Football at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

The 2005 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 15th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Almería, Spain between 23 June and 3 July 2005 as part of the 2005 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 9 teams, all countries were represented by the U-23 teams[1] (although in fact none of the players named were older than 21); Spain won the gold medal.

2005 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityAlmería
Dates23 June – 3 July
Teams9
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Turkey
Third place Libya
Fourth place Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored37 (1.48 per match)

Participating teams

These nine teams were sorted into three groups of three teams. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter finals, as well as the two best third-placed sides.

FederationNation
CAF Africa Algeria
 Libya
 Morocco
 Tunisia (holders)
AFC AsiaNone
UEFA Europe Greece
 Italy
 Malta
 Spain (hosts)
 Turkey

Squads

Venues

CitiesVenuesCapacity
Almería Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos 22,000
Roquetas de Mar Estadio Antonio Peroles 9,000
El Ejido Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo 7,870
Vícar Estadio Municipal de Vicar 4,000

Tournament

All times are local (CEST (UTC+2)

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Semi-finals
Best group thirds advance to the Semi-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4
 Libya 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 3
 Morocco 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
Source:
Italy 3–0 Libya
Vantaggiato  34'
Iunco  79'
Masini  90'
Estadio Antonio Peroles, Roquetas de Mar

Libya 1–0 Morocco
El Khatroushi  38'
Estadio Antonio Peroles, Roquetas de Mar

Italy 0–0 Morocco
Estadio Antonio Peroles, Roquetas de Mar

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 4
 Spain 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
 Malta 2 0 0 2 0 7 7 0
Source:
Spain 2–0 Malta
Kepa  77'
Arizmendi  82'

Turkey 1–1 Spain
Aksu  65' Puerta  52'

Turkey 5–0 Malta
Sungur  47'
Aksu  63'
Arda Turan  76', 87'
Reis  90'

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
 Tunisia 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
 Greece 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1
Source:
Algeria 2–2 Tunisia
Hanitser  33', 83' Melliti  29'
Laâbidi  39'
Estadio Municipal de Vícar, Vícar

Tunisia 1–1 Greece
Ben Yahia Arabatzis  39'
Estadio Municipal de Vícar, Vícar

Algeria 1–0 Greece
Metref  37'
Estadio Municipal de Vícar, Vícar

Knockout stage

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
29 June–El Ejido
 
 
 Turkey1
 
13 September–Bizerte
 
 Greece0
 
 Turkey1
 
29 June–Roquetas de Mar
 
 Morocco0
 
 Algeria0
 
15 September–Radès
 
 Morocco2
 
 Turkey0
 
29 June–El Ejido
 
 Spain1
 
 Italy1
 
13 September–Tunis
 
 Spain2
 
 Spain5
 
29 June–Roquetas de Mar
 
 Libya0 Third place
 
 Libya (p)1 (4)
 
15 September–Radès
 
 Tunisia1 (3)
 
 Morocco1 (3)
 
 
 Libya (p)1 (4)
 

Quarterfinals

Libya 1–1 Tunisia
Ezwawi Ben Yahia
Penalties
4–3
Estadio Antonio Peroles, Roquetas de Mar

Morocco 2–0 Algeria
Souari  24', 87'
Estadio Antonio Peroles, Roquetas de Mar


Spain 2–1 Italy
Montañés  67'
Puerta  80'
Vantaggiato  43'

Semifinals

Turkey 1–0 Morocco
Turan  31'
Estadio Antonio Peroles, Roquetas de Mar

Spain 5–0 Libya
Gámez  4', 60'
del Moral  71', 87'
Valera  76'

3rd place match

Libya 1–1 Morocco
Mabrouk  87' Souari  9'
Penalties
4–3
Estadio Antonio Peroles, Roquetas de Mar

Final

Spain 1–0 Turkey
Kepa  7'

References

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