1997 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
CityBari
Dates8–25 June
Teams13
Final positions
Champions Italy (4th title)
Runners-up Turkey
Third place Greece
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored50 (2.63 per match)

The 1997 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 13th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Bari, Italy between 8 and 25 June 1997 as part of the 1997 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 13 teams, all countries were represented by the Olympic teams.[1] Italy won the gold medal.

Participating teams

Thirteen teams for U-23 took part in the tournament, 2 teams from Africa and 11 teams from Europe.

FederationNation
CAF Africa Algeria
 Libya
AFC AsiaNone
UEFA Europe Albania
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Croatia
 France
 Greece
 Italy (hosts)
 San Marino
 Spain
 Slovenia
 Turkey (holders)
 Yugoslavia

System

The 13 teams will be divided into four groups of three teams and one group of four teams. Teams are awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. No points are awarded for a defeat. The top sides in each group will advance to the semi-finals.

Squads

Venues

7 stadiums were allocated to host the matches.

Stadium City Capacity
Stadio San NicolaBari58,270
Stadio Degli UliviAndria9,140
Stadio ComunaleBarletta9,200
Stadio Franco FanuzziBrindisi6,200
Stadio Pino ZaccheriaFoggia25,085
Stadio Via del MareLecce33,876
Stadio Erasmo IacovoneTaranto30,450

Tournament

All times local : CET (UTC+1)

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the Semi-finals

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 321053+27
 Algeria 30304403
 Slovenia 302145−12
 Libya 302134−12
Turkey 2–2 Algeria
Libya 2–2 Slovenia
Turkey 1–0 Libya
Özkan
Referee: Salem Prolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Algeria 1–1 Slovenia
Bounekdja Osterc
Referee: Georgios Psychomanis (Greece)
Turkey 2–1 Slovenia
 Cimirotič
Referee: Zoran Arsić (FR Yugoslavia)
Algeria 1–1 Libya
Merakchi
Stadio Comunale, Barletta, Italy
Referee: Marco Turo (San Marino)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 211040+44
 Yugoslavia 211031+24
 Albania 200217−60
Yugoslavia 3–1 Albania
 Bogdani 60'
Stadio Comunale, Barletta, Italy
Referee: S. Tivolo (Slovenia)
Italy 4–0 Albania
Referee: Sabri Celik (Turkey)
Italy 0–0 Yugoslavia
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 220071+66
 France 210143+13
 San Marino 200218−70
Greece 4–1 San Marino
 Selva 90+1'
France 4–0 San Marino
Referee: Boucif Lazoun (Algeria)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 211021+14
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 211010+14
 Croatia 200213−20
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Croatia
Topić
Spain 0–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Spain 2–1 Croatia
 Bazina
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
23 June – Lecce
 
 
 Italy 2
 
25 June – Bari
 
 Spain0
 
 Italy5
 
23 June – Taranto
 
 Turkey1
 
 Greece0
 
 
 Turkey (a.e.t.)1
 
Third place
 
 
25 June – Foggia
 
 
 Spain0
 
 
 Greece1

Semi-finals

Italy 2–0 Spain
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)

Third place match

Final

Italy 5–1 Turkey
Totti 28', 43' (pen.)
Ventola 30', 51'
Longo 63'		 Güner 16'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Zoran Arsić (FR Yugoslavia)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Italy (H) 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10 10 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Turkey 5 3 1 1 7 8 −1 10 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Greece 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9 Bronze Medal
4  Spain 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4 Fourth place
5  Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
7  France 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
8  Algeria 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
9  Slovenia 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
10  Croatia 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
11  Albania 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
12  San Marino 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
13  Libya 5 0 2 3 3 4 −1 2
Source:
(H) Hosts

References

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