The 1963 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 4th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Naples, Italy between the 18–28 September 1963 as part of the 1963 Mediterranean Games.
Italy's celebration for the gold medal | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Italy |
| City | Naples |
| Dates | 18–28 September 1963 |
| Teams | 9 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Italy Amateurs (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Turkey Amateurs |
| Third place | Spain Amateurs |
| Fourth place | Morocco |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 45 (2.65 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ramón Grosso (8 goals) |
← 1959 1967 → | |
Participating teams
The following countries have participated for the final tournament:
| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa | Morocco Tunisia United Arab Republic |
| AFC Asia | Lebanon Syria |
| UEFA Europe | Italy Amateurs (hosts) (holders) Malta Amateurs Spain Amateurs Turkey Amateurs |
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Naples | Stadio San Paolo | 100,000 |
| Caserta | Stadio Alberto Pinto | 12,000 |
| Benevento | Stadio Comunale | |
| Salerno | Stadio Comunale | 9,000 |
Squads
Group stage
All times local : CET (UTC+1)
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners advance to the Final | |
| Group runners-up advance to the Third place match | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy Amateurs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 |
| Morocco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Syria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| Morocco | 1–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
Stadio Comunale, Benevento
| Italy Amateurs | 2–0 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrario 19', 70' |
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 12,000
| Morocco | 1–0 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Dayan 53' |
Stadio Alberto Pinto, Caserta
Attendance: 2,000
| Italy Amateurs | 6–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrario 10' (pen.) Volpato 13', 51' Lodetti 47' Petroni 29', 56' |
Stadio Comunale, Benevento
Referee: Daniel Zariquiegui Izco (Spain)
| Italy Amateurs | 4–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Bercellino I 18' Bercellino II 39', 85' Volpato 32' | Riadh 70' |
Stadio Alberto Pinto, Caserta
Referee: Arthur Lentini (Malta)
| Tunisia | 3–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Henia 12' Jedidi 50', 80' | Aleyan 35' |
Stadio Comunale, Salerno
Attendance: 1,000
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Amateurs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 |
| Spain Amateurs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 6 |
| United Arab Republic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 5 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 |
| Malta Amateurs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 |
| Spain Amateurs | 1–1 | United Arab Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Vidal 22' | El-Shazly 49' |
Stadio Comunale, Salerno
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
| Turkey Amateurs | 4–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Doğan 9', 52' Boralı 19' (pen.) Büyükbuğdaypınar 58' | Report |
Stadio Alberto Pinto, Caserta
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abdelkarim Ziani (Morocco)
| United Arab Republic | 6–0 | Malta Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Reyadh 21' Badawi 23', 29', 41' El-Shazly 49', 71' |
Stadio Alberto Pinto, Caserta
| Spain Amateurs | 1–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Grosso 81' |
Stadio Comunale, Benevento
Referee: Adami (Italy)
| Turkey Amateurs | 3–3 | Spain Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Büyükbuğdaypınar 8' Roberto Rodríguez 17' (o.g.) Doğan 54' | Report | Grosso 12', 50', 82' |
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Gennaro Marchese (Italy)
| Lebanon | 2–0 | Malta Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Middachi 32' Tchaparian 39' |
Stadio Comunale, Salerno
| Turkey Amateurs | 2–0 | Malta Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Halil Ateş 3' Boralı 37' | Report |
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 600
Referee: Sbardella (Italy)
| United Arab Republic | 2–0 (Lebanon withdrew) | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
Stadio Comunale, Salerno
| Spain Amateurs | 8–0 | Malta Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Uriarte 1', 12', 82' Grosso 23', 64', 68' Valls 26' Velázquez 72' |
Stadio Comunale, Benevento
| Turkey Amateurs | 3–1 | United Arab Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Meto 18', 44', 88' | Report | Ismail 31' |
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Referee: Adami (Italy)
Knockout stage
| Final | ||
| 29 September – Naples | ||
| Turkey Amateurs | 0 | |
| Italy Amateurs | 3 | |
| Third place | ||
| 29 September – Naples | ||
| Morocco | 1 | |
| Spain Amateurs | 2 | |
Third place match
| Morocco | 1–2 | Spain Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Dayan 30' | Grosso 9' Velázquez 84' |
Stadio Comunale, Salerno
Referee: Adami (Italy)
Final
| Turkey Amateurs | 0–3 | Italy Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Giannini 9' Bercellino II 33', 43' |
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bahri Ben Said (United Arab Republic)
Tournament classification
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Amateurs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | Turkey Amateurs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | Spain Amateurs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | Morocco | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 4 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | United Arab Republic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | –9 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Malta Amateurs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | –14 | 0 | ||||
Goalscorers
There were 60 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.
8 goals
- Ramón Grosso
4 goals
- Silvino Bercellino
3 goals
- Paolo Ferrario
- Angelo Volpato
- Fidel Uriarte
- Nedim Doğan
- Turgay Meto
- Hassan El-Shazly
- Badawi Abdel Fattah
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