The 2001 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 14th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Tunis, Tunisia between 6 and 15 September 2001 as part of the 2001 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 9 teams, all countries were represented by the U-21 teams. Tunisia won the gold medal.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tunisia |
| City | Tunis |
| Dates | 6–15 September |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Italy |
| Third place | France |
| Fourth place | Turkey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.77 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Selim Benachour Gaël Hiroux Bouabid Bouden Grégory Pujol (2 goals) |
← 1997 2005 → | |
Participating teams
Nine teams for under-21 took part in the tournament, 4 teams from Africa and 5 teams from Europe.
| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa | Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia (hosts) |
| AFC Asia | None |
| UEFA Europe | France Greece Italy (holders) San Marino Turkey |
Squads
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Radès | Stade du 7 Novembre | 60,000 |
| Tunis | Stade El Menzah | 45,000 |
| Sousse | Stade Olympique de Sousse | 28,000 |
| Sfax | Stade Taïeb Mhiri | 22,000 |
| Bizerte | Stade 15 Octobre | 20,000 |
Tournament
All times local: CEST (UTC+1)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| San Marino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Tunisia | 5–0 | San Marino |
|---|---|---|
| Benachour 4' Sliti 24' (pen.) Daâssi 30' Dalhoum 60' (pen.) Khanchil 67' | Report |
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
| Tunisia | 0–1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Sahnoun 11' |
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
| France | 6–0 | San Marino |
|---|---|---|
| Sahnoun 14' (pen.) Hiroux 24', 31' (pen.) Pontal 29', 84' Delporte 68' | Report |
Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte
Group B
Source: [citation needed]
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Referee: Mohamed Gennokza (Tunisia)
| Turkey | 1–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Aydın 60' | ? |
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
| Greece | 1–0 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Kyriazis 51' (pen.) |
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| Algeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Morocco | 5–2 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Kherrazi 35' Bouden 59', 77' Laïfaoui 73' (o.g.) El Ouardi 85' (pen.) | Report | El Hadi 23' Bouras 43' Ouasti |
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
Referee: Atef Yacoubi (Tunisia)
| Italy | 2–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Sculli 42' Ferro 81' | Report | Aboub 25' |
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
Referee: ? (Greece)
| Italy | 2–1 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Calaiò 20', 52' | Report | Zouaghi 90+3' |
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Moulin (France)
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 13 September – Bizerte | ||||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| 15 September – Radès | ||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| 13 September – Tunis | ||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||
| Tunisia (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 September – Radès | ||||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte
Referee: Mohamed Abdalla (Libya)
| Turkey | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Benachour 96' |
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
Third place match
Final
| Italy | 0–1 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinale 7' | Report | Zitouni 76' (pen.) |
Stade du 7 Novembre, Radès
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ali Aydın (Turkey)
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Tunisia Walid Ben Hassine Saïf Ghezal Ali Zitouni Imed Bouthouri Karim Hamida Ahmed Hammi Ahmed Khanchil Chokri Zaalani Bassam Daasi Karim Dalhoum Mohamed Sliti Lassaad Ouertani Slim Ben Achour Alaeddine Yahia Anis Ayari Anis Zitouni Anis Boussaidi Achraf Khalfaoui | Italy Vitangelo Spadavecchia Cristian Zaccardo Christian Maggio Riccardo Fissore Roberto Cardinale Andrea Dossena Simone Pacini Emanuele Calaiò Marco Mancinelli Giuseppe Sculli Gianluca Pegolo Luca Del Chiaro Simonluca Agazzone Federico Balzaretti Angelo Palombo Franco Semioli Marco Ferro Alessandro Pellicori | France Loïc Vincent Mickaël Natchimie Nicolas Sahnoun Mickaël Pontal Cyril Guyot David Grondin Grégory Pujol Loris Reina Gael Hiroux Ludovic Delporte Cyril Yapi Sebastien Squillacci Florent Balmont Loic Pailleres Nicolas Douchez David Vandenbossche Julien Stephan Guillaume Laval |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Gold Medal | |
| Italy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Silver Medal | |
| France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Bronze Medal | |
| 4 | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Libya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Algeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |
| 9 | San Marino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
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