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1991 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
CityAthens
Thessaloniki
Larissa
Dates28 June – 12 July
Teams11
Venue(s)Olympic Stadium
Kaftanzoglio
Alcazar Stadium
Final positions
Champions Greece (2nd title)
Runners-up Turkey
Third place Morocco
Fourth place Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored44 (3.14 per match)
1987 1993
International football competition

The 1991 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 11th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Athens, Greece between 28 June and 12 July 1991 as part of the 1991 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 11 teams and for the first time and since this edition, all countries were represented by the olympic teams. The host team, Greece, won the golden medal.

Participating teams

Eleven olympic teams took part to the tournament, 4 teams from Africa and 7 teams from Europe.

Federation Nation
CAF Africa  Algeria
 Egypt
 Morocco
 Tunisia
AFC Asia None
UEFA Europe  Albania
 Cyprus
 Greece (hosts)
 Italy
 San Marino
 Turkey
 Yugoslavia

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1991 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads

Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Athens Olympic Stadium 70,000
Larisa Alcazar Stadium 15,000

Tournament

All times local : CET (UTC+2)

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 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 2
 Egypt 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 2
 Italy 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 2
Egypt 2–1 Turkey
Report
National Stadium, PatrasAttendance: 2,000Referee: Václav Krondl (Czechoslovakia)
Turkey 2–0 Italy
Kerimoğlu 59' (pen.), 81' (pen.) Report
National Stadium, PatrasReferee: Mohamed Mimoun (Algeria)
Italy 1–0 Egypt
Rizzolo 61' Report
National Stadium, Patras

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 4
 Albania 2 1 0 1 2 6 −4 2
 Algeria 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Albania 2–1 Algeria
Rahem
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
Greece 5–0 Albania
Sofianopoulos
Marinakis
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
Greece 3–0 Algeria
Sofianopoulos
Marinakis
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 4
 Tunisia 2 1 0 1 1 5 −4 2
 San Marino 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Yugoslavia 5–0 Tunisia
Alcazar Stadium, Larissa
Yugoslavia 5–0 San Marino
Bogdanović 10'
Novak 35'
Jokanović 58'
Vukov 63', 78'
Alcazar Stadium, Larissa
Tunisia 1–0 San Marino
Alcazar Stadium, Larissa

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 2
 Cyprus 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Cyprus 0–3 Morocco

Knockout stage

 SemifinalsFinal
       
 8 July – Athens
 
  Greece (a.e.t.)2
 12 July – Athens
  Yugoslavia1
  Greece3
 8 July – Athens
  Turkey1
  Turkey1
 
  Morocco0
 Third place
 
 12 July – Athens
 
  Yugoslavia2
 
  Morocco3

Semi-finals

Greece 2–1 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
Marinakis
Mitsopoulos
Jokanović
Karaiskakis Stadium, AthensAttendance: 30,000
Turkey 1–0 Morocco
Günçar 72'
Karaiskakis Stadium, AthensReferee: Eero Aho (Finland)

Third place match

 Yugoslavia2–3 Morocco
Vukov
Jokanović
Raghib
Rokbi
Rmouj

Final

Greece 3–1 Turkey
Marinakis 43'
Donis 69'
Sofianopoulos 82'
Report Korkmaz 58'
Olympic Stadium, AthensAttendance: 40,000Referee: Eero Aho (Finland)

Tournament classification

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Greece 4 4 0 0 13 2 +11 8
2  Turkey 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 4
3  Morocco 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
4  Yugoslavia 4 2 0 2 13 5 +8 4
Eliminated in the group stage
5  Egypt 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
6  Albania 2 1 0 1 2 6 –4 2
7  Tunisia 2 1 0 1 1 5 –4 2
8  Italy 2 1 0 1 1 2 –1 2
9  Algeria 2 0 0 2 1 5 –4 0
10  San Marino 2 0 0 2 0 6 –6 0
11  Cyprus 1 0 0 1 0 3 –3 0

References

  1. Mediterranean Games 1991 (Athens) - rsssf.com
  2. Borba, 6 July 1991, p. 14.
  3. It should be Igor Bogdanović or Goran Bogdanović
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