Football at the 1971 Mediterranean Games

1971 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host country Turkey
City İzmir
Dates 6–16 October
Teams 8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia Ol. (1st title)
Runners-up Tunisia
Third place Turkey B
Fourth place Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played 12
Goals scored 24 (2 per match)

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.

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 Ol.
Turkey B (hosts)
Yugoslavia Ol.

Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
İzmir İzmir Atatürk Stadium 70 000

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
France Amateurs 1–2 Tunisia
Chakroun 85', 86'

Turkey B 0–0 Tunisia
France Amateurs 1–0 Syria

Tunisia 1–0 Syria
Khouini 79'
Attendance: 60,000
France Amateurs 0–1 Turkey B

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Yugoslavia Ol. 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 3
Egypt 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Greece Ol. 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 1
Morocco (disqualified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yugoslavia Ol. 6–1 Greece Ol.
Novak
Nalić
Panajotović
Report Cevas
Egypt 0–1 Morocco
Faras 34'

Yugoslavia Ol. 1–1 Egypt
Panajotović Report Ahmet
Morocco 1–0 Greece Ol.

Yugoslavia Ol. 1–0
(Abandoned)
Morocco
Novak Report

Match abandoned at 1–0, Morocco walked off after two players sent off. Morocco disqualified and all their results annulled

Greece Ol. 0–0 Egypt

Knockout stage

Fifth place match

France Amateurs 3–1 Greece Ol.

Third place match

Turkey B 1–0 (a.e.t.) Egypt

Final

Tunisia 0–1 Yugoslavia Ol.
Report Novak
Attendance: 30,000

Tournament classification

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Yugoslavia Ol. 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 Ol. 3 0 1 2 2 9 –7 1
7 Syria 3 0 0 3 1 4 –3 0