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1979 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryYugoslavia
City Split
Dates21–29 September
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions  Yugoslavia Ol. (2nd title)
Runners-up France France Amateurs
Third place  Algeria
Fourth place  Greece Ol.
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored45 (2.81 per match)
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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.

Federation Nation
CAF Africa   Algeria (holders)
  Egypt
  Morocco
  Tunisia
AFC Asia No team
UEFA Europe France France Amateurs
  Greece Ol.
Turkey Turkey B
  Yugoslavia Ol. (hosts)

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1979 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads

Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
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. 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 6
  Greece Ol. 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 3
  Morocco 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
  Egypt 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Morocco 1–1  Greece Ol.
Dolmy ?
Yugoslavia Ol. 3–0  Egypt
Primorac 21'
Slišković 38'
Zl. Vujović 74'
Attendance: 18,000
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 Amateurs 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
  Algeria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
Turkey Turkey B 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
  Tunisia 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Algeria 1–1 France France Amateurs
Bensaoula 54' Ricort 8'
Omiš Stadium, Omiš
Attendance: 5,000
Turkey B Turkey1–0  Tunisia
?
Algeria 1–1  Tunisia
Bousri 38' Bayari 5'
Omiš Stadium, Omiš
France Amateurs France1–1 Turkey Turkey B
? ?
Algeria 1–0 Turkey Turkey B
Fergani 68'
Omiš Stadium, Omiš
Attendance: 5,000
France Amateurs France2–1  Tunisia
? Hergal 75'

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
27 September
 
 
 France France Amateurs2
 
29 September – Split
 
  Greece Ol.1
 
  Yugoslavia Ol.3
 
27 September – Šibenik
 
 France France Amateurs0
 
  Yugoslavia Ol.3
 
 
  Algeria2
 
Third place
 
 
29 September – Split
 
 
  Algeria2
 
 
  Greece Ol.1

Semi-finals

France Amateurs France2–1  Greece Ol.
? ?
Yugoslavia Ol. 3–2  Algeria
Primorac 4' ( pen.)
Bogdan 84'
Šestić 88'		 Belloumi 60'
Douadi 69'
Attendance: 12,000

Third place match

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

Final

Yugoslavia Ol. 3–0 France France Amateurs
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. 5 5 0 0 16 4 +12 10
2 France France Amateurs 5 2 2 1 6 7 –1 6
3   Algeria 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 6
4   Greece Ol. 5 1 1 3 8 12 –4 3
Eliminated in the group stage
5 Turkey Turkey B 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
6   Morocco 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
7   Tunisia 3 0 1 2 2 4 –2 1
8   Egypt 3 0 1 2 2 7 –5 1

References

  1. ^ "Split in History: 8th Mediterranean Games in 1979". Total Croatia News. Daniela Rogulj. May 4, 2017. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2017.

External links

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