| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Italy |
| City | Pescara |
| Dates | 25 June – 5 July |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Libya |
| Fourth place |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Goals scored | 44 (2.32 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Michalis Pavlis (4 goals) Khaled Ayari (4 goals) |
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The2009 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 16th edition of theMediterranean Games men's football tournament. Thefootball tournament was held inPescara,Italy between 25 June and 5 July 2009 as part of the2009 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 12 teams, all countries were represented by the U-20 teams. Spain won the gold medal.[1]
| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa | Libya Morocco Tunisia |
| AFC Asia |  Syria |
| UEFA Europe |  Albania France Greece Italy(hosts) Malta Montenegro Spain(holders) Turkey |
The 12 teams were divided into four groups of three teams. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. No points were awarded for a defeat. The top side in each group would advance to the semi-finals. If two or more teams were tied for a particular position, then the tie-breaking system would be as follows:[1]
Each team's eighteen-man squad had to consist of players born after January 1, 1989. The squads must have been submitted no later than June 11, 2009. Each member of the winning team was awarded a gold medal. The runners-up all received a silver medal, and the third-placed team all received a bronze medal. Each member of each side placed 4th-8th in the competition received a diploma.[1]
6 stadia were allocated to host the matches[1]
| Stadium | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Stadio Adriatico | Pescara | 25,000 |
| Stadio Guido Angelini | Chieti | 12,750 |
| Stadio Comunale | Teramo | 7,498 |
| Stadio Guido Biondi | Lanciano | 6,400 |
| Stadio dei Marsi | Avezzano | 3,692 |
| Stadio Valle Anzuca | Francavilla al Mare | 3,500 |
The draw for the groups was made on May 8, 2009, and was conducted byEusebio Di Francesco[2]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
| Syria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| Italy | 3 –1 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
Mustacchio 28',55'Sciacca 76' | Report | Pavlis 34' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
| Malta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
| France | 2–0 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Malonga 20' Joseph-Monrose 76' | Report |
| Malta | 0–5 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Aygunes 14' Albayrak 36',49'Basdas 53'Gokoglan 54' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Morocco | Withdrew | |||||||
Morocco withdrew from the competition so Libya and Montenegro ensured qualification to the next round. Their matches only determined group ranking.
| Libya | 0–0 | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Montenegro | 0–0 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Novović Durutović  Savić Vuković | 2–4 | MansorGagomAltrikiAhmed |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Albania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 July –Francavilla | ||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| 4 July –Pescara | ||||||
| Libya | 0 | |||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| 1 July –Teramo | ||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| France | 1 | |||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 July –Chieti | ||||||
| Libya | 0 (8) | |||||
| France | 0 (7) | |||||
| France | 1–2 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Tabanou 87' | Report | Nsue 42' Laguardia 51' |
| Greece | 2–1 | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Pavlis 66' Barboudis 81' | Report | Bogdanović 59' |
| Montenegro | 0–1 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ayari 77' |
| Libya | 0–0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Mansor Gagom Altriki Ahmed Zrimeg Elmhashhash Issa Abubaker Elgarmadi Elzaredi | 8–7 | RavetPiedBakarMustivarGuidileyeMalongaCoubronneKoneTheophile CatherineAbenzoar |
| Italy | 1–2 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Mustacchio 89' | Report | Nsue 76' Calderoni 90+5' (o.g.) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 |
 | Italy(H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
 | Libya | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 5 |
| 4 | France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 5 | Greece | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 6 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| 7 | Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Montenegro | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| 9 | Syria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| 10 | Albania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| 11 | Malta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |