Football at the 1951 Mediterranean Games

The 1951 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 1st edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Alexandria, the Egypt between 14–18 October 1951 as part of the 1951 Mediterranean Games.

1951 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryKingdom of Egypt
CityAlexandria
Dates14–18 October 1951
Teams3 (from 3 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Greece (1st title)
Runners-up Egypt
Third place Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored14 (4.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nikos Lekatsas
(4 goals)
1955

Participating teams

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Federation Nation
CAF Africa  Egypt (hosts)
AFC Asia  Syria
UEFA Europe  Greece

Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Alexandria Alexandria Stadium 15,000

Squads

Standings

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Greece 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4
2  Egypt 2 1 0 1 8 2 +6 2
3  Syria 2 0 0 2 0 12 –12 0

Matches

All times local : CET (UTC+2)

Greece 4–0 Syria
Lekatsas 18', 23', 71'
Mouratis 75' (pen.)
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohammed Al-Sayed (Egypt)

Egypt 8–0 Syria
El-Mekkawi
El-Dhizui
El-Guindi
Rached
Abdel Mawla (pen.)
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt

Egypt 0–2 Greece
Kotridis 10'
Lekatsas 53'
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Fauzi Tello (Syria)

Winner

 1951 Mediterranean Games 

Greece

First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 4.67 goals per match.

4 goals

  • Nikos Lekatsas

2 goals

  • El-Sayed El-Dhizui
  • Mohamed El Guendi
  • Saad Rached

1 goal

  • Hamza Abdel-Moula
  • Ahmed Nabih El-Mekkawi
  • Babis Kotridis
  • Andreas Mouratis

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