The 1983 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 9th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Casablanca, Morocco between 9 and 17 September 1983 as part of the 1983 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 9 teams.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Morocco |
| City | Casablanca |
| Dates | 9–17 September |
| Teams | 9 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Morocco (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Turkey B |
| Third place | Egypt |
| Fourth place | France Amateurs |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 26 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer | Mustafa El Haddaoui (4 goals) |
← 1979 1987 → | |
Participating teams
Nine teams took part in the tournament.
| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa | Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco (hosts) Tunisia |
| AFC Asia | Syria |
| UEFA Europe | France Amateurs Greece Olympic Turkey B |
Squads
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Casablanca | Stade Mohammed V | 67,000 |
| Rabat | Moulay Abdellah Stadium | 68,000 |
| El Jadida | Stade El Abdi | 15,000 |
Tournament
All times local : Time zone (UTC+0)
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Advance to the Semi-finals | |
Group stage
Morocco, Egypt and Turkey qualified for semifinals. France won the fourth semifinal place on lots.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Greece Olympic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Libya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| Morocco | 0–0 | Greece Olympic |
|---|---|---|
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
| Greece Olympic | 2–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
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Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
| Morocco | 2–0 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| El Haddaoui Khalifa |
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| France Amateurs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Syria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| France Amateurs | 1–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
| Egypt | 1–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| El-Mashaqui 27' |
Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)
| Egypt | 0–0 | France Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Turkey B | 3–1 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Çalımbay 39' Akbaşlı 44', 51' | Report | Rakbaoui 21' |
Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
Referee: José Luis García Carrión (Spain)
| Tunisia | 3–2 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Hergal 10' Rakbaoui 31' Ben Messaoud 43' | Belloumi 36' Guendouz 89' (pen.) |
Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Hossam Eddine (Egypt)
| Turkey B | 0–1 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Guendouz 31' Kouici 87' |
Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Salem Sherif (Libya)
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 15 September – Casablanca | ||||||
| Morocco | 2 | |||||
| 17 September – Casablanca | ||||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||
| Morocco | 3 | |||||
| 15 September – Casablanca | ||||||
| Turkey B | 0 | |||||
| Turkey B | 1 | |||||
| France Amateurs | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 September – Casablanca | ||||||
| Egypt (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
| France Amateurs | 0 (2) | |||||
Semi-finals
| Morocco | 2–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| El Haddaoui 16', 25' | Youssef 54' |
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
| Turkey B | 1–0 | France Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Özdemir 60' |
Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)
Third place match
| Egypt | 0–0 | France Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–2 | ||
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Final
| Morocco | 3–0 | Turkey B |
|---|---|---|
| El Haddaoui 25' Souadi 45' Labied 80' |
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: José Luis García Carrión (Spain)
Tournament classification
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | Turkey B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | Egypt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | France Amateurs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Greece Olympic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Algeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | Syria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Libya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 0 | ||||
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