Football at the 1991 Mediterranean Games

The 1991 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 11th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Athens, Greece between 28 June and 12 July 1991 as part of the 1991 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 11 teams and for the first time and since this edition, all countries were represented by the olympic teams. The host team, Greece, won the golden medal.

1991 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
CityAthens
Thessaloniki
Larissa
Patras
Heraklion
Dates28 June – 12 July
Teams11
Venue(s)Athens Olympic Stadium
Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Alcazar Stadium
Pampeloponnisiako Stadium
Pankritio Stadium
Final positions
Champions Greece (2nd title)
Runners-up Turkey
Third place Morocco
Fourth place Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored44 (3.14 per match)
Top scorerPanagiotis Sofianopoulos (7)
1987
1993

Participating teams

Eleven olympic teams took part to the tournament, 4 teams from Africa and 7 teams from Europe.

Federation Nation
CAF Africa  Algeria
 Egypt
 Morocco
 Tunisia
AFC Asia None
UEFA Europe  Albania
 Cyprus
 Greece (hosts)
 Italy
 San Marino
 Turkey
 Yugoslavia

Squads

Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Athens Olympic Stadium 70,000
Larisa Alcazar Stadium 15,000

Tournament

All times local : CET (UTC+2)

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 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 2
 Egypt 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 2
 Italy 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 2
Egypt 2–1 Turkey
  • Abo Greisha 56'
  • Rayyan 86'
Report
  • Alp  75'
  • Şükür 76'
Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czechoslovakia)

Turkey 2–0 Italy
  • Kerimoğlu 59' (pen.), 81' (pen.)
Report
Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras
Referee: Mohamed Mimoun (Algeria)

Italy 1–0 Egypt
  • Rizzolo 61'
Report
Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras
Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 4
 Albania 2 1 0 1 2 6 −4 2
 Algeria 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Albania 2–1 Algeria
  • Rahem
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki

Greece 5–0 Albania
  • Sofianopoulos 11', 38', 79', 90+3'
  • Marinakis 77'
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki

Greece 3–0 Algeria
  • Marinakis 53'
  • Sofianopoulos 66', 86'
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella (Italy)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 4
 Tunisia 2 1 0 1 1 5 −4 2
 San Marino 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Alcazar Stadium, Larissa

Yugoslavia 5–0 San Marino
  • Bogdanović 10'
  • Novak 35'
  • Jokanović 58'
  • Vukov 63', 78'
Alcazar Stadium, Larissa

Alcazar Stadium, Larissa

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 2
 Cyprus 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Cyprus 0–3 Morocco
  • Ammouta 7'
  • Giannakis 20' (o.g.)
  • Bodilan 71'
Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion
Referee: Ibrahim Nasur (Tunisia)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 July – Athens
 
 
 Greece (a.e.t.)2
 
12 July – Athens
 
 Yugoslavia1
 
 Greece3
 
8 July – Athens
 
 Turkey1
 
 Turkey1
 
 
 Morocco0
 
Third place
 
 
12 July – Athens
 
 
 Yugoslavia2
 
 
 Morocco3

Semi-finals

Greece 2–1 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
  • Marinakis 12'
  • Mitsopoulos 109'
  • Jokanović 53' (pen.)
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)

Turkey 1–0 Morocco
  • Günçar 72'
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Referee: Eero Aho (Finland)

Third place match

 Yugoslavia2–3 Morocco
  • Vukov
  • Jokanović
  • Raghib
  • Rokbi
  • Rmouj

Final

Greece 3–1 Turkey
  • Marinakis 43'
  • Donis 70'
  • Sofianopoulos 81'
Report
  • Korkmaz 58'
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Eero Aho (Finland)

Tournament classification

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Greece 4 4 0 0 13 2 +11 8
2  Turkey 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 4
3  Morocco 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
4  Yugoslavia 4 2 0 2 13 5 +8 4
Eliminated in the group stage
5  Egypt 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
6  Albania 2 1 0 1 2 6 –4 2
7  Tunisia 2 1 0 1 1 5 –4 2
8  Italy 2 1 0 1 1 2 –1 2
9  Algeria 2 0 0 2 1 5 –4 0
10  San Marino 2 0 0 2 0 6 –6 0
11  Cyprus 1 0 0 1 0 3 –3 0

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