Football at the 1983 Mediterranean Games

1983 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
CityCasablanca
Dates9–17 September
Teams9 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (1st title)
Runners-up Turkey B
Third place Egypt
Fourth place France Amateurs
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored26 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Morocco Mustafa El Haddaoui (4 goals)
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The 1983 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 9th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Casablanca, Morocco between 9 and 17 September 1983 as part of the 1983 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 9 teams.[1][2][3][4]

Participating teams

Nine teams took part in the tournament.

Federation Nation
CAF Africa  Algeria
 Egypt
 Libya
 Morocco (hosts)
 Tunisia
AFC Asia  Syria
UEFA Europe  France Amateurs
 Greece Olympic
 Turkey B

Squads

Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Casablanca Stade Mohammed V 67,000
Rabat Moulay Abdellah Stadium 68,000
El Jadida Stade El Abdi 15,000

Tournament

All times local : Time zone (UTC+0)

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

Group stage

Morocco, Egypt and Turkey qualified for semifinals. France won the fourth semifinal place on lots.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco (H) 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 3
 Greece Olympic 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
 Libya 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0

Greece Olympic 2–1 Libya
  • Papachristou 5'
  • Chatzopoulos 81'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3
 France Amateurs 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3
 Syria 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0

Egypt 1–0 Syria
El-Mashaqui 27'
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey B 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 2
 Algeria 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
 Tunisia 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 2
Turkey B 3–1 Tunisia
Çalımbay 39'
Akbaşlı 44', 51'
Report Rakbaoui 21'
Referee: José Luis García Carrión (Spain)

Tunisia 3–2 Algeria
Hergal 10'
Rakbaoui 31'
Ben Messaoud 43'
Belloumi 36'
Guendouz 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Hossam Eddine (Egypt)

Turkey B 0–1 Algeria
Report Guendouz 31'
Kouici Red card 87'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Salem Sherif (Libya)

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
15 September – Casablanca
 
 
 Morocco2
 
17 September – Casablanca
 
 Egypt1
 
 Morocco3
 
15 September – Casablanca
 
 Turkey B0
 
 Turkey B1
 
 
 France Amateurs0
 
Third place
 
 
17 September – Casablanca
 
 
 Egypt (p)0 (5)
 
 
 France Amateurs0 (2)

Semi-finals

Morocco 2–1 Egypt
El Haddaoui 16', 25' Youssef 54'

Turkey B 1–0 France Amateurs
Özdemir 60'
Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)

Third place match

Egypt 0–0 France Amateurs
Penalties
5–2

Final

Morocco 3–0 Turkey B
El Haddaoui 25'
Souadi 45'
Labied 80'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: José Luis García Carrión (Spain)

Tournament classification

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Morocco 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 7
2  Turkey B 4 2 0 2 4 5 –1 4
3  Egypt 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 4
4  France Amateurs 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 4
Eliminated in the group stage
5  Greece Olympic 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
6  Algeria 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
7  Tunisia 2 1 0 1 4 5 –1 2
8  Syria 2 0 0 2 0 2 –2 0
9  Libya 2 0 0 2 2 5 –3 0

References

  1. ^ "Mediterranean Games 1983 (Casablanca, Morocco)". RSSSF. Dinant Abbink & Erik Garin. 5 Apr 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ Tercüman Newspaper archive, September 1983
  3. ^ Milliyet Newspaper archive, September 1983
  4. ^ Cumhuriyet Newspaper archive, September 1983