Football at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Yugoslavia |
| City | Split |
| Dates | 21–29 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia Olympic (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png){kind=small} France Amateurs |
| Third place |  Algeria |
| Fourth place |  Greece Olympic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 45 (2.81 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Zlatko Vujović (4 goals) |
← 1975 1983 → | |
The 1979 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 8th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Split, Yugoslavia between 21 and 29 September 1979 as part of the 1979 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 8 teams.[1]
Participating teams
Eight teams took part in the tournament.
| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa | Algeria (holders).svg.png){kind=small} Egypt Morocco.svg.png){kind=small} Tunisia
|
| AFC Asia | No team |
| UEFA Europe | France Amateurs Greece Olympic Turkey B Yugoslavia Olympic (hosts)
|
Squads
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Split | Stadion Poljud | 35,000 |
| Šibenik | Stadion Rade Končar | 8,000 |
| Omiš | Omiš Stadium |
Tournament
All times local : Time zone (UTC+1)
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Advance to the Semi-finals | |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia Olympic
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
| Greece Olympic
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
| Morocco
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
 Egypt
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Morocco | 1–1 | Greece Olympic |
|---|---|---|
Dolmy  |
Kouimtzidis |
| Yugoslavia Olympic | 3–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Primorac 21' Slišković 38'Zl. Vujović 74' |
| Yugoslavia Olympic | 5–1 | Greece Olympic |
|---|---|---|
| Slišković 32' Pašić 43'Janjanin 62', 69'Primorac 83' |
Kourouzidis 79' |
| Greece Olympic | 4–2 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Tsirikas 23' Gerothodoros 60', 71'Strantzalis 79' |
Nouh 3', 33' |
| Yugoslavia Olympic | 2–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Zl. Vujović 43' Šestić 76' |
Boussati 50' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France Amateurs
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Algeria
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Turkey B
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Tunisia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| Algeria | 1–1 | France Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Bensaoula 54' |
Ricort 8' |
| France Amateurs | 1–1 | Turkey B |
|---|---|---|
| Trivino 4' |
Ulucan 57' (pen.) |
| France Amateurs | 2–1 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| ? |
Hergal 75' |
Sportski Center, Makarska
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 27 September | ||||||
| France Amateurs | 2 | |||||
| 29 September – Split | ||||||
| Greece Olympic | 1 | |||||
| Yugoslavia Olympic | 3 | |||||
| 27 September – Šibenik | ||||||
| France Amateurs | 0 | |||||
| Yugoslavia Olympic | 3 | |||||
| Algeria | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 September – Split | ||||||
| Algeria | 2 | |||||
| Greece Olympic | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| France Amateurs | 2–1 | Greece Olympic |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond Ricort |
Tsirikas |
Third place match
| Algeria | 2–1 | Greece Olympic |
|---|---|---|
| Belloumi 10' Assad (pen.) |
Tsirikas 20' |
Final
| Yugoslavia Olympic | 3–0 | France Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Pašić 24' Zl. Vujović 54', 85' |
Tournament classification
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia Olympic
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | France Amateurs
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Algeria
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Greece Olympic
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 3 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Turkey B
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Morocco
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | Tunisia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | Egypt
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 1 | ||||
References
- ^ "Split in History: 8th Mediterranean Games in 1979". Total Croatia News. Daniela Rogulj. May 4, 2017. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2017.