Football_at_the_2001_Mediterranean_Games
Football at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
International football competition
The 2001 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 14th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Tunis, Tunisia between 5 and 15 September 2001 as part of the 2001 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 9 teams, all countries were represented by the U-21 teams.[1] Tunisia won the gold medal.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tunisia |
| City | Tunis |
| Dates | 5–15 September |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Turkey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.77 per match) |
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Nine teams for under-21 took part in the tournament, 4 teams from Africa and 5 teams from Europe.
More information Federation, Nation ...
| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa |  Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia (hosts) |
| AFC Asia | None |
| UEFA Europe | France Greece Italy (holders) San Marino Turkey |
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More information Cities, Venues ...
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Radès | Stade du 7 Novembre | 60,000 |
| Tunis | Stade El Menzah | 45,000 |
| Sousse | Stade Olympique de Sousse | 28,000 |
| Sfax | Stade Taïeb Mhiri | 22,000 |
| Bizerte | Stade 15 Octobre | 20,000 |
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More information Key to colours in group tables ...
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners advance to the Semi-finals | |
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Group stage
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 |
| Tunisia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| San Marino |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
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More information France, 6–0 ...
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Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
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Group C
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| Algeria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
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Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 13 September – Bizerte | ||||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| 15 September – Radès | ||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| 13 September – Tunis | ||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||
| Tunisia (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 September – Radès | ||||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Tunisia Walid Ben Hassine Saïf Ghezal Ali Zitouni Imed Bouthouri Karim Hamida Ahmed Hammi Ahmed Khanchil Chokri Zaalani Bassam Daasi Karim Dalhoum Mohamed Sliti Lassaad Ouertani Slim Ben Achour Alaeddine Yahia Anis Ayari Anis Zitouni Anis Boussaidi Achraf Khalfaoui |
France Loïc Vincent Mickaël Natchimie Nicolas Sahnoun Mickaël Pontal Cyril Guyot David Grondin Grégory Pujol Loris Reina Gael Hiroux Ludovic Delporte Cyril Yapi Sebastien Squillacci Florent Balmont Loic Pailleres Nicolas Douchez David Vandenbossche Julien Stephan Guillaume Laval |
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Tunisia (H) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Gold Medal |
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Italy |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Silver Medal |
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France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Turkey |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Greece |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Libya |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Algeria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |
| 9 | San Marino |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
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