Football at the Islamic Games

Football at the Islamic Games
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
Dates28 September – 5 October 1980
Teams5 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Libya
Runners-up Turkey
Third place Saudi Arabia
Fourth place Northern Cyprus
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored27 (2.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)Turkey Tuncay Soyak (3 goals)

The Football tournament at the Islamic Games was won by Libya. The final tournament was held in İzmir from 28 September to 5 October 1980 as a five-team round-robin competition with no final.

Main venue

 İzmir
Atatürk Stadium
Capacity: 70,000

Final tournament

Group standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Libya 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 Turkey 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10 6
 Saudi Arabia 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 4
 Northern Cyprus 4 1 1 2 3 9 -6 3
 Malaysia "B" 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0
Turkey 5 – 0[1] Northern Cyprus
Serdar Bali 18'
Zafer Bilgetay 31'
Metin Yıldız 54'
Muharrem Gürbüz 66'
Necdet Ergün 74'
Referee: Zayn Al Abidin Alaadin (Malaysia)
Saudi Arabia 3 – 0 Malaysia "B"
Majed Abdullah 30'
Amin Dabo 35'
Darwish Saeed 72'		 Report
Attendance: 1,000[2]
Libya 1 – 0[3] Malaysia "B"
Giumbu 38'
Northern Cyprus 0 – 2[4] Saudi Arabia
Majed Abdullah 8'
Amin Dabo 46'
Turkey 1 – 2[5] Libya
Muharrem Gürbüz 24' Abdulnaser Ezzeddin 35'
Mohamed Ali Omar Lagha 44' (pen.)
Referee: Fahad Al Dehmash (Saudi Arabia)
Northern Cyprus 2 – 1[6] Malaysia "B"
Erbay Gönelli 5'
Mete Adanır 78'		 Zainal 19' (pen.)
Libya 1 – 1[6] Northern Cyprus
Fikri 47' (o.g.) Mete Adanır 21'
Turkey 3 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Tuncay Soyak 2'
Saleh Al-Nu'eimeh 34' (o.g.)
Zafer Bilgetay 80'		 Report
Attendance: 5,591
Referee: Zayn Al Abidin Alaadin (Malaysia)
Libya 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Abdulnaser Ezzeddin 69'
Salem Mohammed Mismari 70'		 Report
Referee: Erkan Göksel (Turkey)
Turkey 3 – 0 Malaysia "B"
Metin Yıldız 33'
Tuncay Soyak 66', 86'		 Report
Referee: Musaid Al Saeed (Saudi Arabia)

Winners

 Football tournament winners 

Libya
First title

References

  1. ^ Yeni Asır Newspaper, Spor Eki, 29.09.1980, p. 1
  2. ^ Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 02.10.1980, p. 6
  3. ^ Yeni Asır Newspaper, Spor Eki, 01.10.1980, p. 3
  4. ^ Hürriyet Newspaper, 01.10.1980, p. 12
  5. ^ Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 02.10.1980, p. 6
  6. ^ a b https://www.yeniduzen.com/fifa-takimlari-ile-son-mac-24-yil-once-22562h.htm