3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Turkey |
| City | İzmir |
| Dates | 6–16 October |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia Ol. (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place |  Turkey B |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Aleksandar Panajotović (5 goals) |
← 1967 1975 → | |
Participating teams
editThe following countries have participated for the final tournament:
| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa | Egypt Morocco Tunisia
|
| AFC Asia |  Syria
|
| UEFA Europe |  France Amateurs (holders) Greece Ol. Turkey B (hosts) Yugoslavia Ol.
|
Venues
edit| Cities | Venues | Capacity[4] |
|---|---|---|
| İzmir | İzmir Atatürk Stadium | 70,000 |
| İzmir | Alsancak Stadium | 25,000 |
| Manisa | Manisa Stadium | ? |
Squads
editTournament
editAll times local : Time zone (UTC+3)
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Advance to the Final | |
| Advance to the Third place match | |
| Advance to the Fifth place match | |
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Turkey B
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| France Amateurs
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Syria
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Tunisia won group on draw.
| France Amateurs | 1–2 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
Di Caro  12' |
Adhouma 84' Chakroun 85' |
| France Amateurs | 1–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Bouveresse 64' |
| France Amateurs | 0–1 | Turkey B |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ergücü 26' |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia Ol.
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 |
| Egypt
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Greece Ol.
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| Morocco (disqualified)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia Ol. | 6–1 | Greece Ol. |
|---|---|---|
| Novak 8', 53' Nalić 30'Panajotović 34', 58', 80' |
Zafiropoulos 74' |
| Yugoslavia Ol. | 1–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Panajotović 30' |
Mohammed 89' |
| Morocco | 1–0 | Greece Ol. |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelkader Ben Bouali 36' |
Match abandoned at 1–0, Morocco walked off after second player were sent off. Morocco disqualified and all their results annulled.
| Greece Ol. | 0–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
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Fifth place match
edit| France Amateurs | 3–1 | Greece Ol. |
|---|---|---|
| Michel Granier 26', 32' Imiéla 58' |
Zafiropoulos 6' |
Referee: Sedat Özselçuk (Turkey)
Third place match
editFinal
editTunisia  | 0–1 | Yugoslavia Ol. |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Panajotović 51' |
Tournament classification
edit| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia Ol.
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | Tunisia
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | Turkey B
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | Egypt
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | France Amateurs
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | Greece Ol.
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | Syria
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 | ||||
References
editExternal links
edit- Mediterranean Games 1971 (İzmir, Turkey) - rsssf.com