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Football at the 1983 Mediterranean Games

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1983 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
CityCasablanca
Dates9–17 September
Teams9 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (1st title)
Runners-upTurkey Turkey B
Third place Egypt
Fourth placeFrance France Amateurs
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored26 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Morocco Mustafa El Haddaoui (4 goals)
1979
1987

The 1983 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 9th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Casablanca, Morocco between 9 and 17 September 1983 as part of the 1983 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 9 teams.[1][2][3][4]

Participating teams

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Nine teams took part in the tournament.

Federation Nation
CAF Africa  Algeria
 Egypt
 Libya
 Morocco (hosts)
 Tunisia
AFC Asia  Syria
UEFA Europe France France Amateurs
 Greece Ol.
Turkey Turkey B

Squads

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Venues

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Cities Venues Capacity
Casablanca Stade Mohammed V 67,000
Rabat Moulay Abdellah Stadium 68,000
El Jadida Stade El Abdi 15,000

Tournament

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All times local : Time zone (UTC+0)

Key to colours in group tables
Advance to the Semi-finals

Group stage

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Morocco, Egypt and Turkey qualified for semifinals. France won the fourth semifinal place on lots.

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 3
 Greece Ol. 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
 Libya 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Morocco 0–0 Greece Ol.

Greece Ol. 2–1 Libya

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3
France France Amateurs 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3
 Syria 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0

Egypt 1–0 Syria
El-Mashaqui 27'
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Turkey Turkey B 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 2
 Algeria 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
 Tunisia 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 2
Turkey B Turkey3–1 Tunisia
Çalımbay 39'
Akbaşlı 44', 51'
Report Rakbaoui 21'
Referee: José Luis García Carrión (Spain)

Tunisia 3–2 Algeria
Hergal 10'
Rakbaoui 31'
Ben Messaoud 43'
Belloumi 36'
Guendouz 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Hossam Eddine (Egypt)

Turkey B Turkey0–1 Algeria
Report Guendouz 31'
Kouici Red card 87'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Salem Sherif (Libya)

Knockout stage

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
15 September – Casablanca
 
 
 Morocco2
 
17 September – Casablanca
 
 Egypt1
 
 Morocco3
 
15 September – Casablanca
 
Turkey Turkey B0
 
Turkey Turkey B1
 
 
France France Amateurs0
 
Third place
 
 
17 September – Casablanca
 
 
 Egypt (p)0 (5)
 
 
France France Amateurs0 (2)

Semi-finals

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Morocco 2–1 Egypt
El Haddaoui 16', 25' Youssef 54'

Turkey B Turkey1–0France France Amateurs
Özdemir 60'
Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)

Third place match

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Egypt 0–0France France Amateurs
Penalties
5–2

Final

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Morocco 3–0Turkey Turkey B
El Haddaoui 25'
Souadi 45'
Labied 80'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: José Luis García Carrión (Spain)

Tournament classification

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Morocco 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 7
2 Turkey Turkey B 4 2 0 2 4 5 –1 4
3  Egypt 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 4
4 France France Amateurs 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 4
Eliminated in the group stage
5  Greece Ol. 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
6  Algeria 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
7  Tunisia 2 1 0 1 4 5 –1 2
8  Syria 2 0 0 2 0 2 –2 0
9  Libya 2 0 0 2 2 5 –3 0

References

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  1. ^ "Mediterranean Games 1983 (Casablanca, Morocco)". RSSSF. Dinant Abbink & Erik Garin. 5 Apr 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ Tercüman Newspaper archive, September 1983
  3. ^ Milliyet Newspaper archive, September 1983
  4. ^ Cumhuriyet Newspaper archive, September 1983