1959 Mediterranean Games football tournament Tournament details Host country Lebanon City Beirut Dates 12–23 October 1959 Teams 3 (from 2 confederations)Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)Final positions Champions Italy Amateurs (1st title)Runners-up Turkey Amateurs Third place Lebanon Tournament statistics Matches played 6 Goals scored 18 (3 per match) Top scorer(s) Marcello Sanzani (4 goals)← 1955 1963 →
International football competition
The 1959 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament . The football tournament was held in Beirut , Lebanon between 12 and 23 October 1959 as part of the 1959 Mediterranean Games .
Participating teams
The following countries have participated for the final tournament:
Venues
Squads
Main article: Football at the 1959 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads
Final tournament
All times local : CET (UTC+2 )
Matches
1st leg
12 October 1959 Camille Chamoun Stadium , Beirut Attendance: 15,000Referee: Raymond Lespineux (Belgium )
14 October 1959 Camille Chamoun Stadium , Beirut Attendance: 7,000Referee: Andersson (Denmark )
16 October 1959 Camille Chamoun Stadium , Beirut Attendance: 8,000Referee: Adem Mitri (Lebanon )
2nd leg
18 October 1959 Camille Chamoun Stadium , Beirut Referee: Sulhi Garan (Turkey )
21 October 1959 Camille Chamoun Stadium , Beirut Attendance: 7,000Referee: Francesco Liverani (Italy )
23 October 1959 Camille Chamoun Stadium , Beirut Attendance: 40,000Referee: Raymond Lespineux (Belgium )
Tournament classification
References
"Mediterranean Games 1959 (Beirut, Lebanon)" . RSSSF . Dinant Abbink & Erik Garin. September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
https://archivio.unita.news/assets/derived/1959/10/19/issue_full.pdf
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