Football at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

1979 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host country Yugoslavia
City Split
Dates 21 – 29 September
Teams 8 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions  Yugoslavia Ol. (2nd title)
Runners-up France France B
Third place  Algeria
Fourth place  Greece Ol.
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 45 (2.81 per match)

The 1979 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 8th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Split, Yugoslavia between 21 and 29 September 1979 as part of the 1979 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 8 teams[1].

Participating teams

Eight teams took part in the tournament.

FederationNation
CAF Africa Algeria (holders)
 Egypt
 Morocco
 Tunisia
AFC AsiaNo team
UEFA EuropeFrance France B
 Greece Ol.
Turkey Turkey B
 Yugoslavia Ol. (hosts)

Squads

Venues

CitiesVenuesCapacity
Split Stadion Poljud 35,000
Šibenik Stadion Rade Končar 8,000
Omiš Omiš Stadium

Tournament

All times local : Time zone (UTC+1)

Key to colours in group tables
Advance to the Semi-finals

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia Ol. 3300102+86
 Greece Ol. 31116823
 Morocco 30212312
 Egypt 30122751
Morocco 1 – 1 Greece Ol.
Dolmy ?
Yugoslavia Ol. 3 – 0 Egypt
Primorac  21'
Slišković  38'
Zl. Vujović  74'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: René Vigliani (France)

Egypt 0 – 0 Morocco
Yugoslavia Ol. 5 – 1 Greece Ol.
Slišković  32'
Pašić  43'
Janjanin  62', 69'
Primorac  83'
Kourouzidis  79'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

Greece Ol. 4 – 2 Egypt
? Nouh  3', 33'
Yugoslavia Ol. 2 – 1 Morocco
Zl. Vujović  43'
Šestić  76'
Boussati  50'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ozborgul (Turkey)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France France B 312043+14
 Algeria 312032+14
Turkey Turkey B 31112203
 Tunisia 30122421
Algeria 1 – 1France France B
Bensaoula  54' Ricort  8'
Omiš Stadium, Omiš
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stjepan Glavina (Yugoslavia)
Turkey B Turkey1 – 0 Tunisia
?

Algeria 1 – 1 Tunisia
Bousri  38' Bayari  5'
Omiš Stadium, Omiš
France B France1 – 1Turkey Turkey B
? ?

Algeria 1 – 0Turkey Turkey B
Fergani  68'
Omiš Stadium, Omiš
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stjepan Glavina (Yugoslavia)
France B France2 – 1 Tunisia
? Hergal  75'

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
27 September
 
 
France France B2
 
29 September – Split
 
 Greece Ol.1
 
 Yugoslavia Ol.3
 
27 September – Šibenik
 
France France B0
 
 Yugoslavia Ol.3
 
 
 Algeria2
 
Third place
 
 
29 September – Split
 
 
 Algeria2
 
 
 Greece Ol.1

Semi-finals

France B France2 – 1 Greece Ol.
? ?

Yugoslavia Ol. 3 – 2 Algeria
Primorac  4' (pen.)
Bogdan  84'
Šestić  88'
Belloumi  60'
Douadi  69'

Third place match

Algeria 2 – 1 Greece Ol.
Belloumi  10'
Assad  pen'
Cirikas  20'

Final

Yugoslavia Ol. 3 – 0France France B
Pašić  24'
Zl. Vujović  54', 77'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

Tournament classification

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Yugoslavia Ol. 5500164+1210
2 France France B 522167–16
3  Algeria 522176+16
4  Greece Ol. 5113812–43
Eliminated in the group stage
5 Turkey Turkey B 31112203
6  Morocco 302123–12
7  Tunisia 301224–21
8  Egypt 301227–51

References

  1. "Split in History: 8th Mediterranean Games in 1979". Total Croatia News. Daniela Rogulj. May 4, 2017.
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