The 1971 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 6th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in İzmir, Turkey between the 6–16 October 1971 as part of the 1971 Mediterranean Games.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Turkey |
| City | İzmir |
| Dates | 6–16 October |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Yugoslavia Olympic (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Tunisia |
| Third place | Turkey B |
| Fourth place | Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer | Aleksandar Panajotović (5 goals) |
← 1967 1975 → | |
Participating teams
The following countries have participated for the final tournament:
| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa | Egypt Morocco Tunisia |
| AFC Asia | Syria |
| UEFA Europe | France Amateurs (holders) Greece Olympic Turkey B (hosts) Yugoslavia Olympic |
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| İzmir | İzmir Atatürk Stadium | 70,000 |
| İzmir | Alsancak Stadium | 25,000 |
| Manisa | Manisa Stadium | ? |
Squads
Tournament
All times local : Time zone (UTC+3)
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Advance to the Final | |
| Advance to the Third place match | |
| Advance to the Fifth place match | |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Turkey B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| France Amateurs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Syria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Tunisia won group on draw.
| Turkey B | 2–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Kurukaya 40' Renklibay 65' | Report | Abdulghani Tatish 29' |
Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Nikolaos Zlatanos (Greece)
| France Amateurs | 1–2 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Di Caro 12' | Adhouma 84' Chakroun 85' |
Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohamed Diab Al-Attar (Egypt)
| Turkey B | 0–0 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Attendance: 48,338
Referee: Nikolaos Zlatanos (Greece)
| France Amateurs | 1–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Bouveresse 64' |
Manisa Stadium, Manisa
Referee: Mohamed El Azari (Morocco)
| Tunisia | 1–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Khouini 79' |
Alsancak Stadium, İzmir
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Mohamed Diab Al-Attar (Egypt)
| France Amateurs | 0–1 | Turkey B |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ergücü 26' |
Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Attendance: 62,825
Referee: Mohamed El Azari (Morocco)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia Olympic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 |
| Egypt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Greece Olympic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| Morocco (disqualified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia Olympic | 6–1 | Greece Olympic |
|---|---|---|
| Novak 8', 53' Nalić 30' Panajotović 34', 58', 80' | Zafiropoulos 74' |
Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ömer Karadağ (Turkey)
| Egypt | 0–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Faras 31' |
Alsancak Stadium, İzmir
Referee: Robert Frauciel (France)
| Yugoslavia Olympic | 1–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Panajotović 30' | Mohammed 89' |
Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Veli Necdet Arığ (Turkey)
| Morocco | 1–0 | Greece Olympic |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelkader Ben Bouali 36' |
Manisa Stadium, Manisa
Referee: Hédi Seoudi (Tunisia)
| Yugoslavia Olympic | 1–0 (Abandoned) | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Novak 18' | Report | Faras 8' Lamrani 44' |
Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Robert Frauciel (France)
Match abandoned at 1–0, Morocco walked off after second player were sent off. Morocco disqualified and all their results annulled.
| Greece Olympic | 0–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
Manisa Stadium, Manisa
Referee: Sedat Özselçuk (Turkey)
Knockout stage
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Fifth place match
| France Amateurs | 3–1 | Greece Olympic |
|---|---|---|
| Michel Granier 26', 32' Imiéla 58' | Zafiropoulos 6' |
Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Referee: Sedat Özselçuk (Turkey)
Third place match
| Turkey B | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Baykul Tüysüz 96' | Report |
Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Attendance: 45,250
Referee: Nikolaos Zlatanos (Greece)
Final
| Tunisia | 0–1 | Yugoslavia Olympic |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Panajotović 51' |
Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Attendance: 56,178
Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan (Turkey)
Tournament classification
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia Olympic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | Turkey B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | France Amateurs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | Greece Olympic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 | ||||
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