Football at the 1963 Mediterranean Games

1963 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Italy's celebration for the gold medal
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
CityNaples
Dates18–28 September 1963
Teams9 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Italy Amateurs (2nd title)
Runners-up Turkey Amateurs
Third place Spain Amateurs
Fourth place Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored45 (2.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Ramón Grosso
(8 goals)
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1967 →

The 1963 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 4th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Naples, Italy between the 18–28 September 1963 as part of the 1963 Mediterranean Games.[1][2]

Participating teams

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Federation Nation
CAF Africa  Morocco
 Tunisia
 United Arab Republic
AFC Asia  Lebanon
 Syria
UEFA Europe  Italy Amateurs (hosts) (holders)
 Malta Amateurs
 Spain Amateurs
 Turkey Amateurs

Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Naples Stadio San Paolo 100,000
Caserta Stadio Alberto Pinto 12,000
Benevento Stadio Comunale
Salerno Stadio Comunale 9,000

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1963 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads

Group stage

All times local : CET (UTC+1)

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the Final
Group runners-up advance to the Third place match

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy Amateurs 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 6
 Morocco 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 4
 Tunisia 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 2
 Syria 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Morocco 1–0 Syria
Italy Amateurs 2–0 Tunisia
Ferrario ?', 70'
Attendance: 12,000
Morocco 1–0 Tunisia
Ben Dayan
Attendance: 2,000
Italy Amateurs 6–0 Syria
Ferrario 10' (pen.)
Volpato 13', 51'
Lodetti 47'
Petroni 29', 56'
Referee: Daniel Zariquiegui Izco (Spain)
Italy Amateurs 4–1 Morocco
Bercellino I 18'
Bercellino II 39', 85'
Volpato 32'		 Riadh 70'
Referee: Arthur Lentini (Malta)
Tunisia 3–1 Syria
Henia 12'
Jedidi 50', 80'		 Aleyan
Attendance: 1,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey Amateurs 4 3 1 0 12 4 +8 7
 Spain Amateurs 4 2 2 0 13 4 +9 6
 United Arab Republic 4 2 1 1 10 8 +2 5
 Lebanon 4 1 0 3 2 7 −5 2
 Malta Amateurs 4 0 0 4 0 18 −18 0
Spain Amateurs 1–1 United Arab Republic
Vidal 22' El-Shazly 49'
Stadio Comunale, Salerno
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
Turkey Amateurs 4–0 Lebanon
Doğan 9', 52'
Boralı 19' (pen.)
Büyükbuğdaypınar 58'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abdelkarim Ziani (Morocco)
United Arab Republic 6–0 Malta Amateurs
Reyadh 21'
Badawi 23', 29', 41'
El-Shazly 49', 71'
Spain Amateurs 1–0 Lebanon
Grosso 81'
Stadio Comunale, Benevento
Referee: Adami (Italy)
Turkey Amateurs 3–3 Spain Amateurs
Büyükbuğdaypınar 8'
Rodríguez 17' (o.g.)
Doğan 54'		 Report Grosso 12', 50', 82'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Gennaro Marchese (Italy)
Lebanon 2–0 Malta Amateurs
Turkey Amateurs 2–0 Malta Amateurs
Halil Ateş 3'
Boralı 37'		 Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Sbardella (Italy)
United Arab Republic 2–0
(Lebanon withdrew)		 Lebanon
Spain Amateurs 8–0 Malta Amateurs
Velázquez
Uriarte
Valls
Grosso
Stadio Comunale, Benevento
Turkey Amateurs 3–1 United Arab Republic
Meto 18', 44', 88' Report Ismail 31'
Stadio Comunale, Benevento
Referee: Adami (Italy)

Knockout stage

 
Final
 
  
 
28 September – Naples
 
 
 Turkey Amateurs0
 
 
 Italy Amateurs3
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
28 September – Naples
 
 
 Morocco1
 
 
 Spain Amateurs2
 

Third place match

Morocco 1–2 Spain Amateurs
Ben Dayan 30' Grosso 9'
Velázquez 84'

Final

Turkey Amateurs 0–3 Italy Amateurs
Report Giannini [it] 9'
Bercellino II 33', 43'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ben Said (United Arab Republic)

Tournament classification

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy Amateurs 4 4 0 0 14 2 +12 8
2  Turkey Amateurs 5 3 1 1 12 7 +5 7
3  Spain Amateurs 5 3 2 0 15 5 +10 8
4  Morocco 4 2 0 2 4 6 –2 4
Eliminated in the group stage
5  United Arab Republic 4 2 1 1 10 8 +2 5
6  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 2
7  Lebanon 4 1 0 3 2 7 –5 2
8  Syria 3 0 0 3 1 10 –9 0
9  Malta Amateurs 4 0 0 4 4 18 –14 0

Goalscorers

There were 60 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.

8 goals

4 goals

3 goals

References

  1. ^ "Mediterranean Games 1963 (Naples, Italy)". RSSSF. Dinant Abbink & Erik Garin. January 21, 2001.
  2. ^ L'Unità Newspaper archive, September 1963
  3. ^ Milliyet Newspaper, 30.09.1963, p. 8