The 2009 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 16th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Pescara, Italy between 25 June and 5 July 2009 as part of the 2009 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 12 teams, all countries were represented by the U-20 teams. Spain won the gold medal.^[1]

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2009 Mediterranean Games
football tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
City	Pescara
Dates	25 June – 5 July
Teams	12
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	Libya
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	44 (2.32 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Michalis Pavlis (4 goals) Khaled Ayari (4 goals)
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The 12 teams were divided into four groups of three teams. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. No points were awarded for a defeat. The top side in each group would advance to the semi-finals. If two or more teams were tied for a particular position, then the tie-breaking system would be as follows:^[1]

• Highest number of points obtained in all group matches;
• The result in the eventual direct match between two tied teams;
• Goal difference in all group matches;
• Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.

Each team's eighteen-man squad had to consist of players born after January 1, 1989. The squads must have been submitted no later than June 11, 2009. Each member of the winning team was awarded a gold medal. The runners-up all received a silver medal, and the third-placed team all received a bronze medal. Each member of each side placed 4th-8th in the competition received a diploma.^[1]

6 stadia were allocated to host the matches^[1]

The draw for the groups was made on May 8, 2009, and was conducted by Eusebio Di Francesco^[2]