Football at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

1979 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryYugoslavia
CitySplit
Dates21–29 September
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia Ol. (2nd title)
Runners-upFrance France Amateurs
Third place Algeria
Fourth place Greece Ol.
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored45 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zlatko Vujović (4 goals)
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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 Kouimtzidis
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
Tsirikas 23'
Gerothodoros 60', 71'
Strantzalis 79'		 Nouh 3', 33'
Yugoslavia Ol. 2–1 Morocco
Zl. Vujović 43'
Šestić 76'		 Boussati 50'
Attendance: 6,000

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 1–1France France Amateurs
Bensaoula 54' Ricort 8'
Omiš Stadium, Omiš
Attendance: 5,000
Turkey B Turkey1–0 Tunisia
N. Oğuz Aydoğdu 54' Report
Sportski Center, Makarska
Referee: Abdel Rauf (Egypt)
Algeria 1–1 Tunisia
Bousri 38' Bayari 5'
Omiš Stadium, Omiš
Attendance: 3,500
France Amateurs France1–1Turkey Turkey B
Trivino 4' Ulucan 57' (pen.)
Sportski Center, Makarska
Attendance: 4,000
Algeria 1–0Turkey Turkey B
Fergani 68'
Omiš Stadium, Omiš
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marijan Rauš (Yugoslavia)
France Amateurs France2–1 Tunisia
? Hergal 75'
Sportski Center, Makarska

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.
Raymond
Ricort 		Tsirikas
Yugoslavia Ol. 3–2 Algeria
Primorac 4' (pen.)
Bogdan 84'
Šestić 88'		 Belloumi 60'
Douadi 69'
Attendance: 7,000

Third place match

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

Final

Yugoslavia Ol. 3–0France France Amateurs
Pašić 24'
Zl. Vujović 54', 85'
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.